There is currently a system-wide issue with Concur, where folks are not seeing the “Travel” tab that allows them to get airfare quotes or book their airfare or make other travel arrangements. This issue is wide-spread across most Concur users at CU and is being addressed. The Procurement Service Center (PSC) does not have an… Read More
The process to change the Approving Official for CIRES PCard holders did take longer than expected, which caused some PCard holders to have to delay the submission of their current PCard report. The Procurement Service Center (PSC) has made it clear that no violation points will be assessed for reports that have unsubmitted expenses at… Read More
Have you submitted a travel voucher to us recently? Our travel team has a current processing time of 15 business days for travel reimbursements. Thank you for your patience as we work through the current heavy volume of reimbursement requests!… Read More
Keep your receipts. The university requires an itemized receipt, showing proof of payment ($0 balance due), for any transactions of $75 or more. Per Diem. You can check the General Services Administration (GSA) website to see the meals & incidentals rates for the location you’re headed to: San Francisco ($76); Boston ($71). The rate on… Read More
Generally, the university does not allow employees or research groups to use university funds for donations to external entities. The university defines donations as both cash or other contributions of food/consumables, supplies, computers or other items to an external entity. In some cases, the university may grant approval for a specific donation or sponsorship. This… Read More
If you plan on taking CU-tagged equipment off-site for more than 2 weeks, please email our CIRES Property team prior to your departure in order to complete an Off-Site Equipment Agreement Form. If you have any questions about taking equipment off-site, please contact CIRES Property team or the CIRES Property Manager, Nicole Joy… Read More
With just over 640 pieces of equipment to account for completing the biennial inventory is certainly a team effort. We are so appreciative of everyone’s help in coordinating, communicating , and meeting with the CIRES Finance Team to complete the full inventory. Thank you to all of you who were instrumental in getting the CIRES Biennial… Read More
We want to remind our travelers to AGU and to AMS to submit your reimbursement requests as soon as feasible. You may complete and submit a Travel Voucher and your receipts to CIRES Travel orcreate your own expense report in Concur. Instructions on requesting travel reimbursement can be found on InsideCIRES here. Things to keep in… Read More
When reconciling the charges that have hit your P-Card each month, please input the Business Purpose of the purchase on each expense. If the space is not long enough to allow the entire Business Purpose to be entered, please write in what you can and continue the Business Purpose into the Comment field of the… Read More
We have a large number of researchers and staff headed to the American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting December 10-14, in Washington, D.C. The CIRES Travel group typically processes reimbursement requests within 10-15 business days of receipt. A large portion of our trip reimbursements are processed by our student staff members in CIRES Finance. We are… Read More
