Elevating Cougs for departmental grants staff and PIs: at a glance

Departmental grants administration staff are essential to ensuring the accurate and timely management of millions of grant dollars awarded each year to WSU researchers. Staff and faculty holding roles including Grant Manager and Principal Investigator (PIs) perform a variety of grants-related tasks in Workday including:

• Costing Allocations
• Effort Certification
• Approving transactions and accounting adjustments
• Using grants reports for accounting and tracking activities

Staff and faculty performing grants management tasks often do so in addition to other administrative or academic responsibilities.

The 2023 Elevating Cougs conference offers Grant Managers and PIs the opportunity to learn more about how to use Workday to its full potential to help manage their tasks, and reduce the stress of competing priorities.

The Workday Success Stories Track offers the following sessions geared toward Grant Managers and PIs:

• Reporting for Grant Managers
• Reporting for Principal Investigators
• Managing Your People Paid on Grants
• Workday Finance FAQs

The following sessions may also be of interest to departmental grants personnel:

• Calendar Planning & Best Practices
• Navigating Workday Like a Pro
• Delegations in Workday

Departmental grants staff can get started now by registering for the Elevating Cougs conference and exploring session details in the conference schedule. They can also review key Workday training for payroll on the Modernization Website.