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Added guidance on gift cards for meals, fees for on-campus event sites, living wage/cost of living fees, and reception spending.

In Daily Maximum Method, added guidance on living wage/cost of living fees

In General Policy section, clarified language on booking rooms with flexible cancellation policies.

Removed lodging maximums before April 12, 2023; organized maximums table by rate and location

The Office of the Treasurer (OOT) within Financial Management Services (FMS) is supporting improvements to how cash and checks are deposited and developing enhancements that are being rolled out across the university. These changes primarily affected CASHNet processes used by the campus community... This project involves identifying and implementing system and/or process solutions for all deposit streams currently relying on the CASHNet system.

In "Travel Period" clarified language about time zone exception to say "or when traveling through eight or more time zones"

Clarification were made on how to manage flight cancelations and exchanges and conference hotels. Key Travel was added.

Clarified when to use Ground Transportation vs. fly; clarified how to allocate an expense for airfare classes above economy.

Enhanced the Adding New Gifts to Existing Awards section and best practices for handling gifts.

This newsletter, covers the risks and best practices with stewarding gifts using scenarios such as spending in accordance with the gift terms, when a donor’s gift is unspent, and navigating difficult and uncertain situations.