March 1, 2024

Mar. 1

Written By UTS

Finance Payment Processing and Orders Reminder

A friendly reminder on working with the Finance department to make sure payments and supply orders can be processed in a timely manner.

All invoices, expense reimbursements, cheque requests and payment requests need to be approved/coded by the appropriate budget managers to be processed. All email requests should be sent to accounts.payable@utschools.ca to ensure someone from the Finance department can assist in a timely manner.
All expense reimbursement forms must be approved/coded, including original detailed receipts and proof of payment.
Cheque runs and credit card payments are done weekly on Thursday. Please provide approved/coded invoices and payment requests 15 days in advance, but at the latest by the Friday before at 5 p.m. Any payment requests not submitted by this time may result in the payment not being included in the Thursday cheque run’s and will delay payment to vendors.
Rush payments will only be accepted on a case by case basis and at the discretion of the Finance department. Finance will do its best to accommodate rush requests as quickly as possible.
Involve finance when you are planning to make purchases, so that we can plan accordingly to help ensure vendors are paid in a timely manner.
Supply orders are done every Friday and all order requests should be submitted by Thursday at 2PM to Finance. All orders need to be approved and coded before they will be completed.
As always if there are any questions please reach out to accounts.payable@utschools.ca.

Request for participation in S6 AP Research Student Project

Did you teach during the pandemic? Do you have five minutes to spare? Would you like to help an AP Research student get the data she needs for her project? If so, please go to: https://forms.gle/oRC32cA45L7jwqkn9 Thanks for your help.

Equity Corner

Black Mental Health Week is March 4 to 10

This year’s theme is Growth and Reflection which ties in with the final year of the UN’s International Decade for People of African Descent. Read more and find resources and learning sessions on the Black Mental Health Week website.

Women in Leadership

On March 7, our wonderful Principal Dr. Leanne Foster, and Coordinating Vice Principal Dr. Kimberley Tavares are part of a panel discussion on Women in Leadership. Further details and the link to purchase tickets are available on TMS website.

Measles update

With March break fast approaching, many families may have vacation plans. Due to travel and the potential of people missing their measles vaccinations during the pandemic, measles is on the rise.

Measles is a very contagious viral infection and the virus can spread easily to others through the air when they come in contact with droplets of an infected person or the air when an infected person has breathed, coughed or sneezed. Symptoms include a red rash, fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and feeling tired. Click here for more information.

All individuals should consider getting vaccinated before they travel especially if they are not up-to-date or have never had a measles infection. The vaccination is available at your local doctors office or a public health clinic for school aged children.

If you have questions, please contact Toronto Public Health at publichealth@toronto.ca or 416-338-7600 (TTY: 416-392-0658), Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Heartwood Awards for Volunteer Service - Nominations Open

Do you have an oUTStanding adult volunteer you think should be recognized for their contributions to our community? Nominations for the 2024 UTS Heartwood Awards for Volunteer Service are open.

Please submit your nominations by Monday, March 4 at noon.

Support the UTS Bursary Fund

You can help students pursue their UTS education.

It is projected that $2.3M will be needed in bursary support for the 2024-25 school year.

While the annual bursary endowment proceeds will provide approximately $1.8M in financial assistance, an additional $500,000 is needed to meet the needs of our students.

Your generosity and kindness can help provide students what they need to achieve their dreams and goals by removing financial barriers. Your gift to UTS is critical to the success of UTS students.

Your generosity is an inspiration for me to work harder to be the best version of me. ~UTS Student, bursary recipient

Visit our online form - please help UTS students today! or Make your donation through payroll deduction.