Funding available for administrative staff

Grants of up to $500 are available for administrative staff members who would like to attend a training activity or conference between now and Sept. 30 and need additional funding, the Administrative Staff Council's Professional Development Committee has announced.

The application form is available online at www.bgsu.edu/organizations/asc/fundrequestform. The deadline for applications is June 17. Awards will be announced before the end of June. Preference will be given to applicants who have not received funding in the past year. The committee will announce another grant opportunity in early fall.

For more information, contact Sheila Irving at 2-9130 or sirving@bgnet.bgsu.edu, or Chris Haar at
2-8941 or chaar@bgnet.bgsu.edu.
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Office Depot site is now 'live'

Online custom stationery forms are now available at the Office Depot business supplies site. All University offices should order their stationery and business cards through this site.

Those authorized to place orders for office supplies may go to the site and select "custom printing" from the menu. Then select "custom stationery online" from the next list. Templates for envelopes, letterhead and business cards will appear, and the appropriate fields can be filled in. Once placed, orders may not be cancelled, so check the proofs carefully before submitting.

ITS is developing customized, black-only Microsoft Word templates that can be used to produce letters with the official BGSU letterhead from users’ computers.
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Forums to explore ‘What Does PeopleSoft Bring to Me?’

Open forums will be offered to review the contents of the “What Does PeopleSoft Bring To Me?“ letters mailed to the homes of faculty, administrative and classified staff. The forums are scheduled from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday (June 7) and from 9:30-11:30 a.m. June 15 in 101 Olscamp Hall. Registration is not necessary to attend the sessions, which are open to all University employees.

Questions regarding the forums may be directed to BGat100@bgsu.edu.

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BG@100 open forum set

A BG@100 open forum has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. June 15 in 315 Bowen-Thompson Student Union. The forum will provide an opportunity to learn about the project and ask questions as the first phase of the project prepares to "go live" on June 27. Project information is available at www.bgsu.edu/BGat100, and any project-related questions may be directed to BGat100@bgsu.edu.

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Hourly employee time sheets convert to decimal system

Beginning June 19, hourly employees must record time on their time sheets in hours and decimals. Time sheets will no longer be accepted with time recorded in hours and minutes. A minutes-to-decimal conversion table is available at the Human Resources Web site at www.bgsu.edu/offices/ohr/compensation by selecting the Time Reporting Conversion Chart from the Other Resources column.

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