As October closes, fall 2023 has been a record-breaking travel season with 647 more travel cases opened compared to this time last year! The RPSU Travel Specialists and Coordinators continue to whittle away at the remaining FY2023 travel cases. There are less than 10 FY23 cases left as of November 1st.
Please help the Reimbursement Processing Support (RPS) staff continues welcome our newest Travel Specialist, Lawson Nelson!
New Hires:
- Travel Specialists:
- Lawson Nelson
Vacancies:
- Travel Specialists (1)
- Assistant Manager, Academic Team: (1)
Please review the following updates and reminders:
- You can now view the training roster for Travel Policy training and Travel Booking Training on the website, the link is in the right-hand navigation column. Over 240 individuals have completed all modules to date.
- The training calendar for in-person Travel Booking training has been updated through May 2024 on the website.
- The Comptroller’s Office travel forms and tools website has been updated and they will continue to add resources as needed/developed.
- In November, a Travel FAQ resource page will be live on the Reimbursement Processing Support (RPSU) webpage.
- The next Travel Liaison meeting with be Thursday, November 16th from 1:30-3:00 PM. Email Melinda.Miller@nau.edu to be added to the meeting invite.
- Travel cases without prior approval and opened post-travel (18% of all submitted cases, up from 17% last month), continue to impact reimbursement processing times.
Recent Employee Service Center (ESC) Enhancements
- Expense Claim Approval Routing, as of October 16th all expense claims are now routed through the ESC for traveler and supervisor review and approval.
Coming Soon
- Travel Life-Cycle Interactive Graphics outlining full travel life cycle with detailed step-by-step guided instructions on every aspect of the travel life-cycle. (November – December 2023).
- How-To Video Clips providing step-by-step guided instructions on completing various travel related processes. (November 2023 – April 2024)
Travel Optimization Website – for a detailed review of Travel Process Updates and the Development Roadmap.