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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On June 13th, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce held its 3rd Annual Pacesetters Supplier Diversity Award Ceremony, recognizing leaders in the Commonwealth advancing supplier diversity within their companies and throughout the Greater Boston area. David Cho, Chief Procurement Officer, was recognized as the Pacesetters’, Champion of the Year, . President Meehan expressed his pride in the University's achievements, stating, "David and the entire team have worked tirelessly to improve the University's overall procurement operation, with a key focus on increasing supplier diversity and driving efficiency and effectiveness. Since we hired David as the University's first CPO in 2019, our annual spending with diverse suppliers has doubled…, How did UMass get here?, In 2019, UMass embarked on a journey to centralize the University's purchasing processes. This shift not only achieved cost-saving but also allowed for better tracking and influence over how funds are allocated. Through policy change and processes that encourage supplier diversity and tier 2 spending, UMass has significantly enhanced its economic impact and support for marginalized communities.…
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About Brazil’s Independence Day, Following more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Brazil gained its independence in 1822. On June 3, 1822, Dom Pedro, known as the “the Liberator,” founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil, convened a legislative and constituent assembly. On September 7 of the same year, on the plain of Ipiranga, a historical district located near the city of São Paulo, Dom Pedro proclaimed the…, Celebrate Brazil’s Independence Day, Independence celebrations in Brazil take place in Brazil's large cities and are marked by parades held by the Brazilian Army. In the capital, Brasília, parades of members of the Armed Forces (Navy, Army, and Air Force) are held, as well as parades of bands and even veterans of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force , who fought in the Second World War. There is an annual Brazil Independence Day…, Facts about Brazil, Brazil is the largest country in South America. Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest country and has the sixth most people living there of any country in the world. Over 211 million people live in Brazil. In Brazil people speak Portuguese. The official language of Brazil is Portuguese. To say hello, you say ‘Olá’. It is the only country in South America that speaks Portuguese – other South…
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Black Women's Equal Pay Day is held each year on July 27. "Black Women’s Equal Pay Day highlights the problem of Black women disproportionately affected by the gender pay gap, signaling the date that Black women must work until to earn what non-Hispanic White men made in the previous year" (" Closing the Gap: Reflecting on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day and the Path Forward ," Congressional Black…
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New Hires, Name Hire Date Title Department Jake Hewins July 22 Budget Analyst A&F Paul McGovern July 1 Staff Assistant Executive Office Sara Douglass July 1 Accounts Payable Clerk UPST, Promotions, Name Promotion Date Title Department Connie Gilroy July 14 Applications Spec Prin Lead EST Matthew Rufli July 15 Dev Ops Engineer II UITS Shahriar Panahi July 14 Sr. Director, EDA UITS Timothy Lambert June 24 Sr. Integration Developer UITS Zoey Tran July 14 Sr. IT Process Analysis UITS
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