Flashpoints

FINAL June FY2021 financial reports will be available in SAP and Firefly on August 6. Remember to enter period=14 to capture all FY2021 financial activity. FINAL July FY2022 financial reports will be available on August 21. Except for June & July, all other months will close on the last day of the month and final month-end reports are available to print or view on-line on the first day of the next month.

Budget information for fiscal year 2022, including carry forwards, will be available in SAP by the last week of August.

Ticketing for permits starts on the first day of classes, August 23^rd. (There will be long lines at UNK Police this day.)

Permits may be purchased on-line through “MyBlue”, by campus mail (We will not send via regular mail), or in person at the UNK Police Office in the Facilities Building. Parking permits may be purchased on line (either by payroll deduction, credit or debit card), by campus mail with check or payroll deduction, in person with check, cash or payroll deduction. Permits will be mailed to the purchaser by campus mail, if ordered by August 12^th.  Permits ordered after close of business on August 12^th, will need to be picked up at the UNK Police office. 

1. “MyBlue” purchases: Log into “MyBlue” (you can find the link at unk.edu home page), enter your NUID and password, on the next screen on the left click on “Tools” or “Campus Tools”, then click “Police and Parking”, “Order A Permit” (right hand column in Permit box), payment can now be made using payroll deduction or by card. (If you have not used “MyBlue” before, you can still access it by using your NUID and your Firefly password, the first time this process may take a while to load).
2. For in person or by campus mail purchases you will need to fill out the vehicle registration/payroll deduction form:
3. Faculty/Staff vehicle registration/payroll deduction form go to: http://www.unk.edu/offices/police/parkingservices/Fac_Staff_Vehicle_Registration.pdf
   1. If paying by cash or check do not fill out the bottom payroll deduction part of the form.
   2. If paying by payroll deduction, the bottom portion of the vehicle/payroll deduction form will need to be filled in.
   3. Bi-weekly deduction will start on September 1, 2021.
   4. Monthly deductions will start on September 30,

3. Completed form and check (or completed payroll deduction) can be mailed or taken to UNK Police - Parking Division, (FAC Building) 2501 19^th Avenue, Kearney, NE 68849.
4. VEHICLE INFORMATION WILL BE REQUIRED: License Plate, Make Model Style (2dr, 4dr, SUV, etc), and color.  

If you have any problems please feel free to contact us at parking@unk.edu or 308-865-8367.

2021-2022 Employee Permit cost:

Administrative: $235.00
Faculty/Professional: $150.00
Staff: $120.00

Change in Responsible Person for a Cost Center or WBS Element

When the responsible person for a cost center or WBS element changes, the person relinquishing responsibility can send an email to Scott Olson at olsons2@unk.edu so that SAP can be updated. The responsible person can be found on the upper right-hand corner of the Cost Center: Revenue/Expense Summary or the upper left-hand corner of the WBS Element: Revenue/Expense Summary.

If you have a new hire that will have responsibilities related to accounts payable, human resources, financial reporting, contracting for personal services, and eSHOP ordering please refer to the Business and Finance workshop registration site (http://unk.enrollware.com/schedule) to see a list of available trainings and register for the sessions that will pertain to the new employee.  Contact names and numbers vary and can be found in the descriptions provided for individual classes.

Allocation of tuition remission credits for the Fall Semester final submission is Friday, September 17, 2021. Allocate credits via Firefly/ESS, under Benefits, choose “Employee & Dependent Scholarship”.

We would like to remind benefits eligible employees about one of the benefits available to you and your dependent family members: the Employee Assistance Program provided by Best Care.  The benefit is twofold: short-term counseling and access to the Best Care website.

Counseling

Best Care provides benefits eligible employees and dependent family members up to 4 free short-term professional counseling sessions through Best Care’s network of licensed counselors.  Short-term counseling is available in person, by phone or online.  For information, assistance, or to schedule an appointment, call (402) 354-8000 or (800) 801-4182 or visit http://www.bestcareeap.org  

Best Care Website

The new Best Care website provides free resources including articles and webinars.  Article topics include stress, addiction, mental health, and many more.  Webinars cover personal topics like fatigue and finances, workplace topic like diversity and professionalism, and management topics like motivation and conflict management. Visit http://www.bestcareeap.org  Username: bcUNKe Password: UNK

Contact Human Resources for any questions.

During an emergency or severe weather event which disrupts or has the potential to disrupt campus operations and services on the UNK campus, the emergency operation plan will be activated. An important part of this plan is to alert students, faculty, and staff of the emergency and to list any precautionary steps to take, if known.

UNKAlert will send emergency messages from UNK to devices and addresses you designate. Communication devices can be cell phones (text and voice), landline phones, and e-mail addresses. Telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for UNKAlert will be maintained from SAP for employees and MyBLUE for students. For you to receive emergency messages from UNKAlert, it is critical that your telephone numbers and e-mail addresses are kept up to date in SAP & MyBLUE.

UNKAlert

During an emergency or severe weather event which disrupts or has the potential to disrupt campus operations and services on the UNK campus, the emergency operation plan will be activated. An important part of this plan is to alert students, faculty, and staff of the emergency and to list any precautionary steps to take, if known.

UNKAlert will send emergency messages from UNK to devices and addresses you designate. Communication devices can be cell phones (text and voice), landline phones, and e-mail addresses. Telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for UNKAlert will be maintained from SAP for employees and MyBLUE for students. For you to receive emergency messages from UNKAlert, it is critical that your telephone numbers and e-mail addresses are kept up to date in SAP & MyBLUE.

For information regarding UNKAlert please visit, http://www.unk.edu/offices/emergency_management/index.php

For information regarding UNKAlert please visit, http://www.unk.edu/offices/emergency_management/index.php

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!!

Make a Nomination