News and Announcements

Concur Expenditure Type – Publishing Fees (From SPS)

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Hello All!

At the last SPA meeting (4/21/21) we discussed Publication and Printing Costs.  At the time I had advised that for out of pocket reimbursements that the “Printing and Binding” expense type should be used as “Publication Fees” was not available.  I am writing to inform you that the  “Publication Fees” expense type is now available on both company billed statements and for out of pocket reimbursements.  Please do select this expense type for publication costs for documenting, preparing, publishing, disseminating, page and reprint charges.

Please let me know if you have any questions,

Thanks,
Jen

 

Jennifer Przybyszewski, MBA
Associate Director for Award Management and Accounting

Office of the Vice President for Research
University of Connecticut
Sponsored Program Services
438 Whitney Road Ext. Unit 1133
Storrs, CT 06269-1133
Phone: 860-486-4293
ovpr.uconn.edu

HUSKYBUY BROADCAST – Software Purchase Privacy/Security Up

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FY22 Blanket Orders and Requisitions

HuskyBuy is now ready for submission of new requisitions and blanket PO requests for FY22. For Blanket Orders you can create a new requisition by copying an existing requisition of your FY21 PO. Review and update pertinent information including account, dollar amount, contract number if applicable, PO valid from and to dates. Full Instructions

Thank you,

The Procurement Solutions Center

huskybuysupport@uconn.edu

Updated Relocation and Moving Policy (From Daily Digest)

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The Board of Trustees approved a revised Relocation and Moving Policy, which applies to designated Full-Time Faculty, Management Exempt Administrators, and Management Exempt positions with faculty titles, Athletics, and Librarians with a start date of February 25, 2021 and beyond. The policy may be viewed here.

For more information, contact: Office of the Provost at provost@uconn.edu

FY22 University Program Fringe Rates (From Budget Office)

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DATE:             February 8, 2021

TO:                  Deans, Directors, Department Heads, and Fiscal Officers

FROM:            Office of Budget & Planning

RE:                  University Program Fringe Benefit Rates for FY22

 

The University has developed composite fringe benefit rates for FY22 for the University Program accounts. These rates are charged against employees on all non-sponsored research accounts, including those funded by tuition, state appropriation, auxiliaries, research IDC, fees, outside revenue and foundation. Ledgers 2, 3, 4 and some 6 (foundation accounts) all use these University Program rates. The new rates are effective with the first pay period in FY22 which will begin June 4, 2021.

The fringe rates are based on a combination of anticipated inflation and actual individual selections of retirement and health insurance plans. Please see below for a summary of the rates by employee group.

We will be providing departments with permanent funding to cover the fringe rate increases for Ledger 2 (OPTUI) accounts only. This will be done as part of the initial Budget Construction load. We will be sending a spreadsheet to each organization in the next two weeks with their total permanent funding and the total fringe rate adjustment amounts.

The University establishes distinct rates for University Program accounts and for Sponsored Programs accounts. The Sponsored Program rates will be provided separately.

If you have any questions on the University Program rates, please contact your assigned budget analyst or the Office of Budget & Planning at budget@uconn.edu.

File Attachment: FY22 University Program Fringe Rates

Concur Training Sessions Available for CBS (Pro-Card) and Expense (From Travel)

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Dear Concur User,

In an effort to provide ongoing support to our Faculty, Staff and Students we have scheduled monthly Concur training sessions. We encourage you to take the opportunity to get a refresher or learn more about the system.

Click the links below to register for one or more training sessions based on your preference.

We have two types of trainings scheduled each month (each session is 1 hour long):

Company Billed Statements (CBS) Information Session and Demo – This session is recommended for UConn Pro-Card holders and their Preparer delegates and will go over the Pro-Card reconciliation process in Concur.

CBS – Tuesday, January 19th at 11:00 am
CBS – Monday, February 8th at 1:00 pm
CBS – Thursday, March 18th at 11:00 am
CBS – Wednesday, April 14th at 1:00 pm
CBS – Tuesday, May 4th at 11:00 am
CBS – Monday, June 4th at 1:00 pm

 Personal Car Mileage and Non-Travel Expense reports – This session is recommended for UConn Faculty, Staff and Students seeking reimbursement for UConn Business related expenses such as Personal Car mileage, Non-Travel expenses (such as virtual Conference registration fees) and out of pocket reimbursements in Concur.

Expense – Thursday, January 21st at 1:00 pm
Expense – Wednesday, February 10th at 11:00 am
Expense – Tuesday, March 16th at 1:00 pm
Expense – Monday, April 12th at 1:00 pm
Expense – Thursday, May 6th at 1:00 pm
Expense – Wednesday, June 16th at 11:00 am

As always, training documentation, videos, recordings of previous live training sessions, FAQs and other resources are available at https://travel.uconn.edu/training-and-resources/ .

If you have any questions, concerns or feedback please contact the UConn Travel Team at travel@uconn.edu

Thanks,
UConn Travel Team

Scholarship Deadlines (From Kathy Wells)

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In response to the question Katrease asked today about Scholarship Deadlines. Below is what I received back from the Scholarship Office.We provide guidelines for awarding on our webpage here: https://financialaid.uconn.edu/faculty-and-staff/, under Scholarship Timeline/Tips. There is a deadline mentioned for posting spring semester scholarships, however it is due to the way it will post on the fee bill once the following semester’s fee bill is generated. We really don’t have any hard deadlines but like to provide some guidance to ensure the aid will be post to the intended fee bill while allowing us ample time to post.

January/February Virtual PageUp Training Sessions (From HR)

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Dear Colleagues:

HR will hold virtual PageUp training sessions in January and February. These sessions will be helpful for new users and existing users looking for a refresher course. The trainings are similar to what HR offered during go-live. Sessions will focus on either Regular or Special Payroll. Please share the availability of these sessions with appropriate colleagues.

For employees interested in taking both sessions, we recommend taking the Regular Payroll session first.

Dates and Times:

The sessions are limited to 25 participants, but HR intends to offer these sessions again in the future.

Please contact workforce@uconn.edu with questions.