(90 minutes) Do you use Excel to analyze and report data? If so, you’ve probably asked yourself, "Why does this take so long? Is there a better way?" If you use Excel for budget development, you have probably asked yourself, "How can I develop a budget more quickly/accurately?" In this intermediate-level session, you will learn how to use tables, formulas, pivot tables, and conditional formatting that will help you navigate your path to success. This is a 90-minute session and participants should bring their own laptop to the workshop. Excel templates will be provided on the day of the workshop for participants to use as they follow-along. Adequate time will be provided for participants to personalize the templates for use back home. 

Speakers:

Diane Meyer
Pre-Award Project Manager
Grants Hub
Iowa State University

Rebecca Hunsaker
Director of Research Administration
College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
University of Maryland, College Park

Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Participants should have a basic knowledge of Excel formulas and functions.

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Participants will:

• Examine formatting conventions that effectively communicate key information and/or highlight variances in reports. 
• Learn how to use select Excel functions, formulas, and tools for reporting. 
• Learn how to use select Excel functions, formulas, and tools for budgeting. 

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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(90 minutes)This webinar is a professional development opportunity that focuses on a recap of the NSF, NIH, NSF Covid audit initiative and other OIG Audit work plans and recent audit results and settlements. This webinar provides an in-depth look at audit issues through a combination of audit trends, review of Federal audit reports, and a discussion of day-to-day best practices.  

Speakers:

Jeff Seo
Assistant Vice Provost for Research Compliance
Northeastern University

Jeffrey Silber
Senior Director, Sponsored Financial Services
Cornell University

Roseann Luongo
Higher Ed Consulting Manager
Huron Consulting

Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Participants should have an introductory knowledge of sponsored administration and associated terminology.

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Participants will gain an understanding of the basis of the year in audit findings, provided in the context of audit themes and preventative measures, through interactive discussion and the use of source materials.

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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(90 minutes) Everyone loves flexibility, nuance, and individuality until it comes time to make a decision. Research administrators spend a lot of time navigating the gray, interpreting vague regulations, accommodating non-standard situations, and considering special requests for exceptions. In this webinar, we’re going to discuss strategies for coping with the vagaries of our profession. We’ll consider why different institutions establish different rules, why central offices sometimes make “inconsistent” decisions, and why project-specific needs often confound our best efforts to routinize. Registrants will be polled prior to the webinar to identify any specific issues that they would like to discuss.

Speakers:

Angela White-Jones
Director, Master of Research Administration (MRA) Program and the Graduate Certificate in Research Administration Programs
University of Central Florida

David Mayo
Senior Director for Research Administration
California Institute of Technology
NCURA Distinguished Educator

John Hanold
Director, Sponsored Programs, Vice President for Research
The Pennsylvania State University

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Participants will:

• Discuss reasons why different institutions implement different rules.
• Consider the challenges inconsistency creates for multi-institutional and interdisciplinary collaborations.
• Discuss advantages and disadvantages of implementing flexible approaches to project-specific needs.
• Consider when and how to grant exceptions (and how to document the bases for such exceptions).
• Discuss “inconsistent” approaches to managing intellectual property, publication rights, F&A waivers, and other challenging issues.

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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(90 minutes) How is remote working really working?  Join this webinar to acknowledge how work is progressing as a research administration community and to discuss new challenges that may appear as we re-enter the workplace. Whether your institution has been completely virtual or had a balance of presence, the paradigm of remote work has brought creative solutions to communications, technology, and work/life balance. 

Speakers:

Rochelle Barry, MSW
Office of Research, Closeout Manager
Georgia Institute of Technology 

Kathryn Wrench, MBA
Associate Director for Research Services, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Wayne State University

Heather Offhaus, MM
Director, Grant Services & Analysis
University of Michigan, Medical School

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• Gain perspective of other’s experience during conversion from traditional brick and mortar office to full telecommuting. 
• Perform self-inventory of work/life stressors associated with work from home.  
• Evaluate effective management/employee communications through observation.  
• Consider challenges associated with a hybrid workforce as institutions re-open. 

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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(90 minutes) Are you struggling with fear?  Are you having problems coping with anxiety?  Are you overwhelmed by stress? Fear, anxiety and stress are realities for employees, particularly during pandemics. Having the tools in order to process these emotions and to overcome obstacles that they present is paramount for success.  Building your toolbox with creative techniques will aid in the process.  This webinar is designed to address some of the impactful areas that employers and employees need to resolve and address to minimize the effects that fear, stress and anxiety may create. The presenters will provide practical tools, strategies, and approaches to address and embrace fear, stress and anxiety to help plan for the foreseeable future.  

Speakers:
Kris Monahan, Director, Sponsored Projects and Research Compliance, Providence College
Derick Jones, Program Manager, Translational Genomics and Population Sciences, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Melanie Hebl, Education Coordinator, Research and Sponsored Programs, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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• Employers will learn how to help reduce stress and anxiety during times of crisis
• Employees will learn coping mechanisms to reduce stress and anxiety related burnout
• Employers and employees will learn strategies to deal with times of crisis and plan for the future

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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This publication introduces the concept of business continuity planning (BCP), the importance of and process for developing a BCP, and the implementation of BCPs from the standpoint of different types of research institutions, including Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs), mid-size research universities, large-scale research universities, and academic medical centers and research institutes.

Topics include: 

• Developing a BCP 
• Key business processes continuation strategies
• BCP Implementation
• HR/IT Considerations
• Resources

(35 pages, PDF, © 2021) 

Exclusively available online. Purchase includes a BCP Template (separate file). Purchase and download the PDFs. Once purchased both PDFs will be available for download for 30 days. To purchase click the “Register” button.

Andrew Chase
Vice President of Research Management and Finance
Mass General Brigham Healthcare System

Louise Griffin
Senior Director for Research Administration and Compliance
University of New Hampshire

Kristen Harding
Research Compliance Officer, Faculty of Arts and Sciences and School of Engineering
Harvard University

Kris Monahan
Director, Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance
Providence College

Jill Mortali
Director, Office of Sponsored Projects
Dartmouth College

Ara Tahmassian
Chief Research Compliance Officer
Harvard University

(90 minutes) In 2013 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) partnered with the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR) to revise and streamline existing financial assistance regulations.  The result was the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), which became effective on December 26, 2014.  In many ways, the UG changed how recipients approached the management of federal financial assistance.  The COFAR was tasked with providing clarifications in response to questions posed by the recipient community; these clarifications were issued in the form of Frequently Asked Questions.  Now, in 2020, OMB has revised the Uniform Guidance to convey further clarification and guidance.

In this webinar we will discuss key changes reflected in the 2020 revision, including updated definitions, new requirements as well as modifications to existing requirements.  Our discussion will include the government’s purpose in making a particular change, as well as the potential impact to institutions.  Please join us for an informative session reviewing one of the key documents impacting sponsored awards at our institutions. 

Prerequisites: Knowledge of the Uniform Guidance

Speakers:
Tolise Dailey, Training Manager, Johns Hopkins University
David Mayo, Director of Sponsored Research, California Institute of Technology
David Schultz, Assistant VP, Research Administration and Finance, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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• Describe the significant events leading to the 2020 Uniform Guidance revisions;
• Explain the key changes reflected in the 2020 Uniform Guidance revisions, and the government’s reasons for the changes
• Discuss potential impacts to institutional processes resulting from the 2020 Uniform Guidance revisions;
• Apply a tool provided during the webinar to assist with identifying changes between the original Uniform Guidance issuance and the 2020 revisions.

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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This publication contains a wealth of information on the post-award management. 

Topics include: 

• Explanation of the framework that governs the management of post-award activities
• Detailed information on the Uniform Guidance administrative requirements
• Guidance on allowable costs
• Roles and responsibilities for monitoring, reporting, cash management, prior approvals, compliance, and activities

(85 pages, PDF, © 2021)

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Nancy Dufau
Assistant Vice President for Sponsored Programs and Research
Towson University

Nancy Dufau is the Assistant Vice President for Sponsored Programs and Research at Towson University where she oversees pre-award, post-award and compliance activities. She has 25 years of experience in grant procurement and administration including 20 in higher education. She holds a Master of Arts in International Studies from the University of Miami, a Bachelor of Arts in English from Colgate University, and is a Certified Research Administrator.

Dorothy Johnson
Post-Award Supervisor, Research and Sponsored Programs
University of Wisconsin – Madison

Dorothy Johnson, CPA, CRA, CFRA, currently serves as the Manager of the Department of Health and Human Services team in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison overseeing the financial management of the university’s awards from all DHHS agencies. She has been in research administration for more than 12 years and has a Master of Science in Research Administration from Johns Hopkins University.

(90 minutes) 2 CFR 200 went into effect on December 26, 2014 removing the long-standing examples of how to meet the after-the-fact review requirement to ensure salary estimates and interim charges are reasonable for the work that was performed.  Of those previous examples included in A-21, Effort Reporting was the methodology that was implemented by most institutions despite the significant drawbacks.  Even with the publication of the UG and the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) Payroll Certification pilots, many institutions hesitated to move away from Effort Reporting to a more simplified method to meet the after-the-fact review requirement.  This webinar will focus on the compensation requirements outlined in the Uniform Guidance 200.430, provide an overview of the Internal Control Framework for compensation compliance, highlight schools who have made the transition to an alternative to effort reporting, and provide an update on any UG changes that may impact this federal requirement. 

Prerequisites: Familiarity with the 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance Desk Reference is recommended. 

Speakers:
David Ngo, Associate Provost, New School
Lisa Mosley, Executive Director, Office of Sponsored Projects, Yale University

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Participants will gain an understanding of:

1. Federal requirements for compensation compliance and the difference between salary estimates, interim charges and expenses
2. Differences between traditional effort reporting and payroll confirmation
3. Elements of an Internal Control Framework for compensation compliance
4. Examples of schools who have transitioned from the Effort Reporting methodology

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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(90 minutes) Already know the basics of subaward monitoring? Let’s take a deep dive into the complexities, obscurities, and changing landscape of subawards. In this webinar we’ll talk OMB changes, risk appetite, lesser known federal requirements, foreign subrecipient monitoring, subrecipients requiring additional monitoring, and much more!

Prerequisites:
Experience with subawards, terms and Uniform Guidance is recommended 

Speakers:

Jessica McDonough, Subaward Coordinator, Dartmouth College
Laura Register, Assistant Director, Subaward Oversight & Compliance, Stanford University

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Attendees will gain an understanding/insight into the finer points of subrecipient monitoring, oversight, and compliance along with strategies to implement into organizations of any size.

Participants receive 1.5 hours of continuing education credits = .2 CEU's for each webinar.

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