| |
|
| [an error occurred while processing this directive]
|
|
| |
|
 |
| |
|
March/April 2007
Issue 16
|
Photo by Steve Jones
|
Testing HR data
Kyle Mulcrone (left), benefits coordinator at Purdue North Central, and Gene Farmer, a time and attendance specialist on OnePurdue's Human Resources Team, solve a problem during a day of HR parallel testing in the Ross Enterprise Center. Several staff members from all four Purdue campuses participated in entering time data during two days of the tests, which compared April 2006 “legacy” payroll data with data that was converted for use in the new OnePurdue HR systems. These systems are scheduled to go live this summer. |
|
| Savings option offered to faculty and academic-year staff |
Prior to the start of the fall 2007 semester, all faculty and staff members paid on an academic-year schedule will be able to sign up for a Purdue salary-savings plan. This will allow them to set aside earnings from the academic year to be paid in May, June, July and August.
The intent is to approximate a 12-pay-per-year schedule.
This savings plan, which will not pay interest, is being offered in response to some faculty requests for a 12-pay-per-year option. It will begin following the July implementation of the new OnePurdue payroll system.
“We are glad to be able to offer this option to accommodate requests from the faculty,” said John Beelke, director of Human Resource Services. |
John Beelke (File Photo) |
“But clearly this is just one mechanism for academic-year faculty and staff to address the variability in their pay. We expect most will prefer to earn interest on their academic-year income while it’s being set aside for use in the summer, and it’s certainly possible to establish a similar arrangement at a bank or credit union in order to receive interest on that income.”
Beelke also pointed out that all monies set aside in the savings program are taxed before they are withheld because taxes must be taken at the time the money is earned.
Additional information about how to use the program, how and when to enroll is forthcoming. Updates will be published in Inside Purdue, this newsletter and on the OnePurdue Web site.
Return to contents
|
|
| Oneal named interim leader of Finance Team |
 |
Cindy Oneal will lead the OnePurdue Finance Team through
the project’s next software release this summer.
Photo by Steve Jones |
Cindy Oneal, an accounts payable specialist on OnePurdue's Finance Team, has been named interim team lead through the project's second software release (Release 2) this summer, announced University Comptroller John Shipley in March.
Shipley, who assumed oversight and leadership of the team in October 2006 and guided it through the Feb. 6 release of OnePurdue's financial applications (Release 1), will now devote more time to his duties as comptroller.
Shipley also serves on OnePurdue’s ERP Implementation Steering Committee and chairs the OnePurdue Financial Management Advisory Committee.
“I appreciate Cindy's willingness to assist during this time as we continue to support Release 1 and develop Release 2,” said Shipley. “She will provide day-to-day support for the Finance Team and be the liaison back to me in my continued role as process owner for Finance.”
The Human Resources Team dedicated its resources to the finance implementation, Oneal said, and the Finance Team now is helping prepare for the July HR/payroll rollout and the remaining finance modules, including travel and budget.
“We’re heavily involved in Release 2, supporting payroll postings and integrations with finance modules,” she said. “As always, the challenge is in balancing tasks.”
Oneal has worked at Purdue for almost 15 years and served as the manager of financial operations in Business Services Computing before joining OnePurdue in July 2005.
The search for a permanent Finance Team lead will begin after Release 2 has been implemented.
Return to contents
|
|
| HR Team showcases transitional processes |
|
OnePurdue’s Human Resources Team presented a showcase in March of new HR transitional and system inquiry processes to help University business users learn about important changes that came with the first release of the new systems Feb. 6.
Facilitated by Sheryl Gick, a business process specialist on the HR Team, this event focused on the OnePurdue HR transitional processes and system inquiry tips and techniques. Participants learned how to look up employee, position and organizational unit data in OnePurdue.
“Since the new transitional and inquiry processes went live with Release 1, those attending the showcase could jump right in and experience them first-hand,” said HR Team Lead Susan Davis.
Both the presentation slides and a Breeze recording of the showcase are available on the OnePurdue Web site via these links.
The HR Team held a showcase on data validation processes March 28, and another is planned for April 2. For information on attending this event, please contact Sheryl Gick at slg@purdue.edu or Peg Jasper at pjasper@purdue.edu.
Return to contents
|
|
OnePurdue conducts AIMS workshops for grants management
|
Photos by Steve Jones
|
On Feb. 28, OnePurdue held the first of 14 AIMS Grant Management (GM) workshops for Business Services personnel. AIMS (Account Information Management System) is a OnePurdue reporting tool for grants, funds and project management. After completing these workshops, participants will coach faculty members in their departments in using the new GM processes. At left, Cindy Brewer, assistant director for financial affairs at ITaP, concentrates during a March 8 session. Above, Sherron Myers (left), an account clerk in the agronomy department, is helped by Liz Rulli, director of financial affairs in the Office of the Vice President for Research. Rulli served as a subject matter expert in several workshops. 271 Purdue staff members attended the GM sessions, which ended March 26. |
Return to contents
|
| Learn more about OnePurdue |
|
Explore the OnePurdue Web site at www.purdue.edu/onepurdue. New content and updated information is added daily, so check back often for the latest news and information about this important project.
Return to contents
|
| How to contact OnePurdue |
Business Hours
Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (Closed Fridays)
Address
OnePurdue
Ross Enterprise Center
1801 Kalberer Road, Suite 1
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone and Fax (Not for OnePurdue help)
office: (765) 494-2400
fax: (765) 464-2233 |
NOTE: If you have specific questions about using OnePurdue, please do not use the general office number or e-mail address at left. Instead, you will receive help more quickly by contacting the OnePurdue Support Center at:
e-mail: onephelp@purdue.edu
phone: (765) 49-46000
For all OnePurdue training-related
questions, please contact the Training Help Desk at:
e-mail: oneptrain@purdue.edu
|
e-mail
onepurdue@purdue.edu (for general questions and comments)
You can also send messages directly from OnePurdue's home page. See “Contact OnePurdue” in the left column.
Campus Mail Building Code
ROSS
Directions
For printable driving directions (with maps) from all four campuses to OnePurdue's office in Purdue Research Park, please visit the “Quick Links” section on the left side of the OnePurdue home page. |
Return to contents
|
| Subscribe to this newsletter |
|
To subscribe to new@OnePurdue, go to the OnePurdue home page and look in the right column for the box labeled “Sign up for OnePurdue's monthly e-newsletter.” Enter your name, e-mail address and click the “Submit” button. (Please make sure that you enter both your name and e-mail address or we will not be able to process your subscription request.)
Return to contents
|
|
|
|
