The SRA Symposium - College of Medicine

Papers
2. Basic Institutional Components for Research and Sponsored Programs Administration
The National Council of University Research Administrators and the Society for Research Administrators
International has prepared the “Topical Outline of the Essential Elements of Research
Administration” (1998) which addresses Research Administration – The Profession, Infrastructure
– The Framework for Research, Project Development – The Pre-Award Stage, Project Administration
– The Post-Award Stage, and the Public Responsibility – Fulfilling the Public Trust. The National
Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) Kellogg Foundation Minority
Serving Institution (MSI) Leadership Fellowship Program provided opportunities to attend
training activities and workshops with information presented predominantly by present and past
MSI presidents. Several major training activities and workshops involved MSI finance and budgetary
management and external resource acquisition. Suggested components for external resource
acquisition and research administration include research vision and strategic planning, mission,
function, research or external resources, research and development planning, an evaluation plan,
methods for increasing research or external resource capacity, increasing general capacity, internal
programs, external programs, certifying capabilities, research culture and values, performance
indicators, funding for professional development, foundation, corporate, and industry fellowships,
additional federal, state, and local funding, sabbaticals, mini grants, plan execution, and express
the win-win-win proposition. The NAFEO and Kellogg Foundation web sites are www.nafeo.org
and www.wkkf.org.
3. Use the information in this paper as a tool for appropriate money and resource acquisition and
management.
CONCLUSION
This paper presented various methods of generating and managing resources and monies for
MSIs. The generation of resources and monies is generally a result of student enrollment, foundation
and grant activities, legislative appropriations, gifts, donations, and auxiliary income, and
campaigns. The management of resources and monies generally involved financial and budgetary
activities and entities associated with MSIs such as accrediting organizations, federal, state, and local
requirements, and higher education associations. This paper presented a multitude of resources
which may be used by MSI research and sponsored programs administrators and presidents to
identify required money and resources as well as to manage and close-out financial resources
and activities. The information presented in this paper is a useful tool for the tenures of new and
seasoned MSI presidents.
Working Bibliography
1. Classic CURRENTS: Campaigns (2002). CASE.
2. CASE Report of Educational Fund-Raising Campaigns: 2002-2003. (2004) CASE.
3. Gearheart, D.G. (1995). The Capital Campaign in Higher Education. CASE.
4. Kihlstedt, A. (2002). Capital Campaigns: Strategies that Work (2nd Edition). CASE.
5. Pettey, J.G. (2002). Cultivating Diversity in Fund Raising. CASE.
6. Quigg, Jr., H.G. (1986). The Successful Capital Campaign: from Planning to Victory
Celebration. CASE.
7. Shafritz, Jay M. (2004, May). Federal Government Grants: No Free Lunch, Part I: The truth
about federal grants [Electronic version], American Government & Politics, U.S. Government
Information/Resources, usgovinfo.about.com.
54 2005 Symposium Proceedings Book