New Mail Services director aims to put the S.T.A.M.P. in your mail

Dale Fonville joined the UA Little Rock community as director of Mail Services on Feb. 1. He comes to the university with over 30 years of management experience, most recently at Lake Sumter State College in Leesburg, Florida. Dale would like to share the following message to the campus community:

I am very excited to be part of the UA Little Rock Family and moving here from Florida feels like coming home. I have been impressed with the efficiency and professionalism of the Mail Services' staff and have noticed how friendly and welcoming this university community is. Thank you all. Read more ...

Need an account code? Visit ePrint reports.

Have you ever been confused about which account code to use when entering requisitions for goods and services, requests for reimbursements, travel documents, or other financial documents requiring a FOAPAL? Procurement Services now has a link on their home page to Account Codes, for easy access. The code list will be updated periodically; however, if you wish to view the most current list of codes, you can access the Account Hierarchy Report (FGRATCH) in ePrint (please note, you must have Banner Finance security access to do so). Read more ...

Office supply contract announcement

The Office of State Procurement has entered into a new cooperative mandatory contract for office supplies that began on April 1, 2018. The contract vendors will continue to be Goddess Office Products and Government Supply Services (GSS) and the campus may choose to use one or both of these vendors for office supply purchases. No action is required to continue using Goddess Office Products; however, you must register to use the new GSS service. Read more ...

BITS & PIECES

Year-end housekeeping - Procurement Services

Please note all changes to requisitions and PO's must be completed or communicated to Procurement Services no later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20. Departments are also reminded to review their open commitments. A list of encumbrances that have remaining balances in Banner is available by navigating to FGIOENC, Organizational Encumbrance List. Please notify Procurement Services at 501-569-3144 if any encumbrances need to be closed.

Account codes link

In order to assist the campus community in selecting the appropriate account code for purchases and travel needs (FOAPAL), Procurement Services now has a link on their website providing a comprehensive listing of current account codes. The list will be updated periodically, but the most up-to-date listing can always be found on ePrint in the Account Hierarchy Report (FGRACTH). 

 

Purchasing thresholds increased

In accordance with Legislative Act 1004, the purchasing thresholds which determine method of procurement changed on August 1, 2017. The new thresholds can be viewed on the Purchasing Thresholds page on Procurement Services' website.

Attention hourly employee supervisors

Arkansas State Code ยง6-63-314 (2010) - Extra help restrictions states, "No employee of an institution of higher education who is employed as extra help may be employed for a period of time to exceed one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours per fiscal year." It is important that you closely monitor the hours worked of all hourly employees under your supervision and be aware that some hourly employees work in more than one department. Tracking tools are available in TimeClock Plus and Banner. Please contact the Payroll Office at 501-569-3136 or payroll@ualr.edu for assistance.