UMass Dartmouth's eSports Team will be gaining a new arena this semester thanks to UPST’s dynamic partnership with CDW, one of four IT VAR (Value-Added Reseller) suppliers ! Learn more about this collaboration and read about what David Cho, Chief Procurement Officer, had to say about how CDW is reinvesting in our campuses and upholding UMass' commitment to delivering top-tier education affordably…
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New Hires, Name Title Department Venkata Sai Sudharshan Baswa Financial Analyst I Controller’s Daniel Kouns Category Manager UPST Saran Madam Sr. Data Engineer UPST Matthew Smith Sr. Network Specialist UITS Eric Sylvestre Network Specialist I UITS Abishek Cholkar Intern UPST Donald Dawin Intern UITS, Promotions, Name Title Department Susan Kong Applications Developer, Prin UITS, Departures, Name Title Department Chaya Mallavarum Sr. Boomi Integration UITS John Nelson Sr Applications Developer UITS Kate Targett Deputy CIO UITS
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By leveraging connections at conferences like URMIA, the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Team has been able to gain visibility from external stakeholders and is proud to partner with them to mature their own ERM Programs. The four ERM professionals spent the day at the Boston office learning about each other’s tricks and tools!
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On October 3, UMass President Marty Meehan, Secretary of Education and UMass Trustee, Dr. Patrick Tutwiler, UMass Deputy Vice President of Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Equity, Nef Walker, and UMass Chief Deputy General Counsel, Denise Barton, spoke to the UMass community concerning UMass’ continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the wake of the recent decisions from…
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The Commonwealth Collegiate Academy (CCA) is an early college program administered through the President’s Office. CCA provides high school students the opportunity to take UMass courses in career-aligned pathways during their high school day. Students are not only able to earn college credits while still in high school at no cost to them, but they also are better prepared for the rigor and pace…
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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Updates and Changes Effective November 1, 2023 and January 1,2024, What is PFML?, Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) allows employees to take paid time off work for qualifying family or medical reasons. The program is administered by the state Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML). This program is funded by both employer and employee contributions. While similar to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, there are significant differences: PFML…, Summary of Changes effective November 1, 2023, Effective November 1, 2023, employees receiving PFML benefits may supplement (or “top off”) their PFML benefits with any available accrued paid leave (sick time, vacation, PTO, personal time, etc.). The employee may choose to use their accrued leave to top off their benefits, or they may choose to keep their accrued paid leave to use at another time. The combined weekly sum of PFML benefits and…, Summary of Changes Effective January 1, 2024, Effective January 1, 2024, the contribution rate will increase to .88%. The contribution rate breaks down as follows: .70% for medical leave .42% of the employer’s share .28% of the employee’s share .18% for family leave 0% of the employer’s share .18% of the employee’s share Effective January 1, 2024, the State Average Weekly Wage will increase to $1,796.72 and the maximum weekly benefit rate …, Questions:, Contact Katie Temple at ktemple@umassp.edu . , Resources, UMass President’s Office Website https://www.umassp.edu/paid-family-medical-leave Department of Family and Medical Leave: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-family-and-medical-leave
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In September, Slack will launch a new design to help you focus and be more productive as you work. This is the spot to learn all about the new experience and what’s changed.
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Massachusetts State Employee Retirement System (MSERS) members have the right to choose what is called an "Option D beneficiary" upon becoming a member or at any point prior to retirement. Option D provides a designated beneficiary with an allowance for life. Members may designate only one Option D beneficiary. Eligible beneficiaries include a spouse, former spouse (provided that the former…
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The University of Massachusetts President’s Office is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathleen Flanagan Copans as the Director of the Commonwealth Collegiate Academy’s early college program. Ms. Copans brings to this role a wealth of experience in both K-12 and higher education and a deep commitment to serving the needs of historically under-represented students as they pursue higher…
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New Hires, Name Title Department Kathleen Flanagan Copans Director of Commonwealth Collegiate Academy Academic Affairs Akshit Mahendra Mehta Business & Data Associate UPST, Promotions, Name Title Department Nick Bonczyk Security Specialist II UITS John Dawson Systems Specialist, Sr UITS Michael Magee Applications, Specialist II UITS Chaya Mallavaram Applications Developer, Sr UITS Kanhai Shah Applications Specialist II UITS Saqib Zulfiqar Database Administration Prin UITS, Departures, Name Title Department Jonathan Stadig Internal Auditor Internal Audit
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