View presentations and session descriptions for past UB Business Day events.
Presenter(s): Kimberly Brown, Meg Mitchell, Financial Management
This session explores the travel and expense reimbursement system along with the travel policy. Learn which modules to use and when, what ones are required, how to create an itinerary and when and how to allocate your expenses. Learn what documentation is required to be attached to each report.
Presented: 10/24/2024
Presenter(s): Brian O'Connor, Office of Institutional Analysis
Higher education, like many industries, is drowning in data and starving for information. UB’s Office of Institutional Analysis (OIA) has attempted to remedy that situation through the development of self-service dashboards that give wide-ranging audiences access to actionable intelligence to inform their decision-making. This session explores some key components in the evolution of a more data literate campus, and specific steps taken in this journey to date. See demonstrations of select dashboards with examples of their specific use to inform decisions for various audiences.
Presented: 10/24/2024
Presenter(s): Joe Raab, Robert Adams, Justin Miller, Karen Peissinger; Environment, Health and Safety
This session addresses concerns people often have with hazards in the office setting. It focuses on three main hazard areas: asbestos in building materials, electrical hazards and indoor mold growth. Environmental Health and Safety provides an overview of concerns associated with hazards, identifies where they are found on campus and discusses how they are controlled. Learn how to recognize if problems exist and how to get assistance.
Presented: 10/24/2024
Presenter(s): Tina Rimbeck, Information Technology
This presentation highlights the critical role of IT policies in safeguarding university resources, detailing the structure and update strategies of IT policies at UB. It covers the steps for advancing and approving policies, recent changes and upcoming standards.
Presented: 10/24/2024
Presenter(s): Patrick Richey, Chris Decker; University at Buffalo Foundation
This presentation from the University at Buffalo Foundation focuses on the lifecycle of a gift from solicitation through stewardship. The presenters discuss various operating units of the Foundation and demonstrate how the Foundation invests and manages each gift to support the mission of the University at Buffalo.
Presented: 10/24/2024