We are pleased to publish the first issue of the President’s Office Connection. The goal of this newsletter is to keep all President’s Office employees “connected” on key news across the organization. We would like to thank everyone who helped get the first newsletter off the ground:, Editorial and Logistics Team, Jacquie Kittler – Lead (Human Resources) Kristina England (University Information Technology Services) Ashley Hunter (Unified Procurement Services Team) Stephanie Lines (University Communications) Sara MacKenzie ( Budget and Planning ) Cheryl Millett (Human Resources) Shawn Skelly (University Information Technology Services) , Department Content Authors, Candyce Carragher (Academic Affairs, Student Affairs & Equity) Jan Combs (Internal Audit) Kelly Fucci (University Information Technology Services) Ashley Hunter (Unified Procurement Services Team) Denise Lindberg (Office of the General Counsel Stephanie Lines (University Communications) Sara MacKenzie ( Budget and Planning ) Michael McGovern (Employee Services) Cheryl Millett (Human…
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The UMPO Relocation Update Town Hall was held on August 30th. More information about the Town Hall can be found at the UMPO Relocation Website . Move in date for 50 Washington Street has changed from September 12th to, September 27th, . Town Hall Documentation: o Recording o Presentation Support Resources: o Volunteer to Support the Move Activities o Additional Question Submission Form See below for some exciting days ahead!
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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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Check out this, video, celebrating the first week students were back on UMass campuses created by the UMPO communications interns! 5 Fun Facts about UMass students returning to campus this fall: The , UMass Amherst Class of 2027, – approximately 5,275 students – , is one of the most diverse in school history, . At , UMass Boston, , among the most diverse universities in the nation, two-thirds of the roughly 2,400-member Class of 2027 will be BIPOC ( Black, Indigenous, People of Color)., UMass Dartmouth’s, new cohort of students includes , the largest class of graduate students in its history., At , UMass Lowell, , “A record 48% of UMass Lowell’s incoming first-year class identifies as students of color. The , UMass Chan Medical School, in Worcester , welcomed its largest class of medical students
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Did you know that the MA State Retirement Board has a Pension Estimate Calculator on their website? Use the calculator to estimate your retirement pension. You simply enter some basic information (DOB, Service Start Date, Projected Retirement Date, Total Years of Service and Average Salary) and the calculator will estimate your pension based on Options A, B and C. Option A-No Survivor Benefit …
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