Welcome to the OVPR Staff Resources Page!

If you are looking for information that cannot be found here, please reach out to us at ovprhr@uconn.edu for assistance.

The OVPR Operations Team provides administrative, financial and technical staff and programmatic support across all UConn and UConn Health locations. We are the “people-support” people of the OVPR!

Check back frequently for announcements and current information.

OVPR Operations Team

Julie Schwager, Associate Vice President for Research Finance / Executive Director of Operations

@OVPR HR Operations Rebecca Myshrall – Director Kelley Bilodeau – OVPR HR Assistant Laurie Pudlo – Administrative Manager Dana Wine – Administrative Specialist Computer and Technical Support Andrew Rittner – Computer Support Consultant Matthew J. Cook – Director of Research IT / Application Support OVPR eRA Help Desk – Technical Support for OVPR systems

@Research Finance Deanna Thibodeau – Director Priscilla Arguello – Staff Accountant Jessica Gust – Supervising Accountant Evelyn Grados – Staff Accountant Adrianna Lala-Kapusta – Fiscal Assistant Cody Revicki – Fiscal Assistant Uma Raghavan – Staff Accountant Marissa Wall – Staff Accountant

Official Info and Action Items for OVPR Staff:  OVPR Minute

• Previous Issues

New Resource(s) / Recently Added

• UConn Health Staff – OVPR Alternate Work Arrangements Request Form
• Onboarding Information for New OVPR Staff
• Supervisor “Employee Lifecycle” Toolkit
• OVPR Staff Training & Development

Wednesdays at One – OVPR HR Open Office Hour.  New and current OVPR staff and supervisors are invited to join the OVPR HR Team weekly for an overview of time cards, benefits, and open Q & A (please email ovprhr@uconn.edu if you have difficulties connecting).

W@1 Schedule

Useful Information and Links for OVPR Staff

FAQ “Quick Links” for OVPR Staff

• Storrs & Regional Campuses
• UConn Health

OVPR Unit Administrative Contacts

OVPR Administrative Calendar

OVPR Forms / Documents

Payroll Processing Information

Core-CT Time Cards (Storrs & Regional Campuses)

• Submitting Time Cards
• Approving Time Cards
• Time Reporting Codes

UConn Health Payroll Information

Other

Overview of The Office of the Vice President for Research (6 minutes)

Recruitment Poster:  Careers In Research Administration

Important for Members of AAUP – Guidance in Matters Pertaining to Merit, Workload, ByLaws, and Promotion and Tenure for OVPR Non-Tenure-Track and In-Residence Faculty Positions