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Pinned Article Fluid Non-Catalog Requisitions in NUFinancials (Training Guide)

The Guide will walk a Requester through the process of creating a Fluid Non-Catalog Requisition.

Pinned Article SESP TECH HOME

Overview of how to get technology support at SESP

1800 Sherman Ave. Room 3509

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the conference room in the SESP MSLOC offices at 1800 Sherman Ave. Room 3509.

1800 Sherman Ave. Room 3516

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the meeting room in the SESP MSLOC offices at 1800 Sherman Ave. Room 3516.

1800 Sherman Ave. Room 7308

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the meeting room in the SESP MSLOC offices at 1800 Sherman Ave. Room 7308.

Abbott Hall Room 1601

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Abbott Hall Room 1601.

Abbott Hall Room 1602

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Abbott Hall Room 1602.

Abbott Hall Room 1605

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Abbott Hall Room 1605.

Abbott Hall Room 1607

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Abbott Hall Room 1607.

Abbott Hall Room 1608

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Abbott Hall Room 1608.

Abbott Hall Room 1620

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Abbott Hall Room 1620.

Adding an Network or IP printer to your computer

How to add a network or IP based printer for Feinberg.

Advanced Globus Features

An outline of advanced features available for Globus

Annenberg Hall Room 123 - Student Affairs Office

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the conference room in the SESP Student Affairs Office located in Annenberg Hall Room 123.

Best Practices: Moving Documents and Folders from OneDrive to SharePoint

This article covers the different options when moving or copying files between SharePoint and OneDrive.

Canvas Information for Graduating Students

Canvas information for graduating students

CERES: Agreements Research Community Reference Guide

CERES is Northwestern University’s (NU) Central Electronic Research System. CERES enables NU researchers and administrators to create, review, submit, and track funding proposals, awards, and agreement negotiations that support their sponsored projects. CERES Agreements is a comprehensive, flexible contract management solution that simplifies and streamlines the agreement submission, review, and negotiation process.

CERES: Ancillary Review F&A Waiver

An ancillary review for F&A Waiver is required on a funding proposal or award. Ancillary reviews take place concurrently with the normal review workflows and can be added to funding proposals, awards, award modifications, and agreements.

CERES: Ancillary Review PI Eligibility

An ancillary review for PI Eligibility is required on a funding proposal or award. Ancillary reviews take place concurrently with the normal review workflows and can be added to funding proposals, awards, award modifications, and agreements.

CERES: Ancillary Review Submission

Ancillary reviews are optional reviews that can be included on a per-project basis. Reviewers can be any specific person or organization in CERES. Ancillary reviews take place concurrently with the normal review workflows and can be added to funding proposals, awards, award modifications, and agreements.

CERES: Ancillary Reviews

Ancillary reviews are optional reviews that can be included on a per-project basis. Reviewers can be any specific person or organization in CERES. Ancillary reviews take place concurrently with the normal review workflows and can be added to funding proposals, awards, award modifications, and agreements. In certain circumstances, such as institutional cost sharing, PI eligibility, and requesting an F&A waiver, an ancillary review must be included.

CERES: Award Modification Requests

There are times when it is necessary to make a change to an active award. The RA must submit a request to SR to have a change made to an active award. The request must be made in CERES with an award modification request. CERES offers a wide variety of modification types, such as scope, budget, and personnel effort changes. Award Modification Requests have their own review cycle.

CERES: Complete a Budget

CERES automatically creates a primary sponsor budget. Only users with the Salary Access role can view and edit budgets and budget attachments, export budgets, and see salary information. If your role requires salary access and you do not have the appropriate permissions in CERES, submit a request for access.

CERES: Complete a Cost Share Budget

If a funding proposal’s primary sponsor budget has project effort exceeds salary requested, the budget workspace alerts you to create a cost share budget to show how the additional funds will be provided. Cost share budgets must also accompany funding proposals that have mandatory or voluntary committed cost sharing.

CERES: Complete and Submit an Outgoing Subaward Agreement

Outgoing subcontracts on active awards will require an Outgoing Subaward Agreement. This agreement will be initiated by Sponsored Research (SR), then the Research Administrator (RA) will be notified once the agreement is in their CERES inbox for their completion.

CERES: Create a Continuation Proposal

A continuation is a type of follow-on submission in CERES used primarily for submitting progress reports for review and approval and to request funding of an active award for the upcoming budget year. Typically, it includes a progress report for the closing budget year. RAs will create continuations proposals and submit them to SR for review and approval.

CERES: Create a Subaward Budget

If an external collaborator will be contracted to perform work as part of a larger sponsored project, you can add the subaward funds budgeted for the external collaborator in the funding proposal. A subaward budget is created from and linked to a primary sponsor budget.

CERES: Create and Submit a Clinical Trial Agreement

After the related funding proposal is approved by the necessary parties and reviewed by Sponsored Research (SR), the Research Administrator (RA) can create the Clinical Trial Agreements (CTA).

CERES: Create and Submit a Funding Proposal

This article explains how to create a funding proposal and submit it for internal review in CERES.

CERES: Create and Submit a Non-Funded Agreement

Non-funded agreements may include Material Transfer Agreements (MTA), Data Use Agreements (DUA), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA), Collaboration Agreements (CA), a Letter of Indemnification (LOI), or a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

CERES: Create and Submit an Amendment

You can create amendments for agreements in the Active, Expired, and Evergreen state.

CERES: Create and Update SF424 Forms

In several funding proposal states, the RA can create or update SF424 application forms for federal system-to-system submitted applications, populating them with data from funding proposals and their budgets.

CERES: Department Reviewer Activities

When a research team completes a funding proposal, they submit it for review. The system sends an email notification to the appropriate reviewer, and the funding proposal appears in their CERES inbox. The proposal initially goes through a department review process. Department reviewers can add reviewer notes on the proposal pages and request clarifications or changes from the PI and RA.

CERES: Faculty Notifications Matrix

CERES generates email notifications for the system activities and transitions outlined in the following tables.

CERES: Grants Research Community Reference Guide

CERES is Northwestern University’s Central Electronic Research System. CERES enables NU researchers and administrators to create, review, submit, and track funding proposals, awards, and agreement negotiations that support their sponsored projects.

CERES: Manage Deliverables

Deliverables created in CERES as part of SR’s award set-up on the Deliverables page or using the Manage Deliverables activity provide a way to track sponsor and NU requirements for the award, such as deadlines, special reports, and progress reports. SR defines the deliverables in CERES but provides them to the sponsor outside the system.

CERES: Notifications Matrix

CERES generates email notifications for the system activities and transitions outlined in the following tables.

CERES: PI Certification on Proposals

When a funding proposal is complete and ready for department review, PIs should review and certify that their proposal is complete and accurate. If PI certification is outstanding when the proposal moves to Department Review, the PI will receive a reminder email to complete the certification. The final step of Department approval cannot take place until the PI has certified their proposal.

CERES: Reconcile Awards Budgets

Sponsored Research (SR) may contact a Research Administrator (RA) to reconcile a budget if an award is significantly cut by the sponsor from the amount proposed, if the award is complex and requires multiple allocations, or if the award has changes to subaward total dollars.

CERES: Request a New Organization

There may be times when initiating a funding proposal or award where the organization you are searching for, whether a sponsor or subcontract entity, does not yet exist in the NU Organizations list. A new organization can be requested when you create or update a funding proposal, subaward, award, or agreement. The steps are similar for all the projects. Submit a request to SR to have the organization added to the list.

CERES: Request an Advance Account

SR approves and establishes advance accounts (previously known as “prespend” accounts) in response to formal requests submitted by faculty and research staff to incur expenditures for necessary project activities prior to receipt of an award. Advance accounts for new awards are established for a period not to exceed 120 days, or the sponsor’s limit, whichever is shorter. RAs can request an advance account to be set up by SR in any funding proposal state from which an award can be created. Advanc

CERES: Respond to a Clarification Request

After review of a funding proposal in CERES, the reviewer may request changes. When they do, the RA receives an email notification with a link to the funding proposal, and the funding proposal appears in their CERES inbox. The proposal team must make the appropriate changes and submit the revised proposal for review again. Changes can be requested during Department Review or Specialist Review.

CERES: Respond to a Just-In-Time (JIT) or Similar Request

When a sponsor requests updated information for a submitted funding proposal, such as the NIH Just-In-Time (JIT), both the RA and SR will perform steps in CERES.

Create a Policy for SharePoint Site Closure and Deletion

How to delete your SharePoint site or create a lifecycle policy for your site.

Creating a Sharing Report for SharePoint Sites

Reports on file and folder sharing in a SharePoint site.

Determining Number of Document Versions (SharePoint and OneDrive)

Determining Number of Document Versions (SharePoint and OneDrive)

Determining Size of a OneDrive Document or Folder

How to determine the amount of content in a SharePoint folder.

Disconnecting from a Research Data Storage Service (RDSS) share

How to disconnect an RDSS/FSMResfiles share from your computer.

External Applicant having trouble logging into Northwestern's Careers site (careers.northwestern.edu)

Answers to common questions from external applicants when logging into Northwestern's Careers site

Feinberg - Installing Imagej and Fiji without administrative rights

Installing Imagej and Fiji without administrative rights for Feinberg users (set internal until approved)

Feinberg - Remote Desktop from Mac to a Mac

This article is to connect from your Mac to a Mac on the Chicago campus

File Systems, Storage, and Permissions on Quest

Information about storage options and how to manage storage and file permissions on Quest.

Finding the full path to your Research Data Storage Service (RDSS) share

How to identify the full path of your RDSS/FSMResfiles share to set up access to the RDSS Globus endpoint.

FSM - Renewing SPSS Commuter License (MAC & WINDOWS)

Renewing SPSS through the commuter licensing server.

Granting Access to Remote Support Customer Client (Bomgar) on macOS

How to properly grant screen control permissions to the Remote Support Application when connected with IT in a remote session

How to Add and Remove SharePoint Site Collection Administrators

How to edit the site collection administrators for a SharePoint site.

Installing and Managing Software with Anaconda Virtual Environments on Quest

Learn how to install and manage software on Quest using Anaconda Virtual Environments

Limit Sync for a SharePoint Site

Restrict syncing of SharePoint content.

Mapping your Research Data Storage Service (RDSS) share as a network drive

This article describes how to mount your RDSS share as a network drive on your computer.

myHR Learn Course Frozen or Can't See Video

Steps to follow when you are taking an online training or class in myHR Learn and the course is frozen, no video displays or you only hear audio (e.g., Good Clinical Practices course).

NUFinancials Known Issues

Known issues with University's financial system, NUFinancials.

Research Computing How-to Videos

Northwestern IT Research Computing Services offers the following how-to videos to assist researchers.

Research Data Storage Service (RDSS) Troubleshooting Guide

Solutions to common issues for connecting to RDSS

Restoring a previous version of a file or folder stored on the Research Data Storage Service (RDSS)

How to retrieve an older version of a file or folder stored on RDSS. (Windows only)

Running VS Code (Server) on a Quest Compute Node

Learn how your can run VS Code (Server) on a Quest Compute Node

SESP - Annenberg G02 – Kothari Learning Studio

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Annenberg Hall Room G02.

SESP - Annenberg 101

Information about SESP - Annenberg 101.

SESP - Annenberg 317

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Annenberg Hall Room 317.

SESP - Annenberg 345

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Annenberg Hall Room 345.

SESP - Annenberg G08

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Annenberg G08.

SESP - Annenberg G08

Information about SESP - Annenberg G08

SESP - Annenberg G22

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Annenberg G22.

SESP - Annenberg G27

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Annenberg G27.

SESP Administrative Technology

Information regarding administrative technology resources available to SESP community members.

SESP Annenberg 303 – Baldwin Learning Studio

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP learning space Annenberg Hall Room 303.

SESP Annenberg Hall 3rd Floor Commons

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP common room / event space on the 3rd floor of Annenberg Hall.

SESP Annenberg Hall Room 138 - CYCLE Studio

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the conference room in the SESP CYCLE Studio located in Annenberg Hall Room 138.

SESP Annenberg Hall Room 142 - CYCLE Studio

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the meeting room in the SESP CYCLE Studio located in Annenberg Hall Room 142.

SESP Annenberg Hall Room 201

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP conference room in the Annenberg Hall Room 201.

SESP Annenberg Hall Room 301

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP quiet study space located in Annenberg Hall Room 301.

SESP Annenberg Hall Room 347

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the SESP meeting room located in Annenberg Hall Room 347.

SESP Colfax St. Room 140 - OCEP

This article documents an overview of features, technologies, and reservations for the conference room located in the SESP Office of Community Education Partnerships located on the first floor of 640 Colfax St., Evanston.

SESP Learning Spaces

Information regarding SESP maintained learning spaces.

SESP Research Resources

This page provides information regarding research related resources available to SESP community members.

SESP Technology F.A.Q.s

SESP Technology F.A.Q.s

Setting up Multi-Factor Authentication for a Northwestern Canvas Admin Account

How to use MFA through Duo to access the Northwestern Canvas Admin.

Setting up Remote Desktop on your macOS computer

Setting up Remote Desktop on your macOS computer

Transferring files using Globus

How to initiate file transfers using the Globus data transfer tool

Using Globus Timer

How to use the Globus timer feature to automate and schedule data transfers

Using Globus with Amazon S3 storage

How to use Globus to transfer data to/from Amazon S3 storage

Using Northwestern University's Dryad Membership

How to share data using Northwestern's Dryad membership

Using RStudio Server or RStudio Desktop on a Quest compute node

This article demonstrates how a user can run RStudio Server on a Quest compute node through a Slurm interactive or batch job.

Using the OneDrive/SharePoint Globus Endpoint

How to transfer data to/from OneDrive and SharePoint using Globus

Using VASP on Quest

This page provides information on requesting access to use VASP on Quest, running VASP on Quest, and building your own copy of VASP on Quest.

Wildcat Finder

Wildcat Finder is a proprietary web application that provides multiple search options to identify individuals affiliated with the University in various capacities, including faculty, staff, students, contractors, and affiliates. Service is available to IT staff only.

Using the Quest Globus endpoint

How to set up and use the Quest Globus endpoint

Using the RDSS Globus Endpoint

How to transfer data between RDSS/FSMResfiles and Quest using Globus

Globus Endpoints and Collections

A description of Globus endpoints and collections available at Northwestern

Connecting to a Research Data Storage Service (RDSS) share

How to connect to your Research Data Storage Service/FSMResfiles share on your computer.

Managing access to Research Data Storage Service (RDSS) Shares

How to grant and remove access to your RDSS share.

Using the Globus Data Transfer Tool

Overview of how to use Globus with links to how to articles.