Research FUNDamentals

RSO's Research Administration eNewsletter

Volume 2 issue 9

Editor

Nikki Van Dusen
Communications Coordinator

Contributors

RSO Management Team

In this issue:

• Take flight for less: Air Canada corporate flight pass
• Keeping TABS: premium collection begins Jan 07
• Rock the CSHBA: RSO Glossary on-line
• eTRAINING: FLI courses for research administrators
• eT3: eTRAC tips and tricks

Take flight for less

Air Canada corporate flight pass benefits travelling researchers

After the completion of a successful pilot project with Air Canada, a corporate flight pass is now available to the entire University of Alberta community. Research teams flying between Edmonton and Calgary, Vancouver, Abbotsford, Winnipeg, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Fort McMurray, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, or Quebec City will save money by using the Air Canada corporate flight pass.

Read about the benefits and get the forms here on the RSO website.

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Keeping TABS

Premium collection to begin January 2007

Starting January 2007, research projects funding academic staff will be automatically billed three per cent of their academic staff salaries for the Trust Academic Benefits Stabilization (TABS) fund. The TABS fund will be used to offset benefit costs resulting from the July 2006 AAS:UA Collective Agreement.

Get more information about TABS on the Provost's website.

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Rock the CSHBA: RSO Glossary

It's built; will you come?

RSO is pleased to introduce its online glossary of research terms. Bookmark it for the next time you need to know the difference between CSHBA and BUDBA or Principal Investigator vs. Project Holder.

Visit the RSO Glossary.

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eTRAINING

Finance Learning Initiative courses for research administrators

The Finance Learning Initiative is offering "eTRAC for administrators" on January 19, 2007. This course provides an overview of financial management practices and related business processes at the University of Alberta as they relate to research administration. The course also provides instruction on how to log in, navigate, inquire and print financial reports in eTRAC (electronic Tracking of Research Awards and Contracts).

Visit the Finance Learning Initiative for more information and to register.

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eT3: eTRAC Tips and Tricks

"View my projects" vs. "Search project"

The "View My Projects" option in eTRAC is intended as a quick way for researchers to select a limited number of projects for viewing.  Administrators who have access to several hundred projects may find this option inefficient. Instead, try using the "Search Project" to narrow down the number of projects returned in the Project List.

Get more eTRAC help on the RSO website.

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