The following notes summarize research-related policies, processes, and best practices from meetings of unit administrative staff with proposal development (pre-award) and/or grants management (post-award) responsibilities.
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APRIL 25, 2023
In attendance: Peg Austin (CPR), Lynnell Cabezas (ASPI), Jill Ferguson (Dean’s Office), Heather Macknik (PAIA), Jacquie Meyer (Political Science), Jackie Nocevski (Campbell), Tara Slater (PARCC), Karen Tavernese (ASI), Jackie Wells (ANT)
cc: Yetunde Dozier (CEPA), Katrina Fiacchi (CPR), Emily Graham (Lerner), Juanita Horan (Moynihan), Alexandra Punch (Lerner), Amy Schmidt (CCE), Anthony Terrinoni (ASPI), Debbie Toole (Geography)
NCURA Annual Meeting, Aug 6-9 in DC
- Event page: https://www.ncura.edu/annualmeeting/Home.aspx
- Program: https://www.ncura.edu/annualmeeting/Education/PROGRAM.aspx
- Registration: https://www.ncura.edu/Education/MeetingsConferences/EventInfo.aspx?sessionaltcd=2023annualmeeting
Summer Salary Rate of Pay
- Summer salary before July 1 should be at the faculty member's current semi-monthly rate of pay. After July 1, use the next academic year's rate of pay.
- This means that for Summer 2023, use the AY22-23 pay rate for May and June payments; use the AY23-24 pay rate for July and August payments.
- This procedure applies regardless of funding source.
CUSE Grant Program
- This campus-level internal grant program is being sunset and a new request for proposals (RFP) will not be released.
Faculty Creative Activities and Research (FCAR) Grant Program
- https://research.syr.edu/proposal-support-services/internal-grant-programs/faculty-creative-activities-and-research-fcar-grant-program/
- New campus-level internal grant program from the SU Office of Research
- Will be offered three times annually to fund projects starting during the summer, fall semester, and spring semester
- Faculty may request $1,000 – $5,000 in funding from the program. Grants are awarded for one calendar year and PIs may only hold one active FCAR grant at a time.
- Grants will be administered differently than than with the CUSE Grant Program. The Office of Research is working out those details now ahead of the first award notices in late June (proposals due May 22).
Onboarding for New Staff with Research-related Responsibilities
- Ongoing collaborative effort
- Welcome to ASI and Maxwell, Doris!
MARCH 28, 2023
Updated IRR (March 2023)
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New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Effective Jan. 25, 2023
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released a new policy for data management and sharing that applies to all research funded or conducted in whole or in part by NIH that results in the generation of scientific data. The Syracuse University Libraries and Office of Research have developed Syracuse University guidance to aid researchers on adhering to the new policies.
- Please share this important information with your faculty, as appropriate.
New NSF Proposals & Awards Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1) Effective Jan. 30, 2023
- In October 2022, NSF issued a revised version of theProposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1). The new PAPPG is effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023.
- See here for NSF's Summary of Changes: https://beta.nsf.gov/policies/pappg/23-1/summary-changes
- Reminder: Related Maxwell Research resources on Answers: Proposal Development Resources for Faculty Research → NSF Application Toolkit → NSF Standard Grant Proposal Outline
Requests to Waive Indirect Cost Recovery
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cc: Peg Austin (CPR), Juanita Horan (Moynihan), Jackie Nocevski (Campbell), Alexandra Punch (Lerner), Heather Macknik (PAIA), Amy Schmidt (CCE), Tara Slater (PARCC), Anthony Terrinoni (ASPI)
Summer Salary Rate of Pay
- For consistency with common practice in other schools and colleges across campus, Maxwell's procedure for determining rate of pay for faculty summer salaries will change as of July 1, 2022.
- Going forward, summer salary before July 1 should be at the faculty member's current semi-monthly rate of pay. After July 1, use the next academic year's rate of pay.
- This means that for Summer 2022, use the AY21-22 pay rate for May and June payments; use the AY22-23 pay rate for July and August payments.
- This procedure applies regardless of funding source.
- This topic will be on the agenda for further discussion at the next Maxwell Admin Assistants Meeting, to be scheduled for the week of May 9.
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- The recording and slides are now available on the Office of Research Trainings web page.
- Contact Cathy Hayduke or Toni Besaw in the Office of Sponsored Accounting (OSA) with questions or to request/endorse enhancements to the SAMtool.
- OSA will continue to use PeopleSoft following the implementation of Cayuse in OSP and the Office of Research Integrity and Protections (ORIP). Cayuse will feed into PeopleSoft, which will alleviate the current manual-entry process for setting up new awards.
- Reminder for Maxwell RAs: Offering a SAMtool walkthrough with a new award's PI is part of our Administrator New Award Checklist.
Onboarding for New Staff with Research-related Responsibilities
- Discussion ongoing for additional tools and other ways to support new staff, staff moving into new positions, or staff with expanding position responsibilities.
- Now and going forward, this network serves as a source of information and connection for staff to reach out to colleagues in other units as needs arise. Yay, team!
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- The Office of Research has begun implementation of Cayuse as the University's new information management system for sponsored projects, including pre-award, post-award, and research compliance (human subjects protections/IRB, animal research/IACUC, etc.).
- First priority is bringing the Institutional Review Board (IRB)-related processes into the system; currently those processes are paper-based.
- The timeline for full implementation has not been announced.
Reminder: Maxwell Administrator New Award Checklist on Answers
- The Administrator New Award Checklist is an internal resource to aid Maxwell administrators at the start-up of a sponsored project. In using the checklist, the administrator will: (1) review the award information to ensure accuracy, (2) discuss award set-up and management with the Principal Investigator (PI), (3) confirm all compliance requirements are met, (4) ensure all needed project accounts are established, and (5) ensure expenses are appropriately allocated and documented.
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New Rebudgeting Spreadsheet from OSP
- When required, complete the Sponsor Required Budget Revision Form and submit it to Caroline McMullin (Maxwell's OSP RA) for review. Caroline will then work with program staff and other offices as necessary on the revision and submission of budget modification to the sponsor. https://sponsoredprograms.syr.edu/awards/manage-awards/post-award-management/post-award-modifications/rebudgeting/
Reminder: Maxwell Administrator New Award Checklist on Answers
- The Administrator New Award Checklist is an internal resource to aid Maxwell administrators at the start-up of a sponsored project. In using the checklist, the administrator will: (1) review the award information to ensure accuracy, (2) discuss award set-up and management with the Principal Investigator (PI), (3) confirm all compliance requirements are met, (4) ensure all needed project accounts are established, and (5) ensure expenses are appropriately allocated and documented.
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JANUARY 26, 2021
In attendance: Peg Austin (CPR), Karen Cimilluca (ASI), Jill Ferguson (Dean’s Office), Katrina Fiacchi (CPR), Kathy Forrest (ASI), Juanita Horan (Moynihan), Heather Macknik (PAIA), Jacquie Meyer (Political Science), Jackie Nocevski (Campbell), Debbie Toole (Geography), Roxanne Tupper (PARCC)
cc: Alexandra Punch (Lerner), Amy Schmidt (CCE), Anthony Terrinoni (ASPI)
New Campus-level Grants Trainings and Workshops for Spring Semester
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NOVEMBER 24, 2020
In attendance: Peg Austin (CPR), Karen Cimilluca (ASI), Jill Ferguson (Dean’s Office), Katrina Fiacchi (CPR), Kathy Forrest (ASI), Juanita Horan (Moynihan), Heather Macknik (PAIA), Jacquie Meyer (Political Science), Anthony Terrinoni (ASPI)
cc: Jackie Nocevski (Campbell), Alexandra Punch (Lerner), Debbie Toole (Geography), Amy Schmidt (CCE), Roxanne Tupper (PARCC)
University Travel Policy: High-Risk Destinations
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OCTOBER 27, 2020
In attendance: Peg Austin (CPR), Karen Cimilluca (ASI), Jill Ferguson (Dean’s Office), Katrina Fiacchi (CPR), Kathy Forrest (ASI), Heather Macknik (PAIA), Jacquie Meyer (Political Science), Jackie Nocevski (Campbell)
cc: Juanita Horan (Moynihan), Alexandra Punch (Lerner), Debbie Toole (Geography), Amy Schmidt (CCE), Roxanne Tupper (PARCC), Anthony Terrinoni (ASPI)
Essential Travel
University-sponsored travel must be approved by the relevant chair, associate dean for research and the interim vice president for research.
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- Submit an application for Approval for Essential Research Travel, allowing at least 5 business days for such approvals. Deans (or dean’s designees) will make a recommendation as to the essential nature of the travel request and forward that recommendation to the interim vice president for research. The VPR will make the final determination and notify both the traveler and the dean or department chair making the request.
- For research outside of the Syracuse area, including international travel: If the location's current public-safety requirements are less restrictive, the researcher must follow NYS requirements. It is up to the researcher to find out what the requirements/restrictions are.
FY 2020 Research Expenditures, Awards, and Proposal
The Office of Research will post its FY 2020 Annual Report here in the coming weeks.
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
In attendance: Karen Cimilluca (ASI), Jill Ferguson (Dean’s Office), Kathy Forrest (ASI), Juanita Horan (Moynihan), Heather Macknik (PAIA), Jacquie Meyer (Political Science), Anthony Terrinoni (ASPI)
cc: Peg Austin (CPR), Katrina Fiacchi (CPR), Jackie Nocevski (Campbell), Alexandra Punch (Lerner), Debbie Toole (Geography), Amy Schmidt (CCE), Roxanne Tupper (PARCC)
Resuming Face-to-Face Human Participant Research
- Effective August 31, 2020, research involving human participants that was halted by the COVID-19 emergency may resume and new human participant research may begin (see Resuming Face-to-Face Human Participant Research). Any human participant research being conducted in person requires the submission and approval of a Return to Face-to-Face Research Plan prior to the conduct of in-person research.
- For the latest on the research guidance for the university’s phased re-opening see the Return to Campus Research Guidance web page.
National Listing of Institutional and Agency Responses to COVID-19 and Additional Resources
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There really aren’t any guidelines for when to hire since so much depends on the particular needs of the faculty. Part of what also plays into the timing, especially on the full GAs is who they are looking for. Do they want a newly recruited student (if so, they should be working with their home department in that case) or do they need an ABD student who won’t need tuition? For the latter, it probably makes more sense to start looking after April 15th when most incoming students/GAs will be solidified and departments should have a good idea what their needs for the department will be for the fall. If they want a new student, then they should be working with their home department earlier in the spring/late winter depending on the admissions cycle. All that said, I think April 1st is a little early for having fall GA letters out, at least for returning students. I don’t usually even start sending letters for returning students until after April 15th. I think May 1st for fall assistantships sounds reasonable. For summer, I actually think May is a little late, especially if they are going to be working right after classes end in early May.
Also, it’s more typical for faculty to hire RAs for a full academic year. We get some that are fall/spring, but they are less common. Especially for students who would still be funded by their home department otherwise, it makes things a lot easier to do full academic years and not splitting whenever possible. I think it’s easier for the faculty as well, although of course it depends on their funding situation. In the case where they are splitting and need a spring-only GA, they probably are going to want to get this nailed down at the same time as the fall assistantships. It’s really going to depend on what students are available and meet their needs.
Standing Invitation for Peer Demos
- Results from 2019 member survey showed interest in the following topics (with # of “interested” votes):
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AUGUST 25, 2020
In attendance: Peg Austin (CPR), Katrina Fiacchi (CPR), Jill Ferguson (Dean’s Office), Kathy Forrest (ASI), Heather Macknik (PAIA), Jackie Nocevski (Campbell), Jacquie Meyer (Political Science)
cc: Karen Cimilluca (ASI), Juanita Horan (Moynihan), Alexandra Punch (Lerner), Debbie Toole (Geography), Amy Schmidt (CCE), Anthony Terrinoni (ASPI), Roxanne Tupper (PARCC)
Grant Proposal Budgets and IRRs
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JULY 28, 2020
In attendance: Peg Austin (CPR), Karen Cimilluca (ASI), Jill Ferguson (Dean’s Office), Kathy Forrest (ASI), Heather Macknik (PAIA), Jackie Nocevski (Campbell), Roxanne Tupper (PARCC)
cc: Katrina Fiacchi (CPR), Juanita Horan (Moynihan), Jacquie Meyer (Political Science), Alexandra Punch (Lerner), Debbie Toole (Geography), Amy Schmidt (CCE), Anthony Terrinoni (ASPI)
Tenth Decade Project Special Call for Proposals
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JUNE 23, 2020
In attendance: Peg Austin (CPR), Karen Cimilluca (ASI), Jill Ferguson (Dean’s Office), Katrina Fiacchi (CPR), Kathy Forrest (ASI), Juanita Horan (Moynihan), Heather Macknik (PAIA), Jacquie Meyer (Political Science), Jackie Nocevski (Campbell), Roxanne Tupper (PARCC)
cc: Alexandra Punch (Lerner), Debbie Toole (Geography), Amy Schmidt (CCE), Anthony Terrinoni (ASPI)
Chartstring Changes Crossing Fiscal Years
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MAY 26, 2020
In attendance: Peg Austin (CPR), Jill Ferguson (Dean’s Office), Katrina Fiacchi (CPR), Kathy Forrest (ASI), Heather Macknik (PAIA), Jacquie Meyer (Political Science), Roxanne Tupper (PARCC)
cc: Juanita Horan (Moynihan), Alexandra Punch (Lerner), Debbie Toole (Geography), Amy Schmidt (CCE), Anthony Terrinoni (ASPI), Karen Cimilluca (ASI), Jackie Nocevski (Campbell)
Reminder: University's Fiscal 2020 Year-End Accounting Closing Procedures and Dates
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La’retta Castro’s last day with the Aging Studies Institute (ASI) was December 21. The job listing for the Assistant Director position can be found here: https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/83463
Sunju Raybeck’s last day with the Campbell Institute of Global Affairs was January 28. The job listing for the Administrative Assistant (S4) position can be found here: https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/83525
Policy Review: Special Considerations for Graduate Assistants – Fringe Benefits and Tuition
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