Effective  Practices  &     Professional  Development   May  2013  

EPPD  Goals  

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Ê  Provide  opportunities  for  Research  Development  

Professionals  to  build  their  skills  and  knowledge  

Ê  Share  information  about  research  development  practices  

and  activities  that  have  been  used  successfully  in  various   settings  

 The  EPPD  Committee  will  accomplish  these  goals  through   working  groups  assigned  as  needed.  

Who  We  Are  

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Leadership:   Ê  Leigh  Botner  (U  of  Delaware)   Ê  Wendy  Hunter  Barker  (Scripps  Inst.  Of  Oceanography)   Ê  Jaine  Place  (NC  State  Univ)  

Committee  Members:   Ê  Susan  Carter  (UC  Merced)  

Ê  Laura  Haas  (NM  State  Univ)  

Ê  Nancy  Devino    

Ê  Marina  Marjanovic  (UIUC)  

Ê  Jennifer  Eardley  (UIUC)  

Ê  Jann  Sutton  (U  of  Delaware)  

Ê  Gail  Fisher  (UC  San  Francisco)  

Ê  Barbara  Walker  (UC  Santa  Barbara)  

Ê  Pollyanne  Frantz  (Appalachian  St.  U)  

Ê  Anne  Windham  (Brown  Univ)  

EPPD  Working  Groups   Ê  Mentor  Program     Ê  Online  Professional  Development     Ê  Special  Programs  

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Mentor  Program  

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Ê  Enables  research  development  professionals  to  network  with  

experienced  NORDP  colleagues  who  have  volunteered  to   share  their  expertise,  guidance,  and  support  

Ê  Suggested  one  year  commitment   Ê  Pairs  matched  based  on  goals,  institution  type,  and  specified  

areas  of  interest   2012-­‐13  ACCOMPLISHMENTS   Ê  February  2013  –  26  pairs  matched    

 

Online  Professional  Development   Ê  Plans  webinars  or  other  online  events  that  enable  NORDP  

members  to  share  expertise  or  present  outside  speakers  on   topics  of  interest  to  NORDP  members.    

2012-­‐13  ACCOMPLISHMENTS   Ê  2/7/13  “Strategies  for  Supporting  Junior  Faculty”  webinar   Ê  Available  online   Ê  100%  of  those  polled  agreed  this  webinar  was  relevant  to  their   work  and  that  the  speakers  were  knowledgeable  about  the   subject  matter   Ê  86%  agreed  they’d  register  for  another  EPPD  webinar  

Special  Programs  

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Ê  Participates  on  the  NORDP  Annual  Conference  Program  Committee  to  

help  select  speakers  and  breakout  sessions,  sharing  information  about   lessons  learned  in  previous  years.  

Ê  Plans  in-­‐person  seminars  and  workshops,  coordinating  with  regional  

NORDP  chapters  and  the  NORDP  Annual  Conference  Committee  

Ê  Including  pre-­‐  or  post-­‐conference  programs  or  training  modules  that  may  

be  consolidated  in  a  Research  Development  Professional  Certificate   Program  in  future  years.  

2012-­‐13  ACCOMPLISHMENTS   Ê  Played  an  active  role  on  2013  Conference  and  Program  Committees.   Ê  Certification  skills  strategy  session  planned  for  July  at  NE  Regional  

meeting.    

2013  Objectives  

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Ê  Hold  quarterly  Committee  conference  calls  –  open  to  any  NORDP  Member   Ê  Hold    Working  Group  conference  calls  at  least  once  in  between  quarterly  

Committee  calls  

Ê  Offer  a  new  round  of  Mentor-­‐Mentee  matching  each  year   Ê  Host  one  online  PD  event  each  quarter   Ê  Work  with  NORDP  regional  chapters  to  develop  workshops  with  curricula  to  be  

tested  for  further  dissemination  through  a  future  NORDP  certification  program      

Ê  Continue  to  define/refine  skills  sets  and  job  responsibilities  for  research  

development  professionals  

Ê  Work  with  Enhancing  Research  Collaboration  Working  Group  to  build  online  

resources  for  professional  development  

How  YOU  can  engage    

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Ê  Join  a  Committee  conference  call  and  see  what  we  are  all  about   Ê  Volunteer  to  be  a  mentor!   Ê  Provide  input  for  the  Online  PD  working  group   Ê  Offer  topics  you’d  like  to  see  a  presentation  on   Ê  Suggest  speakers/talks  you’ve  seen   Ê  Volunteer  to  give  a  talk  

Ê  Offer  guidance  for  our  Special  Programs  WG   Ê  Suggest/create  training  modules   Ê  Organize  a  training  session  

Mentor  Program  Proposals  

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Your  feedback  is  requested  on  the  following  two  proposals:   Ê  Change  the  mentor/mentee  matching  to  be  “peer-­‐to-­‐peer”  

learning  opportunities.  

Ê  Reach  out  to  an  external  expert  who  could  evaluate  our  

framework  and  make  suggestions  for  improvements.  

Online  PD  Brainstorming      

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Ê  What  online  webinars  would  YOU  like  to  see?   Ê  Does  your  institution  have  a  relevant  webinar  /  seminar  

series?  

Ê  In  addition  to  NCURA,  are  there  other  organizations  we  

might  look  to  for  ideas?  

Ê  Potential  topics:  

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Project  Management  Strategies   •  Proposal  Development/Support   Working  Effectively  with  Teams   Functions   Strategic  Research  Advancement   •  Communicating  Opportunities  to   Limited  Submissions  Processes   Researchers  

Thank  you  

Ê Questions?    

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