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Central and Departmental Research Administrators Working Together: The Ultimate Collaboration. Panelists Csilla Csaplar, Stanford University Susan Phillips Moskowitz, Stanford University Samantha Westcott, California Institute of Technology. Warm Up Exercise.
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Central and Departmental Research Administrators Working Together: The Ultimate Collaboration Panelists Csilla Csaplar, Stanford University Susan Phillips Moskowitz, Stanford University Samantha Westcott, California Institute of Technology
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
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 • csaplar@stanford.edu • Susan Phillips Moskowitz • susanpm@stanford.edu • Samantha Westcott • westcott@caltech.edu Contribution thanks belong to: • Anne Pascucci, Rhode Island College • Nancy Daneau, SUNY - Stonybrook