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

2025 State Holidays and Check Dates (Calendar)

Holiday Information for OVPR Staff

Other

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

Recruitment Poster:  Careers In Research Administration

OVPR NEO Presentation and Handout

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