The Controller's Office went on a teambuilding outing in May to an Escape Room at a former mill in Hudson. For those that haven't tried an Escape Room before, we were "locked" in a room with a series of puzzles to solve as a team to "escape." It was a new and different way for the team to get to know each other and strengthen our ability to work collaboratively to solve problems. It was…
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The Innovation Team wanted to welcome two new members who have joined the team recently, Andrew Buroni and Nancy Chac. Get to know them better and be sure to say hi when you see them in the office! , Andrew Buroni, Andrew Buroni was born and raised in Marlboro MA, and recently graduated with a Marketing Degree from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. Andrew has worked for the President’s Office since November 2021 as an intern with UPST. During this time, he has worked on the Supplier Relationship management team and has helped onboard over 2,500 suppliers into the system. Fun Facts! …, Nancy Chac, Nancy Chac, from Brockton MA, is one of the new Business Analyst Fellows in the Innovation Team. In May, she graduated from UMass Lowell with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Marketing and Analytics. Fun fact! Nancy holds a record for taking the most honors courses in the UMass Lowell Honors College. In her free time, she likes being active and listening to…
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The National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), a premier professional organization in the field of higher education law, recently met at its annual conference in Chicago to discuss important and current legal topics and developments impacting institutes of higher education. Attorneys Maria Sheehy and Alyssa Cherubino represented the Office of the General Counsel at the…
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Arts, culture, and humanities are vital to inspiring the next generation of musicians and uniting us as a community. On Saturday, July 22nd, President Marty Meehan and the UMass Lowell Mary Jo Leahey Symphonic Band Camp performed at the iconic Boston Symphony Music Hall, celebrating the camp's 25th anniversary. As part of the band's performance, President Meehan once again joined the ensemble,…
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September 2023 - The University of Massachusetts has partnered with the US Trade and Development Agency in their Global Procurement Initiative. The initiative helps train public officials in emerging markets on how to establish procurement practices and policies that integrate life-cycle cost analysis and best value determination in a fair, transparent manner. The USTDA is partnering with the…
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The UPST and Campus Controller’s Office have observed many instances of invoices that precede the purchase orders (PO) to which they are linked. This procurement approach is, not compliant, either with the UMass Board of Trustees T92-031 (Policy for Management of University Funds & Procurement Policy), or with MA G.L. c. 149 & c.30 § 39 and exposes the University to major risks., Why is this a major issue?, Apart from being non-compliant with existing policies of the University and the Commonwealth, these non-compliant practices subject the University to additional problems: Unencumbered purchases correlate with unknown expenditures that directly impact budgeting, expenditure tracking and reporting Unauthorized purchases on behalf of the University Late payments to UMass suppliers (Late POs are…, What can you do to help fix this issue?, Ensure that you start your purchasing transactions with a requisition/PO Educate your colleagues and supervisors whose behaviors may be contributing to the late submissions of POs Attend a BuyWays Shopper/Requisitioner training as a refresher or join the UPST Office Hour session to discuss this issue, register here
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New Hires, Name Title Department Robert Baker Director of CRM & Digital Experience UITS Samantha Herren Senior Desktop Engineer UITS, Promotions, Name Title Department Allison Bamforth Project Portfolio Manager UITS Debra Hight Procurement & Bank Card Specialist UPST Julie Kenny IT Manager UMBA, Retiring, Name Title Department Patricia Vantine Admin Affairs Manager UMBA, Departures, Name Title Department Kerri Hudzikiewicz Director of IT Service Delivery & Ops UITS
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UMass Partners with USTDA in Their Global Procurement Initiative, The University of Massachusetts has partnered with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency in the #GlobalProcurementInitiative initiative targeted at delegates from Colombia. The goal for USTDA and the Colombian delegation is to understand best practice public procurement using the Unified Procurement Services Team (UPST) as a case study. In addition to best value procurement, this study tour will…
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The University of Massachusetts has partnered with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency in the #GlobalProcurementInitiative initiative targeted at delegates from Colombia. The goal for USTDA and the Colombian delegation is to understand best practice public procurement using the Unified Procurement Services Team (UPST) as a case study. In addition to best value procurement, this study tour will…
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