CENTRAL AND DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS WORKING TOGETHER: THE ULTIMATE COLLABORATION Panelists Csilla Csaplar, Stanford University Susan Phillips.

CENTRAL AND DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS WORKING TOGETHER: THE ULTIMATE COLLABORATION

PanelistsCsilla Csaplar, Stanford UniversitySusan Phillips Moskowitz, Stanford UniversitySamantha Westcott, California Institute of Technology

Warm Up Exercise

Competing Priorities: the same, but different!

Allegiance and pecking order Deadlines The epitome of multi-tasking Ignorant bliss

Challenges

Empathy Respect Responsibility Collegiality

Ethics Culpability Unconditional Security

Building bridges…easier than moving mountains!

Be proactive Be honest Leave the ego at

home Ask questions Build a Team Be creative

Group Exercise

Evaluating Ourselves

Where are we successful?

Where is there room for improvement?

Strategies

Face time! Informal training Formal education and training

Applying Strategies to Reality Example: New Faculty Member Arrives Face time:

Meet Explain Who, What, Where, When, Why Introduce to Key Individuals

Informal Training: Faculty Meetings Formal Training: ??????

Applying Strategies to Reality Example: Turnover in Sponsored Projects Face time:

Welcome new people early Provide information about how it works

‘around here’ Get around the campus and visit people

Informal training: On-the-job Formal training: NCURA!

Applying Strategies to Reality Example: The Auditors are Coming!!! Face time:

Central and departments must meet to prepare

Departments must work with labs/faculty/staff

Central must work across campus units Informal and Formal Training: Get

organized and be prepared to do more.

Helpful Hints

Stubborn isn’t a good trait – even for a mule. An apology can go a long way. Play fair. Be the Research Administrator that is needed for

the job. Be careful when setting a precedent. Include details in your correspondence. Find written policy when available. Quote from source material such as OMB’s. If

they won’t believe you…they’ll believe the Feds!

Contacts and Credits Csilla Csaplar

[email protected] Susan Phillips Moskowitz

[email protected] Samantha Westcott

[email protected]

Contribution thanks belong to: Anne Pascucci, Rhode Island College Nancy Daneau, SUNY - Stonybrook