October 2024 Newsletter 

Fiscal Updates:

• Federal Accounts (Smith Lever, SAES Capacity) 
  • FY24 Accounts
    • will remain open through 11/30/24 for expenses incurred by 9/30/24
    • Please avoid last minute spending
    • After November 30^th, no additional transactions will be allowed on these accounts – transactions may need to be moved to an unrestricted account
    • Please monitor your continuation accounts for timely cost transfer submission
      • Please contact the BO if you need any assistance
    • On December 1^st the BO will begin the Federal FY24 close out process
  • FY25 Accounts
    • New Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) opens on 10/1/2024 (FFY25)
    • The BO has begun its annual review and establishment of the FY25 Federal Accounts
      • In September, you may see new account requests in your KFS Action List.  Please review and approve the edocs as timely as possible so the accounts are active and appear in the monthly report distribution as of Oct 1^st
  • Your department Smith-Lever budget was identified in your FY25 Dept. Budget Hearing Letter from the Dean
    • *Reminder: Every expense must be categorized in 1 or more of the 5 areas strategic areas by the utilization of sub-accounts (only exception is Regular Payroll)
      • Sub-Accounts
        • Climate (CLIM)
        • Food (FOOD)
        • Health (HLTH)
        • Landscapes (LAND)
        • Misc. (MISC)

• Dept. Search Expense Account
  • The Dean has recently reached out to Dept. Head regarding approved searches for FY26 Faculty Hiring Plan.  In a follow up email, Alicia had provided an updated search cost allocation information:
    • Dean will provide an allocation of $10k per search for approved searches.  Any expenses over this amount will be funded by the department
    • Funds cannot be combined with other searches
    • While relocation is included as a part of the search costs, if the relocation exceeds the standard relocation rate, the difference above will be split 50/50 by the Dept. and the Dean, regardless of available funds in the search budget
    • When coding search costs to the department account, please use the designated sub-account number which is the last four digits of the search number

 

Purchasing Update 

• HuskyBuy Support Documentation Moves to UConn Knowledge Base.  These helpful instructions can now be found here: https://kb.uconn.edu/space/FPB/26666663970/HuskyBuy.

 

HR (Human Resources) and Payroll Updates:

• Spring 2025 Payroll Deadlines
  • Graduate Students
    • 1/7/2025-5/22/2025 (new)
    • 1/8/2025-5/22/2025 (continuations)
    • Offer letter sent to the student by Nov 1st
    • Smart-HR Deadlines
      • Business Office Deadline: Friday, November 22nd
      • University Deadline: Friday, December 6th
  • Adjunct Faculty (TENTATIVE)
    • 1/21/2025-5/13/2025
    • PageUp Entry Deadline – Friday, November 8th
    • PageUp Approval By – Friday, December 1st
    • Smart-HR Deadline
      • Business Office Deadline: Monday, December 2nd
      • University Deadline: Friday, December 20th  

• Graduate School Timely Topics
  • October 10^th at 10am – “How Are You Doing?”…And Other Scary Questions, Continued
  • October 24^th at 1pm – Graduate Assistants: What Supervisors Need to Know
  • October 31^st at 11am – Graduate Admissions: Reading and Reviewing Applications in the Slate Reader

• PageUp Training
  • Regular Payroll
    • Monday, October 21^st from 9:00am to 12:00pm (Register)
  • Special Payroll
    • Tuesday, October 22^nd from 9:00am to 11:00am (Register)

CAHNR Internal Professional Development Opportunities:

The CAHNR’s Dean’s Office is committed to providing opportunities for faculty, staff, and graduate students to expand their professional knowledge and skills. Throughout the year, the Dean’s Office will organize workshops and offer training, that will help the CAHNR community grow. Workshops and training will focus on fostering employee understanding and abilities in both hard and soft skills, such as in communication, HR/Payroll competency, and creativity.

As Professional Development Opportunities are finalized, they will be listed on our website here. Please be sure to check regularly for new learning opportunities and other about upcoming events.

• Fall 2024 CAHNR Admin Meeting   
  • Wednesday, October 9^th – from 1:30PM – 3:00PM, ATL 109 with a virtual option   

• CAHNR Staff Advisory Council (SAC)
  • Visit the CAHNR Staff SharePoint Site for opportunities with professional development, networking, and even hobby and wellness events.

Shout-out:

• Welcome:
  • Danielle Fisher, Ed. Program Assistant 1, EXT New London

Fun “Dad” Jokes:

• What do you call a sleeping bull?
  • A bulldozer.
• Why don’t big cats play poker in the safari?
  • Too many cheetahs.
• Why are frogs happy?
  • They eat whatever bugs them.