1.  Comprehensive interview findings will be proposed and drafted into the first drafts of the Full Committee draft Final Report due by early may.  The review of role and responsibility assignments for those involved in research administration and compliance functions is fully complete. The matrix will be moved to a place within UGA where it can be easily accessed by others. The Intranet will be a likely first-home for a published version.  The remaining 16 policy and procedure areas are being addressed by Huron. Some areas will require policy/procedure edits, others (where no policy or procedure exists) will receive “recommendations” on policy content and structure from Huron. Over the next week, UGA peers are being consulted for additional context.  From the faculty and administrative staff interviews, aspects on how UGA can enhance training and education programs for research administration have emerged. Recommendations for T&E will be included in the full Committee draft Final Report.  Report writing is underway; progress drafts will be presented as they emerge. A. Key Committee Activities and Accomplishments:B. Other Key Committee Activities/Milestones planned:  The thirteenth meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee was held April 2 nd. Committee time was spent discussing the upcoming draft report of Committee work, interview findings, policy updates, IRB review processes, and the efforts necessary to complete the Committee's work by May 7th.  Huron reported that comprehensive interview findings from all selected administrative staff and faculty have been completed organized and prepared for inclusion in the draft Committee report.  Huron will present the in-process drafts of the Committee’s report at each of the upcoming meetings.  The Future State role/responsibility matrix is in final. The matrix tool will retain its “draft” status and UGA will refer to the tool regularly moving forward. Aspects to this process will be included in the draft report.  4 of 20 policies and procedures reviews supporting research administration have been completed. UGA peers are being explored for their approaches on policy areas where UGA has not developed significant content. Summary Update: The Research Administration & Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee has met for the thirteenth time. The Committee is evaluating observations gathered from faculty and staff interviews, preparing to develop a Final Draft Report, reviewing 16 additional UGA policies and procedures, and has plans to additionally address training and education approaches UGA employs for supporting research administration and compliance priorities. Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Start Date: October 17, 2007 Project Name: R-Admin. & Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee End Date: May 7, 2008 Reporting To: Provost, Arnett Mace Project Goal: To establish recommendations and analysis that in the end, foster a true and balanced culture of support for the University’s growing research mission and research compliance initiatives. Research Administration & Infrastructure Ad Hoc Committee Action Plan – April 2, 2008 D. Summary Project Plan: