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Approved
Continuing Education Options
2009-2010 |
SELECT
from among the following continuing education options:
Link
to Continuing
Education Requirements
Link
to Checking
Your Continuing Education Hours |
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Option #1 -
Training Events or Speakers on Campus |
Self
Service Training Options:
RCR part II:
CAs may receive 2 hours
of continuing education hours for completing the on-line Responsible Conduct
of Research (RCR) part II which includes the topic of Fiscal Responsibility. You must also fill
out a Report
of Attendance to receive credit.
- Registration for RCR part II sessions may be found here.
CA Video Library:
Videotapes of previous CA events are available to review
for continuing education hours. Please note that if you
have attended an event you can only receive continuing education
hours for viewing the video once every 36 months.
- The list of available videotapes may be found here.
Management Development:
CAs may receive continuing education hours for Organizational Effectiveness(OE) Management Development Session videotapes.
This may be completed as a group or individually.
To
ensure applicability to the CA role, please see approved list
of videos OE
Approved List. To receive 1 credit hour of continuing education
you need to pick 3 viedo's for viewing. You must also fill
out a Report
of Attendance to receive credit. Please note that if
you have rented and viewed a video in the past you can only receive
continuing education hours for viewing the video once every 36
months.
- More information about viewing OE management development
videotapes may be found here
NEW!! OHR Approved Courses: CAs
may recieve continuing education hours for select Training & Organizational
Effectiveness courses. To register for these courses go here.
To receive credit you must fill out a Report
of Attendance form and submit it to the OAR
office. Currently the following 3 courses have been approved:
Transitions & Change
Leading Effective Meetings
Time Management
Volunteer Opportunities: CAs may receive continuing education hours for participation as
a member of a CA subcommittee or on a special project directly
related to the Certified Approver Program. Your Report
of Attendance must be approved by the CA Advisory Committee.
- Please call the OAR office at 612-625-9057
to learn about current volunteer opportunities.
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September 2, 2009 (10:00am-2:00pm, 130 Murphy Hall MurH-map)
Satisfies 4 hours of the FY09CE requirement.
"NCURA DVD presentation: F & A Rates for the Non-Accountant"
Facilities & Administration (F&A) revenue is critical to supporting the research infrastructure at universities and colleges. Simply put, our scientists and institutions would not be able to sustain research activities with out this source of revenue. Universities and colleges have experts that calculate and negotiate our F&A rates, however every level of research administrator should have a basic understanding of what comprises the rate, and the variables that can drive its calculation, such as cost-sharing, waivers or coding.
Whether you are from a research intensive university or a PUI, whether you are pre-award, post-award, central or a departmental administrators, you have a role to play in order to ensure the correct and optimal development of the F&A rate. This session will take away some of the “mystery” of the F&A rate preparation process, and give the viewer a greater appreciation of the institutional processes and policies that can impact your rate. You don’t need to be a costing expert to explain the importance of the F&A rate to your faculty!
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will gain an overview of the F&A rate preparation process, including the “long form” and the “short form”
- Participants will gain an understanding of the interrelationship of proposals to the F&A rate proposal (e.g., categorizing proposals as research, instruction, other sponsored activities)
- Participants will learn the departmental perspective for space inventories, cost sharing and effort reporting, and how those pieces fit into the F&A rate proposal process
- Participants will learn how pre-award, post-award, and departmental administrator all have responsibilities in this process
- Registration for this event is no longer available.
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October 27, 2009 (1:00pm-3:00pm, Mississippi Room, Coffman Memorial Union)
Satisfies 1 hour of the FY2010 CE requirement
CA User Group-Travel / P-Card Training
CAAC, in conjunction with the Continuing Education Subcommittee, will include one hour of continuing education that will be integrated into the upcoming CA user group meeting. The training will consist of a Q & A session from the questions submitted in response to the CA listserv request sent out earlier this month, with some general information on Travel and P-Card.
To properly answer the questions, we have invited:
Jacquelyn (Jackie) Orchard, Pcard and Travel Supervisor, Disbursement Services
LaCretia Bell, Director; Disbursement Services
Jan Kopczeski, Buyer; Purchasing Services
Kevin McKoskey, Sr. Grants Manager; Sponsored Projects Administration
Kamala Upadhyaya, Sr. Finance Manager; Sponsored Financial Reporting
- Registration for this event is no longer available .
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December 2, 2009 (10:00-11:00am, 116 Amundson Hall)
Satisfies 1 hour of the FY2010 CE requirement
Program income: What is it and what do I do with it? Ed Wink, Associate Director Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) will be addressing these questions and more. Program income can be defined as the income from the sale of goods and services generated by certain sponsored activities. Identifying and managing program income can be difficult, and this presentation will help CAs answer questions they may have to help insure compliance with sponsor and University policy.
Presenter: Ed Wink, Associate Director, SPA
- Registration for this event can be found here.
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December 4, 2009 (10:00-11:00am, 780 B Civil Engineering)
Satisfies 1 hour of the FY2010 CE requirement
As an EFS CA, What Keeps You Up At Night?
The EFS conversion has presented new challenges for Certified Approvers (CAs). This roundtable session will focus on the general approval role and delve into CA specific concerns and issues that arise in the context of various types of EFS documents that cross our desks.
Why should you attend?
-Define personal comfort level with EFS approval duties—what could I improve?
-Learn which approval resources are available and being used U-wide
-Reflect & discuss individual concerns within the context of a larger group
Presenters:
Katherine Lindsay,
Accountant II, Technology Admin, Institute of
Mary Haverkost,
Accountant II,
Technology Admin, Institute of
Jay Delaney,
Fiscal Officer,
Technology Admin, Institute of
- Registration for this event can be found here.
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Option #2 - Financial/Research Society
Conference Attendance*
* Travel funds will
not be available from the Certified Approver Program or the Office
of Oversight, Analysis and Reporting.
* Certified Approvers must report their attendance at financial/research
society conferences using the web based registration site (click
on the title of the event for a link to the registration site) AND
by submitting a Report
of Attendance form.
* Certified Approvers
will receive 6 hours
of continuing education for attending a conference hosted by the
organizations listed below.
- National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA).
For details, consult their web page, at http://www.ncura.edu/
- NCURA Region IV. For additional information, and to read their
online newsletter, consult their web page, at http://www.ncura.edu/regions/
and select Region 4 (MN).
- Financial Research Administration (FRA). For schedule information,
consult the NCURA webpage, at http://www.ncura.edu/meetings/
- Society of Research Administrators (SRA). For details, consult
their web page, at http://www.srainternational.org/newweb/default.cfm
- National Institutes of Health (NIH). For details, consult
their web page at http://www.nih.gov/
- National Science Foundation (NSF). For details, consult
their web page at http://www.nsf.gov/
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). For details,
consult their web page at http://www.csrees.usda.gov/index.html
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Option #3 -
U of M Central Committee or Project Team
Participation as a member of a University-wide committee or project
team that is directly related to the grants management project.
- Please submit the details of your participation (include committee
name, chair, purpose, and time commitment) to the OAR office for
consideration by the CA Advisory Committee.
- Committee approval will be based on time commitment, relevance
to grants management, and demonstration of University-wide participation
and goals.
Approved committee participation can satisfy up to four hours of
the requirement. A Certified Approver may use this option once every
three years. Submit details using the Report
of Attendance.
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