The preferred method at the University of Massachusetts is to submit a request through our Public Records Request Webform . You may also make a request by phone, mail, or email. Each method is documented below., Submitting a Request Through Our Webform, Navigate to the Public Records Request Form and complete all required fields. An email will be sent to the applicable Records Administrator based on the criteria completed via the form., Requesting by Phone, Mail or Email, Amherst, For more information on Amherst Public Records, visit the Amherst Public Records site. E-mail requests may be submitted to recordsadmin@umass.edu . Call 413-545-2148 to make a request by telephone. Written requests should be submitted to: Christine Wilda Associate Chancellor for Compliance 341 Whitmore Administration Building 181 Presidents Drive Amherst, MA 01003, Boston, E-mail requests may be submitted to publicrecords@umb.edu Call 617-287-7184 to make a request by telephone. Written requests should be submitted to: Matt Fenlon Public Records Administrator University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125-3393, Dartmouth, E-mail requests may be submitted to publicaffairs@umassd.edu . Written requests should be submitted to: Ryan C. Merrill Director of Strategic Communications & Media Relations Foster Administration Building – Room 311 UMass Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Rd. Dartmouth, MA 02747, Lowell, E-mail requests may be submitted to public_records@uml.edu . Call 978-934-3332 to make a request by telephone. Written requests should be submitted to: Jonathan Strunk Office of Brand, Communications & Creative Strategy 600 Suffolk St Lowell, MA 01854, Medical School, E-mail requests may be submitted to publicrecordsrequest@umassmed.edu . Written requests can be submitted to: James G. Healy, J.D. Deputy Executive Vice Chancellor for Management Office of Management University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 55 Lake Avenue North – Suite S2-341 Worcester MA 01655, President's Office, E-mail requests may be submitted to RecordsRequests@umassp.edu . Call (617) 287-4064 to make a request by telephone. Written requests should be submitted to: Francis Flaherty Public Records University of Massachusetts President’s Office One Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108
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Prior to 2020, Form 1099-MISC was filed to report payments totaling at least $600 in a calendar year for services performed in a trade or business by someone who isn’t treated as an employee. These payments are referred to as nonemployee compensation (NEC) and the payment amount was reported in box 7. Form 1099-NEC was reintroduced to alleviate the confusion caused by separate deadlines for Form…
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As part of ongoing efforts to improve how we manage University data and comply with University records retention policy, UITS and GCO collaborated on a process to remove or reassign employee data upon termination. This process takes legal, technical, business and functional needs into consideration. This process informs the manager of the departing employee of the following: Options available…
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Dollar Amount * Currency (Read Only) If a refund is determined to be necessary, it will be returned at the value (in USD) at the date of the original transfer to the University. Please refer to the UMass Amherst Privacy Policy .
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On July 24, 2020 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) reissued fall guidance for visa-sponsored international students in a Broadcast Message for Fall Term and Clarifying Questions. Following swift litigation in federal district court in Boston, the updated SEVP guidance granted modified relief from the prior…, Continuing, students may obtain a visa, enter the U.S. and enroll in a “fully online” program for the fall semester, per March 2020 SEVP Broadcast Message and subsequent guidance which enabled schools and students to engage in distance learning in excess of regulatory limits for online participation due to COVID. Notably, “[t]he March 2020 guidance applies to nonimmigrant [e.g. visa-sponsored F-1 and F-2]…, New, students are prohibited from engaging in “fully online” studies. Instead, new students may obtain a visa, enter the U.S. and enroll in a hybrid program of study, defined as “a program of study that includes in-person and online components.” A hybrid model extends beyond the campus institutional modality and must pertain to the student’s individual program of study as incorporating an “in-person…, treat an international transfer student, as a continuing student as long as they were enrolled in another U.S. school on March 9, 2020 and have been otherwise complying with the terms of their nonimmigrant status, e.g. has “transfer status pending” in SEVIS with a UMass campus. Note: transfer students in regular and STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) should not be treated as continuing students since they were not “actively enrolled…
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Health Insurance, Now is your opportunity to review your current health insurance plan and to change your health insurance plan if you wish. Please make sure to review your current plan to ensure that it will still fit you/your family's needs, even if you do not plan to make a change. Please keep in mind that once you choose a health plan, you, cannot, change plans during the year, unless you move out of the plan’s service area or you are retiring and are eligible for Medicare. If your doctor or hospital leaves your health plan network, you must find a new participating provider in your chosen plan. Visit the GIC State Employee Benefit Decision Guide to review your health insurance plan options. On the GIC Open Enrollment website you can also…, Health Insurance Buy-Out Program, During this year's Open Enrollment, if you are insured with GIC for health coverage from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021 and you have access to a non-GIC employer-sponsored plan that meets minimal essential coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), you may participate in the Buy-Out Program. The benefit is for 12 taxable monthly payments equal to 25% of the July 1, 2021 full-cost…, The Buy-Out Program Participation Form must be completed for you to apply for the program., The chart indicating the net refund for the Buy-Out benefit is available on the GIC website . The GIC must receive your Buy-Out form by Wednesday May 5, 2021. Any buy-out forms received after that date will be denied. You may access the GIC Buy-Out form by going to the GIC Open Enrollment website and clicking on "Enroll Online" to request the Buy-Out form. Be sure to submit any change forms to…, Life Insurance and LTD Updates, Effective July 1, 2021, MetLife will be the new vendor for the basic and optional life insurance and the LTD benefits through the GIC. With this change in vendor, premiums for these benefits will decrease. You may also apply for the reduced non-smoker status rate for your optional life insurance if you have been tobacco-free for at least 12 months (have not smoked cigarettes, cigars, or a pipe,…, Flexible Spending Accounts, Now is also the time to enroll in or re-enroll in the flexible spending accounts (health care spending account and/or dependent care assistance program)., Please remember that you must take action if you wish to participate in the flexible spending accounts in FY22., Current enrollees may re-enroll with Benefit Strategies online by going to the Current Enrollees Benefit Strategies Website. New enrollees may enroll with Benefits Strategies online by going to the New Enrollees Benefit Strategies Website . On this link you may also view the, FSA 101 Webinar, at your convenience. Online Enrollment Instructions Please be sure to complete your online enrollment by Wednesday, May 5, 2021., BJ’s Wholesale Club Membership Discount, During this open enrollment, we are also offering the discount on BJ’s membership. This offering will begin on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 and continue through Wednesday, April 21, 2021. The BJ's flyer and membership form are attached. If you wish to apply for membership or renew your current membership at the discounted rate, please complete the membership form attached and email or mail it to…, The, new members, only offer is:, $25/12 months for the basic membership (normally $55/12 months) $50/12 months for the rewards membership (normally $110/12 months), The, renewing members, offer is:, $40/13 months for the basic membership (normally $55/12 months) $80/13 months for the rewards membership (normally $110/12 months) Be sure to submit your membership form to Katie Temple by Wednesday, April 21, 2021.
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Marcellette Williams, PictureMarcellette Gaillard-Gay Williams served as chancellor of the Amherst campus from July 2001 to June 2002. The first woman to serve as chancellor, Williams led the campus through a challenging period of budgetary pressures, which involved program reductions and administrative reorganization throughout the university. During her tenure, Williams advocated for the…
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As you perform your end of year transactions, kindly note the following: For executed contracts, , expenses are only accrued on the fiscal year (FY) the goods/services are received/rendered, . Departments are advised to avoid unnecessary spending in the final weeks of the fiscal year. To ensure financial transactions, including encumbrances and payments are charged to the appropriate fiscal year, , see all our major process due dates below., FY21 purchase orders and vouchers will be processed through June 30, 2021. All FY22 activities will resume on July 1. We are always here to provide additional information, continue to contact us at upst@umassp.edu or by calling 774-545-UPST (8778). For your campus-specific finance and accounting transaction due dates, we encourage you to contact your campus Controller’s Office for the most up-…
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