View from the Top | Build Your Foundation of Support Well, it certainly has been an interesting month. Just days before my 65 th birthday, as I was anxiously waiting to be able to make a vaccine appointment, I began to feel like I was getting a bad head cold. As you can probably guess, it was...
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The Secret Life of a Research Administrator | Delivering Hope and Smiles One Card at a Time “The Secret Life of a Research Administrator” column is meant to facilitate more personal connections between SRAI members through the Catalyst newsletter. If you would like to share with the community...
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Note from the Editor | Connections If there is one underlying theme to our March issue, it’s Connections. As we hit the year mark for COVID, it’s clear that during this pandemic we as research administrators and managers are making new and different connections with our world. Miriam Campo...
Foreign Influences and Its Impact on Research Integrity – A Four-Part Series | Part 3: Recent Developments in Improper Influence on Scientific Research In this four-part series, we will discuss Part 1: What is Foreign Influence ; Part 2: Federal Agencies’ Policies on Foreign...
RAAAP-2: Research Administration as a Profession – The Return For those with a long memory you may recall the original Research Administration as a Profession survey from 2016 and the publication of the results (Kerridge & Scott. 2018a) and data (Kerridge & Scott 2018b). That initial...
Monthly Poll | Where Are You Working From? Last month we posted a section of questions, or prompts, from a survey instrument that was discussed and utilized during the webinar entitled “Mental Toughness in Tough Uncertain Times”. Without the context of this webinar, the poll didn’t come...
Reflections on EARMA In our new virtual normal where travel is banned by our campuses and the ubiquity of video meetings is a part of our everyday lives, the world feels even more connected. During this time, I have had the fortune to become more involved with the European Association of...
Summary of the Winter Board of Directors Meeting Your Board of Directors met over two days in mid-February. Read on to learn more about the new strategic plan, Diversity and Engagement Task Force, LevelUP update, and future meetings. The Board of Directors met during the weekend of February...
Tiny Victories | David Harrison In this year of so many challenges, tiny victories can almost seem like major accomplishments. The Catalyst wants to highlight your tiny victories in research administration and how you are using them to get through everything life has recently thrown at us....
Future of the Field: Time to Shine a Light on that Rising Star! We have worked alongside them for years, zoom with them several times a week, watched them take on extra assignments, attend webinars (maybe lead a few), travel to conferences, and volunteer to be on working committees. These...
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