[Plantsci] Wonderful Wednesdays!

Wed Aug 30 16:54:45 MST 2023

Hello!

My apologies for not sending out an email last week, the week got away from me. 😊  I’ll get right to it!

  1.  Emails to me.  Please email the SPLS-BIZOFFICE email and not my individual email address.  I get about 300 emails a day, 95% valid information but mostly informational, I don’t want to be slow in responding because your email got buried.  I’m also delegating tasks to other business office staff and they won’t see emails unless they come to the SPLS-BIZOFFICE email.  I want to make sure we continue towards our goal of responding within 1 business day to emails.

  1.  Travel for NON-Employees (speakers, visiting scholars, student interns) Don’t use your PCARDs to pay for any travel related expenses for NON-EMPLOYEES.  This is a PCard Violation, which is BAD and can cause FSO to cancel your card due to misuse.  There are two payment options for NON-Employee travel expenses.

  *   Traveler makes the purchase and requests a reimbursement.
  *   Use Herod Travel to book the travel (flight and/or lodging), they will then send us an invoice.  You would need to email Arlene Wimp at Herod Travel, copy the traveler, indicating that you are with the UA School of Plant Sciences and you authorize name of traveler to make travel arrangement to be billed to the UA.

Contact Information for Herod Travel

Arlene Wimp info at herodtravelinc.com<mailto:info at herodtravelinc.com>
Herod Travel
9980 E Mount Pleasant Dr
Tucson, AZ  85749

Critical Goals Update:

We are still doing everything we can to get where we need to be. These goals have proven more difficult than I thought in achieving due to multiple reasons that are being dealt with daily.  I still stand by those goals and I am making changes as needed with staff training and direction to get us there.  Please note the following:

  1.  If you have any type of pending payment that is from more than a week ago, please email the SPLS-BIZOFFICE for a status update.   I want to make sure that absolutely everything is in process if not paid.

  1.  Gaby as the accountant II has been tasked with account reconciliation reports.  I will be assisting her in getting these out the first week of September.  Angelyca will be reaching out to each PI that receives account reports to set up a 30-60 minute meeting in September, between the 11th through the 29th.  Gaby and I want to meet with you to go over your account report, the status of your accounts, and any thing that needs to be changed to get you the information you need.   Please submit any availability and questions that you want to go over to the SPLS-BIZOFFICE email.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Wednesday!

[The University of Arizona block 'A' logo.]
Leslie Bonilla
Manager, Finance and Administration
School of Plant Sciences
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Forbes, 303
1140 E South Campus Dr | TUCSON, AZ 85721
Office: 520-621-8689 |
lesliebonilla at .arizona.edu<mailto:lesliebonilla at .arizona.edu>
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