FAQs for: Administration
Questions
A vendor has called and stated that the PSU check or ACH has not been received. When can PSU issue a new check or ACH?
Am I required to participate in an interview?
Are fees assessed to staff or family members/domestic partners who audit courses?
Are graduate tuition reduction amounts considered taxable income?
Are my domestic partner's children eligible to take classes at staff rates?
Are staff members required to submit Staff Fee Approval Forms prior to the first day of classes when taking classes themselves?
Are there any exceptions to the requirement to have completed application for Staff Fee Privileges before the first day of classes?
As a supervisor, what are my obligations and options regarding employees who can return to work, but are unable to perform all of the duties assigned to their position?
As an employee, do I have to complete a form each term to request that my staff rate for tuition benefit be transferred to a family member?
As the supervisor, when do I need to notify Human Resources that I have an employee who is going to be off for a family or medical (serious health condition) need?
Can I arrange for a trip when there is no travel allowance in my approved grant budget?
Can I be charged for medical treatment?
Can I be fired?
Can I buy student health insurance at PSU? What are the deadlines?
Can I call the EAP even if my concern is not a crisis?
Can I carry remaining funds from the previous budget year in the current year for my research award at PSU?
Can I have more than one job?
Can I return to my job when my leave ends?
Can I use accrued leave while I am on Family Medical Leave?
Can I use my personal car to take an authorized trip on PSU business or am I required to use a State car?
Can I work during vacation or finals?
Can an employee take intermittent or reduced hour leave for a serious health condition?
Can employees use a PSU-owned laptop for research outside campus?
Do I accrue seniority while I am on a Family Medical Leave?
Do I have to pay all of the fees students normally pay if I use my staff fee privileges myself?
Do I have to provide a medical certification for my or my family member's serious health condition?
Do I need to submit receipts with my PSU Travel Reimbursement Request?
Do staff rates apply if the person enrolling in classes has not met residency requirements?
Does PSU pay late fee charges?
Does the imputed tax apply to both same and opposite sex partners? I thought same gender partners were not required to pay state tax on the value of their partner's benefits.
For PSU business travel, am I allowed to buy airfares on the internet? Can I use my brother-in-law’s travel agency?
For a non-resident, how are staff fees calculated?
How are applicable taxes collected?
How can I convert a PeopleAdmin report to an Excel spreadsheet?
How can I get Windows Netscape (or other Mozilla-based browser) to let me paste text into the Saga content management system?
How can I make a credit card payment on a student account other than my own?
How can I prevent a site/page from showing up in PSU search results?
How do I add a classified position description to PeopleAdmin for an existing position (Action #50)?
How do I add/upload images or other related files (eg, Adobe Acrobat PDFs) to the Saga content management system?
How do I approve a hiring proposal? ("Level 1" users)
How do I approve a pending action on PeopleAdmin?
How do I change my PSU OneCard student refund preference?
How do I change my address for my PSU Perkins Loan?
How do I create a PeopleAdmin User Account?
How do I create and fill a new classified position on PeopleAdmin (Action #10)?
How do I delete a PSU invoice from Banner?
How do I disapprove an invoice?
How do I find my work once I have saved an action without submitting or have submitted a request on PeopleAdmin?
How do I get a job on campus?
How do I get help with the Saga website content management system?
How do I improve where my page/site turns up in PSU search results?
How do I include PSU search on my website?
How do I include a link in the body of a Saga content management system page?
How do I include an image in a Saga content item?
How do I include the required, standard Portland State header and footer on my website?
How do I log in to my PeopleAdmin account?
How do I make a Saga profile content item?
How do I make a form that will email user comments/information to a specific Portland State email address?
How do I make a payment to PSU on my student account?
How do I modify an existing classified position? (Action #55)
How do I obtain image files of Portland State University's logo?
How do I obtain the PowerPoint template, electronic letterhead, and e-mail signature files for use in Portland State University communications.
How do I order Portland State University business cards and letterhead?
How do I perform a Refill Classified Position on PeopleAdmin(Action #40)?
How do I perform a Vacant Classified Position Change and Fill on PeopleAdmin (Action #30)?
How do I perform a classified position change on PeopleAdmin(Action #20)?
How do I prepare content for the Saga content management system?
How do I process a credit memo?
How do I process payment for multiple invoices from the same vendor?
How do I properly dispose of surplus/old equipment?
How do I submit a hiring proposal using PeopleAdmin?
How do I update or modify the approval queue?
How does the OUS define a dependent child who is eligible to receive staff fee rates?
How does the university determine whether my family member is eligible for the staff tuition rate?
How is Portland State University's logo used?
How many hours can you schedule a student, international and/or G.A. employee to work during the break between academic terms?
How many hours per week can I work?
How often is the PSU search index updated?
How will I know if my claim has been accepted or denied?
I am having trouble logging in to my PeopleAdmin account and/or I can't remember my password. What can I do?
I am transferring my staff fee privileges to my domestic partner to take classes. Do I have to pay an imputed tax on the value of the benefit? If yes, how will this work?
I do not have time to complete my action in one work session on PeopleAdmin. How do I save it?
I have a step-son and I personally have no custodial rights, but my wife does and we list him as a dependent on our taxes. Does he qualify?
I have become dependent on my computer’s spell check. What can I do when I enter data to the PeopleAdmin system?
I need to start repaying my PSU Perkins Loan. Who is my lender and how will I be billed?
I understand I may be able to cancel or defer my PSU Perkins Loan. How can I found out more about those benefits?
I'm creating a department newsletter using the Microsoft Word newsletter template from University Communications. Are there any word count guidelines to help me fit copy in the various spaces?
I've accepted my PSU Perkins Loan award. How do I sign my promissory note?
If I allow a family member to use my staff rate for tuition benefit, may I also use it the same term?
If I rent a car to use for PSU business, should I accept CDW (Collision Damage Waiver) coverage?
If I think I qualify or that one of my employees may qualify for Family Medical Leave what should I do?
If I transfer my staff fee privileges will it affect financial aid for my family member?
If I transfer my staff rate for tuition benefit to one of my family members for one term, can I use it myself the next term?
If I use Staff Fee Privileges, may I also audit courses?
If I use my own car for travel for PSU-related business, can I charge maintenance costs on my reimbursement?
If a combination of graduate and undergraduate level courses is taken, how is the staff fee determined?
Is Work-Study guaranteed every year?
Is educational assistance to family members enrolled in advanced degree programs or graduate level classes for credit treated as taxable income?
Is the EAP just for workplace problems?
Is the Family Medical Leave benefit a paid Leave?
Is the U.S. Bank Corporate Card used at PSU like other VISA credit cards?
Is the information included in the Physician's Certification form confidential?
Is the tuition reduction I transfer to my domestic partner considered taxable income for me?
Is the tuition reduction I transfer to the child of my domestic partner considered taxable income for me?
Is there a maximum amount I can withdraw on a daily basis through my PSU OneCard?
May I transfer my benefit to a family member to use at another Oregon University System institution? If yes, which form do I use and where can I get the form?
May I transfer my benefit to more than one family member during a given term?
May I use all of my accrued paid leave before I apply for Family Medical Leave?
May I use staff fee privileges to take classes at more than one university in the same term?
May my child who is a high school student use my staff fee privileges to enroll in university classes?
May my family member audit courses?
May staff fee privileges be used for "on-line" classes?
May we continue to use the Portland State University stationery and publications we have on hand or must we replace it with materials that reflect the new identity?
Must I get my department's approval to transfer my staff fee privileges to my family member?
Must I get my department's approval to use staff fee privileges?
Must family members pay all of the fees students normally pay?
My department has its own logo. Can I just use that for all of our communications?
My department needs a printed brochure, newsletter, flyer, or other publication. How do we make sure these materials incorporate Portland State University's messages and visual identity?
My department needs name tags, presentation folders, blank invitation cards and envelopes, and mailing labels. How do we get them?
My department wants to produce materials in-house or hire someone to design them for us. Is there an approval process?
My son and I both work for the Oregon University System. May I transfer my staff fee privilege to him for his own use, so he can transfer his staff fee privilege to his own dependent child?
My spouse and I both work for the Oregon University System. May we combine our staff fee privilege so that our child would receive 24 credit hours at staff tuition rate?
My student employee is graduating. Can he/she still work over the summer as a student employee?
My student employee is not enrolled this summer. Is he/she still eligible for student employment?
My student’s wages are paid from a grant; does he/she still need to submit his/her hours online?
Our PSU office had a break-in over the weekend and two laptops were stolen. What should we do?
Our office/department at PSU purchased new equipment. How should it be inventoried?
Should a PSU invoice be paid on a Personal Service Contract, and do I send it directly to Accounts Payable?
To whom do I send PSU grant expenses claims for reimbursement?
What OUS account code should I use? Where can I find a current list?
What OUS account codes do I use for travel on PSU-related business?
What are Portland State University's official fonts?
What are Staff Fee Privileges and Who is Eligible?
What are acceptable uses for the PSU VISA Purchasing Card (P-Card)?
What are the University obligations and options if I can return to work, but am unable to perform all of the duties assigned to my position?
What are the advantages of having my financial aid disbursement or other refund direct deposited into my PSU OneAccount checking account?
What are the advantages of using PSU’s Corporate VISA Card?
What are the benefits?
What are the guidelines for a personal reimbursement request at Portland State University?
What are the hosting guidelines set at Portland State University?
What are the minimum enrollment requirements for student employees?
What are the the time loss benefits for a temporary total disability?
What browser should I use to work with the Saga content management system?
What colors should I use in Portland State University print and online publications?
What colors should I use on a Portland State Saga website?
What colors should I use on a Portland State website?
What do I do if I get hurt on the job?
What do I do if I’m traveling on PSU-related business and I'm involved in an accident while driving a State car or a rental car from major car companies?
What do I need to know to design a website for an official PSU department, organization or group?
What does Portland State University's logo represent?
What happens if I incur charges at PSU after my student refund is processed?
What happens if I never activate my PSU OneCard and I am due a financial aid disbursement or other refund?
What happens if I select to have my PSU student financial aid disbursement or other refund direct deposited to an existing bank account?
What happens to my PSU refund if I have an outstanding student financial obligation at the University?
What happens to my benefits while I am on an unpaid Family Medical Leave?
What if I do not want to apply for Family Medical Leave, but need to have time off for a reason that may qualify under the Family Medical Leave benefit?
What if I have Short Term or Long Term Disability insurance benefits?
What if I have other questions regarding Hiring Proposal?
What if I have questions concerning my PSU OneCard options?
What if I have questions concerning other student refunds?
What if I might be working for a relative?
What if I need medical treatment?
What if I select to have my PSU student financial aid refund disbursement or other refund mailed to me as a paper check?
What if I still have questions about Workers’ Compensation?
What is OPE?
What is Portland State’s leadership position? Priorities?
What is the current available balance on my PSU grant?
What is the definition of a family member?
What is the difference between the PSU Cash Paid Out form and the PSU Personal Reimbursement form?
What is the maximum number of credit hours a family member can take at the staff rate each term?
What is the staff fee rate for tuition?
What is the staff rate for tuition benefits available to a family member?
What official University logo should I use on a Portland State website?
What options are available for receiving refunds from the university on your PSU OneCard?
What should I do if my employee is not cooperating in providing information to assist in administering a Family Medical Leave or when performance concerns unrelated to the leave develop?
What types of community-university partnerships are offered at Portland State?
What user access roles are there in the Saga content management system?
What's wrong with my approval queue?
When and where do students get paid?
When are PSU accounts payable checks issued?
When can I call the EAP?
When do I file a workers' compensation claim?
When should we use the Portland State Athletics Viking logo and spririt mark?
When were employees first able to transfer their staff rate for tuition benefit to family members?
Where do I find foreign per diem rates for particular cities?
Where do I find the PSU State Motor Pool to rent a State car?
Where do I get timesheets?
Where do I pick up my student payroll check at PSU?
Where's my money? Who do I contact to check on my student Financial Aid refund disbursements?
Who can file a workers' compensation claim?
Who can use the EAP?
Who determines the pay rate?
Who do I contact at PSU to set up a new vendor or change/update a vendor address in Banner?
Who do I contact for an exit interview on my PSU Perkins Loan once I graduate or drop below half-time?
Who do I contact if I have questions about an employee who needs to take time off for family and medical (serious health condition) needs?
Who do I contact if I need to have the paperwork sent to an employee who is going to be off for a family or medical need, or have questions about the necessary forms?
Who is responsible for the financial reporting on my PSU grant?
Who must report on-the-job injuries and illnesses?
Who qualifies as a dependent child for purposes of receiving transferred staff fees?
Who should I contact for wages distribution on my PSU grant?
Who should I contact if I am dealing with an employee relations problem and the employee has also requested protected leave?
Why am I limited to certain amounts for lodging and meals instead of submitting receipts for reimbursement on PSU-related business travel?
Why can't my student submit his/her time sheet?
Why can’t my student access his/her time sheet?
Why did the PeopleAdmin system log me out?
Why didn't I get paid?
Why do I want to work on campus?
Why does PSU have High and Low Cities for per diem rates when traveling on PSU-related business?
Why does it take so long to get reimbursement from PSU for my PSU business-related trip?
Why doesn't my student have an Employee section when he/she logs into Banweb?
Why hasn’t my invoice been paid?
Why is it important to contact the Office of Human Resources if you or one of your staff members needs time off to care for a new child, a serious health condition involving the staff member, the staff members child, spouse or other covered family member, or for protections under a “qualifying exigency” as outlined by the University Family Medical Leave program?
Why is it important to let Human Resources know if employees need time off from work to take care of a new child, or deal with a serious health condition involving their child, spouse or parent, or themselves?
Why is it necessary to identify same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners on the approval form?
Why is the OPE higher in the summer on my student employee(s)?
Why is the pay rate wrong?
Why isn't a specific site/page showing up in PSU search results?
Why must I pay my own hotel charges when I travel on PSU-related business?
Will I be allowed to rearrange my current research award budget at PSU?
Will I be charged for using the EAP?
XYZ Company donated some equipment to our PSU department. How should we proceed?