R.A.I.S.E. Individual Sessions
The R.A.I.S.E. program offers stand-alone training sessions offered to any interested Carnegie Mellon employee. Session topics vary and are intended to provide information on current ‘hot topics’ with federal sponsors, specific agency requirements, institutional processes, or organizational best practices. Each session is led by experienced professionals internal to Carnegie Mellon.
Please review the session schedule below for information on Individual Sessions. All sessions will be held virtually. Registrants in FocusU will be sent a zoom link at least 24 hours ahead of the session.
Spring 2025 Individual Sessions
Where's My Revenue? Where's My Cash?
Mar. 25, 2025, from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Presenters
- Beth Callaway, Director, Sponsored Projects and Accounts Receivable
- Teresa Simpson, Assistant Director, Sponsored Projects Accounting Revenue/ AR
Description
Review the invoice/collection of cash and revenue recognition rules of sponsored and
non sponsored awards and tools available to monitor this information.
Registration
Required via FocusU
Understanding Cost Sharing
April 22, 2025, from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Presenters
- Andrew Grover, Senior Sponsored Project Accountant, Sponsored Projects Accounting
- TBD Engerineering Research Accelerator Team Member, College of Engineering
Description
This session will look at cost sharing from various perspectives to understand what it is
and how it affects the Principal Investigator, the department, and the university.
Registration
Required via FocusU
Proposal Elements: Broader Impacts = Stronger Proposals
May 6, 2025, from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Presenters
- Pam Piskurich, Director of Gelfand Center Educational Outreach Initiatives
- Olivia Wells, Coordinator for Cultural Change, Center for Shared Prosperity
Description
You don't write the proposals, but if you work with junior faculty (or other faculty
who take your advice) please join us for a discussion of what broader impacts are
and ways you can help your researchers describe them. Federal agencies such as
NSF, DOE, NIH and the EPA currently require broader impact statements as part of
a proposal. However, the key to a successful proposal is often how a researcher
writes about their research benefiting the greater good. Pam Piskurich from the
Gelfand Center and Olivia Wells from the Center for Shared Prosperity will talk about campus resources your faculty can use to craft stronger proposals.
Registration
Required via FocusU