Stanford Travel Newsletter: Fall 2023open_in_new
2023-12-11
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Topics include: How the Stanford Travel and Global Risk Teams Support Travelers, New: Hertz Car Rental Agreement for University-Sponsored Travel, A Successful Stanford Travel Forum, Participate in a Study To Help You Reduce Your Travel Emissions, In Case You Missed It resources, and other resources.
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Supporting University Travelers: Stanford Travel and Global Risk Teams
2023-12-08
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When the conflict escalated this fall in the Middle East, Stanford responded quickly. Thanks to travel registration, Global Risk and Stanford Travel rapidly made contact with travelers who were there when the conflict began, as well as those planning to travel to the impacted regions. While Global...
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Excellence in Financial Stewardship | Issue 9open_in_new
2023-11-16
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This newsletter focuses on general tax compliance considerations and provides a framework for paying individuals, and then dives deeper into several unique higher education activities that we manage.
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Protect Your Purchasing Card and Travel Card from Fraud over Winter Close
2023-11-15
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Consumer fraud increased more than 30% in 2022, costing consumers nearly $8.8 billion, according to a recent report from the Federal Trade Commission, with online shopping one of the top causes of fraud. Fraudulent charges on Stanford-issued credit cards also typically peak during the winter...
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November 2023 Upgrades to Oracle Financials and OBI system
2023-11-07
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Oracle Financials and Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI) system upgrades complete The planned system upgrades to OBI and Oracle Financials are complete. To help users' experience within the upgraded environments, we advise: - For OBI: Log into https://bi.stanford.edu and update existing browser...
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Updated Card Suspension Process to Support Proper Use
2023-11-07
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An updated suspension process for individual (not departmental) Purchasing Cards (PCards) and Travel Cards (TCards) rolls out in Fiscal Year 2024. Designed to reduce risk to the university and encourage financial stewardship of these university-issued credit cards, the updated suspension process...
Updated article on October 9, 2023
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Stanford Transitioning from Certain to Cvent for Events Management
2023-10-25
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Certain sunsetted on October 25, 2023 when the current contract expired. To replace Certain, Financial Management Services’ Office of the Treasurer (OOT) has partnered with University IT (UIT) to offer Cvent, an approved third-party robust events management platform at Stanford. Cvent is a new UIT...
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OBI News: Fall 2023open_in_new
2023-10-19
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In this issue: The new RFM Projected Budget Variance Report, drop-in OBI ad hoc training, and more.
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Updated resources to support honoraria and human subject payments
2023-10-10
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There has been a significant increase in the number of honoraria payments and payments to human subjects, including related travel reimbursements, since university operations fully resumed following the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, from calendar year 2019 to 2022, the number of honoraria...
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Stanford Travel Newsletter: Summer 2023open_in_new
2023-09-06
Topics include: Save the Date: October Stanford Travel Forum, Four Options to Meet Your Travel Needs, Win Airline Tickets, UA Club Passes, and More, Stanford Travel Packet Resource Updated, New Phone Number for Egencia Agent Support, In Case You Missed It resources, and other resources.
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