Visitor and Vendor Check-in, All visitors will enter through the UMass Club on the 32nd floor. When the vendor or guest arrives at Beacon, the receptionist will contact the host department and an employee will need to come to the UMass Club to meet their guest. The UMPO department is responsible for placing their vendor or guest on the Beacon Street security list and informing the vendor or guest where to check in. The UMPO…
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This is John Dunlap. Once again, good afternoon. My name is John Dunlap. And I am the Chief Human Resources Officer at the UMass President's Office. Thank you all for joining today's event, which is being held in honor of Veterans Day. This event is sponsored by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Team within the UMass President's Office. As the first order of business, on behalf…
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Access the Systemwide Contracts Utilization Tool The Contracts Utilization Tool helps campuses identify systemwide contracts to leverage by commodity and perform historic analysis to identify improvement opportunities to move spend to systemwide contracts that could produce additional saving when adopted. (Contract Utilization Tool displays PO Data and excludes, Bank Card and journal transfers., Contract Utilization:, Total spend broken down into the 4 spend segments providing a comparison between the campus vs. system contract utilization: UMass Optimized GPO Non Optimized Not Competitively Sourced, Total Spend by Spend Segments or Commodity Codes:, The total spend can be broken out by spend segments or by the commodity codes using the toggle button. This information is further provided in a detailed tabular format, that allows to drill down to the line item description of the purchase orders and their contract and requisition details.
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Doc. T91-133B, as amended, Passed by the Board of Trustees on February 5, 1992 Latest revision: February 23, 2011 Pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Trustees under G.L. c. 75, the following shall constitute the minimally required criteria and procedures for the election of a student trustee by the undergraduate and graduate students of each campus of the University of Massachusetts. Each Chancellor is hereby…, A. Candidate Qualification, In order to qualify for election as a student trustee, a candidate shall be a full-time student and shall have maintained satisfactory academic progress as stipulated at each individual campus., B. Election Process, Elections of student trustees shall be conducted pursuant to campus procedures, which shall specify the details of the student trustee election process, including provisions for nomination, balloting, the conduct of and procedures for elections, and any appeals procedures; provided, however, that: Sufficient notice of the nomination and election process shall be provided to all students prior to…, C. Certification, Each Chancellor shall certify by May 15th to the Secretary of the Board of Trustees that the elected student trustee is qualified and has been duly elected. The Secretary shall transmit such verification to the Secretary of State. No such verification shall be made if a Chancellor determines that a violation of campus procedures has substantially affected the fairness of an election., D. Terms and Requirements of Office, The term of office of each elected student trustee shall be for one year, which shall commence on July first following his or her election and shall terminate on June thirtieth of the following year. For purposes of this Policy only, a student trustee who graduates at the end of the Spring semester shall be deemed to be a full-time student until June 30th. If at any time during the elected term…, Medical School Procedure for Election of Student Trustee, (Doc T91-133B, as amended), Announcements, Elections for Student Trustee will be announced by the Chancellor and managed by a representative body (known as “Three-Schools Committee”) of the three schools of UMass Medical School (School of Medicine, Graduate School of Nursing, and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences) via email in the spring leaving enough time for campaigning and a general vote (usually in March). Announcements will…, Nominations, The Three-Schools Committee will oversee the nomination procedure. Nominations will be open for at least ten (10) days after the announcement is made. Nominated students must be full time students in any of the three schools and in good standing both academically and as regards institutional standards of professional behavior and ethical conduct such as the honor code. Students may nominate…, Distribution of Information, Position statements of all approved nominees will be distributed via email to all active students. Position statements may be made available separate from or together with voting materials. Statements will remain available for review by students for at least 10 days. Nominees are permitted to campaign by placing additional posters or sending emails, subject to Campus and University rules about…, Voting, The voting period will last at least 1 week (7 days) including 5 class days and will be announced via email to all matriculated students. The Three-Schools Committee will oversee the vote and convey the result of the vote to the candidates, Offices of the Chancellor, Deans of each school, and all students. The vote will be conducted via web with security such that only matriculated students may…, Special Elections, In the case of vacancy in the Student Trustee position, the Chancellor may call for a special election to be managed by the Three-Schools Committee. Announcements for special elections will occur at the earliest possible time. Special elections will follow the same procedure as listed above although the time periods for nomination and distribution of information may be shortened to five (5) days…, Certification, Pursuant to University of Massachusetts Board of Trustee policy, T91-133B (as amended, 2/5/92), the Chancellor shall certify by May 15th to the Secretary of the Board of Trustees that the elected Student Trustee is qualified and has been duly elected. The Secretary shall transmit such verification to the Secretary of State. No such verification shall be made if a Chancellor determines that a…, Doc. T91-133B, as amended | Student Trustee Election Policy, Passed by the Board of Trustees on February 5, 1992 Revised: February 23, 2011
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Doc. T92-031, Appendix E, as amended, Passed by the Board of Trustees on June 3, 1992, Purpose, The Policy on the Approval Process for Tuition, Fees and other Charges Related to Trust Funds establishes the authority for the approval of tuition & mandatory fees, other student fees including optional and one-time fees, auxiliary and revenue based fees and charges, and administrative charges including sales and services., I. Introduction, This policy implements authority of the Board of Trustees under Chapter 75, Sections I A, l B, and 11 as amended and Chapter 15A, Section 9i as amended by Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2015 which allowed for full tuition retention for the University of Massachusetts., II. Policy Statement, Reporting, The President shall annually review and publish schedules detailing tuition & mandatory fees other student fees including optional and one-time fees, and auxiliary and revenue based fees and charges. The schedule of administrative charges including sales and services will be published annually and updated biennially., Definitions and Approval Authority, Tuition and Mandatory student charges, – include tuition and required fees charged to the typical full-time student for a full academic year. Required charges include all charges which are collected from such a large proportion of all students that the student who does not pay the charge is an exception. They do not include any charges that are clearly optional or one-time (see below). Examples of mandatory student charges include but…, Student Fees for Revenue Based Operations Charges –, These charges are the principal charges for major auxiliary enterprise operations or major campus services funded by student fees or auxiliary revenues. Major auxiliary enterprises are services external, but contributing to, the basic academic mission of the University such as: boarding and residence halls, and corporate and continuing education. The charges are typically non-mandatory or…, Non-mandatory student fees –, include optional or one-time fees or surcharges charged to students for specific services, or special academic program offerings and activities not required of the majority of students each year. Examples of non-mandatory student fees include but are not limited to: laboratory fees, international student exchange program fees, special academic program fees, identification card replacement fees.…, Administrative Charges Including Sales and Services –, These charges are for the sale or use of goods or services that are incidental to the conduct of instruction, research or public service or for administrative services. Examples include but are not limited to: film rentals, sales of scientific and literary publications, testing services, fees for the use of scientific equipment or laboratories, university presses, copy center charges, workshops…, Doc. T92-031, Appendix E, as amended | Policy on the Approval Process for Tuition, Fees and other Charges Related to Trust Funds, Passed by the Board of Trustees on June 3, 1992 Revised: February 7, 2001 July 14, 2016
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Doc. T92-031, Appendix G, as amended, Passed by the Board of Trustees on May 24, 2006, I. Introduction, Investments in New Companies Based on University Technologies Standards apply to fund restrictions, approvals and operating guidelines. Campuses may establish campus policies and guidelines within the scope of University policy regarding the development of investment in new companies based on University technologies. Campus policies and guidelines may be more, but not less, restrictive than the…, II. Policy Statement, The University shall make available up to one-percent of the University’s operating cash as of June 30th each fiscal year for investment in University-technology based companies. Investments shall be limited to a total of $500,000 per company which may be made all at once or in several rounds. Investments must be recommended by the University Technologies Investment Advisory Board. Investments…, III. Standards, The President, in consultation with the Vice President for Administration & Finance and Chancellors, will issue administrative standards to implement this policy., Doc. T92-031, Appendix G, as amended | Policy on Investments in New Companies Based on University Technology, Passed by the Board of Trustees on May 24, 2006 Revised: September 18, 2013
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Doc. T93-017, Passed by the Board of Trustees on February 3, 1993, Graduation Lists, To delegate to the Chancellors of the respective campuses, with authority to further delegate to the Provost or Vice Chancellor, the authority to approve graduation lists of students who have completed requirements for the award of University degrees. The Chancellors shall regularly forward copies of the graduation lists to the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. The appropriate University degree…
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Doc. T97-014, Passed by the Board of Trustees on February 5, 1997 To affirm that the Treasurer of the University of Massachusetts shall, in the absence of particular delegations to the contrary and under the general oversight of the President, be the general contracting officer of the University, with authority to delegate such capacity to an employee of the University as he deems appropriate, and shall have…
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