WELCOME
The Association of Research Administrators at The University of Texas at Austin serves its members and advances the research mission at the University by providing opportunities for networking, professional development, information exchange, and informal discussion in pursuit of improving research administration. The Association of Research Administrators at UT Austin, a grass-roots organization, is not a primary source of official information nor does the association establish policy. Rather, ARA provides a channel to information and a forum for informal discussion.
Announcements:
September 2024
- We look forward to seeing everyone at UT’s annual celebration of National Research Administrator Day, Tuesday, September 24, 2024.
June 2024
- June 25, 10AM via Zoom, Education series topic is The Meaning of Research Administration
May 2024
- May 28, 10AM via Zoom, Education series topic is The ABCs of Agreements
April 2024
- April 23, 10AM via Zoom, Education series topic is Post-Award: What Happens Now?
March 2024
- No member meeting in March: Info Fair, March 26, 10AM
February 2024
- February 27, 10AM via Zoom, Education series topic is Best Practices for Post-Award Administration – the Department Perspective
January 2024
- January 23rd, 10AM via Zoom, Education series topic is DRA Tips & Tools for DOD Research Administration
December 2023
- No member meeting in December.
November 2023
- November 28th, 10AM via Zoom, Education series topic is Which Office Does What?
October 2023
- October 24th, 10AM via Zoom, Education series topic is SciENcv requirements: Tip, tricks, and common pitfalls! by Hannah Chapman Tripp, Liaison Librarian for Biosciences, and Raquel Rust, Senior Outreach Coordinator for OSP.
September 2023
- We look forward to seeing everyone again at UT’s annual celebration of National Research Administrator Day, Tuesday, September 26, 2023.
June 2023
- June 27th, 10AM via Zoom, Education series topic is The Other Stuff: Supporting documentation tips and tricks for proposals. Presenters will be announced at a later date.
May 2023
- May 23rd, 10AM via Zoom, Education series topic is Open Records 101 by Bob Davis, Open Records Coordinator, Office of the Vice President of Legal Affairs
April 2023
- April 25th, 10AM via Zoom, Education series topic is Faculty Summer Salary on Sponsored Projects by Julie Bowers, Assistant Vice President of Finance and Chief Business Officer, Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors.
March 2023
- March’s meeting will be March 28, 2023 on Zoom. The education series topics are:
- UTRMS Update – Marc Bruner, Research IT Director, Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors
- Research Security and Visiting Research Affiliates – Brandon Norwat, Associate Director for Science and Security, Office of Research Support and Compliance
February 2023
- February’s meeting will be held Tuesday, February 28, 10AM as a hybrid format in main campus POB 2.402 and via Zoom. We will have Jarrett Cocharo from Sponsored Projects Award Administration (SPAA) who will present on audits
- ARA invites members to self-organize satellite sites for member meeting participation. Please contact ara@austin.utexas.edu to discuss the process for group attendance credit
- Next meeting will be March 28, 2023 on Zoom
January 2023
- January’s meeting will be January 24, 2023 on Zoom. The education series topics are:
- Data Management and Sharing Practices – Michael Shensky, Head of Research Data Services, University of Texas Libraries
- Working with Discovery to Impact, formerly Office of Technology Commercialization and Office of Industry Engagement – Les Nichols, Director, Licensing and Collaborative Research, Discovery to Impact
December 2022
- Proposed changes to ARA’s Bylaws were passed by the membership, and are available on the ARA Wiki
- No member meeting in December. Next meeting will be January 24, 2023 on Zoom.