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Research At Rutgers University

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During the summer, I interned for Rutgers University in their Grant and Contracting department. Going into this internship I didn’t know what to expect. I knew Rutgers was a very large University located in new Jersey which has multiple campuses located in New Brunswick, Camden and Newark. Rutgers is a state university of New Jersey and they recently joined the Big Ten for sporting affiliations. Their mascot is the Scarlet Knight. Since I live in New Jersey, I thought I knew a good amount about Rutgers, I was wrong. This internship has taught me so many different things about Rutgers, grants and contracting and the accounting process.
Rutgers is in the Big Ten for sports. What I didn’t know, is that they are also in the Big Ten for …show more content…

These packets were very important during my time at Rutgers Grants and Contracting.
At Rutgers, I worked for Daniela, the accountant manager. Her manager is Roberta, she overlooks two accountant managers which are Daniela and the other works at the Rutgers Newark campus. Daniela overlooks multiple accountants. One accountant was Laurie. I did most of my work for Laurie and Daniela. Daniela also deals with FFATA for the subcontracts. FFATA is Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act which is a reporting tool for contractors and organizations receiving grants. Daniela gave me the subcontracts that Rutgers gives out to other organizations to collaborate on research together. I would enter these documents into Microsoft Access. This was my first time dealing with Microsoft Access so I learned a lot about the database. I had to receive exclusive access to enter the database as well as enter a password every time I opened the page. I would enter all the information needed from the subcontract and then put the subcontract into a folder and make a label for it. I then put these folders into a file cabinet. I also organized the filing cabinets and moved over 30,000 files to make space for new ones and to make the office more organized. I spent most of my time at this internship filing for employees or moving the folders to make space.
I believe I met most of my learning objectives. I learned an extensive amount about Rutgers University. I

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