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Hi Leslie,</div>
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Thank you for providing insight into the rationale behind the request for advanced funding information.</div>
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While I understand the importance of planning, I remain unconvinced of the necessity for submitting several years of funding details upfront. As mentioned by Mark, projections over extended periods are prone to inaccuracies and may require frequent updates,
necessitating additional effort on both ends to maintain accuracy. For example, if we do need a change in the information we have already provided (which is likely to be the case for most of us), we will still have to contact you to provide the changes, and
you will need to update that information in the system. Moreover, the task of correcting salary errors and ensuring accurate input is more effectively managed with yearly information, especially considering that ERE costs and tuition rates change regularly.</div>
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Our current approach, as articulated by Mark, involves providing funding information on a yearly or per-semester basis, a process that has proven effective and manageable for our department. We respond promptly to requests from the DGS regarding funding plans
at the onset of each term. Following this, we engage with UAccess notifications for effort certifications, ensuring accuracy and timely approvals. This method has served us well and is similarly practiced in other units like MCB.</div>
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The crux of the matter lies not in advance information availability but in establishing a streamlined process that guarantees accurate and timely data entry by individuals familiar with the system. It is imperative that any errors are swiftly identified and
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Maintaining flexibility in assigning individuals to specific grants or funding sources is vital for optimizing my program operations. I am concerned that the proposed changes may impede this flexibility, potentially undermining our operational efficiency and
frankly, the ability to recruit and mentor graduate students.</div>
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Therefore, aligning with the sentiments expressed by Mark, Duke, Alex, and others, I suggest we defer this plan and discuss it further during our upcoming faculty meeting.</div>
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<div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">Ravishankar Palanivelu, Ph. D.</div>
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<b>From:</b> Plantsci <plantsci-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu> on behalf of SPLS-BIZOFFICE <SPLS-BIZOFFICE@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 2024 1:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bucksch, Alexander - (bucksch) <bucksch@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> plantsci@list.cals.arizona.edu <plantsci@list.cals.arizona.edu>; SPLS-BIZOFFICE <SPLS-BIZOFFICE@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Plantsci] Graduate Student Funding Plan Form</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I appreciate your response. </span>I am not sure how this information was documented processed or communicated to the business office in the past. I know that I don’t have the information needed and am asking for your assistance
in completing and submitting this form so that I do have current and accurate information. I know that salaries have not been charged correctly in many cases due to various factors affecting the business office. This is the simplest and fastest way that
I can identify the salary errors and get them corrected prior to the beginning of FY25. </p>
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Going forward a process will be created and implemented to avoid future duplication of this effort.</p>
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Again, I appreciate everyone’s help and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.</p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>From:</b> Bucksch, Alexander - (bucksch) <bucksch@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 10, 2024 1:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bonilla, Leslie Anne - (lesliebonilla) <lesliebonilla@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> plantsci@list.cals.arizona.edu; SPLS-BIZOFFICE <SPLS-BIZOFFICE@arizona.edu><br>
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we provided this information to DGS Monica Schmidt at the time I hired Will. I guess everyone else had to do the same and provided the funding scheme information when they hired their students.</p>
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The information is certainly already existent.</p>
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On Apr 10, 2024, at 11:30<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span>AM, Bonilla, Leslie Anne - (lesliebonilla) <<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:lesliebonilla@arizona.edu" id="OWA9fc49d0d-4345-b22c-bcf4-b92a47485823" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">lesliebonilla@arizona.edu</a></u></span>>
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as a tool to easily ensure that student’s salary is moved timely to the correct accounts, according to the funding plan, avoiding additional work caused by errors. </span></p>
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