This Year’s DEIA Annual Report, In 2023, the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility team continued to work on growing our educational event series as well as our Diversity Event Calendar. We have captured some analytics based on the last 12 months in our 2023 DEIA Annual Report . We were excited to offer our first in-person DEIA event in November – Diwali – and have some exciting plans for another in-person cultural…, January Diversity Events Calendar, The DEIA Communications team keeps a calendar of upcoming diversity awareness months and days recognized either nationally or internationally due to their cultural, historical, or religious significance. , Month-Long Events, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Poverty in America Awareness Month, Date-Specific Events, Thursday, January 4: World Braille Day Monday, January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Sunday, January 21: World Religion Day Saturday, January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day The DEIA Communications team is sending out individual communications around the following awareness events this month: Martin Luther King Day, National Day of Service International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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New Hires, Name Title Department David Asante Sr. Compliance Auditor Internal Audit Mike Costa Sr. Applications Developer UITS, Retiring, Name Title Department Dawna McIntyre Associate Counsel Office of General Counsel (OGC), Departures, Name Title Department Keith Boisseau IT Operations Manager UITS Joseph Fontecchio Director of Dev Ops & Networking UITS Juanita McKenzie Accounts Payable Clerk UPST
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UMass has tax obligations when making certain payments to Foreign Nationals. The University recently transitioned to Sprintax Calculus to assist with this. Sprintax Calculus (Sprintax) is a cloud-based solution used to ensure U.S. tax compliance when making payments to Foreign Nationals. This includes students, employees, independent contractors, researchers, and teachers. This can be confusing…, The determination of U.S. tax withholding depends on several factors:, U.S. Tax Residency Status:, The tax residency status of individuals is a crucial aspect in determining how the individual is treated., Nature of Income:, Whether the income is deemed U.S. or foreign-sourced holds significant weight in the tax calculation process., Type of Income:, Taking into account the various types of income will ensure accurate and compliant tax calculations., Eligibility for Tax Treaty Benefits:, Individuals may be eligible for tax treaty benefits, and these benefits can be assessed and applied where applicable., Key features that contribute substantial value to both central and campus operations include:, Tax Residency Determination:, Sprintax aids in determining the tax residency status of foreign nationals., Income Tax Treaty Eligibility:, The platform evaluates eligibility for income tax treaty benefits, streamlining the compliance process., Nonresident Tax Withholding:, Sprintax calculates nonresident tax withholding, ensuring compliance with IRS regulations., Tax Form Generation and Filing Assistance:, The platform assists in generating and filing tax forms and returns, simplifying a typically intricate process., Integration Capabilities:, Sprintax can integrate tax status determination with tax return preparation software, creating an efficient and streamlined workflow. Moving forward, the next steps involve leveraging Sprintax technology to enhance effectiveness through process improvement and integration. This forward-looking approach ensures that the University community benefits from a robust and compliant tax reporting…
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Gift Swap, Our gift swap was a laughter-filled spectacle of surprises and joy!, The Great UMass Dessert Contest, Pam Giordano delighted taste buds and took home the crown for the yummiest dessert!, Holiday Trivia , Drumroll, please! Jazmine Belkin from UPST claimed the title of the smartest UMPO employee., Most Creative Attire Contest , We sure were creative this year! Congratulations to Eden Medaglia for the most festive holiday attire and to Sam Herren for the most creative holiday attire! , Annual UMPO Holiday Donation Drive, Thanks to all who donated! , The Guild of St. Agnes Gift Drive, The Guild of St. Agnes is a long-standing, educational, private, non-profit childcare agency that 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! , Veteran’s Drive, To help provide Veteran patients with many things to make their period of hospitalization and outpatient treatment more pleasant, our employees collected many items for the VA Hospital in West Roxbury! Your festive spirit and generosity made this holiday season extra special. Here's to spreading more cheer and goodwill in the new year!
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On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, from 10:00am to 12:00pm, the UMass President’s Office will host an event to recognize those UMPO employees who have received the Commonwealth’s Performance Recognition Citation. The Commonwealth Annual Performance Recognition Program has been in place for the past thirty-nine years. This recognition is particularly meaningful because recipients have been nominated…, An appreciation lunch will immediately follow the event for all employees.,
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Agenda, Time Session Presenter(s) 9:15-9:30 Coffee and Refreshments N/A 9:30-9:40 Welcoming Remarks John Dunlap, Chief Human Resources Officer 9:40 - 10:25 Factors that Impact Compensation; Key laws, policies and guidelines (HR) John Roy 10:40-11:25 Fraud Awareness and Prevention (Internal Audit) Kyle David, Derek Scano 11:40-12:25 Advancing Innovation, Accessibility and Security (UITS) Shawn Skelly…
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Agenda, Time Session Presenter(s) 9:15 - 9:30 Coffee and Refreshments N/A 9:30 - 9:40 Welcoming Remarks Lisa A. Calise, Senior Vice President Administration & Finance and Treasurer 9:40 - 11:25 Navigating Federal Executive Orders: Legal and Research Implications (A/A & OGC) Nefertiti Walker, Denise Barton, Julia Low, Tejal Patel, Sheree Ohen, Andrew Karberg, Gabriela Weaver 11:40 – 12:25…
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At the end of 2023 the ERM Program was granted a copyright for the Mitigation Assessment Tool to Reduce Risk Exposure, or the MATRX. We are so excited to begin to be able to more broadly share the tool with other institutions and public sector partners! If you are curious about the MATRX, or would like to learn more about the University System’s ERM Program, feel free to reach out to Christine…
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The Treasury team is currently evaluating an exciting new automation project for our cash reconciliation processes. Over the past year, our team has reviewed and implemented new streamlined procedures to assist in our daily and monthly tasks. With the help of various members of UITS, Controllers and the Innovation teams, a dashboard within PeopleSoft was created to assist in performing our daily…
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As UPST continues its journey of improvement, we're thrilled to share some recent enhancements to our procurement processes. Stay in the loop with the latest updates that can streamline the way your department does business. , Enhanced Contract Process , Contracts are getting a makeover, and we're excited to bring you some transformative changes this year. Check out the highlights: , Automated Contract Amendment Process:, Say goodbye to manual work! We've automated the contract amendment process, reducing the need for PDF forms (exceptions for language/scope changes), Dollar Threshold Updates:, The dollar threshold for service contracts (including consultants) has been raised from $50K to $100K (with exceptions). This change ensures flexibility and efficiency., New Request Form Features:, We've added a new question to the request form to align with the new commodity code structure. Plus, updates to the form's language and help text provide additional clarity. Ready to dive in? Register for a training session to kickstart your contract request process on the right foot! , Commodity & Account Code Crosswalk , In December 2023, UPST, in collaboration with the Controller’s Office, introduced the new Commodity & Account code structure. Here’s why it matters:, University-Wide Consistency:, Choose your commodity code first, and based on that, select from a shortlist of applicable account codes. This ensures consistency across the university., Automatic Linking for Efficiency:, The new structure allows for automatic linking of commodity codes for punchout orders/purchases, reducing mismatches., Quality Spend Data:, Campus and UMPO Leaders now have access to quality spend data for better decision-making. , Resources: , Use the, New Commodity & Account Code Crosswalk:, Find the appropriate commodity and account code for your purchases., See It in Action:, Watch our demo video to see how the new structure works for punchout catalog orders! Thank you to everyone who has provided constructive feedback to help make procurement processes smoother. As we move forward, your insights are invaluable. Thank you for being part of the UPST community, and here's to a successful 2024!
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