Training
SPAdmin offers a number of formal and informal educational opportunities for departmental administrators and investigators:
- Monthly "Buzz" sessions on timely topics - fourth Wednesday of the month EXCEPT November and December
- Special sessions on emerging topics
Please contact us if you would like to schedule one-on-one training on any electronic system.
Archive of Past "Buzz" Sessions
Below are dates of past sessions with the topic in parenthesis. For those with slides available, click the date to open a link to the PDF file.
- August 26, 2026 (RSS Internal Forms)
- July 22, 2026 (Recording) (International Collaborations - Compliance with Institutional & Federal Policies regarding Export Control, Foreign Collaborators, and International Travel)
- June 24, 2026 (Recording) (SPA 101: Intro to Sponsored Programs Administration)
- May 27, 2026 (Recording) (Common Issues: How to Complete a Subrecipient Commitment Form & New Research Security Training requirements)
- April 22, 2026 (Slides Only) April 22, 2026 (Recording) (NIH Updates)
- March 25, 2026 (Slides Only) March 25, 2026 (Recording) (Grant Transfers In / Grant Transfers Out)
- February 25, 2026 (Slides Only) February 25, 2026 (Recording) (NIH Updates)
- January 28, 2026 Clinical Research Center Resources (Industry Sponsored Project Budget Considerations)
- January 7, 2026 (Slides Only) January 7, 2026 (Recording) (NIH Implementation of the Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support)
- December 17, 2025 (2027 LB506 Canser and Smoking Disease Research Program)
- October 22, 2025 (Recording) - October 22, 2025 (Slides Only) (Bridging the Pre-Award / Post-Award Divide: Pre-Award Considerations for a Successful Post-Award)
- September 24, 2025 (NIH Use of Common Forms and Other NIH Updates)
- August 27, 2025 (Intro to NSF Grants, Federal Updates)
- June 25, 2025 (Ticker Talk)
- May 28, 2025 (Federal Updates)
- March 26, 2025 (NIH Updates, Common Forms, McGoogan Library Support & LB606)
- February 26, 2025 (SPA Office Hours)
- January 22, 2025 (NIH Updates)
September 25, 2024 (Research administrator resources)
July 24, 2024 (DOD CDMRP Grants; the Ticker) June 26, 2024 (NIH F Grants) May 22, 2024 (NIH K Grants) April 25, 2024 (SPA 101) March 27, 2024 (Contracts 101)
October 25, 2023 (Co-Is, OSCs, Consultants, and other project roles) September 27, 2023 (Subrecipient versus Contractor determinations) August 23, 2023 (Gift versus Grant determination)
October 26, 2022 (SPA 101)