New Hires, Name Hire Date Title Department Jazmin Belkin 5/6/24 Business Associate UPST Rebecca Bonczyk 5/13/24 Business Associate UPST Julia Low 5/6/24 Associate Counsel & Spcl Asst OGC Julie Morrissey 5/6/24 Sr Budget Analyst Mgmt & Fiscal Affairs Colin Murphy 4/22/24 Chief Strategic Communications Officer Communications Colleen Quinn 4/29/24 Spokesperson & Director of Comm. Communications, Promotions, Name Promotion Date Title Department John Chayrigues 5/6/24 Deputy General Counsel OGC Alyssa Cherubino 5/6/24 Associate Counsel Generalist OGC Timothy Rucki 5/6/24 Associate Counsel Generalist OGC Ashley Tejada 4/29/24 Procurement Ops Specialist UPST, Departures, Name Departure Date Title Department Lori McKiel 6/29/24 Sr Travel & Expense Specialist EST
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On May 20th, a group of UMPO employees (Dave Cho, Shahriar Panahi, Ashley Hunter, Katie Fitzgerald, Marisha Mahadevia, and Jillian Warren) proudly launched the new IMPACT speaker series. IMPACT highlights the journeys, insights, and accomplishments of progressive leaders across diverse industries both inside and outside of UMass., This first session set a high bar with Yolanda Lam, Pinterest’s Global Head of Agency Partnerships. , During this chat with Dave and Shahriar, Yolanda provided an in-depth look at how Pinterest leverages data science to predict emerging trends for its over 500 million users. She shared invaluable insights into how Pinterest leverages data to provide value to its user base, which has helped shift its user demographics and usage patterns in recent years. Yolanda also outlined Pinterest’s commitment…
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The warm weather is here and it’s time to plan your vacation and hit the road! Whether you need to rent a car or want to visit a theme park this summer, you can use the discounts available through the Corestream benefits platform. You can also take advantage of the thousands of discounts available on products and services. Here are just some of the many categories of discounts available. …
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As we get closer to the end of the 2024 fiscal year (FY24), the goal of UPST is to ensure that your year-end transactions are performed in a timely and seamless manner. Here is a list of the upcoming FYE dates to keep in mind as you complete your year-end transactions. Transaction Type Due Date Description, T&E Expense Reports Approval, PeopleSoft - June 12th Concur - June 26th The last day to approve expense reports in PeopleSoft is June 12th, the last day for Concur expense reports to be approved is June 26th. , Accounts Payable, June 21st All supplier invoices must be received by UPST on or before Friday, June 21st. This also includes all transactions that are entered directly in PeopleSoft. , Bank Card Reallocation (PeopleSoft), June 12th All Bank Card reallocation and expense activities for FY24 should be completed in PeopleSoft by Noon on Wednesday, June 12th. , Departments are advised to avoid unnecessary spending in the final weeks of the fiscal year., Please visit the transaction due dates notification page for additional information and guidance for each due date. , Fiscal Year End (FYE) Support:, UMPO employees are encouraged to prepare for fiscal year-end (FYE) by doing a query on all open purchase orders, purchase orders that have been over-invoiced, and vouchers requiring receipts. UPST has created a shortcut that will aid in this process. Please see the following Job Aid for guidance: PO/Encumbrance Search Job Aid, Good luck to everyone and UPST wishes you a smooth transition into Fiscal Year 2025!
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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, Disability Pride Month French-American Heritage Month, Date-Specific Events, Friday, July 5: Cape Verdean Independence Day Sunday, July 7 – Monday, July 8: Hijri New Year (Islam) Monday, July 8: Massachusetts Emancipation Day Tuesday, July 9: Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i) Sunday, July 14: Bastille Day Sunday, July 14: International Non-Binary People's Day Thursday, July 18: Nelson Mandela International Day Wednesday, July 24: Pioneer Day (Mormon) Friday, July 26:…, Additional Awareness Communications this Month, The DEIA Communications team is sending out individual communications around the following awareness events this month: Massachusetts Emancipation Day Disability Independence Day
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The UMass Systemwide Enterprise Risk Management Program received the Public Risk Management Association’s (PRIMA), 2024 Outstanding Achievement Award in Enterprise Risk Management, . In its letter to the ERM Program, PRIMA stated that our Program “demonstrated excellence and relevance, keys to a successful organization’s risk management program and one that surely can benefit the public sector risk management profession.” The ERM Team accepted the award on June 7, 2024 in front of hundreds of peers at PRIMA’s annual conference on behalf of the University. The UMass…
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What an absolute blast we had at our Employee Appreciation Picnic Palooza on June 26th! From the mouth-watering BBQ to the sweet finale at the ice cream truck, and your hilarious hats, it was a day to remember. It was awesome to see everyone come together to celebrate all your hard work and kick off summer in style. A massive shoutout to our fantastic organizers and volunteers—you made it all…
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Treasury and UPST are excited to announce that Recipient Select Plus (RSP), a product of Bank of America which provides a secure portal experience that enables disbursements to individual suppliers (domestic and foreign) using only an email address, has officially launched on June 6, 2024! The RSP portal process begins once UMass initiates payment. University of Massachusetts will invite the…
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The annual University-wide PCI Compliance audit has come to a close, and our processor has accepted our compliant SAQ D report. Although PCI Compliance at the University is an every- day business process, our next revalidation date is May 28, 2025. This fiscal year (FY24), Treasury helped to train 848 learners with our online PCI Compliance training through the University’s learning management…
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New Hires, Name Hire Date Title Department Sudharshan Baswa June 3 Financial Analyst I Controllers John Andrews June 10 Manager, Applications UITS Lakshmisha Nayak June 11 Sr Data Engineer UITS Kylie Desrosiers June 17 Executive Assistant Exec Office, Promotions, Name Promotion Date Title Department Ashley Borkowski July 14 Internal Auditor III University Auditor Deirdre Delaney July 14 Dir, Financial Data & Analysis Controllers Michael McGovern July 14 Employee Services Specialist EST Erika O’Malley July 14 Manager Employee Services EST Derek Scano July 14 Director Internal Audit University Auditor Cleidiane Ventura July 14 Project Manager…, Departures, Name Departure Date Title Department Gale Landry July 13 Applications Specialist, Sr EST Stephen Trudeau July 27 Software Administrator, Sr UITS
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