December 13, 1:30 - 3:30 pm, Please join us Wednesday, 12/13, at 1:30 pm. Stroll through the Westborough office for a holiday spread, fun and games. Use the Robin map as your guide. Please RSVP by Monday, December 4th ., Gift Swap, - Have you found the perfect universal gift the masses will fight over? Bring a wrapped gift ($25) to participate., Great UMass Dessert Contest, - Go for the glory. Choose your best dessert to enter this competition. Judges will award prizes for presentation and flavor. Bring plenty! Your colleagues will also sample these delicious treats!, Holiday Trivia, - Join your friends and colleagues in a friendly holiday trivia competition. All you need to participate is your phone!, Most Creative Attire Contest, - This is where things get CREATIVE. Come dressed for the season in the most creative, tacky, wacky, and fun holiday outfit you can find, buy, or make. This year judges will award an individual and a group for their most creative holiday attire., UMPO Holiday Donation Drives, Big or Small, any donation helps., Guild of St. Agnes Gift Drive, The Guild of St. Agnes, a long standing, educational, private, non-profit childcare agency provides families with quality, affordable, early childhood education, and school age programs for children from 4 weeks to age 12. This year, we adopted two of the guild’s programs in Worcester for a total of 50 children. A wish list from each child is available on the giving tree in Westborough. Please…, Veteran’s Drive, To help provide Veteran patients with many things to make their period of hospitalization and outpatient treatment more pleasant, we are asking for the following new item donations for the VA Hospital in West Roxbury: Men's Underwear (Med/Large/X-Large) Sweatshirt/Sweatpants/Tee-shirt (Med/Large/X-Large/XX-Large/XXX-Large) Shampoo, Conditioner, & Body Wash ADA Stamped Toothpaste &…
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Every year UMass is audited by an independent third party. There are a few reasons why an audit is vital to our continued operation as a university, including: Access to federal funding - an organization that spends more than $750,000 of federal money in a single year is required to undergo an audit. In FY22, the university spent over $1 billion on federal awards! Required by law - an independent…
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TASC FSA (Flexible Spending Account) Update, The transition from Benefit Strategies/VOYA to TASC has been completed for the FY23 grace period and runout benefit plans for Healthcare FSA and Dependent Care. The participant accounts for these plans are active and balances are available for use. If you were enrolled in the FSA in FY23 and have funds remaining and you enrolled in FY24, you will see an additional account, or accounts, added to…
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Teamwork makes the dream work!, In May 2023, the Treasurer’s Office completed the University-wide PCI (Payment Card Industry) Compliance audit, under the new PCI 4.0 regulations. This process included collecting the self-assessment questionnaires (SAQ) for 312 active merchants and combining these individual reports into one SAQ D. The document was reviewed by our QSA (Qualified Security Assessor) and sent to our processor. …
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On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, the A&F Leadership Team marked the first anniversary of formally expanding to include both executive and senior managers. Led by SVP Lisa Calise, the A&F Leadership Team meets bimonthly to enhance collaboration across departments, set department-wide goals and objectives (known as the A&F Roadmap), share information, and build upon best practices. The July…
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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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Hold onto your mousepads, because the UPST is about to take you on a whirlwind tour of sun, sights, and sunscreen! From rooftop raves to hammock havens, get ready to scroll through the snapshots of our employees' epic summer escapades!
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