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...
Note from the Editor | Problem Solvers Research Administrators are problem solvers. In our profession we search for answers, often developing a whole list of questions to help us determine the problem that needs to be solved. We are constantly learning and evolving to handle new situations and...
Note from the Editor | Second Cup of Coffee and Dig In February may be the shortest month of the year, but it certainly packs a punch – knock-out weather, Omicron, civil unrest (a truck convoy on Canada’s Parliament Hill in the dead of winter, eh?), and of course, Valentine’s Day. So it is...
View from the Top | Flexibility to Enable Change SRAI’s new Strategic Plan debuts this year. The new vision for the plan is not to just “set it and forget it.” Instead we hope it will be fluid and flexible to enable change more readily depending on market influences and our members’ needs....
Note from the Editor | New Year’s Resolutions Happy New Year and 2022 from all of us on the Catalyst Committee! Many people choose to start the new year with resolutions or intentions. If you are one such person, we have some articles to help you along your way. For instance, Gloria Greene...
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