What is ARC?
Administration for Research Centers (ARC) delivers tailored administrative support and project management to multidisciplinary research centers, service facilities, and sponsored projects within Cornell’s Research & Innovation Division. Our team of project associates and administrative assistants addresses both ongoing and short-term staffing needs, with a focus on part-time roles. ARC partners with a network of teams to support R&I centers.
ARC Services
ARC general and post-award administrative services include:
- Sponsored Project Administration
- Post-award project stewardship (non-technical), including administrative coordination and project lifecycle support
- Support for project data collection, record-keeping, and reporting (non-financial)
- Operational Support for Center Programs
- Administrative coordination of program development actions and procedural documentation
- Coordination of program delivery, timelines, and logistics
- Support for program data collection, record-keeping, evaluation, and reporting (non-financial)
- Administrative (non-technical) policy compliance facilitation, in coordination with compliance offices
- Administrative support for space management and equipment inventory
- Routine Financial, Procurement, and Expense Processing
- Routine financial management support in collaboration with the R&I Finance Team
- Procurement support and expense reimbursement processing
- Concur expense report preparation and submission
- Routine Communications Support
- Routine announcements, internal distributions, and updates
- Routine website and social media updates (does not include content creation)
- Support for strategic communications in collaboration with the R&I Communications Team
- Event Management and Meeting Coordination
- Event planning and day-of support for symposia, retreats, workshops, conferences, hackathons, and lectures
- Seminar series and webinar coordination
- Meeting coordination and calendaring support (does not include executive staff assistance)
- Coordination of speaker and participant logistics
- Short-Term Support
- Administrative continuity support during staff transitions
- Administrative capacity augmentation
Integration with Center Teams
While centrally managed, ARC personnel are:
Functionally embedded within center teams, aligning with center goals and missions.
Structured to provide an ARC lead who collaborates closely with the center director or administrative manager.
Acts as a principal liaison and strategic partner
May fill the role of administrative manager.
Strengthened by ARC’s collective team expertise, enhancing overall administrative support.
How To Work with ARC
Our mission is to understand and support your unique goals and circumstances.
To work with ARC: