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.
Please visit the Calendar Page for more information on monthly member meetings.
Announcements:
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.
November 2022
- November’s meeting will be held Tuesday, November 15th, 10AM as a hybrid format in main campus POB 2.402 and via Zoom. Christie D. Johnson, Assistant Director, Global Risk and Safety will present on international travel.
- 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.
- No member meeting in December. Next meeting will be January 24, 2023 on Zoom.
October 2022
- October 25th, 10AM via Zoom, Anne Tibbetts, Associate Director, Outside Activities from the Office of Research Support and Compliance will provide an Overview of UT’s Conflict of Interest Policy.
- November’s meeting will be held Tuesday, November 15th, 10AM as a hybrid format in main campus POB 2.402 and via Zoom. 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.
September 2022
- We look forward to seeing everyone again at UT’s annual celebration of National Research Administrator Day, Tuesday, September 27, 2022. If you have not received an invitation, please email ara@austin.utexas.edu.
July 2022
- No member meetings are held in July and August. We look forward to seeing everyone again at UT’s annual celebration of National Research Administrator Day, Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Watch for an invite in August.
June 2022
- June 28th, 10AM via Zoom, UTRMS grants go-live update, including COI Q&A, (roll out is 6/27/22) and break-out sessions for community feedback on ARA’s summer survey
May 2022
- May 24th, 10AM via Zoom, “UT Research Management Suite: Proposal Submissions” by Marc Bruner and Sara Clough
April 2022
- April 26th, 10AM via Zoom, “Ins and Outs of Software on Campus” moderated by Rebecca Leamon and featuring “Procurement Policy Overview” by Tiffany Dockery Gibson, “Software Procurement on Campus” by Linda Shaunessy, and “Licensing Software from UT Austin” by Bob Villwock.