Friday, October 5, 2007
Tasks From Erin
Here are a couple tasks from Erin for us ECOs to complete this Friday afternoon.
1) Putting up posters: Apparently there is a CSD board at the end of the hall downstairs that isn't encased in glass which currently contains some general CSD information but Erin needs YOU to go down there and CAREFULLY take down the items that are up there now (and save them!) and then put up the Homecoming posters which can be found in the hanging file folder where the posters are usually found.
2) There is a blue post-it note on the desk with the name Ranjana Devi, with her email address and a list of RSOs. She would like the contact info for all the RSOs on the list. Could one of YOU look up all the RSOs on the list and email her with that contact info.
Thank you from Erin and K$ and HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!
~Kyle J Wood
Event Tracking Form
New & Improved Paycheck Distribution
There are now TWO boxes for checks. The gray box is for students being paid by the Center for Student Business. The black box is for people being paid from RSOs or the SGA. The checklist with their names are in the box, please make sure you check their ID and make sure that they sign for their check.
In addition to the two boxes, we also have paycheck bundles. There are two different types of check bundles.
The first set of bundles are loose and not attached to a clipboard. These bundles are checks that go out to the different agencies on campus. When someone comes up to pick up their check from their agency, they are actually going to be picking up ALL of the checks in the bundle. They cannot just pick up their own check. The checks are enveloped with two identical lists, with the names of the people who are receiving their checks. Have the person sign by their name and keep that page. Give the person the checks and the other checklist. Take the signed form and clip it to the light brown clipboard.
The other set of bundles are from additional agencies. They are attached to the darker brown clipboard. It works the same way with all other bundles, that when someone comes to pick up their check, they are actually going to be picking up checks for the entire agency. The only difference is that they will sign on the checklist attached to the clipboard, and then can receive their bundle.
Other tidbits:
On the checklist forms, if there are not a check mark next to a persons name they do not have a check with us. If this is the case you should refer them to either :
Laura Looman (413) 545-2684
or
Donna Beaurguard (413) 545-2300
Both of them handle specific checks, and there is a checklist as to which person does what.
Generally speaking Laura will handle the SGA and most area governments. While Donna will handle CSD & RSOs. The detailed list is on the desk.
It may sound a little confusing, but it's pretty simple once you are there to see it.
For this set of paychecks only:
If someone worked the SGA election and are looking for their check they will need to contact either Sasha Rogers or Jon Swengler of the SGA. They did not submit hours yet, so checks are not yet ready.
Friday, October 5th
- Always remember: When packages arrive, please don't mark them in and leave them on the table or around the reception desk UNLESS they are too big to fit in the closet! There are shelves in there for packages. We need to keep the area around the desk clean and free of boxes!
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Odds and ends
- Since Dan Saunders only works 20 hrs/week, please make sure that when you make appts for him they are in 1/2 hour increments. This way, more students get to see him!
- When doing Agreement for Services (AFS), ALWAYS spell check your document before sending them on their way!!!!
- SASP card purchase requests must have the buyer and their ID number in the description section!!! The person doing the shopping CANNOT be the same person who fills out the SASP card request!!!!!!!!!
- Anyone can make an appt for an advisor or acct. specialist over the phone. Appts. do NOT need to be made in person. However, for SASP cards the appts. will need to be in person.
- Please do not regularly empty the trash or sent folders in the csd@stuaf.umass.edu email address. Occasionally, I will need to search for something sent or thrown away to clarify if we responded or not and I can't do this if it is gone forever! Thanks.
Tasks- Thursday, Oct. 4th
Djade- Please do reception for your shift as well. Could you please also send me a bio for you so I can finish the ECO staff board!! (Also, please post your initials on every blog post :) )
Kyle- Please work as receptionist this afternoon. When Jamie comes in, I will have you go to event development. When you are event development person, unless there are AFS to do, I want you to post anything and clean up the bulletin boards downstairs. Also, make any runs upstairs before the end of the day. I will have a nice fun task for you to do when you are done with that. Just you wait...:)
Jamie- Please do reception when you arrive today. I will give you tasks as they come up!
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
odds & ends
If a group wants to purchase from WB Mason it should be treated just like any SASP card purchase. But they should make a list of what they want to buy and go to WB's website (whobut.wbmason.com) to look up the product codes to bring to the meeting with the account specialist. The prices won't be accurate, but they will get prices (lower than the listed ones) at the meeting.
POs are taking longer than in the past because of staffing issues in procurement - sometimes as long as two weeks, depending on the type of PO it is. Increases are particularly problematic, so please warn students.
There are some changes in car rental procedures, so if a group is renting a vehicle they need to make an appointment with January (who handles all travel related expenses). But they should call the rental company for a quote first.
When checking POs please look for detail in the description part of the purchase request especially for SASP cards. "stuff for an event" is not adequate. Also make sure the group is not frozen and that the speed type and fund type match up (i.e. if they circle revenue the speed type they wrote is actually the revenue one).
Okay, enough or you won't have time to do the things I just posted about. Have a nice day.
AllInfo
Thanks, Phee
Wednesday, October 3rd
Please, please, please, please post a comment on these posts every day you work. If you have not done so with any previous posts, I urge you to do so after reading this post. For some of you this may seem like beating a dead horse, but most of you still don't consistently post comments on this blog. Here are two scenarios how posting a comment will be beneficial to this office:
**These scenarios aren't specific to ANYONE in the office, just something I made up on the spot :)
Scenario 1: Joe Shmoe comes into work and looks at the blog briefly, but does not post a comment. Earlier that day, Joe's supervisor has posted tasks for him to do today on the blog. Joe doesn't do the tasks that day and his supervisor notices that a) he did not do the tasks assigned, b) there are no reasons why he didn't do the tasks, and c) he didn't read the blog. In the end, the office communication and work are both affected by this.
Scenario 2: Joe Shmoe comes into work and the first thing he does is read the blog. After reading the blog he takes 2 seconds to post a comment with his intials stating that he read it! The office is extremely busy and Joe has NO chance to get to his assigned tasks that day, BUT he makes sure to post on the blog to state that he was swamped and couldn't get them done and passes the instructions of his tasks to the next person in the office. Joe's supervisor looks on the blog and a) sees that he read the blog and b) appreciates his letting her know why his tasks aren't done. This scenario shows that simple communication can make a big difference in the office. It's not all about getting the tasks done, but communicating with the other ECOs and supervisor!!!
Lizzette- Event Dvpt desk. Please try to complete the filing of Info sheets and anti-hazing forms. That is your main goal this morning!!! If you get done those, file the SR cards as well. If you get done all of that, please do the bulletin boards downstairs.
Elyse- Reception. Answer and respond to voicemails/emails. If it is miserably slow please help Lizzette file. When you come back at 3:30 I would like you to do reception and work on the task I asked you to do earlier! Thanks!
Djade- From 12:30-2:30 please do event development. If there is no actual E.D. to do, please help Danielle with the task that I assigned her to do (see above). At 1, please cover the reception desk for 15 minutes when she takes her break.
IF YOU RUN OUT OF THINGS TO DO, this was for lawrence and since he is sick these things will still need to be done! Please tidy up the bulletin board outside our door. I want you to go through the papers and make sure there isn't anything on there that is outdated. Also, please look on both desks and take care of any loose papers that have notes on them. If you find a note, please make sure that it is taken care of (person contacted, question answered, etc) before throwing it away. The papers in the bin on the E.D. desk need to be filed away. Please work on filing them in a folder (you might need to make new ones). Thanks!
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
NO WORK ON MONDAY!
As most of you should know, Monday is a holiday and there are no classes. Therefore, the Resource Center will be closed on monday. On Tuesday, please follow a monday work schedule as your classes on tuesday will be following a monday schedule. On wednesday-Friday, please work as you would normally for those days. Those who have hours on normal tuesday shifts, you will not get paid for the tuesday shift that is erased because of the holiday.
Monday- Day Off!!
Tuesday- Monday class and Monday work schedule
Wednesday-Friday- Normal work schedule
**No Normal tuesday shift this week!!!!!
e-mails about event advisors
I left a note on the event consulting desk, but I'm posting her to make sure everyone sees it. When you send the e-mail to groups to tell them that their event advisor is one of the upstairs crew (Erin, Lloyd, Shaun, Dan or me) please copy us on the e-mail so we'll know when it went out (and serve as a reminder to us).
Whoever reads this first, could you please create an address book in your e-mail that includes us? (unless it's already done - which wouldn't surprise me)
Your e-mail is caolead@stuaf.umass.edu password is 7eco7
Our e-mails are
Erin donnally@stuaf.umass.edu
Phee paradise@stuaf.umass.edu
Lloyd lhenley@stuaf.umass.edu
Shaun sjamieso@educ.umass.edu
Dan dsaunder@student.umass.edu
thanks, Phee
AllInfo Task: Jamie and Lizzette
I have assigned you a task to try to complete today. However, it will be difficult to complete if the activation forms have not been filed. If it is not completed today, Lizzette please complete it tomorrow morning when you work!
The task assigned is to determine if we have RSO activation forms (anti hazing and information sheets) filed that we don't have entered into the system. The easiest way to complete this task is as follows:
- Go onto AllInfo and click on Requirements
- Click on view requirement definitions
- Click on Hazing policy acceptance and click on the tab "statistics"
- Press View Groups
- On the top right corner, put the "show only": Pending
- Print the list
- Do the same process for "Information Sheet" requirement and print the pending RSOs
- Go through the two lists and check their folder in the black filing cabinet to make sure that their pending status is correct.
- If they have no requirement form in their folder, put a check mark next to the name of the RSO, to show that the AllInfo information is correct.
- If they DO have the sheet in their file, highlight the RSO name so we can make sure it is entered into the system.
- When the task of checking their files has been completed, please take the highlighted RSOs and correct their information on AllInfo.
Tuesday, October 2nd
I hope that you all had fun weekends and are having a good week so far! Some things to keep in mind as you work this week:
- When packages arrive, make sure you find out who they are for before signing for them. If they are for Barbara the delivery person should bring them directly upstairs.
- Please look at the posts about RSO frozen status and filing their activation papers. We will be dealing with this a lot this week.
- Please post your initials after reading these posts so I know you are reading them!
Elyse- Please do reception this morning. I want you to respond to emails/voicemails and file anti-hazing and information forms in the bin.
Djade- Please do reception for your shift this afternoon. Work on filing the anti-hazing and information forms into their folders in the filing cabinet. Thanks!
Lizzette- From 1:30-3:30 please do reception. Work on filing, responding to emails, contacting people about the packages we have for them, etc. From3:30-Close please be our event dvpt person. If there are any event tracking forms that we need to contact the RSO for, please do so. Also, tidy up the bulletin board outside our door and tidy up the bulletin boards downstairs, remove any past-due event flyers and post anything that we have. Do any runs that need to be done by the end of the day! Thanks!
Jamie- From 2:30-3:30 please do event development. I want you to do any mail that needs to be sorted into mailboxes and go through any random papers/notes over both desks and figure out if we need them or not. Correspond with the person if need be, I don't want any more random papers!!!
From 3:30-5 please do reception. Before the end of the day make sure the filing is done (if it can be completed by then) and all emails/voicemails have been responded to. Try to get rid of the packages in the reception area if you can!
- Lizzette and Jamie: I will leave you both a task to work on if it is slow and you have finished filing anti-hazing and information forms. I will leave instructions in another post!
Monday, October 1, 2007
Filing RSO Info Sheets & Hazing Policy
Since RSOs were frozen, it has become extra important to be able to find their RSO Information Sheet or Anti-Hazing Policy Forms. Many groups will come in, saying that they have filled out those forms, and we now have to rummage through the stack to find them.
Rather then keeping the binder clipped forms in Rafi's hanging folder, we will now file these in their RSO Paperwork folder. When Rafi is done with his data entry they will be moved to our to be filed bin, where we must file them in their folder.
This will make finding any of these forms much easier.
Make sure you DO NOT give out these forms when groups come to pick up their Purchase Requests. These are NOT to be given out, just to be held in the file.
I have started filing them today at the end of my shift, but will need Elyse & Kyle to continue where I've left off tomorrow.
Thanks.
RSO status (active, frozen)
The deadline for RSOs to submit their information sheets, anti-hazing forms and to attend RSOOO was last Friday (Sept. 28). The AllInfo database is now showing an up to date status of RSOs. That means that any group that has not complied with all three of those requirements is listed as frozen. If you want to know why a group is frozen you can go into AllInfo and click on the requirements tag. If any of those three is not checked, that is what they are missing. You can ignore any other requirements on the list.
Signature Responsibility from last year does not expire until Oct. 15, so individuals have until then to bring in new or renewal cards for this year. That means SR is not a factor in freezing groups for the next two weeks. We would greatly appreciate everyone enforcing these requirements so that we are equitable about it.
Please check the group's status when you accept a purchase request or make an appointment with Barbara. Frozen groups can't spend money or register events. If they come in to do event development, check their status for their information, but if a group has started an event, they can complete it, even if they are frozen. But they can't initiate anything new until they comply.
Compliance or how to get unfrozen: If they haven't submitted the information sheet or anti-hazing, all they have to do is submit it. If they didn't have anyone attend RSOOO they will have to wait until the next workshop which will be in February. We are considering offering one in December for new groups which will be open to anyone who needs it, and we'll let you know if that happens.
If you have any questions or if there are mistakes in All Info (i.e. "I turned in all my forms, why am I frozen?") please let me know.
Thanks, Phee
