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Sent on behalf of Interim Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Kurt Schnier   Greetings Division of Finance and Administration Colleagues, As a follow-up to the Jan. 7 message to the university about updated plans for the start of Spring Semester, please note these items and...

Greetings, Division of Finance and Administration colleagues, As a follow-up to the Dec. 29 campus message regarding the return for Spring Semester, please note of the following items and plans for the Division: Vaccination Policy - To be considered fully compliant with the...

Thank you for taking part in training for advanced access to the UC Merced Oracle Financials system. We invite you to complete a brief survey about your learning experience. Your feedback will help us fine-tune other Oracle system training and determine what other aspects of the university...

To: Faculty and staff UC Merced’s warehouse for long-term storage is over capacity. Immediate action from the campus community is needed to clear up this issue. Effective immediately, the warehouse will be closed to all incoming storage of goods and equipment. The closure will remain in...

The following information from DFA appeared in the Nov. 12 Research Newsletter. Procurement The CBS2 team has focused on training our new hires this week. As a result, tickets are holding steady relative to last week, but we anticipate a reduction soon with the addition our new hires, and...

To: Faculty and staff Good afternoon, I wanted to update all of you on several steps we have taken to improve the user experience with our Oracle-based financial system and to reduce the backlog of transactions and purchase requests. The steps, inspired by feedback from across campus, include...

The Business and Financial Services teams have been working diligently to complete the campus’s first fiscal year end close in the new financial system. With new systems and processes, the close was anticipated to take longer than previous years. We greatly appreciate everyone’s...

Colleagues, I wanted to take a moment to recognize the tireless work invested by our Division colleagues to secure housing for hundreds of UC Merced students. The challenge triggered by construction delays at the Merced Station off-campus apartment complex called for big decisions and immediate...

Division of Finance & Administration colleagues, Earlier today, it was announced that UC Merced will, effective immediately, require everyone to wear face coverings indoors , including people who are vaccinated. In doing so, the university joins numerous governments (including the State of...