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Important Update: New Procedures for Independent Contractors and Guest Speakers

March 27, 2025

FINAL REMINDERS: TUC Additional Pay System for Spring Break 2025 and New Hires on Sponsored Projects and TUC A funds

March 21, 2025

REMINDERS: TUC Additional Pay System for Spring Break 2025 and New Hires on Sponsored Projects and TUC A funds

March 14, 2025

Important Update on Federal Grant Guidance and Next Steps

March 13, 2025

Important Updates on Federal Changes Impacting Research & Sponsored Programs Activities at CSUN

February 12, 2025

IMPORTANT REMINDERS: New Hires in TUC funds and projects, and Additional Pay Requests for Spring 2025 (DUE DATE: MAY 23, 2025)

January 15, 2025

FINAL REMINDERS: Winter 2025 Additional Pay (DUE DATE: January 14, 2025)

January 10, 2025

eTravel Mileage Reimbursement Rates Effective January 1, 2025

January 8, 2025

Minimum Wage Increase for Exempt employees effective January 1, 2025

November 27,2024

IMPORTANT REMINDERS: Additional Pay System Downtime, New Hires in TUC funds and projects, and Additional Pay Requests for Fall 2024, Winter 2025, and Spring 2025

November 21, 2024

Campus Holiday Shutdown (December 25th to January 1st)

November 14, 2024

TUC RSP Post-award Staffing Changes

October 9, 2024

TUC Code of Professional Conduct and General Rules of Conduct

October 7, 2024

Final Reminder: TUC Closing of Fiscal Year 23-24 (Last Day tomorrow, June 28, 2024)

June 27, 2024

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 TUC Fringe Benefit Rates (effective July 1, 2024)

June 25, 2024

FY 24/25 General Salary Increase (GSI) for Sponsored Programs Employees (Completed forms are due on July 8, 2024)

June 14, 2024

TUC Closing of Fiscal Year 23-24

May 28, 2024

FINAL REMINDER: Spring and Summer 2024 Additional Pay (DUE DATE: May 23, 2024)

May 23, 2024

REMINDERS: New Hires in TUC funds and projects, New Domestic Hotel/Lodging rate, Spring and Summer 2024 Additional Pay

May 13, 2024

REMINDERS: TUC Additional Pay System for Spring Break 2024, New Hires on Sponsored Projects, and DTB reports status

March 11, 2024

Code of Professional Conduct for TUC Employees

January 19, 2024

Updated TUC Travel Policy

January 12, 2024

REMINDERS: New Hires on Sponsored Projects, TUC Additional Pay System for Fall 2023 and Winter 2024

December 12, 2023

TUC Expenditures Policies and Procedures

November 13, 2023

TUC Purchasing Policy Update

November 9, 2023

TUC Staffing Changes effective October 2, 2023

October 2, 2023

California Minimum Wage Increase effective January 1, 2024

September 25, 2023

Notification of Revised CSU Policy on Travel to Banned States: Senate Bill 447

September 14, 2023

Updated TUC Policies and Procedures (TUC check request guides, updated banned state list, and hospitality policy)

September 11, 2023

Code of Professional Conduct and General Rules of Conduct

September 6, 2023

FINAL SUMMER REMINDERS: New Hires on Sponsored Projects, TUC Additional Pay Requests for July & August 2023 and Fall 2023

August 22, 2023

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 TUC Fringe Benefit Rates (effective July 1, 2023)

August 3, 2023

FINAL REMINDERS: TUC Closing of Fiscal Year 22-23

June 28, 2023

FY 23/24 General Salary Increase (GSI) for Sponsored Programs Employees

June 27, 2023

TUC Closing of Fiscal Year 22-23

June 11, 2023

REMINDERS: TUC Additional Pay System for Spring 2023 and May & June 2023, New Hires on Sponsored Projects, and Physical Inventory of Sponsored Programs assets

May 16, 2023

TUC Staffing Changes effective March 1, 2023

February 28, 2023

Code of Professional Conduct and General Rules of Conduct

February 6, 2023

REMINDERS: TUC Additional Pay System for Winter 2023 (DUE TODAY, January 20), New Hires on Sponsored Projects, and Updated Mileage rate (as of January 1, 2023)

January 20, 2023

REMINDERS: New Hires on Sponsored Projects, TUC Additional Pay System for Fall 2022 and Winter 2023, and DTB (detail trial balance) reports

 December 19, 2022

California Minimum Wage Increase effective January 1, 2023

October 11, 2022

REMINDERS: Current list of banned states, TUC travel guidelines, and helpful travel guides

October 3, 2022

Code of Professional Conduct and General Rules of Conduct

September 16, 2022

REMINDERS: TUC Additional Pay System for Summer 2022 (July and August), New Hires on Sponsored Projects, and Others!

August 22, 2022

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 TUC Fringe Benefit Rates (effective July 1, 2022)

July 25, 2022

Changes in Travel Guidelines effective July 1, 2022: Mileage reimbursement and Additional Banned States to AB1887

July 5, 2022

FY 22/23 General Salary Increase (GSI) for Sponsored Programs Employees

June 8, 2022

REMINDERS: TUC Additional Pay System for Spring 2022 and June 2022, and New Hires on Sponsored Projects

May 23, 2022

REMINDERS: TUC Additional Pay System for Spring Break 2022 and New Hires on Sponsored Projects

March 11, 2022

TUC Staffing Changes effective February 21, 2022

February 18, 2022

Code of Professional Conduct and General Rules of Conduct

February 3, 2022

Increase in Mileage Reimbursement as of January 1, 2022

January 3, 2022

REMINDERS: TUC Additional Pay System for Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 and New Hires on Sponsored Projects

December 10, 2021

TUC Post-Award liaison change for Michael D. Eisner College of Education and College of Humanities

November 30, 2021

UPDATE: Modification to Travel Restrictions - Essential Travel Request Process

November 10, 2021

Ohio Added to California Attorney's General Banned Travel States

October 18, 2021

Code of Professional Conduct and General Rules of Conduct

September 17, 2021

Announcements: TUC Staffing changes in the Post-Award office, BBA reports, and LAUSD communication re: COVID Vaccination Requirement

September 10, 2021

Details for TUC Employees on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing

August 9, 2021

New Travel Restrictions - AB1887 (Traveling to Banned States)

July 1, 2021

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 TUC Fringe Benefit Rates (effective July 1, 2021)

July 1, 2021

CFS Transition and TUC Closing of Fiscal Year 20-21 Reminder

June 17, 2021

Modification to Travel Restrictions - Essential Travel Request Process for research and creative activities to be reimbursed by TUC (effective June 1, 2021)

June 6, 2021

TUC Closing of Fiscal Year 20-21

May 27, 2021

TUC END OF SEMESTER REMINDERS: Spring & Summer Additional Pay, New Hires, and Independent Contractors

May 17, 2021

REMINDER: New hires on sponsored programs and spring break 2021 TUC additional pay due date: March 21, 2021

March 9, 2021

TUC Electronic Check Request link available to CSUN Students

February 23, 2021

REMINDER: New hires on sponsored programs and winter 2021 TUC additional pay due date: January 20, 2021

January 14, 2021

UPDATE: Assembly Bill (AB) 5 & Independent Contractor Request Form

December 23, 2020

Decrease in Mileage Reimbursement as of January 1, 2021

December 23, 2020

TUC/CSUN Update to Independent Contractor Procedure due to CA Assembly Bill 5

December 8, 2020

REMINDERS: TUC Additional Pay System for Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 and New Hires on Sponsored Projects

December 1, 2020

Updated Travel guidelines (as of September 10, 2020)

September 15, 2020

Code of Professional Conduct and General Rules of Conduct

September 9, 2020

REMINDERS: Summer 2020 TUC Additional Pay due on August 18, 2020 and Updated Travel Guidelines

August 14, 2020

Updated Travel guidelines (as of August 5, 2020)

August 5, 2020

TUC staffing changes and updated liaison assignments

August 1, 2020

Project Expense Reports during Year-End Closing (BBA and DTB reports)

July 10, 2020

Updates regarding Travel guidelines

July 1, 2020

Closing of Fiscal Year 19-20

June 3, 2020

REMINDER: Spring 2020 TUC Additional Pay - DUE May 22, 2020

May 6, 2020

New TUC Benefit Rates as of July 1, 2020 

May 4, 2020

UPDATES: TUC HR Sign-In appointments and Electronic Submission of Forms - Individual Reimbursed Time Requests and Invoice Request for Auxiliary forms

April 8, 2020

Electronic Submission of TUC Forms

March 20, 2020

REMINDER: Spring Break 2020 TUC Additional Pay - DUE March 21, 2020

March 16, 2020

TUC Staffing additions in the Post-Award office

March 10, 2020

FINAL REMINDER: Winter 2020 TUC Additional Pay (Due date: Today, January 16, 2020)

January 16, 2020

TUC Calendar Year-End Reminders

December 17, 2019

NOW OPEN: Winter 2020 TUC Additional Pay (Due date: January 16, 2020)

December 11, 2019

REMINDER: Fall 2019 TUC Additional Pay - Due December 19, 2019

December 4, 2019

Minimum Wage Increases for Exempt employees

November 6, 2019

TUC Staffing changes and updates in the Post-Award office

September 13, 2019

TUC Electronic W2 Form and eTime Initiatives 

September 12, 2019

Additional Project Expense Reports during Year-End Closing (BBA and DTB reports)

July 27, 2019

General Salary Increase (GSI) and Minimum Wage Increase

July 4,2019

Additional Project Expense Reports during Year-End Closing (BBA and DTB reports)

July 2,2019

Summer 2019 Additional Pay Reminders

June 26, 2019

Updated expenditure policies and procedures on RSP - effective June 14. 2019

June 17, 2019

Closing of Fiscal Year 18-19 

June 3,2019

FINAL REMINDER: Spring 2019 TUC Additional Pay - DUE May 24,2019

May 22,2019

2019 Principal Investigators Recognition Event

 May 8,2019
Updated Policies and Procedures pn RSP Joint Statement for Administering Grants and Contracts, Conflict interest, and Responsible Conduct of Research - effective April 2019 April 15, 2019
Updated Cost Sharing and Monitoring Policy and Procedure - effective April 1, 2019 March 18, 2019
REMINDER: Spring Break 2019 TUC Additional Pay - DUE March 23, 2019 March 12, 2019
New Benefit Rates as of March 1,2019 February 2, 2019
Research and Sponsored Programs Post-Award team: New Liaisons and College/Dept. Assignments January 29,2019
eTravel Mileage Reimbursement Rates Effective January, 1,2019 December 20,2018
REMINDER: Fall 2018 TUC Additional Pay - DUE December 20, 2018 December 11,2018
General Salary Increase (GSI) and Minimum Wage Increase July 6,2018
Additional Project Expense Reports during Year-End Closing July 2,2018
New Benefit Rates as of July 1, 2018 June 6, 2018
Summer 2018 Additional Pay May 31, 2018
Closing of Fiscal Year 17-18 May 31, 2018
New version of eTIME April 9,2018
NEW eTIME is ready March 28,2018
Overview Minimum Wage Increases March 23,2018
Additional Pay is Ready! DUE DATE: March 23, 2018 at 3:00PM March 22,2018
Spring Break Additional Pay is Ready! DUE DATE: March 23, 2018 March 14, 2018
Potential Impact of Government Shutdown on Sponsored Programs January 22, 2018
REMINDER: Winter 2018 TUC Additional Pay - DUE 1/18/18 January 16, 2018
IMPORTANT: Revised TUC P-Card Procedure (Travel Expenses and Compliance) January 12,2018
2018 Employment Laws January 5,2018
Increase in Mileage Reimbursement as of January 1,2018 January 3,2018
Fall 2017 TUC Additional Pay - DUE December 22,2017 December 20,2017
Additional TUC eTravel Training December 11,2017
Fall 2017 TUC Additional Pay - DUE December 22, 2017 December 6, 2017
TUC eTravel Training November 20,2017
Revision of Faculty Effort Reporting Procedure  October 30, 2017
Update on CSU Travel Restrictions / AB 1887 August 19, 2017
Change in Procedure regarding Electronic P-Card Supporting Documentation August 17, 2017
Update on CSU Travel Restrictions / AB 1887 August 15, 2017
Summer 2017 TUC Additional Pay - DUE 8/22/17 August 14, 2017
Request for Input for the Improvement of the Sponsored Programs Website August 11, 2017
Transition to TUC eTravel  August 4, 2017
General Salary Increase (GSI) for Sponsored Programs Employees June 30, 2017
Sales Tax Increase June 28, 2017
Additional Project Expense Reports during Year-End Closing June 26,2017
Video on CSUN Students Involved in Research June 13,2017
Existing Reservations with Enterprise Rent-A-Car June 9,2017
Request for Input for Proposed New Release-Time Procedure June 7, 2017
Deadlines for Closing of the Fiscal Year 2016/17 June 7, 2017
LAST REMINDER: Spring 2017 TUC Additional Pay - DUE 5/26/17 May 26,2017
REMINDER: Spring 2017 TUC Additional Pay Due - 5/26/17 May 16, 2017
New DTB Feature: Weekly Email Delivery May 15,2017
Additional Pay System for Summer 2017 is READY! May 10,2017
Minimum Wage Increase to $12 as of July 1,2017 April 25, 2017
TUC Additional Work - Spring Break 2017 March 9, 2017
New Benefit Rates as of March 1, 2017 March 6, 2107
New Budget Revision Procedure March 1, 2017
TUC - Sponsored Programs: New Liaisons and College/Department Assignments  February 24, 2017
Update: CSU Travel Restrictions - AB1887 (Gov't Code Section 11139.8) January 12, 2017
Decrease in Mileage Reimbursement as of January 1, 2017 January 6, 2017
 ASA-2016-28 Coordination of External Grants-Scholarships with Financial Aid January 5, 2017
CSU Travel Restrictions - AB1887 (Gov't Code Section 11139.8) December 8, 2016
Advance Projects  September 22, 2016
Update on Additional Pay System September 9, 2016
Minimum Salary Increase - Visiting Scholars September 2, 2016
TUC Additional Pay - Video Training Guides August 25, 2016
Staff Changes in TUC Sponsored Programs August 17, 2016
Registration for Workshops - TUC Additional Pay - New System as of Fall Semester 2016 August 9, 2016
LA Expanded Sick Leave Ordinance June 21, 2016
General Salary Increase (GSI) for Sponsored Programs Employees June 13, 2016
Closing of the Fiscal Year 2015/16 May 19, 2016
2016 Principal Investigators Recognition Event May 16, 2016
Close out of Sponsored Programs March 25, 2016
DMV Pull Notice Program for TUC employees March 23, 2016
Decrease in Mileage Reimbursement as of January 1, 2016 February 24, 2016
TUC eTravel Announcement February 23, 2016
Minimum Wage Increase to $10.50 as of July 1, 2016 January 21, 2016
CSUN VITA Clinic Prepares and Files Federal and State Income Tax for Free September 29, 2015
IMPORTANT: New Benefit Rates as of October 1, 2015 September 23, 2015
Maximum Additional Employment Calendar FY 2015/16 September 16, 2015
New background check policy effective August 3, 2015 August 10, 2015
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Sponsored Programs Employees July 14, 2015
Revised TUC Travel Policy May 7, 2015
Closing of the Fiscal Year 2014/15 June 15, 2015
New TUC Sick Leave Policy for All Non-benefited Employees April 30, 2015
New Benefits Rates as of December 1, 2014 November 25, 2014
The University Corporation ETHICS HOTLINE September 5, 2014
Israel Travel - Insurance Coverage Stopped for Certain Risk Areas July 24, 2014
Fiscal Year Closing 2013/14 and the Effect's it will have on BBA's July 9, 2014
Closing of the Fiscal Year 2013/14 June 5, 2013
PCard Program Manual November 19, 2013
Current Benefit Rates September 24, 2013
Impact of the New Health Care Reform Law on Sponsored Programs June 4, 2013
PeopleSoft Upgrade - Limited Processing of Grant Expenditures May 14, 2013
Chancellor's Office Memo: International Travel and Requirements to Purchase Insurance March 27, 2013
Increase in Mileage Reimbursement March 14, 2013
Travel Reimbursement March 13, 2013
New Advance Request Form and Procedure March 4, 2013
Spring 2013 Sponsored Programs Fair February 11, 2013
Inaugural Principal Investigators Recognition Celebration January 11, 2013
2012 Customer Satisfaction Survey November 21, 2012
New Benefit Rates as of September 16, 2012 September 21, 2012
NSF Expands Program to Teach Researchers to Be Entrepreneurs  
Reminder: 2012 Research Reception May 7, 2012
Save the Date! 2012 Research Reception March 27, 2012
2011 Customer Satisfaction Survey Results February 29, 2012
Reminder: Spring 2012 Sponsored Programs Fair February 21, 2012
Spring 2012 Sponsored Programs Fair February 6, 2012
New Large Grants Policy November 7, 2011
New Sponsored Programs Website November 4, 2011
Sponsored Programs Fair October 19, 2011
Office of Government & Community Relations September 13, 2011
PRO-PI Initiative August 5, 2011
Customer Satisfaction Survey July 1, 2011
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 45: 45 Closing of the Fiscal Year 2010-11 April 19, 2011
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 44: Changes to Travel Reimbursement Rates April 19, 2011
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 43: Requirement to Purchase Foreign Travel Insurance March 21, 2011
New Benefit Rate as of July 1, 2011 March 3, 2011
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 42: New Fringe Benefit Rates as of July 1, 2011 March 3, 2011
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 41: Revised New Mileage Reimbursement Rate January 21, 2011
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 40: New Mileage Reimbursement Rate as of January 1, 2011 January 21, 2011
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 39: DMV Pull Notice for all "Non Occasional Drivers" June 7, 2010
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 38: Revised Purchasing Policy May 20, 2010
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 37: New Travel Expense Claim Form February 18, 2010
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 36: New User-friendly Documentation on Hiring Procedures February 4, 2010
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 35: Scheduled Multiple Payments February 3, 2010
Sponsored Porgrams Bulletin 34: New Mileage Reimbursement Rate February 1, 2010
Staffing Changes in the TUC-Sponsored Programs Department August 24, 2009
Impact of Furloughs on Sponsored Programs (incl. FAQ) (as of August 25, 2009) August 25, 2009
I9 Compliance per Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) February 27, 2009
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 33: Use of US Flag Carriers while Traveling on Federal Awards July 10, 2009
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 31: Closing of the Fiscal-Year 2008/09 June 8, 2009
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 30: New Mileage Reimbursement Rate January 23, 2009
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 29: Results of the Post-Award Administration Survey January 20, 2009
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 27: TUC Car Sale August 6, 2008
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 26: New Mileage Reimbursement Rate August 7, 2008
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 25: Reporting Unethical/Inappropriate Conduct June 6, 2008
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 24: Status of Budget Revisions Now May 15, 2008
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 23: Project Budget Status (BBA-Report) Now Available on the SP Website May 14, 2008
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 22: Employee Evaluation (Optional) May 14, 2008
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 21: Enterprise Rent-A-Car Preferred March 10, 2008
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 20: Increase in Minimum Wage December 4, 2007
Implementation of Benefit Rates June 25, 2007
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 19: Forms Available for Download February 9, 2007
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 18: New Travel Reimbursement Rates December 21, 2006
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 17: Processing of Expenditure Requests at Year-End December 6, 2006
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 16: F&A Rate Proposal / Space November 8, 2006
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 15: Training Seminar - Limited Processing of Expenditures September 11, 2006
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 14: Insurance and Risk Management Issues in Sponsored Programs June 27, 2006
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 13: Training for New Online Chargeback Procedure June 15, 2006
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 12: New Chargeback Procedure for University Services / Impact on Sponsored Programs May 25, 2006
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 11: Sponsored Programs Website April 27, 2006
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 10: PeopleSoft Upgrade - Limited Processing of Expenditures April 27, 2006
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 9: New Mileage Rate March 8, 2006
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 8: Limited Processing of Expenditure Requests 03/01-03/03/2006 February 22, 2006
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 7: Open Forum - Fall 2005 - Agenda November 2, 2005
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 6: State Mandated Sexual Harassment Training October 24, 2005
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 4: 2005/2006 Merit Salary Adjustments October 20, 2005
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 3: Open Forum - Fall 2005 October 13, 2005
Sponsored Programs Bulletin 2: Travel Guidelines October 6, 2005
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