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  • Section 1.07: Contributions, Gifts and Awards
    1. Introduction, This Section outlines the overall guidelines, allowable expenditures, and non-allowable expenditures related to contributions, gift cards, gifts, and recognition of employees., 2. Overall Guidelines, Gifts or awards of value should be infrequent, reasonable, and modest in nature, may not be provided as personal gratitude or in lieu of compensation, and must conform to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations and state ethics limitations. Taxable Income for Gifts and Gift Cards Provided to Employees. The value of non-cash gifts provided to employees which exceed the $100 de minimus limit…, 3. Allowable Expenditures, Employee Recognition Awards Employee recognition awards may be provided within an established recognition program and may not exceed the maximum allowable cost unless an exception is provided. Please note: Gift Cards are not allowed as employee recognition awards. Campuses have the discretion to delegate authority to departments to recognize an employee for outstanding work-related…, Taxable Income for Gifts/Awards Provided to Non-Employees, applies., 4. Non-Allowable Expenditures, Campuses have the discretion to not allow issuance of Gift Cards for any purpose. Gifts, awards, and Gift Cards may not be issued in lieu of employee or nonemployee compensation. Gifts associated with employee birthdays, weddings, baby showers, anniversaries, or other occasions of a personal nature are not allowed. Contributions by the University to any individual or organization directly or…, 5. Approvals, The approval requirements for Contributions, Gifts, and Awards are outlined in the Approvals section of this standard. See Section 1.08., 6. Exceptions, Exceptions can be requested per the guidelines outlined in the Exceptions section of this standard. See Section 1.08., 7. Limits by Gift Type, Gift Type Limit Door and Raffle Prizes $100 Employee Recognition $100 Nonemployee Volunteers $100 Human Subjects $100 Employee Retirement (based on years of service) $400 or University embossed chair Sympathy Gift (Tangible items such as flowers) $100, 8. Resources, UMass Chan Medical School Gift Card Policy (for UMass Chan employees only).
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  • Section 1.08: Approvals, Documentation Requirements and Exceptions
    1. Introduction, This Section details prior approvals, additional approvals, and documentation required for expense reimbursement. In addition, this Section identifies approvals needed for requesting an exception for a non-allowable expense., 2. Prior Approval and Exceptions, Prior Approval:, Certain expenditures require prior approval to be reimbursed. Expenditures requiring prior approval are noted in the respective section of the Standards, as well as in the Additional Approval Matrix (2.02) detailed below. The Additional Approval Matrix (2.02) details which expenditures require prior approval and who may grant prior approval., Documentation of prior approval is required when submitting reimbursement of expenses for all expenditures that require prior approval., Exceptions:, Where noted in the Standards, exceptions for a non-allowable expense may be allowed. Exceptions generally require prior approval. Please see the Additional Approval Matrix, attached hereto as Section 2.02 of the Appendix., 3. Approvals for Reimbursement of Allowable Expenses, All allowable expenses reimbursements must be approved by the employee’s supervisor. All requests for expense reimbursement require the following signatures: Employee submitting the expense reimbursement request. Employee’s supervisor as the Approver. Principal Investigator and/or individual with spending approval authority whenever grants are the funding source., 4. Documentation Required, Employees are required to complete an expense report to be reimbursed for travel and business expenses. The following documentation is required and must be part of or accompany all reimbursement requests for business and Travel Expenses. Certain expenses require additional documentation; please see Table 1: Additional Documentation Requirements for Certain Business and Travel Expenses (2.01)…, 5. Exceptions, Exceptions can be granted by the Dean, Provost, VC A&F or equivalent, or designee in accordance with the Additional Approval Matrix.
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  • Section 2.01: Table I: Additional Documentation Requirements for Certain Business and Travel Expenses
    Type of Expense Additional Documentation Required Business Meals List of attendees, regardless of the mode of payment For each attendee provide the name, title, company, affiliation/business relationship Conferences Confirmation of registration Receipt for registration fee Name of registrant/attendee Entertainment/Functions List of attendees, regardless of the mode of payment For each attendee…
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  • Section 2.02, Additional Approval Matrix
    All requests for expense reimbursement require the following approvals: Employee’s supervisor Principal Investigator and/or individual with spending approval authority whenever grants are the funding source. Expenses that are noted as requiring additional and/or prior approval must be in accordance with the following Additional Approval Matrix. Access your campus Additional Approval Matrix at the…
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  • Susanna Perkins Comments on UPST
    "The centralization of UPST coincided with the creation of the Massachusetts Innovation Voucher Program (MIVP) – also launched 5 years ago - which brought the Research Cores of all 5 campuses together to manage. The partnership of the 5 campus Core Operations for 90+ Facilities, coupled with a strategic partner from UPST familiar with all the campus activity, allowed us the transparency to build…, How have these savings impacted Research Core Facilities or UMass Chan as a whole?, Any recognized savings within a Core Facility allows those dollars to be used in other areas of investment be it purchasing an added piece of equipment or allowing for additional technology., How do you see these savings translating into tangible benefits for Chan students and faculty?, Per above, any savings within a Core allows us to provide additional services or products  , Looking forward, what opportunities do you see for further savings or cost efficiencies?, By utilizing the 5-campus Cores Committee and our UPST Partner, the Cores have visibility to ensure large instrument purchases are leveraging our dollars and complementing the technology for our researchers.  All UMASS researchers have access to any campus, so ensuring we are supplementing instrumentation rather than duplicating is key to maximizing our spending.
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  • Statement of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity (T92-034)
    Doc. T92-034, as amended, Passed by the Board of Trustees on June 3, 1992 Latest revision: February 23, 2011 The University of Massachusetts is committed to a policy of equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, or genetic information in employment, admission to and participation in…
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  • Customer Relationship Management and Digital Experience
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  • Digital Experience
    The Digital Experience (DX) team at the UMass Office of the President provides comprehensive support to staff across various digital fronts. We manage the code and design of President's Office websites and train content editors on website best practices, including how to create accessible content. The DX team provides the administrative support for the President's Office's email marketing tool…
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  • Video Transcript for Celebrate Our Differences through Inclusive Children's Literature
    [Ashley] All right. I see you all pouring in and joining us. So we're going to go ahead and get started. And thank you for waiting so patiently. So good afternoon, everyone. My name is Ashley Hunter. I work in the Unified Procurement Services Team. We appreciate you joining us to celebrate our differences through inclusive children's literature today. Before we get started, I would like to cover…
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