PI Town Hall Focusing on Grants Management in Workday to Be Held Today
The recent implementation of Workday will have significant impacts on research administration and grants management. The implementation team has been working around the clock during the past six weeks to address all the issues and concerns from the PI community.
On Thursday, Aug. 27, Ann Bordelon, the vice chancellor for finance and administration, and Dan Sui, the vice chancellor for research and innovation, will host an informational town hall for all the principal investigators on campus who are interested in the latest updates on Workday implementation for grants management. Core members of the Workday implementation team will be on deck to answer questions and address concerns.
The meeting will be held via Zoom at 3:30 p.m. Please register online to receive an email confirmation with the link to join the session.
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Contacts
Sarah Brown, communications assistant
Office of Research and Innovation
479-575-6874,
sarahb@uark.edu
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