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Eliminating Barriers to Participating in Research and Sponsored Programs NCURA Region III Meeting Charleston, SC May 13

Eliminating Barriers to Participating in Research and Sponsored Programs NCURA Region III Meeting Charleston, SC May 13, 2008 . Donna Stremke Grant Specialist Supervisor Lucia Soria Grants Assistant. Thomas J. Roberts Associate Vice President Beth Rieger Grant Specialist.

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Eliminating Barriers to Participating in Research and Sponsored Programs NCURA Region III Meeting Charleston, SC May 13

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  1. Eliminating Barriers to Participating in Research and Sponsored ProgramsNCURA Region III Meeting Charleston, SCMay 13, 2008 Donna Stremke Grant Specialist Supervisor Lucia Soria Grants Assistant Thomas J. Roberts Associate Vice President Beth Rieger Grant Specialist Research and Sponsored Programs Florida Gulf Coast University

  2. Disclaimer Please be advised that if you are easily offended or expecting your typical, run of the mill, monotone, can’t wait to leave, get me outta here, concurrent session presentation… PLEASE LEAVE NOW!!! In an effort to buck the system there will be no handouts or other standard conformities, but if you need to prove to your boss that you were actually in attendance at this session (and not enjoying the beach or the golf course) any of the presenters will be happy to vouch for you. Those of you who still actually want to stay, please be ready to participate. We might actually be able to learn somethin’ and have fun at the same time. Enjoy and good luck.

  3. Concurrent Session Overview • Humility • Research Administrator Feud • Dr. T’s Top 10 lists • One serious slide (we’ll try) • Reducing barriers and encouraging participation • Concluding Top 10

  4. Research Administrator Feud Your Host: Dr. T (Grants God) Judges: Donna (Grants Goddess) Beth Lucia

  5. Research Administrator Feud Q: What excuses do you hear for not engaging in research and sponsored programs? 32% I ain’t got enough time. 27% Too many bureaucratic barriers (authorizations, compliance, etc…). 14% It ain’t worth all the effort--submittin’ a proposal ain’t easy. 12% I gotta do too much teachin’. 7% Frankly, I just don’t gotta do it to get promoted (or) I’m already tenured and ain’tgotta do it.

  6. Research Administrator Feud Q: What excuses do you hear for not engaging in research and sponsored programs? • 4% No institutional Support. • 2% Rather do clinical work to make money. • 1% Who’s gonna do this while I’m gone?

  7. Eliminating Barriers “If you do not know where you are going, every road will lead you nowhere.”

  8. Top 10 Barriers to engaging in research and sponsored programs 10. That IRB thing is a real hassle! • I sure could use some help, no GA’s technical assistance is available. • Me, myself, and I. This stuff is just too much work. I’d rather take a vacation. (Time - Reward) • I need some start-up money, man. 6. I just ain’t gotta do this @#$%.

  9. Top 10 Barriers to engaging in research and sponsored programs 5. I got a gazillion papers to read and tests to grade. • The ORSP staff ain’t purty, they be bureaucracy central, & they try to kill my great entrepreneurial spirit with compliance junk. 3. It ain’t worth it, I’ll take my chances doin’ somethin’ else. • I’m a Professor, why do I gotta teach so much? 1. There is never enough time, unless you’re serving it.

  10. Top 10 ways to foster and encourage participation in research and sponsored program activities 10. Encourage, encourage, encourage. . . use that Southern charm. . . 9. They might get promoted faster. . . 8. Do they need summer salary or even to supplement their salary? . . . 7. They might get grant-funded help to do their stuff. . . . 6. They could get some of their students involved so they could actually learn by doing. . . .

  11. Top 10 ways to foster and encourage participation in research and sponsored program activities 5. If the guidelines are confusing, we can help them. . . • Hey, hey, hey, we can get somebody else involved here. . . 3. I know it is really hard work, but it can be extremely gratifying. . . • They can actually get some release time to engage in research . . .

  12. Top 10 ways to foster and encourage participation in research and sponsored program activities #1: The more time we have to work together, the better the results will be . . .

  13. Barrier Elimination Reduction Summary • Be specific, know what needs to be done and pay attention to detail. • Help whenever you can. • Motivate, point out advantages. • Encourage, things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out • Help cut the RED TAPE.

  14. Barrier Elimination Reduction Summary • Be optimistic and friendly, but honest • Put yourself in their shoes • Invite complainers to the party • Hone skills in treating people according to their emotional reaction • $$ Money, money, money $$

  15. Top 10 Reasons FGCU is the best university in the SE United States 10. The boss makes most of us go home at yabba dabba doo time. • The ORSP staff is really good looking--I mean, take a look at who you’re greeted by when you walk in the door. • The Grant God and Grant Goddess reside in Fort Myers (not related by blood). • Some days we take long lunch hours and the boss doesn’t yell about it. 6. The boss doesn’t make you bring in a doctor’s note when you call in sick more than two days in a row.

  16. Top 10 Reasons FGCU is the university in the SE United States 5. Fort Myers is the land of white sand beaches, palm trees, and sunshine everyday of the year. • We have an annual Research Day event and spend a lot of money partying after it. 3. Staff pretends NCURA meetings are really hard work when in reality it is a quasi paid vacation. • Research administration can be deadly, dull, boring stuff but we are really fun people. 1. How many other sessions have you attended where all the presenters are from the same kick %@$ school?

  17. The End Thank you. Now let’s go to the beach.

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