Developing an Office of Sponsored Projects for Presbyterian College

描述（由申请人提供）：由于增加了研究生水平的医学专业课程，对教师的研究要求很高，并且期望研究生和本科生教师都将寻求资助，pi建议为长老会学院建立一个赞助项目办公室（OSP）。这些项目最初将侧重于为药学院建立必要的行政支持，随后将扩大他们的努力，以支持本科校园。项目完成后，目标是建立一个集中的OSP，成功地为研究生和本科生教师和项目服务。这是该组织的一个新职能，有三个主要目标：(1)开发和实施一个正式的行政结构（FAS），用于奖励前到奖励后的管理和报告；(2)创建一个研究发展计划（RDI），以帮助教师寻找资助机会，制定提案，奖励后的指导和支持；(3)评估该项目，以确保拟议的结构和实施过程满足不断扩大的教师和管理部门的动态需求，并制定可持续性计划。与南卡罗来纳医科大学的pi导师合作，并得到其总统任命的指导委员会在全机构范围内的支持

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): With the addition of a graduate-level medical professional program, a strong research requirement for faculty, and the expectation that both graduate and undergraduate faculty will seek grant support, the PIs propose to establish an Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) for Presbyterian College. The PIs will initially focus on building the administrative support necessary for the Pharmacy School and subsequently expand their efforts to support the undergraduate campus. Upon completion of the project, the goal is to have a centralized OSP that serves both the graduate and undergraduate faculty and programs successfully. This is a new function for the organization with three primary objectives (1) Develop and implement a formal administrative structure (FAS) for Pre- to Post-award grants management and reporting, (2) Create a research development initiative (RDI) to assist faculty in finding grant funding opportunities, developing proposals, post-award mentorship, and support, and (3) Evaluate the program to ensure the proposed structure and processes implemented meet the dynamic needs of an expanding faculty and administration and develop a sustainability plan. Working with the PIs' mentors at the Medical University of South Carolina and with the institution-wide support of their presidentially appointed steering committee, the PIs will establish a centralized office overseeing all grant activity; develop policies, procedures, an communication methods governing faculty grant development, from funding source identification to grants administration; develop institutional policies and procedures to govern facilities management and safety policies related to federal funding source requirements; provide education for existing staff, particularly in the area of grants management and accounting and reporting; add and train new staff in order to more efficiently and effectively manage and grow grant volume; develop policies and make provisions for technology transfer and intellectual property development needs, IRB, IACUC, and biohazard policies and procedures; and utilize evaluation methodology to ensure that the proposed processes and procedures designed and implemented meet the needs of the faculty and administration. Increasing ethnic diversity by continuing the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy's (PCSP's) emphasis on recruiting students to pharmacy from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and encouraging them to participate in faculty-directed research will be emphasized.