From:	Jahn, Georg
Sent:	Friday, August 05, 2011 9:45 AM
To:	Sponsoredprog-l@csun.edu
Subject:	The University Corporation PRO-PI Initiative


Sent on Behalf of Rick Evans to Principal Investigators and Research 
Administrators:


I am excited to inform you of some changes that we have made in The University 
Corporation Sponsored Programs Department.

As you may be aware, over the last year the Corporation has been working on 
the PRO-PI (Professional, Resourceful, Organized for the Principal 
Investigator) initiative. Our interdisciplinary working group has considered 
all aspects of sponsored programs with the goals of easing the burden of 
grants administration and improving services to Principal Investigators. We 
believe we have made significant strides towards these goals. As requested by 
many of you, we have successfully piloted a TUC credit card (or P-Card) 
program. We have increased the limits in our purchasing policy, thereby 
reducing required quotes and bids. We have implemented a procedure for 
multiple scheduled payments and revised our hiring procedure to reduce 
administrative tasks. And, we are currently working on a new sponsored 
programs website that will be rolled out in the near future.

A key part of PRO-PI is the implementation of the ‘liaison’ organizational 
model. In this model, one sponsored programs team member will assist a 
Principal Investigator with regard to most aspects of sponsored programs from 
set-up of the grant through administration and close-out. For the Principal 
Investigator, this will mean one point of contact for most questions and 
concerns. This model was piloted with the College of Science and Math and 
proved to be so successful that we are now expanding it to all other colleges 
and departments.

Under the leadership of Georg Jahn, Director of Sponsored Programs, beginning 
immediately, the following team members will act as liaisons for Principal 
Investigators in the following colleges/departments:

Krizel Leynes (x7741) -- Science & Math

Mary Jumamil (x7287) -- Social & Behavioral Sciences, Business & Economics, 
Engineering & Computer Sciences, University Administration

Nasir Monem (x3379) -- Education (including Valley Trauma Center), Health & 
Human Development, Humanities, Arts, Media & Communication

Mahyar Sadri (x6414) will be responsible for the following tasks on all 
projects:
- Effort Reporting
- Cost Sharing 
- Insurance Issues

Although we expect the reorganization to go smoothly, we ask for your 
understanding and cooperation during the implementation phase.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me, Georg Jahn or any 
Sponsored Programs team member.

Regards,


Rick Evans
Executive Director
The University Corporation
California State University Northridge
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, Ca 91330-8310