Meetings

The Research Support Council (RSC) holds quarterly meetings, with a virtual or hybrid option available for all meetings when possible.

Upcoming Meetings

The following RSC meetings are currently planned:

February 10, 2026 | Hybrid
May 12, 2026 | Fully Virtual

Please keep in mind that these dates are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information on future RSC meetings, check your Google Calendar.

If you don’t see the meetings on your calendar, make sure to become an RSC member so we can add you to the RSC Google Group.

Meeting Records

RSC meetings often feature important updates from central offices and other units. An NC State Unity ID is required to access most of these resources.

2025

Agenda
Presentations
- Sponsored Programs | Kevin Schroeder
- Compliance | Mary Millsaps

Agenda
Presentations
- Full Slide Deck
  - Sponsored Programs | Kevin Schroeder
  - Compliance | Mary Millsaps
Other Useful Links

Agenda
Presentations and Recordings
- Full Meeting Recording
- Sponsored Program Slide Deck | Kevin Schroeder

Agenda
Presentations and Resources
- ORI Welcome Address Recording | Genvieve Garland
- Contracts & Grants Update Recording | Justo Torres
- Sponsored Program Update Recording | Sponsored Programs Slide Deck | Kevin Schroeder
- Research Compliance Update Recording | Research Compliance Slide Deck | Mary Millsaps
- RA Training Series – Payroll Recording | Payroll Cost Transfers Slide Deck | Brad Priser

2024

Agenda
Full Meeting Recording
Presentations and other resources:
- Sponsored Program Slide Deck | Kevin Schroeder
- Training Resource Request Submission | Research Education and Training
- Updates to Reg 01.25.01 | Compliance
- Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs – Reporting and Restrictions | Compliance

Held at the NC Plant Sciences Initiative building with a Zoom conferencing option for virtual/hybrid attendees.

Agenda
Full Meeting Recording | Full Slide Deck
Presentations and other resources:
- Central Office Updates
  - Start of the Compliance Portion of the Video | Compliance Slide Deck | Mary Millsaps
  - Start of the Sponsored Programs of Portion of the Video | Sponsored Programs Slide Deck | Kevin Schroeder
  - Start of RA Portion of the Video | RA Training Series – Pre-Award meets Post-Award Slide Deck | Education & Training Team
- Other Resource: OMAR Training (2023)

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Full Meeting Recording
Presentations and other resources:
- Central Office Updates
  - Sponsored Programs | Kevin Schroeder
  - Compliance | Mary Millsaps & Saloni Vahia
- RA Training Series | Contract Terms: Reviewing Solicitations for Problematic Conditions | Education & Training Team

Held at the Talley Student Union Mountains Ballroom with a Zoom conferencing option for virtual/hybrid attendees.

Agenda
Full Meeting Recording
Presentations and other resources:
- Central Office Updates
  - Sponsored Programs | Marissa Clarkson
  - Compliance | Mary Millsaps
- RA Training Series – Change Management | Education & Training Team
- Data Management Planning Resource | NC State University Libraries

2023

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Presentations and other resources
- RA Training Series: Cost Share and OMAR Training I Amy Flippin
- Sponsored Programs | Marissa Clarkson

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Presentations and other resources:
- SciEnCV Update | Marissa Clarkson
- Central Office Updates
  - Compliance | Mary Millsaps
  - Education and Training | Amy Flippin
  - Sponsored Programs | Marissa Clarkson
  - Research Visitors | Laura Kroeger
- Red Demo and Q&A
  - College of Sciences RED Training Tips
  - Red Implementation Q&A Resource

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Presentations and other resources
- Central Office Updates
  - Sponsored Programs | Marissa Clarkson
- Demystifying Participant Support Cost | Abby Guillory

Held at the McKimmon Conference Center, with a Zoom conferencing option for virtual/hybrid attendees.

Agenda
Presentations and other resources:
- Central Office Updates
  - Sponsored Programs | Marissa Clarkson
  - Compliance | Mary Millsaps
  - Education and Training | Abby Guillory
- Think Like a Leader, Lead Like a Multiplier | Abby Guillory

2022

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Presentations and other resources:
- CRA Subcommittee Update | Kevin Schroeder
- Sponsored Programs Updates | Marissa Clarkson
- PMR System Subaward Updates | Research Education and Training Team

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Presentations and other resources:
- IRB Update – Compensation | Jennie Ofstein
- IRB Guidance – Incentives and Compensation for Research Participants | Jennie Ofstein
- NSF Submission Best Practices | Research Education and Training Team

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Presentations and other resources:

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Video recap
Presentations and other resources:
- Recognition of New RSC Members and New CRAs (video) | Holly Lipkovich
- Introduction to Research Administration Offices | Research Education and Training Team
- ERA Project Updates (video) | Sherrie Settle
  - Slides
- Subcommittee Updates (video) | Subcommittee Chairs

2021

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Video recap
Presentations and other resources:
- Q+A Panel: Equipment and Fabricated Equipment | Research Education and Training Team
- New Vendor System Overview | Monica O’Brien
- ERA Project Updates (video) | Rick Liston
  - Slides
- Central Office Updates
  - Sponsored Programs (video) | Sherrie Settle
    - Slides
  - Compliance (video) | Mary Millsaps
  - Contracts and Grants (video) | Justo Torres
  - Education and Training (video) | Abby Guillory

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Video recap
Presentations and other resources:
- Fabrication of Assets Process (video) | Sharon Brooks
- Travel, Procurement and Payments (video) | Terressa Best, Blain Woods and Ryan Bernarducci
  - Slides
- New IRB Training Requirement Update (video) | Jennie Ofstein
  - Slides
- Sponsored Programs Updates | Sherrie Settle

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Video recap
Presentations and other resources:
- Research Compliance Update | Mary Millsaps
- Sponsored Programs Update | Sherrie Settle
- Summer Salary Update | Abby Guillory and Ryan Bernarducci

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Video recap
Presentations and other resources:
- ERA Project Update

2020

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

This special event, held virtually via Zoom conferencing, covered ways to deal with difficulties in the virtual workplace, as well as things to consider related to NC State’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) during COVID-19.

Presentations and other resources:

Held virtually via Zoom conferencing.

Agenda
Presentations and other resources:
- ERA Project Updates and Discussion | Rick Liston
- NSF and NIH Disclosure Requirements | Sherrie Settle

Held at Talley Student Union (Mountains Ballroom).

2019

This special event, held in the Piedmont/Mountains Ballroom of Talley Student Union, featured a discussion about SciENcv and ORCID.

Held at Talley Student Union (Mountains Ballroom).

Agenda
Presentations and other resources:
- Welcome and Program Overview (video) | Ginny Moser
- Financial Systems Updates (video) | Yessy Mendoza-Tate
  - Slides
- Breakout Session Table Top Resource/Online Resources
- Generational Workstyles and Motivations | Stephanie Davis
- Keynote – Build Community: Collaborate Like Faculty (video) | Pamela Webb
  - Slides
- SciENcv and ORCID Support (video)
  - Slides

Held at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.

Written recap

Held at the Wilson College of Textiles (Convocation Center).

Agenda
Presentations and other resources
- Teachable Moments from NSF Audit
- Allowable vs. Unallowable Expenditures

Held at Talley Student Union (Coastal Ballroom).

Agenda
Presentations and other resources:

For older meeting records, access our archive.

Meeting Archive