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The office of Oversight, Analysis & Reporting (OAR) is an institutional level oversight mechanism. OAR represents a
fundamental principle of the University of Minnesota Sponsored Projects
Oversight Model:
"Oversight is always separate from the operating unit that makes the decisions"
OAR provides reports and assists units with establishing recurring risk measurement and exception reporting practices.
OAR has defined measures and performs sponsored project oversight at the following levels:
- Central Sponsored Project Offices
- Departmental/Collegiate
- Principal Investigator
- Transactional
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| Mission Statement
OAR's mission is to promote compliance awareness in sponsored projects management within the University through
assistance, education and communication.
In support of our mission,
- we provide managerial information to units and help them understand the potential risks that exist within their sponsored programs,
- we monitor and maintain currency of knowledge of federal, state and University policies, and communicate them through various means
- we monitor grants management tools and processes to ensure their effectiveness
- we manage the Certified Approver Program.
- we provide reports and analysis regarding sponsored program information
- we support the key principles of the University of Minnesota Sponsored Project Oversight Model
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Office Values
- Advocates for compliance
- Commitment to ethics and integrity
- Mutual trust
- Non-crisis, non-adversarial resource
- Promote communication
- Model and support change
- Build upon relationships
- Success through education
Research Compliance Goals
- Identify and track key measures of sponsored project risk.
- Take timely action when performance is not on track.
- Be proactive when promoting compliance education.
- Be responsive to those that contact us for assistance.
- Be service-minded when providing compliance resources
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