Note from the Editor | Wherever the Road Leads You: LAS VEGAS! Ahoy, faithful Catalyst readers, we hope you are enjoying the last stretch of summer, soaking up those rays and filling your emotional tank with friends and family gatherings, before you head back to campus. This month’s edition...
View from the Top | Get Out the Vote (and the Membership) SRAI Election season is underway! One of the most important things you can do for your Society is to make your voice heard and participate in the election. This year we have an extremely competitive slate of candidates. Be sure to read...
Research Administrator in the Kitchen I recently bought a pre-prepared quiche and discovered, to my delight, that a serving size was “one-fifth” of the pie. My first thought was how does one cut a pie into fifths? I was familiar with the process for cutting a pie into eighths, but since a...
Research Administration Careers| Education: Choosing Your Best Course for Success Education as an essential component of the research administrator’s toolkit is this month’s Spotlight focus. What type of background and education is required? Do advanced degrees guarantee success? We...
What I Wish I Knew When I Started in Research Administration | Ian Carter Members of SRAI’s Distinguished Faculty were recently asked, “What do you wish you knew when you started in Research Administration?” Over the next few months we will share their insights and observations. ...
Q&A with Remote Work Champion Lacey Rhea On February 10, the Delaware Valley Chapter of SRA International (DVSRAI) held a Chapter Chat entitled “Remote Work, To Have or Have Not.” This was a guided discussion on remote work in research administration featuring a conversation between the...
Summer Listening: Podcasts As we wind down summer, we wanted to provide some listening options you can take on those final summer road trips. We couldn’t compile a list of podcasts without starting with our own podcast: SRAI Shop Talk . Shop Talk is produced by Carla DeMarco and she also...
Leadership Snack and Go Feel like a short snack on leadership wisdom without committing to a full meal? Check out these up-to-date research insights. Employee Retention: The Great Resignation Stems from a Great Exploration Harvard Business Review This is what drives job...
From the Vault: “Rules” to Live By For those of our members who may have been drowning in a deluge of emails from a certain popular listserv recently, we at the Catalyst offer you a life vest for the future – two articles from our vault on how to implement filtering rules whether in Outlook or...
Future of the Field: SRAI Recognizes 44 “Rising Stars” What a great turnout for the Class of 2022’s Future of the Field ! The rising stars chosen to be recognized this year represent the most radiant of research administration professionals from all around the US and internationally. We are...
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