To meet the requirements of faculty, the university, sponsors and administrative personnel through effective and cooperative leadership in implementing sponsored research activities, training, and continuous improvement in practices and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To foster a professional body of administrative personnel who work together to facilitate sponsored activities while protecting the interests of faculty, the university and sponsors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We seek to proactively foster professionalism by ensuring effective leadership, training, cooperation and communication for all those involved in research and its administration aimed at the continuous improvement of processes and practices, from proposal preparation through final payment and archiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We actively and continually evaluate progress toward the following goals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The RSC Executive Committee is comprised of college research office directors, the Director of Sponsored Programs, the Director of Contracts and Grants, the Director of Research Education and Training, and other central office representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We strive to promote excellence in our profession and advocate for and provide input to research administration across campus. In addition, we work to solve systemic customer service problems and establish or implement methods and procedures to overcome industry-specific hurdles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The research administration community serves customers at multiple levels, both internal and external. We desire to promote and exemplify a sustainable, ongoing course of excellence, identifying these core values as key to our mission:<\/p>\n\n\n\n