Business Services News
|
|
Marlene Walsh Retires
Marlene Walsh
, who has served The University of Montana for some 34 years is in
retirement on December 1st. Marlene was born and raised in Kalispell as was
her mother. Marlene began her career at UM in 1974 working at Registration.
She joined Business Services in December of 1977 as a cashier and currently
oversees the Deferred Payment Plan and Withdrawals.
Over the years, Marlene has been the consummate problem solver for students and
student billing every day. Marlene says she will miss the camaraderie of the
close knit group in Student Accounts and Loans. Marlene
plans to spend time with her family including 5 brothers, 4 sisters, and 12
grandchildren, but also a lot of time at the cabin in Olney (above Whitefish)
with her sister-in-law, Dodie. She also expects to continue chasing the
raccoons out of her garage and the deer from her garden where she likes to grow
flowers and vegetables.
Described by her co-workers as the "Ace Number One Best Baker", Marlene will be
deeply missed here at Business Services and we wish her the most enjoyment in
her retirement.
Top |
|
Cheryl BramsenCheryl Bramsen, whose last day at UM was December 1st, started her career at Student Loans in Business Services the first day of registration in September of 1986 when she helped carry shoe boxes of checks for distribution to students to the Ballroom at the UC. Twenty plus years have passed since that day. Cheryl was here when Student Loans and Cashiering were located where Lu Terry's office is now while also sharing one computer with two other co-workers. Since 1991, Cheryl has been involved with the Union serving as President, Vice President, and State Representative for MPEA. She was also involved in the Staff Senate, the committee to build the new Native American Studies and participating in the Student Conduct Court for 2 years. Cheryl is also a Boy Scout Leader, has worked on the Western Montana Reading Service for the Blind, and taught literacy to adults. Cheryl will miss the students who she loves dearly and will enjoy advocacy work in the future.Top |
New Procard Administrator - Chris OlsonChris Olson is the new Business Services Procard Administrator. Chris is from Sidney, Montana which is located by the North Dakota border. Chris attended Black Hills State University in Spearfish South Dakota where he earned his Accounting Degree. Top |
|
Accounts Payable Purchase Order Payments - Stephanie JohnstonStephanie Johnston is the new Purchase Order Payments (Costco) specialist in Accounts Payable. Stephanie is a Missoula native and graduated from UM in 2002 with a BA in Accounting. Top |
|
|
Student Loans Accounting Technician - Ryan MartinLoan Accounting Technician – Ryan Martin The new Loan Accounting Technician in Student Loans is Ryan Martin. Ryan was born in Whitefish and was raised in Missoula. He attended The University of Illinois - Chicago where he earned his Finance Degree. Top |
Student Accounts Reporting and Reconciling - Bob HlynoskyBusiness Services welcomes Bob Hlynosky to Student Accounts Receivable. Bob grew up in Big Fork after his family moved here from Cleveland OH when he was one year old. He has an undergraduate degree in Information Systems and a Masters in Business Administration. Bob helped at the Student Labs during his attendance at UM and helped Lorrie DeYott with scanning test results and making sure student employees kept busy at the labs. Bob worked at Martin Group in Missoula setting up databases and software for telecoms prior to joining us.Top |
|
|
Accounting Services Auxiliary/Agency Funds Accountant - Dawn SlamaDawn Slama has joined Accounting Services as the Auxiliary/Agency Funds Accountant. Dawn started her education at the Flathead Valley Community College and worked as a manager of a family restaurant at Glacier National Park before moving to Missoula in 2000 and earning her Masters Degree in Accountancy here at UM.Top |
Journal Voucher Entry Training Video |
|
A training video has been created to assist Banner users with Direct Pay
Invoice data entry.
Click Here
for this video instruction.
Top |
Training Survey |
|
Thanks to all who responded to the recent Business Services Training Survey. The responses and additional comments we received were very helpful. The Training Team will be meeting this week to discuss the survey results and beginning planning the schedule of trainings and round-table discussions for the spring semester. We will do our very best to incorporate as many of the topics and suggestions for improvements as possible.
Top |
Accountant Contact List |
|
Use this contact list as a guide in the event of a question or problem with
index codes on purchase orders or other types of documents. This document is
accessible for campus users, you will need your UM login to access.
Accountant Contact List (You will be prompted for a UM login) Top |
Business Services Reminders |
|
Spring semester 2007 registration bills are now available on CyberBear which
includes winter session courses. Students must finalize by January 5th, 2007
(4:30 pm) in order to avoid their classes being cancelled and being assessed a
$40.00 late fee if they register again. Newly registering students
(registering after January 5th) have until January 23rd at 4:30 to pay in order
to avoid the $40.00 late fee.
To pay and/or complete the registration process, everyone must finalize/pay their registration bill, even if financial aid, loans, scholarships, etc. are paying a students tuition. See the chart below for registration deadlines and late fees. Orientation is scheduled from January 17 - 19. Classes begin on January 22nd.
|
All students must pay fees with echeck or credit card or finalize their registration with financial aid or third party payment on CyberBear according to the following deadlines.
[Please note that financial aid is disbursed nightly beginning November 27 and will be available on CyberBear the next working day.]
FEE PAYMENT/FINALIZING CHART
IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGY: Fee Payment/Finalization = Finalize/Pay
If you register for classes by this date:
You must pay your fees or finalize by this date:
Registered October 25 through January 5.
Pay fees or finalize starting November 27 through January 5 (4:30 p.m.) to avoid cancellation (a $40 late fee will be charged to re-register).
Registered January 9 through January 23.
Pay fees or finalize by January 23 (4:30 p.m.) to avoid a $40 late fee or by February 9 (4:30 p.m.) to avoid cancellation .
Registered January 24 through February 9
Pay fees or finalize with a $40 late fee by February 9 (4:30 p.m.) to avoid cancellation.
No Registrations allowed after February 9.
No payments after February 9.
ANTICIPATED CYBERBEAR REGISTRATION DOWN TIME IS AS FOLLOWS
CyberBear Registration will not be available on the following days:
- January 5 (After 4:30 p.m.) Cancellation Process Occurring
- January 6-8 (24 hours each day) Cancellation Process Occurring
DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN DUE DATES
The due date for the first payment for Spring 2007 is January 5th, 2007. The Balance is payable in two payments on March 2, 2007 and April 2, 2007.
Question of the Month
What is an Index Code?
The Index Code is a short-cut that has been created in the Banner System to automatically pull in the appropriate Fund, Org and Program into Banner forms. Departments may have many Index Codes, depending on their Fund/Org structure.
Top
Upcoming Events
- November 27 - Registration bills available on http:\\cyberbear.umt.edu for payment or finalizing
- January 5 (4:30 pm) - Last day to pay or finalize registration bill otherwise registration is cancelled.
Top
Previous Campus Newsletters
August 2006
May 2006
February 2006
November 2005Monday, December 4, 2007