A formal update on Committee progress will be provided to the Provost, Executive VP for Finance, and other senior officials at UGA. This update will occur in February 19th. Materials for the update have been drafted and are under review.

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Research Administration Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee Action Plan February 6, 2008
Summary Update The Research Administration Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee has met for the ninth time. The Committee is considering a comprehensive faculty and staff interviewing process covering RA and Infrastructure, inventorying and clarifying important roles and responsibilities, collecting and cataloging existing policies and procedures supporting these roles, and has plans to address training and education approaches UGA employs for supporting research administration at UGA The Research Administration Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee has met for the ninth time. The Committee is considering a comprehensive faculty and staff interviewing process covering RA and Infrastructure, inventorying and clarifying important roles and responsibilities, collecting and cataloging existing policies and procedures supporting these roles, and has plans to address training and education approaches UGA employs for supporting research administration at UGA The Research Administration Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee has met for the ninth time. The Committee is considering a comprehensive faculty and staff interviewing process covering RA and Infrastructure, inventorying and clarifying important roles and responsibilities, collecting and cataloging existing policies and procedures supporting these roles, and has plans to address training and education approaches UGA employs for supporting research administration at UGA The Research Administration Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee has met for the ninth time. The Committee is considering a comprehensive faculty and staff interviewing process covering RA and Infrastructure, inventorying and clarifying important roles and responsibilities, collecting and cataloging existing policies and procedures supporting these roles, and has plans to address training and education approaches UGA employs for supporting research administration at UGA
Next Meeting Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Start Date October 17, 2007
Project Name R-Admin. Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee End Date Late Spring 2008
Reporting To Provost, Arnett Mace
Project Goal To establish recommendations and analysis that in the end, foster a true and balanced culture of support for the Universitys growing research mission and research compliance initiatives. To establish recommendations and analysis that in the end, foster a true and balanced culture of support for the Universitys growing research mission and research compliance initiatives. To establish recommendations and analysis that in the end, foster a true and balanced culture of support for the Universitys growing research mission and research compliance initiatives. To establish recommendations and analysis that in the end, foster a true and balanced culture of support for the Universitys growing research mission and research compliance initiatives.
A. Key Committee Activities and Accomplishments
B. Other Key Committee Activities/Milestones
planned

• A formal update on Committee progress will be
  provided to the Provost, Executive VP for
  Finance, and other senior officials at UGA. This
  update will occur in February 19th. Materials
  for the update have been drafted and are under
  review.
• The review of role and responsibility assignments
  for those involved in research administration and
  compliance functions is nearing completion.
  Final Committee feedback will be sought once the
  administrative committee members complete their
  work on the future state version. A Summary of
  Findings for the RR process has been drafted and
  will be presented to the Committee. These same
  materials will be shared with Sr. Leadership on
  19 Feb.
• Interview questions have been reviewed by
  Committee members and will be used during Feb/Mar
  interviews of faculty and staff. Interviews will
  be followed by campus/focus group sessions. A
  report of findings from these interviews will be
  presented to the full committee.
• 20 existing policies and procedures for high-risk
  administration and compliance areas have been
  inventoried and will undergo in-depth review by
  Huron. Huron is working alongside UGA committee
  members and a summary of Findings will be
  provided to the Committee for review.

• The ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee was
  held 6 Feb. Committee time was spent discussing
  the roster of randomized interviewees, updating
  the process of reviewing roles, responsibilities,
  policies, procedures, training, and education for
  research administration at UGA.
• Comprehensive faculty and staff interviews will
  begin early March. Focus group sessions will
  also be held as part of the process. Interview
  questions have been formulated and Huron will
  take the lead role in conducting the interviews.
  Interviews will be complete by mid-March.
• A role/responsibility matrix is in 4th-draft
  stage. Administrative members of the Committee
  are conducting final reviews and will present
  findings to the Full Committee within 2 weeks.
• Twenty policies and procedures supporting
  research administration are under review by
  Huron. Huron will return feedback and
  recommendations to the appropriate policy
  owners at UGA by mid-March. A Summary of
  Findings will be provided to the Committee for
  review.

D. Summary Project Plan