Guidelines for
Identification of Administrative Advisors
For North Central Region
Committees
1.
Administrative
Advisors should preferably be associated with a North Central State
Agricultural Experiment Station (SAES).
2. An AA may be ANY
director, associate director, or assistant director in research, extension
and/or academic programs. Deans and Associate Deans may serve as AAs.
Department Chairs/Heads may also serve as AAs. Potential AAs also include those
who have completed the ESCOP/ACOP Leadership Development program. It is
preferable that they have experience with Multistate Research Processes
including experience as committee members and familiarity with the regional
Multistate Research Guidelines. The above statements apply to extension
directors as well.
3. If the situation calls for it, the
NCRA may consider assigning a co-advisor to a committee in addition to an
assigned Administrative Advisor. Co-advisors may be required when the
primary AA of an MRF project is a department head/or chair. The co-advisor
would oversee the functions of the primary AA. 4.
It
is preferable that an Administrative Advisor was not an immediately past
participant on the project for which he/she is being considered.
5.
Many
AAs, with the exception of department chairs/heads, will serve as AA to at
least two regional projects which provides the advantage of reducing the learning
curve and endorsing economies of scale in advising. 6.
Length
of term for AAs are: NC and NCCC/NCERA
committees-maximum two consecutive 5 year terms; NCAC-one 6 year term; NRSP
indefinite. 7.
Terms
begin immediately following appointment of the new Administrative Advisor.