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February 2024 Travel Optimization Update

Posted by kjf on March 25, 2024

February was our busiest travel month ever – 988 new travel cases were opened! This is up from February 2023 by 260 cases!! The Travel Team closed 857 cases in the month of February.

We are excited to announce that we have filled our Travel Specialist vacancy and look forward to Liza Tutnauer starting April 1, 2024.
There is currently one staff vacancy:

Vacancies:

  • Assistant Manager, Academic Team: (1)

Please review the following updates and reminders:
Travel Training

  • As a reminder Travel… Read more

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January 2024 Travel Optimization Update

Posted by kjf on February 14, 2024

Happy New Year!!! The year started *BIG* with 247 more travel cases opened compared to January 2023.

There are currently two staff vacancies:

Vacancies:

  • Travel Specialists (1)
  • Assistant Manager, Academic Team: (1)

Please review the following updates and reminders:

Travel Training

  • As a reminder Travel Policy training needs to be completed each fiscal year. Over 320 individuals have completed all modules to-date.
  • The training calendar for in-person Travel Booking training is available on the website through May 2024.

Travel Resources

  • The State of Arizona… Read more

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November 2023 Travel Optimization Update

Posted by kjf on December 12, 2023

With November closed, and the semester and calendar year wrapping up, fall 2023 has been a record-breaking travel season with over 860 more travel cases opened from this time last year!

The Reimbursement Processing Support department will be closed for Winter Break from Monday, December 25th – January 1st, 2024.

There are currently two staff vacancies:
Vacancies:

  • Travel Specialists (1)
  • Assistant Manager, Academic Team: (1)

Please review the following updates and reminders:

Travel Training

  • As a reminder Travel Policy training needs to… Read more

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October 2023 Travel Optimization Update

Posted by kjf on November 7, 2023

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… Read more

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September 2023 Travel Optimization Update

Posted by Becky on October 5, 2023

As September 2023 closes, the fall semester is well underway and we are seeing record travel case submissions – September had (898) new travel cases opened, the busiest month yet! The RPSU Travel Specialists and Coordinators worked hard over the summer to close the fiscal year strong, and we are happy to report only (55) travel cases remaining from FY2023!

The Reimbursement Processing Support (RPS) unit has seen several staffing changes since our last update, and we are happy… Read more

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December 2022 Travel Optimization Update

Posted by Courtney on December 13, 2022

December 2022 Travel Optimization Update

As the fall semester draws to a close, the number of new travel support cases opened by the university community has slowed. This month marks the first where the RPSU caseload has decreased and cases closed outpaced the cases opened.

We are looking ahead to the start of 2023 which will bring more work on metrics including some trending information. We expect the new Justification for Exception to Policy Request form to be integrated… Read more

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