2023 Archives - Administration and Finance

Institutional master plan Q&A with Elizabeth Milavec

ewendel2 — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:08:33 +0000

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webhelp — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:20:09 +0000

University leaders envision owning, managing, and marketing the mixed-use complex as a Rochester destination to shop, dine, stay, and live.

�ճ��Թ� has completed its purchase of College Town from CT Rochester, LLC, bringing the 312,000-square-foot, mixed-use complex under local ownership for the first time since its opening in 2014. Located in the Mt. Hope neighborhood, serves as a gateway to the University’s River Campus and Medical Center Campus and is anchored by the University of Rochester Barnes & Noble Bookstore.

Read Full Announcement on the University’s News Center

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Mark Militello Named University Fire Marshal

webhelp — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:01:47 +0000

Serving as interim fire marshal since December 2022, Militello has been named the University’s fire marshal effective July 1. Reporting to Mike Liberty, interim associate vice president and chief safety officer, the fire marshal plans and manages the fire safety and prevention program for the entire University, which includes River Campus, Strong Memorial Hospital, the Medical Center and offsite locations such as the Eastman Theatre, the Memorial Art Gallery and the UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Center in Henrietta. He will oversee the University’s Fire Safety Unit and ensure that the fire safety program is integrated with other health and safety programs at the University.

He first joined Environmental Health and Safety in August 2008, moving up the ranks of the University’s Fire Safety Unit to become fire safety specialist. He earned an associate degree in fire prevention technologies from Monroe Community College and currently serves as a chief of the Victor Volunteer Fire Department.

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Making a difference every day

webhelp — Wed, 24 May 2023 12:59:17 +0000

Dear Colleagues,

As we head into the summer months, I want to take a moment to thank you. It was clear to me and many others who attended commencement that your attention to detail, effective coordination, and efficient resource management ensured that everything ran smoothly from start to finish! It’s also exciting to hear that during the next couple of weeks our division will receive a number of awards.

On May 30, the Medical Center Flood Response Team, will be honored with the Team Excellence Award from the URMC Quality Institute. A&F staff who worked on the flood response team:

EH&S: Michael Liberty, Carolyn Place, Mark Militello and Justin Carlson
Facilities: Mark Schwartz, David Featherman, Matthew Faulks, Richard Bassney and Willie Bullard
DPS: Michael Epping

On June 7, Michael Chudyk will receive the President’s Spotlight Award, which recognizes an individual who has spontaneously gone above and beyond in an exceptional act of kindness or service to our University. In April, Michael, who works as a groundskeeper for Facilities, jumped into the frigid Genesee River to rescue a man struggling in the water. He was aided by teammates Larry Steele, DeJuan Carroll and Noah Paterson from Facilities as well as Department of Public Safety Officer Louis DiPrima.

These achievements and many others (budget work, audit reviews, financial statement prep and audits, S&P overview, car theft investigations, contributions to the HCM project – to name just a few) are the fabric of what our division delivers every day and make a profound difference in the success of our University as a whole. Thank you!

Meliora,
Liz

Elizabeth Milavec
Executive Vice President for Administration & Finance, CFO and Treasurer
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Caroline Burnicki named the University’s controller

jleonard — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 13:11:24 +0000

Caroline Burnicki, who has been serving as interim controller since July 2021, has been named the University’s controller. The appointment is effective immediately. Reporting to Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer Elizabeth Milavec, the University controller serves as the corporate chief accounting officer with primary responsibilities for planning, developing, directing, and maintaining the University’s systems of accounting, financial reporting and general accounting operations, and financial controls. She oversees the following University finance offices: Bursar, Payroll & Tax Compliance, Financial Reporting and Accounting Operations, Research Accounting and Costing Standards (ORACS), and Financial Systems Administration.

Burnicki joined the University’s Controller’s Office in 2015 as the senior director for Payroll & Tax Compliance. Prior to joining the University, she was a director in the National Tax-Exempt Organizations practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where she provided consulting services to clients in healthcare and higher education for more than 16 years.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University at Buffalo and a J.D. and an LL.M. (master’s of law) in taxation from Villanova University.

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Prepare yourself to help shape our University’s future!

jleonard — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 19:49:41 +0000

Dear Colleagues:

When the 2030 Strategic Plan is launched later this year, it will inform how the University makes decisions; allocates resources; develops the roadmap for expansion and innovation; prioritizes, coordinates, and collaborates.

In preparation, members of the University’s Strategic Plan Work Group are holding discussion forums about the plan’s goals and objectives. There are sessions (in person and virtual) scheduled every week for at least the next six weeks, and no registration is required. I encourage everyone in Administration and Finance to consider attending a session. Check with your supervisor if you have questions or work out a plan with your team to have someone attend, ask questions, and take notes to share.

This is a transformative time for the University of Rochester, and we all have a role to play! At Administration and Finance, the financial strategies we put in place and the careful oversight of infrastructure and core operations that we provide directly affect our University’s capacity to explore boundless possibilities in education, research, patient care and community involvement. A&F truly fuels the University’s mission!

We recently created this Administration and Finance email distribution list because communicating across the organization is important to me. I plan on providing periodic updates like this throughout the year. Working together we can help achieve this new vision for the University!