Monthly Archives: April 2018

Amazon Shipments to SJSU

Please be advised that in the past two weeks, Amazon drivers have left packages outside of the Corporate Yard B building during our non-business hours on three occasions – March 21, March 28, and March 31 (Saturday). SJSU associates found these packages and stored them safely overnight; however, we do not know if everything delivered to the campus was located. We are not aware if other university locations that receive their own deliveries are experiencing this same issue.

Amazon does not require a signature for deliveries and this has led to their drivers leaving packages at any door in the Corporate Yard area. The Amazon Logistics management team acknowledges this is an unacceptable practice and is working on a solution to the problem.

When placing your Amazon orders, please exercise caution by requesting items be delivered to the Amazon Locker location on 96 East San Fernando St. or by requiring a signature at the time of delivery. Please note that you will need to retrieve any items delivered directly to the Amazon Locker.

If you have any questions, please contact the Distribution Services Manager, Sonja Bowsky, at (408) 924-1592 or sonja.bowsky@sjsu.edu and she will address your concerns.

April LCD Processing

To personnel with Labor Cost Distribution (LCD) responsibilities, this is the monthly reminder to confirm your salary information by running your LCD Setup Audit.

Any changes to the distribution of funding for payroll expenses that you would like made for April 2018 payroll must be received by Finance Support no later than Friday, April 20 at 5:00 p.m.

For temporary appointment funding changes, all requests can be emailed directly to Finance Support at finance-support@sjsu.edu .

For faculty who are on release time and/or any split funding changes, employee profile requests must be approved by the Dean’s Office prior to submittal to our office. The Release Time Authorization (RTA) form for faculty on release time with the Research Foundation should be sent to Faculty Affairs – please do not send the RTA form to Finance Support.

We cannot guarantee that requests for changes received after the deadline will be captured for the April payroll cycle.

Reminder: Payroll expenditures for Fiscal Year 2017/18 will reflect regular/negative pay for the months of July 2017 through June 2018; positive pay salary expenditures (e.g. student salary and overtime) will represent the months of June 2017 through May 2018. Positive pay for Fiscal Year 2018/19 will reflect expenditures for the twelve month period of June 2018 through May 2019.

Please refer to Labor Cost Distribution for information regarding the LCD process and Temporary Appointment Funding Changes for instructions on completing the Employee Profile form. If you have any questions about LCD processing, please contact FinanceConnect at financeconnect@sjsu.edu or 4-1558.

Save the Date – SJSU Budget Forum

As announced in President Papazian’s March blog, an SJSU Budget Forum is planned for 11 a.m. to noon on April 19 in King 225/229. Vice President for Administration and Finance Charlie Faas will describe our plans for the coming year. Provost Andy Feinstein and the President will be available to answer questions.

Governor Brown’s budget proposal provides less to the California State University system than expected. Many CSU leaders including the President are doing all we can to explain our needs to legislators. Meanwhile, we will plan thoughtfully, with a firm commitment to our priorities, including instruction, student support, campus safety, and the Strategic Plan.

Please forward this message to staff or faculty you feel should be notified.