Guiding Principles – People-Processes-Technology

• Focus on the One University philosophy and taking care of our people

  • Create and foster balance and career progression for Collaboratives staff

  • Teamwork built on respect, civility and integrity

• Streamline and standardize processes to provide a consistent level of service while staying compliant

  • Equal or improved services that have flexibility and customization for the uniqueness of a given unit

  • Ensure that staff know how and why they do things critical to the support of investigators

  • Position the University for long-term research funding growth

• Leverage technologies that increase administrative efficiencies and reporting capabilities

  • Maximize use of existing and new technologies to establish single source of truth that instills confidence in the data

  • Establish systems that are sustainable through growth while investing in user-friendly technologies

Goals

Our goal is to provide effective pre- and post-award grants administration support in the most efficient and consistent manner possible, to enable PIs to focus on scientific goals, and department administrators (DAs) and/or other unit administrative personnel to focus on unit business management.

The Collaboratives staff will strive to provide:

• High-level of customer service, including accurate and timely communications and transaction processing 

• Continuous improvement of processes, leveraging technology to the fullest extent possible to streamline transactions

• Consultative and proactive advising and assistance with the business needs of our customers

• Protection of UK assets via rigorous compliance monitoring