This month, the Travel Services team, along with the Operational Excellence team, will launch a new, user-friendly travel and expense resource site for campus users. The site, expected to launch September 9, will replace the current travel information web page.

Although Financial Analyst Yahui Chao works in the same department that she did when hired in 2002, everything else has changed. Ironically, she’s come full circle by remaining flexible and open to change, as she shares in this month’s In Focus interview.

In Focus profile of Justin Hanford, Account Supervisor of Accounts Payable.

Brian Smith has decided to conclude his service as Senior Assistant Vice Chancellor and Treasurer to accept a new opportunity at University of Michigan as Associate Vice President for Finance, effective July 15.

July IN Focus interview with Ebony Martin of Accounting Services.

June’s IN Focus Column features Steve Gale of Purchasing Services.

Graduate students may be hired for a semester, academic year, calendar year, or other periods as needed. Each school/division has varying effective dates in order to meet their business need. The stipend calculator tool can assist users in determining what salary to enter on the ePAR form, given the graduate student’s start/expected job end dates, to ensure the intended amount of pay.

A longstanding plan to charge for weeknight parking will take effect August 15. Beginning then, weeknight parking will require a permit or hourly or nightly fee from 5 p.m. on Mondays through 7:30 a.m. Fridays. Parking will remain available on the weekends without a permit or additional fee — from 5 p.m. Friday until 7:30 a.m. Monday.

A longstanding plan to charge for weeknight parking will take effect August 15.

Interview with Financial Analyst Jesse Baker of Financial Reporting and Management Services talks about his role at UNC.