function writeLinks(strUnit) {
	var strOutput = " ";
	var aOVPRLinks = new Array(10); //if a new element is added increase this number accordingly
	// use the full URL below without the http:// , then the text of the link
	// if a link is added, make sure to use the next number in the brackets, e.g. if the last
	// link was [2], use [3]
	aOVPRLinks[0] = ["ovpr", "www.research.umn.edu", "Office of the Vice President for Research"];
	aOVPRLinks[1] = ["acrc", "www.business.umn.edu", "Academic and Corporate Relations Center"];
	aOVPRLinks[2] = ["crad", "www.research.umn.edu/crad", "Council of Research Associate Deans"];
	aOVPRLinks[3] = ["erss", "www.research.umn.edu/erss", "eResearch Systems Support"];
	aOVPRLinks[4] = ["first", "www.research.umn.edu/first", "Fostering Integrity in Research, Scholarship, and Teaching (Formerly RCR)"];
	aOVPRLinks[5] = ["oar", "www.oar.umn.edu", "Oversight, Analysis, and Reporting"];
	aOVPRLinks[6] = ["regaffairs", "www.research.umn.edu/regaffairs", "Regulatory Affairs"];
	aOVPRLinks[7] = ["subjects", "www.research.umn.edu/subjects", "Research Subjects' Protection Programs"];
	aOVPRLinks[8] = ["ospa", "www.ospa.umn.edu", "Sponsored Projects Administration"];
	aOVPRLinks[9] = ["techcomm", "www.research.umn.edu/techcomm", "Technology Commercialization"];
	for (var i = 0; i < aOVPRLinks.length; i++) {
		if (strUnit == aOVPRLinks[i][0]) {
			if (strUnit == "ovpr") {
				strOutput += "<a class='leftnav' href='/about.html'>About OVPR</a><br><br>";
			} else {
				strOutput += "<font color='#999999'>" + aOVPRLinks[i][2] + "</font><br><br>";
			}
		} else {
			strOutput += "<a class='leftnav' href='http://" + aOVPRLinks[i][1] + "/'>" + aOVPRLinks[i][2] + "</a>";
			if (i == 9) {
				strOutput += "<br>";
			} else {
				strOutput += "<br><br>";
			}
		}
		if (i == 0) {
			strOutput += "<span class='leftnavsubtitle'>OVPR Programs and Units</span><br><br>";
		}
	}
	document.write(strOutput);
}