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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Gordon Lee [mailto:glee@mail.sdsu.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 03, 2013 9:22 AM<br><b>To:</b> Arlene Gibson<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: National Science Board Request for Information on Faculty Administrative Workload<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Arlene:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Can you send this to the College of Engineering faculty? This email is a request to collect data for the National Science Board of the National Science Foundation on the administrative workload of faculty while they are working on research projects.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Thanks, GLEE<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Leffler, Jeremy A.</b> <<a href="mailto:jleffler@nsf.gov">jleffler@nsf.gov</a>><br>Date: Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 8:10 AM<br>Subject: National Science Board Request for Information on Faculty Administrative Workload<br>To: <a href="mailto:FDPMAIN-L@lsw.nas.edu">FDPMAIN-L@lsw.nas.edu</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The following may be of interest to your membership. I would greatly appreciate you disseminating as widely as possible.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Jeremy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Over the past decade two Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) Faculty Workload Surveys indicate that administrative burdens associated with Federal research funding consume roughly 42% of an awardee’s available research time. The National Science Board (NSB), which establishes the policies of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and recommends and encourages the pursuit of national policies for the promotion of research and education in science and engineering, recently established a Task Force on Administrative Burdens that is charged with examining faculty administrative workload as it relates to federally sponsored research. The Task Force is also interested in identifying opportunities to reduce burden while maintaining accountability and oversight. The NSB Task Force has released a <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/committees/ab/tskforce_ab_rfi.jsp" target="_blank">Request for Information (RFI)</a> seeking recommendations from principal investigators for reducing the administrative workload associated with their Federal awards. Responses to the RFI will be considered as the Board develops recommendations to ensure investigators’ administrative workload is at an appropriate level.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We encourage you and your faculty to provide the NSB with your valuable insight. The RFI is available through May 24<sup>th</sup> at: <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/committees/ab/tskforce_ab_rfi.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/committees/ab/tskforce_ab_rfi.jsp</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>In addition, the Task Force will be conducting three Roundtable Discussions to elicit feedback directly from faculty and administrators. To attend any of the discussions identified below, please send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:Administrative-Reform-Inquiries@nsf.gov" target="_blank">Administrative-Reform-Inquiries@nsf.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>April 16<sup>th</sup> at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>4:00 PM (Location TBD)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>April 30<sup>th</sup> at Tufts University in Boston, MA</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>11:30 AM at the Winthrop Street Function Hall<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>May 1<sup>st</sup> at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>1:30 PM at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Jeremy A. Leffler</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Executive Secretary to the NSB Task Force on Administrative Burdens</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Outreach Specialist, Policy Office</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Division of Institution & Award Support</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Office of Budget, Finance & Award Management</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>National Science Foundation</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><a href="mailto:jleffler@nsf.gov" target="_blank">jleffler@nsf.gov</a>; <a href="tel:703-292-8075" target="_blank">703-292-8075</a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><br><span class=hoenzb>-- </span><br><span class=hoenzb>This message has been scanned for viruses and </span><br><span class=hoenzb>dangerous content by <a href="http://www.mailscanner.info/" target="_blank"><b>MailScanner</b></a>, and is </span><br><span class=hoenzb>believed to be clean. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><p>Dr. Gordon Lee<o:p></o:p></p><p>Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering<o:p></o:p></p><p>5500 Campanile Drive<o:p></o:p></p><p>San Diego State University<o:p></o:p></p><p>San Diego, CA 92182-1309<o:p></o:p></p><p>Ph: (619) 594-6388<o:p></o:p></p><p>Fax: (619) 594-2654<o:p></o:p></p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:glee@mail.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">glee@mail.sdsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><br />--
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