CLA NOW -- April 09, 2008
Important Message for CLA Effort Coordinators, from Sue Paulson, Director of Sponsored Financial Reporting
Just a reminder about the importance of making sure that academic departments are changing their business practices related to effort certification.
Periodic review of costs charged to sponsored projects is needed, and departments cannot wait for the effort certification cycle to process financial adjustments. If SFR has already submitted a final report or invoice to the sponsor on a project, and HSAs are being processed now due to effort certification, we may not revise the report or invoice.
SFR accountants have been asked to be proactive and during final invoice and report preparation to ask the academic departmental accountants about this.
Below are a couple of links to GMUN presentations outlining the change to semester effort certification and the impacts of this change:
http://www.ospa.umn.edu/GMUN/usersMM/Effort+Certification+Changes+06-14-07.pdf
http://www.ospa.umn.edu/GMUN/usersMM/GMUN22Feb07EWEffortPresentation.pdf
IRIS Entry Reconciliation
To aid in the collegiate review of IRIS entry, please review the IRIS reconciliation reports and resolve any outstanding issues. The reports are can be found under the “Departmental reports - Reconciliation reports” section of IRIS.
Please contact Pandora Aaron (4-9370, aaron012@umn.edu) if you have any questions.
CLA Financial/Human Resources Meeting
The next CLA Financial/Human Resources Meeting will take place on:
Thursday, April 24 in the Minnesota Population Center Seminar Room, 50 Willey Hall (West Bank) from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Please mark your calendar for the remaining meetings for the 2007/08 academic year:
- Thursday, May 22 (location TBD)
- Thursday, June 26 (location TBD)
Watch CLA NOW for updates on meeting locations.
Promotion & Tenure 2008/09 – Information Sessions
Information Sessions: Promotion and Tenure information sessions are scheduled for the following dates and times:
- Meeting with Chairs/Directors, Faculty Advisors/Caseworkers, and Support Staff: Monday, 14 April 2008; 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.; 202 Johnston Hall.
- Meeting with Tenure-track and Tenured Faculty: Tuesday, 15 April 2008; 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.; 101 Walter.
Agenda items will include a review of the relevant documents which govern and inform the promotion and tenure process; a discussion of annual appraisals of probationary faculty; an overview of the promotion and tenure process and timeline for 2008/09; and a discussion concerning the various elements of promotion and tenure dossiers. Particular attention will be given to the changes to the Board of Regents Policy - Faculty Tenure, the University's new Procedures for Reviewing Candidates for Tenure and/or Promotion: Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty and revised unit 7.12 documents.
FFI: http://www2.cla.umn.edu/admin/faculty-research/PromotionandTenure.html
Mark Your Calendar
April 14
P&T Information Session for Chairs/Directors, Faculty Advisors/Caseworkers, and Support Staff; 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.; 202 Johnston Hall.
April 15
P & T Information Session for Tenure-track and Tenured Faculty; 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.; 101 Walter.
April 18
CLA Payroll cutoff for the 04/14/08 – 04/27/08 pay period, 4:30 pm.
April 25
Firm deadline for submitting requests for Tuition Benefits for Summer 2008 Graduate Student TA and Instructor Appointments
May 2
CLA Payroll cutoff for the 04/28/08 – 05/11/08 pay period, 4:30 pm.
May 22
CLA Financial/Human Resources meeting (location TBD)
June 26
CLA Financial/Human Resources meeting (location TBD)
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