Advisory Council for Research Administration Meeting Updates
Advisory Council for Research
Administration
03/28/2022 Monday
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Zoom Meeting
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Agenda
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Welcome
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Central and Community Updates
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Job Postings
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Human Resources Update
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BU | BMC Collaboration Follow Up
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Roles and Responsibilities
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Coffee with Colleagues – Service Centers
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Student Employment Brainstorm
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Book Club
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Post Award
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PARs --- Due date is
Friday, April 8
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Pre Award
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New re-budget template for IPAR- Tyler Holmes
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Revisions to Grant vs. Gift checklist and new workflow
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Other Support FAQs draft
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Reminder to submit updated MOUs for faculty with VA/BU joint
appointments
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Developing
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Staffing changes
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Job Postings
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Promotions
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News
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Upcoming
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Human Resources Update
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BU | BMC Collaboration Follow Up
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As a reminder from January Meeting…
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Exceptions
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Communicate to Research Community
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Pushing for mid-April Start Date
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Next Steps
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If there are any Sponsor restrictions in application guidelines
prohibiting subcontracts or Institution type and approved by
Diana Lehman.
Roles & Responsibilities
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Coffee w/ Colleagues ---
Service Center Brainstorm Session
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Coffee w/ Colleagues Logistics
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We lost Hiebert Lounge on May 18
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so date is still TBD
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We were going to make in person… thoughts on that?
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Student Employment Brainstorm Session
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Next Meeting Planning – April 2022
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Internal BU Cross Collaboration
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Any other Topics?
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Closing/Central Links
Minutes and slides from today’s meeting will be posted on the ACRA webpage
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ACRA Research Administration page
https://www.bu.edu/researchsupport/administration/committees/research-
administration-advisory-council/
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ACRA email:
acra@bu.edu
(to email the central office mailbox for ACRA)
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ACRA Group –
vpr-advisory-council-RA@bu.edu
(to email the entire group)
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COVID-19 updates for Research
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LinkedIn ACRA
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12320374/
QUESTIONS
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Book Club
Anxious People
by
Fredrik Backman
The Advisory Council for Research Administration meeting covered a range of topics including community updates, job postings, post-award PARs status, pre-award updates, and upcoming changes. Discussions included staffing changes, promotions, and new job positions open in various departments. The meeting highlighted the due date for Post Award PARs and emphasized the importance of submitting updated MOUs for faculty with joint appointments.
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Advisory Council for Research Administration 03/28/2022 Monday 2:00pm 4:00pm Zoom Meeting 1
WELCOME 2
Agenda Welcome Central and Community Updates Job Postings Human Resources Update BU | BMC Collaboration Follow Up Roles and Responsibilities Coffee with Colleagues Service Centers Student Employment Brainstorm Book Club 3
Post Award PARs --- Due date is Friday, April 8th PAR Count % Issued 4,194 Received 1,160 28% Accepted 1,024 88% 4
Pre Award New re-budget template for IPAR- Tyler Holmes Revisions to Grant vs. Gift checklist and new workflow Other Support FAQs draft Reminder to submit updated MOUs for faculty with VA/BU joint appointments 5
Community Updates/News: Developing Research Staffing changes Job Postings Promotions News Upcoming changes In the horizon 6
Job Postings CONTRACT SPECIALIST, Sponsored Programs TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH GRANT ADMIN.,SDM Associate Dean of Research GRANT MANAGER, School of Medicine, Framingham Heart Study Tracking Code: 9357 Contact: Diane Baldwin Dbaldwin@bu.edu Tracking Code: 7084 Contact: Barbara Pyke Bpyke@bu.edu Tracking Code: 0642 Contact: Nicholas Dipersio dipersio@bu.edu Research Administrator/Senior Research Administrator, Pre Award Services RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR, Sponsored Programs GRANTS MANAGER, ENG College of Engineering, Administration Tracking Code: 7129 Contact: Maureen Dillon mudillon@bu.edu Tracking Code: 3804 Contact: Jennifer Marron JMARRON@BU.EDU Tracking Code: 7112 Contact: Todd Conley teconley@bu.edu 7
Job Postings FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR/FINANCIAL MANAGER, Sargent College, Ctr Psychiatric Rehabilitation SENIOR GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR, School of Social Work, Administration AWARD ANALYST, Sponsored Programs Tracking Code: 0466 Contact: Miwa Watkins miwa@bu.edu Tracking Code: 1639 Contact: Joy Hwang jbhwang@bu.edu Tracking Code: 2684 Contact: Joy Hwang jbhwang@bu.edu ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ARTS, GRANTS AND PROGRAMS, Howard Thurman Center GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR III, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine SENIOR GRANT MANAGER, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Tracking Code:6764 Contact: Rachelle Joseph rajoseph@bu.edu Tracking Code: 0648 Contact: Catherine Bohannon cathyrod@bu.edu Tracking Code: 1719 Contact: Miwa Watkins miwa@bu.edu 8
As a reminder from January Meeting PI Appointment Designation Payment Mechanism Corresponding Staff and Students Exceptions Boston Medical Center None 994 Salary Exchange Account 994 Salary Exchange Account BUSM, SPH, SDM, CRC Subaward Agreement Subaward Agreement None BMC / BUSM Joint Determined at Proposal Stage; if through BMC then PI and all corresponding Staff and Students will flow through 994 Salary Exchange process; if through BU, Subaward. BMC / Slone Joint Determined at Proposal Stage; if through BMC then PI and all corresponding Staff and Students will flow through 994 Salary Exchange process; if through BU, Subaward. 11
Exceptions If there are any Sponsor restrictions in application guidelines prohibiting subcontracts or Institution type and approved by Diana Lehman. Next Steps Communicate to Research Community Pushing for mid-April Start Date 12
Coffee w/ Colleagues --- Service Center Brainstorm Session 14
Coffee w/ Colleagues Logistics We lost Hiebert Lounge on May 18thso date is still TBD We were going to make in person thoughts on that? 15
Next Meeting Planning April 2022 Internal BU Cross Collaboration Any other Topics? 17
Closing/Central Links Minutes and slides from today s meeting will be posted on the ACRA webpage ACRA Research Administration page https://www.bu.edu/researchsupport/administration/committees/research- administration-advisory-council/ ACRA email: acra@bu.edu (to email the central office mailbox for ACRA) ACRA Group vpr-advisory-council-RA@bu.edu (to email the entire group) COVID-19 updates for Research LinkedIn ACRA https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12320374/ 18
QUESTIONS 19
Book Club Anxious People by Fredrik Backman 20
