[Faculty] CALS Weekly Bulletin Issue No. 651 01-Sep-11

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The CALS Weekly Bulletin is for all faculty and staff in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.  Important details are at the end of this issue.

    1  UA'S NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT YOU 
    2  SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR THE CALS OUTSTANDING STAFF AWARD
    3  RESEARCH INSIGHTS IN SEMIARID ECOSYSTEMS (RISE) SYMPOSIUM

To submit to Weekly Bulletin: http://cals.arizona.edu/bulletin

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1 UA'S NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT YOU 

A new central financial system will go live at the UA during the first week 
of October 2011.  This will affect the entire university community.  From 
mid-September to mid-October (the peak transition period), many of the 
business processes that we take for granted will be unavailable.  These 
include expense reimbursements, payments, expense transfers, and some 
of our procurement options.  You should be working with your unit's 
business staff NOW to plan ahead for these disruptions in service.  Heed 
their warnings about deadlines and restrictions.  Challenges will continue 
after go-live, too.  The new system (UAccess Financials) is complex and 
carries a steep learning curve.  There will be a backlog of transactions 
from the transition downtime to process.  There will be a new approval 
routing system for all transactions and other unanticipated complications 
to deal with.  While there will be many challenges, we will have a new up-
to-date financial system! 
Thanks for your understanding and your assistance.   

    Submitted by:  Sandy Pottinger     Email: sandyp at ag.arizona.edu 
    CALS Administrative Services     Phone: 621-1468	  
    For more information: http://http://mosaic.arizona.edu/kuali_financial_system/go-live-updates
     
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2 SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR THE CALS OUTSTANDING STAFF AWARD

The CALS Outstanding Staff Award was created to recognize and honor 
unusual dedication and outstanding contributions by a classified staff 
member. A master plaque located in the Forbes Lobby contains the 
names of all past winners. Nominations for this quarterly award may be 
made by any administrative head, faculty, staff, or student in the College 
of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Submit your nomination to Jane Cripps, 
Chair, CALS Staff Council, P.O. Box 210036 (Forbes 306). Nomination 
procedures and guidelines for the award can be found at the URL listed 
below. The awardee will receive a $350 check and a plaque and will be 
recognized at the CALS Faculty/Staff Meeting.
    Submitted by:  Jane Cripps    Email: jcripps at cals.arizona.edu  
    Water Resources Research Center    Phone: 520-621-2526	  
    For more information: http://cals.arizona.edu/staff/awardguidelines.html
     
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3 RESEARCH INSIGHTS IN SEMIARID ECOSYSTEMS (RISE) SYMPOSIUM

Saturday, 29 October 2011, 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM

University of Arizona Marley Auditorium (Room 230), Tucson, Arizona

The eighth annual Research Insights in Semiarid Ecosystems (RISE) Symposium will feature invited speakers presenting recent research on the USDA-ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, University of Arizona Santa Rita Experimental Range and other outdoor laboratories.  There will also be a poster session where students and researchers are encouraged to report on completed or in-progress studies.  Time will be available for questions from the audience.

Registration:  $10 for students; $25 for all others (lunch included)

The deadline for registration (as a courtesy for catering plans) is 14 October 2011.  Late registrations will be accepted at the Symposium site from 8:00 to 9:00 AM. 

Submission deadline for poster presentation is 07 October 2011.  We have space from only 20 posters, and poster abstracts will be accepted in order of submission.

6 Continuing Education Units will be awarded from the Society for Range Management Certified Professional Rangeland Managers.

Please use the web site http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/rise/ to view the RISE program, to register for the symposium, and to submit poster titles.

    Submitted by:  Mitch McClaran    Email: mcclaran at u.arizona.edu 
    SNRE    Phone: 621-1673	  
    For more information: http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/rise/
     
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The CALS WEEKLY BULLETIN is the only avenue for communicating policy and procedure changes to the entire college. All faculty and staff are responsible for reading it each week. Material submitted should be brief and of wide interest. Deadline for submission: Thursday noon for the Thursday issue.
For further information:  Debby Janes at 621-7198.

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