Shared Services
About
To enhance service delivery and streamline operations, the College of Engineering adopted a Shared Services model that supports fiscal, administrative, and human resource functions across its academic departments and schools. The staff in Hub 1 and Hub 2 will work collaboratively ensuring faculty, staff, and students receive the support they need. In order to balance the workload, reduce duplication and redundancy, and maintain continuous service to all departments/schools, requests may be supported by team members outside of your academic area.
To improve efficiency, consistency, and service continuity, all hiring, payroll, and purchasing requests must now be submitted through Kuali Build forms. These forms will automatically route requests to the appropriate Hub staff members for processing.
Please do not email requests directly to individual staff members. Requests submitted by email will be redirected to the appropriate Kuali Build form.
Using Kuali Build ensures that all required information is collected at the time of submission, reducing delays and minimizing errors that can occur through email communications. In addition, requests will continue to be routed and processed appropriately, even when individual staff members are out of the office.
Hubs are Grouped as Follows
Hub 1
Supporting the following departments/schools:
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- School of Computing
Hub 2
Supporting the following departments/schools
- Biomedical Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering
Our Services
Payroll and Hiring
Shared Services teams will assist departments with setting up payroll for employees, undergraduate and graduate student workers, gratis and temporary staff appointments. Our teams can also help you navigate central University systems, including PageUp (UConn’s system for recruiting new employees and special payroll positions) and Core-CT (payroll and timecard processing for all employees and students). Use the Kuali Build request form to begin the process:
Questions on hiring or payroll? Email:
Purchasing and Procurement
The University offers several methods by which departments, administrators, and researchers can purchase goods and services. Each method has its own guidelines and policies. CoE Shared Services can advise employees of their options and facilitate purchases to outside vendors. Our team will help you navigate central resources, including HuskyBuy, the University’s preferred purchasing system. Use the Kuali Build request form to begin the process:
Questions on ordering? Email:
Travel
Shared Services are available to assist employees as they book business-related travel and process expenses for faculty, staff, and guests. All expenses for employees are processed within Concur, UConn’s travel system.
Learn more on UConn’s Travel site.
Hub1 Travel Support Staff: Joy Billion and Jessica Zoldak
Hub2 Travel Support Staff: Jodi Peterson and Victoria Neel
* Support of the academic related functions and/or students’ events will remain centered within the individual units.
For additional questions, email Associate Finance Director Kerrie Alberts or Administrative Programs Manager Donna Thibault.
Hub Contacts
Hub 1
Email Hub1 - ENGR - Hub1 General Inquiries
Fiscal Lead: Lucie Wilson
Fiscal Officers
- Kimberly Kouatly
- Lorri Lafontaine
- Kristina Lazzaris
Administrative Lead: Kristina DeAngelis
Administrative Staff
- Joy Billion
- Diana Boucher
- Sarah Moore
- Kristen Wood
- Jessica Zoldak
Hub 2
Email Hub2 - ENGR – Hub2 General Inquiries
Fiscal Lead: Kelly Tyler
Fiscal Officers
- Celine Goorahoo
- Sowmya Ramesh
Administrative Lead: Victoria Neel
Administrative Staff
- Tina Barry
- Brandy Ciraldo
- Jodi Peterson
- Darcy Richard
ENGR – Hub2 Graduate Program