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August 29, 2008
"Good Customer Service for Research Administrators" National Council of University Research Administrators Satellite Teleconference – Sept. 9
Sponsored by the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
September 9, 2008
11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
230 Student Center
With new demands emerging from sponsors, faculty and institutional management on a daily basis, how do Research Administrators define Good Customer Service?
Our panel of experts will examine who is the customer and what constitutes Good Customer Service. They will look at the roles of the Central Sponsored Programs office and the role of the Departmental Administrator. The faculty will explore the elements of customer service that works both ways between central and departmental research administrators, and how this relationship is critical to good service to the ultimate customer: the PI. They will discuss approaches as to how to communicate to your customers in a way that lets them know that you are both working toward a common goal.
Some of the elements of customer service that will be covered are:
- Speed
- Accuracy
- Transparency
- Politeness
- Compliance
The Sponsor as the customer will also be examined as good communication is critical to insuring that this customer is best served - while keeping your researchers content.
Moderator:
Kim Moreland, Associate Vice Chancellor of Research Administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Faculty:
- Stephen Hansen, Associate Provost For Research and Dean, Graduate School, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
- David Richardson, Assistant Vice President for Research and Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, Pennsylvania State University
- Cynthia White, Director, Sponsored Programs, Belmont University
To sign up, please call or e-mail Jessica Craft at 7-9424 or jessica.craft@uky.edu.
Lunch will be provided for participants who register prior to the conference.
August 25, 2008
IdeaFestival 2008 - Sept. 25-27
It's all random...well not quite. Nassim Nicholas Taleb author of the bestselling book The Black Swan comes to the 2008 IdeaFestival, in Louisville, KY, to explore the far-reaching role uncertainty and the highly improbable play in our business and personal lives. Festival seats are filling fast so go to http://www.ideafestival.com for details and to register.
Call for Nominations to Kentucky Academy of Science
The Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) invites UK to nominate individuals who have made outstanding contributions to scientific research and education in the Commonwealth in any of the following categories:
- Distinguished College/University Scientist – The recipient shall have made some significant contribution to academic research in Kentucky
- Outstanding College/University Teacher – The recipient shall have made some significant contribution primarily to science teaching but also to research at the college/university level in Kentucky
- Distinguished Professional Scientist (in a non-academic position) – The recipient shall have made some significant contribution to science in Kentucky
- Outstanding Academy Service – The recipient shall have been a long-time member of KAS and shall have made a significant contribution to the growth and development of the Academy
The guidelines require that nominations and supporting materials including attachments must be in MS Word format. Each nomination should include an abbreviated curriculum vitae (5 pages or less) containing information pertinent to the award, a list of publications, and letters of recommendation from at least three but not more than five professional colleagues well acquainted with the candidate’s qualifications for the award. In addition, Outstanding Academy Service Award nominations should include documentation of special contribution to the Academy. Outstanding College/University Teacher award nominations should include documentation of special accomplishment as a teacher of science, especially measures of student success, participation in student development beyond the classroom, and science curriculum development.
The receipt deadline is September 19, 2008.
All nominations and supporting materials should be sent in electronic format to:
Nancy Martin, Chair, KAS Committee on Awards
nancymartin@louisville.edu
502-852-5220
For a copy of the guidelines and additional information on KAS activities, see the most recent newsletter (pdf). A list of previous Superlative Award recipients is available from the Proposal Development Office (7-2861; proposal@email.uky.edu). KAS also accepts nominations for Outstanding Secondary School Science Teacher; please share this information with appropriate individuals.
The KAS does not limit the number of nominations from an institution. UK has previously not tracked the Superlative Award submissions to KAS and would now like to capture this information, beginning with this deadline. If you submit a nomination, we request that you send an email to Kathy Stanwix-Hay (stanwix@email.uky.edu), Office of the Vice President for Research, indicating the name of the nominee, the person’s department, and the specific KAS Superlative Award category.
August 15, 2008
New Facilities & Administrative Cost Rate Agreement
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Cost Rate Agreement to the University of Kentucky. The new F&A rates, as well as miscellaneous fringe benefit rates, are effective July 1, 2008. The rate for on campus research is 47.5% MTDC for the current fiscal year and 48.5% MTDC from fiscal 2009 through 2012. See the OSPA website for the entire F&A rate agreement (6-page pdf).
"A Novel Therapeutic Approach for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease: Enzymatic Clearance of Amyloid Peripherally" - Sept. 4
Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Hospital Auditorium, HG611
Louis B. Hersh, Ph.D., George Schwert Professor and Chair Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Sr. Associate Dean for Basic Science Affairs, University of Kentucky
Objectives:
- Discussion of current theories for the cause of Alzheimer’s disease
- Discussion of current treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
- Describe research in the speaker’s laboratory aimed at a new strategy for treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease
Lunch available at 11:30 a.m. Presentation begins at noon.
Please RSVP By 8.29.08 to Jessica Wehle, gcrc@email.uky.edu. If you require special physical arrangements to attend this meeting, please call 323-0598
Sponsored by C. William Balke, M.D., Associate Provost for Clinical and Translational Science and Dr. Jay A. Perman, M.D., Dean, College of Medicine.
Clinical Research Symposium 2008 - Sept. 5
Register by this Friday to receive the $25 discount!
$100 by August 15
$125 August 16 to September 1
September 5, 2008
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
NKU METS Center
3861 Olympic Boulevard
Erlanger, KY 41018
August 8, 2008
Charging Facilities and Administrative Costs (Indirect Costs) to Sponsored Projects
University of Kentucky administrative regulations (see AR II-1.0-3) require that sponsors be charged for the full cost of an externally-funded project (i.e., grant, contract, or other agreement). The full cost of every sponsored agreement includes direct costs—those allowable costs used to actually carry out the project—and indirect costs, which are officially called facilities and administrative (F&A) costs. A revised document has been issued to provide policy and procedural guidance for charging F&A costs to sponsored projects accepted by the University of Kentucky Research Foundation (UKRF). The full text is available in the Faculty Research Support Guide. If you have questions, please contact Deborah Davis, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, 257-8311, ddavis@uky.edu.