Faculty & Staff

One goal of the R2 Office is to provide resources that help investigators balance the dual responsibilities and demands involved in research and office management. To this end, we have created a series of planning and management forms to help faculty, staff, and students organize their daily tasks, grant submissions, project administration, and manuscript development and submission duties.

The office also offers trainings on management-related topics, such as our Email Etiquette and Management Course. The information from this and other trainings are available online. If there is a management-related topic that you would like to discuss, please contact the R2 Office.

Planning and Time Management Resources 

Users can access the following time management resources: 

Daily Tasks/“To-Do” List Templates

• The R2 “Daily To Do List”
  Designed to help organize your major tasks, including emails and phone calls, and to note any necessary follow-up steps. 
• The R2 “2 x 2 To-Do List”
  Broken down by Importance and Urgency, designed to help organize your upcoming tasks according to the biggest priorities (importance) and the most time sensitive (urgency).
• The R2 “Mini To-Do List”
  Designed to help you keep track of small tasks (both personal and work-related) that can be accomplished relatively quickly.
• The R2 “Weekly To Do List”
  Created to help you plan out and list tasks to be completed during the work week.

Grants Planning and Management Spreadsheets

The following spreadsheet is designed to help organize grant planning, grant submissions, and currently funded projects when working on multiple grants. The spreadsheet is separated into three tabs (Grants in Preparation, Submitted Grants, and Currently Funded Projects).

• Grants Management Spreadsheet 

Project Planning

The following spreadsheets are designed to help users manage multiple funded projects:

• Projects Planning Organization Spreadsheet
  Helps you keep track of current funded projects that are in progress, including the individual on your research team responsible for coordinating (if applicable), current status, and next steps.
• Current Grant Reporting Requirements and IRB Expirations
  Designed to help you keep track of agency reporting requirements and IRB expiration dates, as well as other important project information (RASCAL protocol #, etc.)

Manuscript Submission Sheets

This spreadsheet is designed to help users coordinate the writing, submission, and revision of several manuscripts.

• Manuscript Planning Spreadsheet.xls

Please contact the office if you have any questions about these templates, or if you would like to see samples of completed spreadsheets.