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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>University research
administrators fulfill a specific role within higher education administration
and teaching hospitals. In the Fall/Winter 2006 volume of NCURA's <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Research Management Review</span></i> the results of
the 2007 Research Administrator Stress Perception Survey were published
(Shambrook, 2007). The study found that research administrators
perceived high levels of stress, had health effects, and reported various
coping mechanisms. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As part of my doctoral
study in Education at American University and both as a university research
administrator and active member of NCURA, I wish to learn more about the
potential stressors experienced by those within our field. Keeping in
mind that stress may have either a negative or positive impact on an individual
employee, my study is designed to determine the incidence and types of
occupational stressors associated among university research administrators.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To that end, I am
inviting you to anonymously participate in the Occupational Roles Questionnaire
(ORQ) via Surveymonkey. You have been selected at random from the
membership of NCURA. The website is private and by invitation only.
It will not collect your IP address, nor will it retain your e-mail or any
other identifying information. The ORQ itself takes an estimated 10
minutes and it will take an additional 3 minutes to complete the seven
university research administrator characteristics items. The results
collected will be studied in aggregate as opposed to individually. When
my study is complete I plan to share the results with the NCURA membership as
well as complete my dissertation. Thank you in advance for your
participation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><u><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Link to survey</span></font></u>:
(<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Either click link or paste into
your browser to connect to the survey.)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UakEC04YGMCBnOOOxvQlIg_3d_3d"
target="_blank">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UakEC04YGMCBnOOOxvQlIg_3d_3d</a></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><u><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Password</span></font></u>:
<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>URASTRESSORS</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Christine Katsapis, Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Gallaudet</span></font></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Office of
Sponsored Programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>NCURA member since 1996, LDI Class of 2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>References</span></font></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Shambrook, J. (2007).
Results from the 2007 research administrator stress perception survey. <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Research Management Review, 15</span></i>(2), 12.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:
1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Osipow, S. H. (1998). <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Occupational stress inventory revised edition (OSI-R)</span></i>:
Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Christine C. A. Katsapis, Director<br>
Office of Sponsored Programs<br>
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w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
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w:st="on">DC</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">20002-3695</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
202-651-5945 (v/tty) 202-651-5792 (fax) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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