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Research Administrators' Network (RAN) Meetings

Photograph from an in-person RAN Meeting

Research Administrators' Network (RAN) meetings are held three times a year to provide continuing education on U-M research administration topics and to hear from unit administrators and leaders in central administration.

September 25, 2025 RAN Meeting

The next RAN Meeting will be held Thursday, September 25, 2025 (exact time TBD, but the meeting will be held during the morning hours).

We plan to offer an in-person option for attendance at the North Campus Research Complex (NCRC) as well as a virtual option. Please respond to a brief Google Form to let us know if you plan to attend the meeting, and if so, whether you plan to attend in-person or virtually. 

RAAC Communications - September 2025 RAN / Research Administrator Day Planning Google Form


2025 RAN Meetings


September 25, 2024 RAN on National Research Administrator Day

The RAN meeting was livestreamed at 10:30 am on September 25, 2024. To view, start the video at the 9-minute mark!

FAQs

The slides for RAN can be found on the RAN web page: https://orsp.umich.edu/ran  (If you are on this page, just scroll down, past the gold line that reads References & Resources.)
We also send out a links after in our RAP/RAPid newsletters. We'll include links to the  link as well as the recorded webcast/video.

RAN refers to our Research Administrators' Network (RAN) meetings -- networking meetings which are held three times a year and are planned and executed by the RAAC Communications Subcommittee.

Sign up for The RAP/RAPid newsletters  (be sure to also check the box that you wish to receive RAN Updates). You can also join the RA Forum on Slack

Questions?

  • For questions about RAN, including ideas for future meetings, contact [email protected].
  • If you have any questions about this page, the files, or the RAN webcasts, please contact Andy Satkowiak, Director, Operations and Administration ([email protected]). Thank you!