January 2025 Newsletter

 

Fiscal Updates:

• Spring ‘25 Payroll Pre-Encumbrance
  • The B.O. will be pre-encumbering Spring ‘25 PAs that were recently submitted for these payroll types:
    • Adjunct on 2Ls
    • Grads – all accounts (except for GA Hold)
  • PE will be reflected on Jan 1st reports

 

Other:

• Scholarship and Fellowship – New Kuali Build Form
  • Effective January 6th, the Scholarship and Fellowship Workflows will be moved to Kuali Build. All new access, item type and disbursement requests will be submitted in Kuali Build. When the Kuali Build platform goes live, you will still have access to the current workflow until June 2025. All pending requests in the Leap platform will be processed accordingly.
  • Link to training materials for both Kuali Build Scholarship and Fellowship forms: https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/x/GIDZXwY
  • If you already have access to the scholarship or fellowship workflow you will automatically have access to the new Kuali forms. Please note access is not available until the platforms go live on January 6, 2025. Although there are some changes, the forms are very similar to the current workflows.

 

HR (Human Resources) and Payroll Updates:

• Friendly Reminder for SmartHR Comments
  • To facilitate an accurate and efficient review, please include the following information in the comment box:
    • Employee Name
    • Employee Number
    • Dept
    • Reason for SmartHR (ex. hire, funding change, data change, etc.)
    • Effective dates
    • From/To accounts (if applicable)

• Effective January 1, 2025, per Public Act 19-4, the State of Connecticut minimum wage will be increased to $16.35/hour

• PageUp Training
  • Regular Payroll
    • January 27, from 9:00am to 11:30pm (Register)
    • March 3, from 9:00am to 11:30pm (Register)
  • Special Payroll
    • January 28, from 9:00am to 11:00am (Register)
    • March 4, 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.

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

 

Fun “Dad” Jokes:

• Why don’t skeletons ever make New Year’s resolutions?
  • They don’t have the guts.
• Why are snowflakes so bad at keeping secrets?
  • They always flake out.
• How does a penguin build its house?
  • Igloos it together!