RAMP Grants remains on track for our scheduled go-live date of July 1, 2020.
Training is well underway, and we encourage all individuals involved with research administration to take advantage of the various courses offered in order to be prepared to use the new system. The training schedule and registration links are posted on the RAMP project website and can be accessed by clicking here. How-to guides have been published on the training page and more training resources will be posted soon. Stay tuned as Frequently Asked Questions for the Grants module also will be added to the project website.
Please consider joining us for our virtual town hall meetings, which will continue in May. These meetings provide an excellent opportunity to stay informed on the latest information related to the rollout of RAMP Grants. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and have concerns addressed. Your continued engagement is necessary for the successful transition to our new system!
Virtual Town Hall Meeting Information
Tuesday, May 19: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Join Zoom Meeting: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/97852919394
Meeting ID: 978 5291 9394
Thursday, May 28: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/91948880812
Meeting ID: 919 4888 0812
The active RAMP modules for ACUC, IRB and Agreements will be updated/upgraded this month in anticipation of the RAMP Grants module implementation on July 1, 2020. A special thanks to all involved in the extensive testing conducted over the past four weeks - the testing was a success and is now complete.
Anticipated changes to RAMP functionality resulting from above upgrades/updates are detailed below:
For IRB:
The new 9.1 IRB will deliver some new functionality. The changes will mainly impact IRB Committee members and OHSP staff. Other users will see their recently viewed submissions on the left side of their screen (which are not displayed in current interface). For IRB Committee members and OHSP staff, the upgrade will deliver a dashboard with access to recently viewed items, upcoming deadlines and expirations, staff and review assignments, and at-a-glance views into in process work. The default dashboard (sometimes referred to as the Inbox or Common Inbox) also has been updated to show recently viewed items and currently assigned reviews. These tools will allow the central staff of OHSP to more closely monitor upcoming changes and any delays in processing which can result in benefits for all.
For ACUC:
An update was made to the ACUC module to perform software maintenance, and there were no changes to user functions.
For Agreements:
The upgraded platform changes will not affect the user functions.
ATTENTION ALL RAMP USERS: RAMP will go offline at 6 p.m. Monday, May 18, for the software upgrade implementation, and we anticipate the system will be fully operational by 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 19. Reminder announcements will display upon login for all users to remind them of this scheduled upgrade period and RAMP downtime. Users working in RAMP May 18, should be sure to save their work and exit the system before 6 p.m. Eastern.
If you have questions or concerns about RAMP, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
Angie Rowe, RAMP Project Manager, at arrowe@fsu.edu
Pam Ray, Senior Director of SRA, at pray2@fsu.edu
Dan Mullins, RAMP Support Director, at dmullins2@fsu.edu
Kerry Peluso, Assistant VP of Research Administration & Finance, at kpeluso@fsu.edu