Note from the Editor | Setting the Tone for the New Year Happy 2023! We hope you had a refreshing and relaxing holiday season filled with family, friends, and fun. As we set the tone for a new year filled with promise and optimism, this month’s Catalyst highlights topics of relevance to...
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...
Note from the Editor | Engagement and Connections For my fellow co-editor, Karen Bone, and me, this November marks the second full year that we have been promoting the Catalyst as a forum that keeps research administrators up to date on top-of-mind topics and what’s happening at SRAI with...
Note from the Editor | Research Administrator Halloween For those who celebrate, Happy (early) Halloween! As a kid I loved the chance to pick a costume and pretend to be someone else, whether real or imaginary. I never dressed up as a research administrator though since, as we often say in our...
Note from the Editor | Fall for All Y’all It’s (almost) fall, y’all! After enduring temperatures reaching the high nineties and low one hundreds routinely throughout the summer, I’m looking forward to a little cooler weather along with sharing another issue of The Catalyst with all of you (or ...
Research Administration Careers| Considering Getting a Certification? Reflection and Tips from a Research Administrator This month’s Spotlight focuses on certification as an important component of a research administrator’s toolkit. Katrina Akioka shares her personal experience and offers...
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...
Note from the Editor | Summer Reading As I sit here writing this latest Note from the Editor, it’s raining outside – finally. We’ve had a record heat wave lately along with dry conditions, so I spend more time looking out the window than being on the other side of it. With that said, the...
Note from the Editor | Strength in Diversity and United in Purpose The Catalyst is constantly on the lookout for topics of interest that appeal to our broad base of readers. When we reached into our mail bag this month, we found many hidden gems that represent SRAI’s major strength--its...
Note from the Editor | New Ways of Thinking When thinking about what to write for this month’s Note from the Editor, I couldn’t help thinking about the saying, “April showers bring May flowers,” but I felt like I had already said this before. Sure enough, in April 2021, I started my Note from...
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