Note from the Editor | Holiday Reflections Happy Holidays from all of us at the Catalyst, as we conclude another calendar year and reflect on 2022. I’d like to thank Heather Brown and Mark Lucas for their hard work on the Research Administration Career Series that closes out this month. I...
Q&A on Grants Management with NIH’s Debbie Pettitt and Teri Ann Pailen In October, the Delaware Valley Chapter of SRAI (DVSRAI) hosted a Chapter Chat on the topic “NIH Grants Management Specialists: Why Do Institutes Do Things Differently?” This informal conversation focused on what a GMS...
SRAI’s Senior Executive Institute The Senior Executive Institute (SEI) held its first in-person event since 2019 at the 2022 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. It took the form of a master’s retreat on the topic of Intellectual Advancement for Senior Executives in Research Administration. Our two...
What I Wish I Knew When I Started in Research Administration | Donna Marano and Gloria W. Greene 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...
Skills Needed for Research Administration ‘Have Changed’ Journalists from Research Professional News joined us at our 2022 SRAI Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. See what they learned about skills needed in the profession and the changing nature of research. The article below was first published...
Joy on the Job Calling all research administrators! Tell us about your joy at work: SRAI’s Shop Talk podcast wants your submissions so we can all be inspired by what brings you joy in your daily work in research administration. As I am winding down my time as host of SRAI’s Shop Talk ...
Research Administration Careers| Cradle to Grave Our 2022 series on Research Administration (RA) Careers concludes this month with a reflection on the lifecycle of a research administrator. Much has changed in this field over the past generation. Emerging trends point to RA as a viable and...
View from the Top | Your Board and “Fiduciary Duty” Many nonprofits rely heavily on their Boards for institutional support, and SRAI is no different. We, the members of the Board, understand that board service takes time, energy, and resources – all of which each of us is providing on a...
The NIH Boat Song Upon receiving the 2022 Chermside award, Rebecca Claycamp gave a few thoughts on being an effective research administrator. The last point she made was that "People should know that you enjoy what you do. You must have fun," and then she proceeded to belt the chorus of a...
Engagement Magic Research leaders understand that employee engagement is a key factor in an individual’s performance and in the creation of top-performing teams, but it is not always evident how to foster the type of environment where employees feel comfortable and can make meaningful...
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