Services


Administrative

The Administrative Team within the Business Operations Unit of the Office of Research Administration provides overall support for ORA department heads with:

  • scheduling and maintaining calendars
  • database, listserv and spreadsheet maintenance
  • committee management
  • customer service

Business & Finance

The Business & Finance Team within the Business Operations Unit of the Office of Research Administration provides overall support for ORA Departments with:

  • purchasing and procurement
  • accounts payable
  • accounts receivable
  • travel reimbursements and other non-travel reimbursements
  • financial and process analysis
  • budget development, reporting and tracking
  • communications between university business and financial departments (budget office, purchasing, accounting, travel, etc.)
  • ORA travel request form

Purchasing

In the near future, Purchasing details will be found on this site. In the meantime, some of your questions may be addressed on our Contact Us page.

Human Resources

The Human Resources (HR) Team within the Business Operations Unit of the Office of Research Administration provides overall support for ORA Departments with:

  • recruitment, hiring, orientation and onboarding
  • employee relations
  • employee recognition and retention
  • leave management and FMLA
  • payroll, compensation and timekeeping
  • employee development
  • temporary employee management
  • space management
  • compensation
  • HR policy, program and procedure compliance, administration and guidance