Office Associate
Columbus, Ohio Area
Served as fiscal initiator for the Department of Human Sciences for both university and Office of Sponsored Program procurement. • Initiated expenditures for materials and equipment through eRequest. • Processed travel initiations and reimbursements including foreign travel destinations. • Coordinated compliance of university, state, federal and grant specific financial policies. • Served as project coordinator on classroom and office upgrades. • Coordinated contractors (internal and external) for building designs, purchase of office furniture to meet the ongoing needs of current and incoming faculty and staff. •Ensured that all technology purchases conformed to university and college technology standards. Developed Access databases for various programs to organize information. • Department of Consumer Sciences Internship program • Department of Consumer Sciences Graduate program Helped organize and provided support to The Big Dish (formerly Rising Stars) - Original event run by faculty and staff of Hospitality Management program to raise money for scholarships for HM students. Original event preparations included collection of sponsorship monies, registration, preparation of event materials (name tags, table tents, menus, and additional signage), purchase of recognition awards for sponsors, and gifts for award winners, coordination of student help the night of the event.When event was redesigned, Hospitality Management students coordinated most pre-event details. Involvement was confined to production of event materials (signage, name tags, table tents, etc.), purchasing of event materials such as sponsorship gifts, office supplies, and travel arrangements for various outside guests.