February 1, 2010

Dear Colleagues:

At the General Faculty Meeting in August, I reported on a series of Faculty Senate initiatives supported by President Raines and Provost Faudree to enhance the involvement of faculty in university decisions. One of these initiatives was to provide all faculty with direct access to their department budgets. Today, I am pleased to announced that this capability is operational. Faculty can now view their department budgets online using the Banner ePrint channel from the Finance tab of the myMemphis portal.

To help you with this new budget access, the Office of Financial Planning has developed instructions for how to access the budget information as well as a reference guide that explains the budget documents and the terms used in them. Special thanks goes to Sharon Hayes, Director of Budgeting, and her Office of Financial Planning for implementing this faculty access to department budgets and creating the documentation for its use.

 If you have questions about how to access the ePrint channel not addressed by the online instructions, please submit a helpdesk request or call 678-8888 for assistance. If you have questions about how to read the budget documents not answered by the online reference guide, please consult this list of business officers and refer your question to the business officer for your department.

Budget access privileges have been granted for all current faculty members of university departments. New members entering a department can obtain access by submitting a request using this form.

Suggestions for possible additions or improvements to this mechanism for faculty access to department budgets should be sent to Deborah Becker, Associate Director of Budgeting.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey S. Berman
President, Faculty Senate