Administrative Assistance

Who Does What?

In the columns below you will find the names and contact information for help with proposal development and grants management. Contacts to advise on the use of human subjects in research proposals (Institutional Review Board) and the use of laboratory animals are also included here. The National Institute of Health provides complete guidelines for the use of human subjects and laboratory animals on its website, Office for Protection from Research Risks.

Gretchen Spedowske Project Coordinator CSS 310 Ph: 231-591-5983 spedowsg@ferris.edu	Provides: coordinatation of all grant support and assistance coordinatation with other offices for support of faculty grant writers and administration coordinatation in developing external agreements with partners coordinatation with on-campus approval process facilitates grant workshops coordinatation and maintains the grant office coordinatation of grants greater than $100,000 through the General Counsel approval process coordinatation of grants greater than $150,000 through the Board of Trustee approval process
Enid Carlson-Nagel Project Specialist Center for Student Services (CSS) 310 Ph: 231-591-2395 carlsone@ferris.edu	Provides: general grant support and assistance research for grant funding in government agencies and foundations assist in grant writing and grant project planning assist in developing internal and external collaborative grant project partnerships facilitates grant writing workshops
Karen S. Thompson Investment and Grants Accounting Prakken 255A Ph: 231-591-2157 Fax: 231-591-2985 thompsok@ferris.edu	Provides: counsel on budget development, indirect costs, and in-kind contributions advises on salary and benefit calculations assists when necessary in formatting a budget sheet review of the grant budget against the budget narrative and grant narrative for congruence
John Willey Vice President University Advancement and Marketing PRK 101J Ph: 231-591-3860 JohnWilley@ferris.edu	The office of University Advancement & Marketing is the clearing house for all external funding projects seeking financial support from foundations, individuals, corporations, and all non-governmental organizations. To avoid conflicts of interest within the University, always check first with University Advancement & Marketing before contacting any private entity about support for your work. Contact Vice President John Willey directly to discuss approaching a foundation or for more information on endowments and the Ferris Foundation.
Connie Meinholdt Chairperson, Human Subjects Review Committee College of Arts and Sciences Department of Social Sciences ASC 2072 Ph: 231-591-2759 meinholc@ferris.edu HSRC Application Form Word HSRC Instructions PDF	Any research project or other activity that involves human test subjects must be reviewed by this Committee. HSRC Web Site
Janice Weaver Social Sciences Chairperson, Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee College of Arts & Sciences ASC 2098 Ph: 231-591-3597 weaverja@ferris.edu	Any research project or other activity that involves the use of animals must be reviewed by this Committee. IACUC Web Site

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