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New Assistant Vice Chancellor/Controller

December 15, 2021
Greetings, Division Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Amanda Preston-Nelson is joining the Division of Finance and Administration as Assistant Vice Chancellor and Controller, leading Business and Financial Services . Amanda, a San Joaquin Valley native, brings an extensive knowledge of managing business services in higher education. She comes to us from San Joaquin Delta College...

Increase in Meal Rates for Meeting & Entertainment

November 1, 2021
Campuses have been experiencing difficulty arranging meals for events based on the existing rates for business meals and entertainment. The last time the meal rates for business and entertainment were increased was in 2016. After discussing with the campus controllers, we have elected to increase the rates by 5% in 2021 and another 5% in 2022. Effective November 1, 2021, the maximum per person...

AB 1887 State Travel Prohibition Update

July 1, 2021
Controllers and AP Directors/Travel Managers, The California Attorney General’s office updated the list of states where state funds may not be used for travel. https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-add-five-states-travel-restrictions-list-result-wave-new The FAQs have been updated to reflect the twelve states currently on the list, and their effective dates...

Campus Cashiering News

January 5, 2021
 Walkup Window Hours: Monday 8:30 am -4:30 pm (closed for lunch from noon-12:30pm Thursday 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm  Please see the Student-Parents Guidance page for more detailed information.

Latest Information on Travel Affected by COVID-19

August 7, 2020
Dear Campus Community, We understand many faculty, staff and students have questions regarding university-related travel, particularly in light of the COVID-19 situation during summer and fall 2020. We also acknowledge the desire to make international travel plans in the near future and the significant difficulty imposed by this uncertain period. This message includes the most updated...

AB 1887 State Travel Prohibition Update

July 9, 2020
Controllers and AP Directors/Travel Managers The California Attorney General’s office updated the list of states where state funds may not be used for travel. Idaho is the latest state, effective July 1, 2020. https://oag.ca.gov/ab1887 The FAQs attached have been updated to reflect the twelve states currently on the list, and their effective dates.

COVID-19: Qualifying Dependent Care Reimbursement

April 24, 2020
The UC Merced COVID-19 Emergency Disaster-relief Program is effective as of the start of the COVID-19 federal disaster declaration on March 13, 2020 (see https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2020/03/13/covid-19-emergency- declaration) and will end at the conclusion of the federally-declared disaster, or when available funds are exhausted, whichever comes first. Only dependent care payments made by...

COVID-19 Travel Reimbursement Approval Form and FAQ

March 24, 2020
This form is required for all travel and entertainment reimbursements being processed due to cancellation of trips or events as a result of COVID-19. Once the form is completed please send to travel@ucmerced.edu and we will work with the Controller to obtain final signature. Please ensure to use COVD19 as the project code when submitting these reimbursements. Click here to access the Travel...

COVID-19 update related to Campus Travel

March 13, 2020
This information is specific to travel impacted as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). As the situation remains very fluid, please check back here regularly for updates. For regular reimbursement information, please visit the reimbursement section of the travel website. Click here for more information.

Campus Travel Management Preparing Major Upgrade

January 31, 2020
The Campus Travel Management team is working on a significant upgrade to how faculty, staff and students will manage expenses while traveling, and how they will be reimbursed. The system will allow users to capture an expense such as a restaurant or gas receipt through a convenient mobile app. Expenses such as Uber rides will be recorded digitally, eliminating the need to obtain paper...

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