The Office of General Counsel and Chancellor Marcelo Suarez-Orozco represented UMass at the Boston Bar Association’s annual Higher Education Legal Conference on March 2, 2023. Chancellor Suarez-Orozco presented on the plenary panel (Higher Education Trends and Challenges: A View from Leadership). Chief Deputy General Counsel Denise Barton, a member of the BBA’s Conference Advisory Committee,…
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The University’s Employee Service Team Payroll Office works in partnership with payroll administrators in the President’s Office and on each campus. The team consists of Director of Employee Services Jeff Gull, Payroll Managers Erika O'Malley and Christina Flagg, and Payroll Specialists Cheryl Desmarais, Jennifer Zelent, and Michael McGovern. Their goal is to provide campus partners with the…
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Did You Know? , Active state employees who have a qualifying family status change during the year may enroll in or increase their life insurance coverage without any medical review. The employee is eligible to receive up to four times their salary provided that the GIC receives an enrollment form and required documentation within 60 days of the qualifying event. Family status changes include the following…
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End of FY23 is Near!, , , The end of the FY23 is quickly approaching. As you perform your end-of-year transactions, kindly take note of the following: For executed contracts, expenses are only accrued in the fiscal year (FY) the goods/services are received/rendered. Departments are advised to avoid unnecessary spending in the final weeks of the fiscal year. FY23 invoices should be submitted by Saturday, June 17,…, Weekly Office Hours , Need help with a contract? Adding a supplier? Join UPST every, Tuesday at 11am, for our weekly office hour! Representatives from Accounts Payable, Bank Card, Contracts, Customer Service, Requisitions & Purchase Orders, Supplier Management, and Travel & Expense will be available and ready to answer your questions! Register for UPST Office Hours
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FY23 Key Deadlines , As FY23 comes to a close, please note the following important deadlines for the University Treasurer’s Office: AP Payment Cancellations (AP & Payroll Stop Payments) must be received by 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 28. Letter of Credit Draw requests must be received by 12:00 p.m. Thursday, June 29. Unclassified Cash Claims items must be received by 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 7. Foreign…
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Fiscal year end takes place annually on June 30.
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 starts on July 1, 2023 and ends on June 30, 2024.
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New Hires, Name Title Department Andrew Buroni Business Analyst Fellowship Innovation & Operational Services Nancy Chac Business Analyst Fellowship Innovation & Operational Services Bill Mannix Category Manager UPST Crispin Sabaten Finance Clerk Controller Ricardo Santiago Full Stack Developer UITS Poornika Bonam Intern UITS Rhaul Chaub Intern UITS Jacob Marrier Intern Innovation &…, Promotions, Name Title Department Steve Celi Principal Boomi Integration Dev UITS Meeta Gill Audit Manager Internal Audit Sara MacKenzie Sr. Budget Analyst Management & Fiscal Affairs Shawn Skelly Associate CIO-Enterprise App and Digital Formation UITS, Retiring, Name Title Department Sharon Vieira HRIS Manager Human Resources, Departing, Name Title Department Abdallah Adam Intern Innovation & Operational Services Elizabeth Carroll Intern Academic Affairs Raef Eddins Intern UPST Jack Horsman Intern Innovation & Operational Services Max Mello Intern Innovation & Operational Services Michael Ricciardi Intern Innovation & Operational Services Michael Sennott Intern UPST Jaideep Sidhu Intern Treasury
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UMPO Relocation , The Innovation team has been providing support in the coordination of the UMPO Relocation Project. A Virtual Town Hall was held on 5/12 to highlight key design elements, showcase new technology, and field questions from attendees. June Virtual Town Hall date is 6/16 at 11am. The presentation and supporting information on the UMPO relocation can be found on the project website
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Not that it takes only 20 tasks to move a Data Center (DC), in fact, it is going to take 14 months and a lot of, people-hours, to complete as depicted in the picture below. But here’s a comical step-by-step description that might shed some light and laughter! Step 1 Discover they are selling your building, take a deep breath, and move to Step 2. Step 2 Realize you have two data centers to move, take another deep breath, and move to Step 3. Step 3 Find new locations. (Luckily UMass Amherst has, two, active data centers that are VERY reasonably priced) Step 4 Complete asset inventory – because it’s important to know what you have. Verify network cable mapping – because it’s even more important to know how it’s connected! Step 5 Review existing hardware for EOSL (End of Service “Life”) … and order new stuff if it’s “dead”. Step 6 Set up “Lights Out Management” – for full remote support…, Timeline to Move our Data Center
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