In this March 2019 issue:
The 27th Annual Celebrating Excellence Retirement and Service Award Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. The luncheon will start at 12:30 pm with service awards beginning at 1:15 pm in the Ponderosa Room of the Nebraskan Student Union.
For those employees who are considering retirement and would like to be recognized at this year’s luncheon, please contact Human Resources no later than Friday, March 29, 2019.
With the separation of Business Services from Procurement and Payment Services, please be aware that mail for Michael Christen should be marked for Business Services and mail for Scott Benson, Kim Christensen, Carrie Stithem, Paula Fuestman and Val Glaser should be marked for Procurement and Payment Services. This should prevent any delays in getting your items to the right person/office. Questions can be directed to Payment Services at -8419.
With the adoption of Concur Travel Request and Expense, the effective posting date of travel expenses to department cost centers will be the date that Payment Services completes their audit of the report. Therefore, it will be in the best interest of Departments and Travelers to submit their expenses for trips completed in May and June as soon as possible if you want the expenses to post against FY 2019 budget. Payment Services will make every effort to finalize audits for all reports submitted (and approved by the financial approvers) by noon on June 26, 2019 so that the expenses will post against the FY2109 budget. No travel expense reports will be processed after that date for FY2019. Payment Services will resume audits and posting of expenses on Monday, July 1st for FY2020. Questions can be directed to Payment Services at -8419.
The Payment Card Industry has strict regulations which dictate how payment card acceptance can be implemented on campus. Departments at the University of Nebraska Kearney may request the ability to accept payment cards (credit and/or debit) as a method of payment provided they meet UNK policy, state and federal laws, contractual obligations, and the rules of UNK’s banks and financial institutions.
Departments must obtain approval from the Finance Department prior to initiating or engaging in any activity where payment cards (credit and/or debit) are used. Only approved equipment, payment gateways, processes and vendors may be utilized. Please involve the Finance Department as soon as a possible when considering the acceptance of payment cards as the approval process takes time. Contact Chris Moran at 8785 or morancl@unk.edu with questions.
Training on the financial reports that are available in SAP and Firefly is available upon request. The training can assist departments in managing their budgets and demonstrate how to read and understand financial reports. Please contact Chris Moran at 8785 if you have questions.
Financial Report Training - available upon request Register
It’s hard to believe with snow on the ground and cold in the air, but spring and severe thunderstorms will be soon be upon us. Nebraska’s Severe Weather Awareness Week is March 25-29. During that week, UNKPD will be posting information on severe weather, in conjunction with the National Weather Service.
Wednesday, March 27th, is the statewide tornado drill. The emergency warning sirens will sound. UNKPD encourages all departments to participate in the drill. If not actually going to your shelter, please take the time to review tornado procedures. More information will be sent as the drill day gets closer.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK - A product which is issued daily, highlighting any potential significant weather in the area for the next 7 days.
WATCH - Issued when conditions are favorable for the development of severe weather in and close to the watch area. The size of the watch can vary depending on the weather situation and is usually issued for a duration of 4 to 8 hours. During the watch, people should review severe weather safety rules and be prepared to move to a place of safety if threatening weather approaches.
WARNING - Issued when severe weather is detected by radar or reported by storm spotters. Information in this warning will include the location of the storm, what areas will be affected, and the primary threat associated with the storm. People in the affected area should seek safe shelter immediately. Remember that severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes with little or no advance warning. Warnings can be issued without a watch already in effect.
Employees and Departments/Groups of Employees can be nominated for different awards. The awards are presented monthly during the Staff Senate meetings.
Please consider nominating a staff member or group who has demonstrated excellence. It’s time to show our colleagues how much we appreciate what they do and why we’re so very proud to be Lopers!!