Effort Reporting at MSU - A Primer

Presentations given by Dan Evon, Director of CGA

  

MSU has been doing effort reports since 1979 - What's up?  Why now?

Recent Effort Reporting audit disallowances and PAYBACKS!

  

June 2006 - Yale University subpoena by DOD, NSF & NIH seeking information about grant practices; Yale pledges full cooperation

June 2006 - University of Pennsylvania $Unknown payback after $9.2M questioned

2005 - Florida International University $11.5M payback
2005 - Cornell's Medical School $4.3M payback

2005 - East Carolina University $Unknown payback w/ $2.3M questioned
2005 - NSF IG Effort Reporting Audits start 1/05) & HHS Draft Compliance Guide issued 11/05

2004 - John Hopkins University $2.6M payback

2004 - Harvard University $3.3M payback
2003 - Northwestern University $5.5M payback

           & the NSF Inspector General plans an effort reporting audit at MSU!

Power Point Slides Power Point Slides   Recent Article(s): Science Mag 1/13/06: Accounting for Grants Amount to More Than a Hill of Beans  Chronicle of Higher Ed 7/16/04: Accounting for Researchers' Time

Future Presentations:

  • Friday May 16 at 9:00am at Maxfield's Restaurant in Wyman - Cooperative Extension Directors meeting
  • Please call to schedule yours!

Past Presentations:

  • Friday December 7, 2007 at 12:30pm 315 Human Ecology - School of Planning, Design, and Construction faculty meeting 
  • Thursday November 29, 2007 at 9:00am in room 150 Student Serv - VP Student Services Directors Meeting
  • Tuesday November 6, 2007 at 12:00noon in room 3540 Engr Bldg - Refresher for College of Engineering faculty & staff
    Tuesday October 30, 2007 at 9:00am in A-150 Henry Center - Annual CANR Administrative Meeting
    Monday October 1, 2007 at 10:00am in room 11 Agr Hall - 4-H Program and Staff
    Tuesday  September 18, 2007 at 2:00pm 1425 BPS - Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Faculty
    Friday August 3, 2007 at 8:00am A169 Henry Center - Effort Report Refresher for departmental administrators
    Thursday April 26, 2007 at 2:30pm in room 319 Agr Hall - International Agr Institute Faculty
    Thursday April 12, 2007 at 10:30am in room 338 Natural Resources - Fisheries & Wildlife Faculty
    Tuesday March 13, 2007 at 3:00pm NSCL - Cyclotron Meeting
    Friday February 16, 2007 at 3:00pm in 221 Natural Resources - Forestry Faculty Meeting
    Monday January 29, 2007 at 4:00pm in 230 Psychology Bldg - Psychology Faculty Meeting
    Monday December 11, 2006 at 2:00pm in 162 Food Safety & Tox - Plant Pathology Faculty Meeting
    Tuesday December 5, 2006 at 8:30am 321 Linton Hall - Art & Letters Administrators
    Friday November 17, 2006 at 10:00am in 338 Natural Resources - CARRS Faculty Meeting
    Tuesday November 14, 2006 at 4:00pm 1400 BPS - Physics & Astronomy Faculty Meeting
    Monday November 6, 2006 at 2:00pm in 555 Baker Hall - Criminal Justice Faculty Meeting
    Friday October 13, 2006 at 10:30am in A279 Plant & Soil Sci - Horticulture Faculty Meeting
    Friday October 13, 2006 at 1:30pm in 118 Berkey Hall - Sociology Faculty Meeting
    Thursday October 12, 2006 at 1:00pm Amway Grand, GR - CES Regional Meeting
    Monday October 2, 2006 at 4:00pm in 322 Chemistry - Chemistry Faculty Meeting
    Friday Sept 29, 2006 at 3:00pm in 126 Geography - Geography Faculty Meeting
    Thursday Sept 28, 2006 at 9:00pm in 105 Agr. Hall - CES Regional Budget Meeting
    Wednesday Sept 14, 2006 at 3:00pm in 105 Agr. Hall - CES Regional Directors & Program Leaders
    Monday June 12, 2006 at 9:00am in 101 Diag Center - Diag Center for Population and Animal Health
    Wednesday June 7, 2006 at 12:30pm in B-408 Life Sciences - Pharmacology and Toxicology Faculty
    Friday May 5, 2006 at 4:00pm in 206 Trout Building - Food Science & Human Nutrition Faculty
    Thursday April 20, 2006 at 10:00am in E4 East Fee - CHM Exec Committee
    Thursday March 16, 2006 at 4:00pm in 168 Plant Biology - Plant Biology Faculty Meeting
    Monday March 13, 2006 at 4:00pm in 1310 Anthony - Animal Science Faculty Meeting
    Wednesday February 1, 2006 at 7:30am in B-317 West Fee Hall -Internal Medicine Faculty Meeting
    Wednesday January 25, 2006 at Noon in room 208 Biochem Bldg -Biochem Faculty Meeting
    Monday December 19, 2005 at 8:00am in room A316 East Fee Hall - COM Chairs Meeting
    Friday March 18, 2005 from 9-10 in room 1410 BioPhysical Science
    Thursday March 17, 2005 from 4-4:30 in room 3405 Engineering - Engineering faculty
    Thursday March 10, 2005 from 1-2 in room B104 Wells Hall - Natural  Science faculty
    Thursday February 24, 2005 from 10-11 Engineering Deans conference room - Engineering administrators
    Wednesday February 16, 2005 from 4-5 - Geological Science faculty
    Wednesday February 9, 2005 from 8-9:30 in room 1400 BPS - Departmental administrators
    Wednesday February 2, 2005 from 2-3:30 in room 443B Admin - University Research Council (URC)
    Wednesday January 19, 2005 from 1-2:30 in room 252 Erickson - Education faculty

 

 

SER Training Video by Dan Evon recorded October 30, 2007. Contact Betty Crowell at 5-5040 x232 for a higher resolution DVD.  Handouts for training video:  

  

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