To: Campus Unit Finance Leads and University Business Managers Tango Card Training The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Finance and Budget have collaborated with Finance and Operations Continuous Improvement, Staff Development and Engagement to bring the University … Read more

Deadlines related to the December 2023 month-end processing of cash, checks, credit cards and electronic payments submitted through the Cashier’s Office have been adjusted due to the long winter holiday break.

Additional Tango Card trainings have been scheduled. Each session will include a required 30-minute training session followed by office hours for questions and answers.

The Tango Card program is one of several options the University offers to help researchers compensate study participants in a fiscally responsible and safe manner. This program was developed by cross-departmental collaboration between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR), the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), and the Division of Finance and Operations (Finance).   

The May 2023 GSHIP premium file has been uploaded into Connect Carolina. Total cost allocation is $395.05; last day to make changes is Tuesday, May 23. Please note important deadlines in this memo for students who are graduating.

Beginning 4/24/2023, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) will offer a process to procure gift cards for study subject incentives when the following apply: the cash advance is not expedient; a voucher payment for an outside party is not viable and the department/research team does not have a P-Card approved for this purpose.

As communicated in the March 13 Finance memo, the closure of the Bank of America (BoA) prepaid card program is forthcoming on June 30, 2023.

The April 2023 GSHIP premium file has been uploaded into ConnectCarolina. The total cost allocation must equal the monthly premium amount of $395.05. The last day to make changes in the system will be Thursday, April 20, 2023.

Bank of America (BoA) has notified the University (UNC) that the prepaid card program and the prepaid administration tool (PAT) serviced by BoA will terminate effective June 30, 2023. UNC Finance and Operations (Finance) and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) are evaluating new platforms to continue the prepaid card program.

The March 2023 GSHIP premium file has been uploaded into ConnectCarolina. The total cost allocation must equal $395.05. The last day to make changes us Thursday, March 23, 2023.