Business Office News
July 16, 2018
Graduate Program Enrichment Funds
The Graduate School has a limited pool of money to support graduate program enrichment. You are invited to apply for funding up to $1,500 to help defray the costs of special seminars and/or symposium such as honorarium, travel expenses, lodging and meals for speakers. Funding decisions will be based in part on the following criteria:
  • Is the proposal interdisciplinary or is it supported by the mutual interests of two or more graduate programs?
  • Will the seminar, symposium, or forum be of interest to and open to the university at-large?
  • Have matching or supplementary funds been committed from other sources?
  • What long-term scholarly benefits are expected from the sponsored event?
Surplus
We will be creating one more surplus list for the College. If you have any item that you would like to surplus please send the following information to Deja at deja.houseal@uky.edu by Friday, July 20th.
  • Description of property
  • Quantity
  • Does item work
  • Building
  • Room
Please make sure to add a sticky note labeled "SURPLUS" on the item.
Student Assignments
Its time to begin preparing for Fall student assignments.

Remember to let HR know:
  • Students ending assignments- we don't want students who have left to receive pay
  • New student assignments - this affect's
  • tuition (GSAS & SAG forms)
  • SHP (student health plan)
  • payroll
  • Students changing assignments for the year
Graduate School Quick Reference Guide
Building Maintenance Tickets
The business office created a ticket for building maintenance issues. If there are any maintenance needs simply submit the ticket and include the building name, room number, a cost center (if applicable), and summary of the issue.
Orientation for New Graduate Teaching Assistants
Registration
The Graduate School is accepting registrations through July 27, 2018 , for new TAs to attend the Fall 2018 TA Orientation activities. See below for details.

If you have questions about TA Orientation registration, please contact Chad Gilpin in 101 Gillis Building. (Erin Shoot, the previous orientation registration coordinator, has moved into a new position within the Graduate School as Informatics Analyst.)  
If you will not have any new TAs this fall but normally do have new ones each fall, please alert Chad so we will know not to expect registrations from your department/program.
To register your new TAs, please go to the Fall 2018 TA Orientation registration site below. The registration prompts are listed at the bottom of this email, if you would like to preview them before entering the registration site.  

Dates
Dates of Fall 2018 TA Orientation events:
  • International TA Pre-Orientation (for new international TAs only): Thursday, August 9th, 2018 (8:00 a.m. until midafternoon).
  • International TA Language Screenings: Friday, August 10th, 2018 (by pre-arranged appointments beginning at 8:30 a.m.).
  • University-wide TA Orientation: Monday and Tuesday, August 13th and 14th, 2018 (8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.).
Schedules for these events will be available in early August.

UK Purchasing News & Updates
The updated Purchasing/AP Quick Reference Guide can be found on the Purchasing website .

As part of a continuing review of federal Uniform Guidance (UG) compliance and how it relates to purchase of goods and services by the University, the below updates have been made to the Purchasing/AP Quick Reference Guide. As a follow-up to updates made to the guide in May and early June, several categories have been returned to Payment Request Document (PRD) as the purchase method. In addition, some categories have been updated with general notes related to accounting or other process requirements. The following table summarizes the recent updates:
Supervisor Delegation of Time Approval
Supervisors of biweekly staff should report extended absences to Linda Williams in the Business Office. The notification will allow for delegated approval of hours to ensure that employees are paid accurately. Please contact Linda for more information.
Facebook ‌ Twitter ‌ Instagram ‌ LinkedIn ‌
111 Washington Avenue
Lexington, KY 40536
Phone: (859) 257-5678