Event Details
Event Title Core Facility Director Development Day
Location Roper Hall Active Learning Theater
Sponsor Office of Research Technologies
Date/Time 08/19/2026 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM
For more information, contact the event administrator: Kara Clissold kara_clissold@med.unc.edu
 
This half-day workshop is intended to provide professional development to core directors of academic core facilities or recharge centers. 

The agenda includes:

  Active Learning  Theater Roper Hall 4302 Roper Hall
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch -
12:30 - 1:30 Panel discussion of best practices and tips for writing internal funding proposals (CFAC and OVCR Core Equipment Fund) Open office hours with iLab and Rate Review Support personnel to: discuss rate review questions, iLab questions, and help you become confident in running reports in iLab 
1:45 - 3:00 Process Mapping and SWOT Analyses for Lab Operations Improvement
3:15 - 4:30 AI for Optimizing Core Administration Tasks