SLHRD Faculty & Staff
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New Faculty Resources
Learning & Teaching Collaborative
The focus of the Learning and Teaching Collaborative (LTC) is to promote student success and growth through the continued development and enhancement of our faculty and instructors. The LTC offers a number of services, events, and resources to support student learning in and outside the classroom.
The Faculty Technology Center (FTC) provides IT support, consultations, and innovative solutions to faculty and graduate teaching assistants tailored to their individual teaching, research, and operational needs. Services include workshops and webinars, customized workshops by request, one-on-one consultations, virtual assistance, and events.
Information Technology Services delivers University-tailored and enterprise grade technology infrastructure, security, applications, communications and services to empower and enable the research, teaching and administrative functions of LSU. ITS embraces operational excellence and industry best practices to supply enterprise architecture and IT shared services supporting the LSU system.
LSU Online Design & Development Team
The LSU Online Design & Development (D&D) team supports all LSU faculty to create learning experiences for online and blended courses. Team members collaborate with faculty to determine the best approach to design, develop, and deliver their course content in a way that achieves desired learning goals. Visit the LSU Online Faculty Resources and Support page to explore various resources and professional development offerings related to course development and teaching, as well as to schedule a consultation to receive individualized support from your college-dedicated D&D team member.
Communication across the Curriculum
The LSU CxC team has been researching, exploring, testing, creating, and applying Communication-Intensive (C-I) pedagogy within undergraduate courses at all levels, from freshman to senior, spanning all disciplines—from STEM and the social sciences, to the arts and humanities, and everything in between. LSU CxC is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of teachers, researchers, scholars, and practitioners committed to continuously investigating the connections and interactions.
Ready to start planning your Communication-Intensive (C-I) course? Need some guidance as you navigate your C-I course? CxC is here to help facilitate these connections.
The LSU Library is the main library. Centrally located on the quad, it is an active and energetic part of academic life at LSU. Students and faculty find a great variety of academic support and resources for research available through the library. It is the only twenty-four-hour study location on campus, offering resources and services to faculty and students in all departments. Subject specialists are available to students and faculty in person and online for personalized research consultations, copyright support, and help navigating our world-class collections and resources.
In order to remain knowledgeable about important policies and procedures, and to stay in compliance to state and federal regulations, all LSU employees are required to complete a series of mandatory training e-courses.
Finance & Administration
Travel
Spend Authorizations (SA) MUST be completed and approved prior to any spending towards a travel event. Payments made towards a travel event prior to receiving an approved SA will result in those expenses being disallowed.
Travel to High Risk "Restricted" Regions (International Travel)
When completing your SA, policy requires the traveler verify if Travel Advisories are currently issued for the destination.
If the destination is listed as a Level 3 or above, AS295 Request to Travel to Restricted Regions MUST be approved and attached to SA prior to requesting SA approval.
Louisiana Board of Ethics
LA Board of Ethics REQUIRES the completion of Form 413F for any public servant who accepts complimentary admission, lodging, or transportation, or reimbursement for such expenses shall file a certification with the Board of Ethics WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER SUCH ACCEPTANCE. Travel expenses, including travel scholarships, covered by a third party or a sponsor are subject to the reporting requirements in R.S. 42:1111 Code of Governmental Ethics.
Travel Policies, Procedures, and Training Documents
To utilize University funds (grants, gifts, awards, etc.), travel arrangements MUST adhere to University Travel Policies.
Familiarize yourself with the policies and procedures prior to booking your travel, requesting reimbursement for expenses, or using your LaCarte card as a method of payment.
Disallowed Expenses
To cover expenses beyond award amount; payroll deduction
AS350 Travel Supplemental Information
To be used if claiming mileage or meals/per diem
Travel Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Personal travel must be disclosed at the time of Spend Authorization (SA) submission through the SA supplemental questionnaire.
Disclosure of Travel
PM-13 University Travel Policy / III. General Specifications / C. Authorization / 3. Travel on official University business should not include personal travel. Travelers are required to self-disclose personal travel dates and travel destinations coupled with university business travel. See Section V, Subsection A.4.
Personal Travel & Airfare
PM-13 University Travel Policy / V. Methods of Transportation / A. Air / 4. Personal
travel should not be included in business travel airfare. The University cannot pay
for airfare to a personal destination when included in business travel airfare. Whenever
airfare for university business travel includes a personal destination, the traveler
must obtain the lowest logical airfare quote (at the time of purchase) for the business
destination only. Reimbursement for the airfare with the personal destination may
be limited to the lesser of: a. Lowest logical quote; or b. Prorated amount for the
business portion of the airfare only. The “prorate amount” is calculated by dividing
the airfare by the total number of days (business and personal) and multiplied by
the total number of business days.
Whenever airfare does not include a personal destination, the traveler adds personal
days at the business destination, the total amount of airfare is reimbursable. The
expenses incurred for the personal days are not reimbursable.
Yes, so long as you have completed the Diver Authorization process through LSU Risk Management and attained active authorization.
Authorization for Use of Personal Vehicle
V. Methods of Transportation / C. Motor Vehicle / 2. Privately-owned Vehicles
b. Employees whose written job description requires them to use their personal vehicle
for official University business must be a University Authorized Driver. The Driver
Authorization process and required form can be found on the University Office of Risk
Management website: https://www.lsu.edu/riskmgt/vehicleuse/procedures.php. Record of driver authorizations must be retained in a central location during the
period of active authorization.
Mileage Reimbursement Limits
h. When use of a privately-owned vehicle has been approved for out-of-state travel for the traveler’s convenience, the traveler will not be reimbursed for in-route expenses. The total cost of the mileage on the basis of the rate referenced in the Appendix per mile may not exceed the cost of the lowest logical airfare obtained at least 14 days prior to the trip departure date. The reimbursement would be limited to the one lowest logical airfare quote, not the number of individuals traveling in the vehicle. The traveler is personally responsible for any other expenses in-route to and from the destination inclusive of enroute expenses.
You can request reimbursement for all meals during active business travel status. Meals & Incidental Expenses (M&IE) rates can be found here:
Domestic Travel: https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates
Foreign Travel: https://aoprals.state.gov/web920/per_diem.asp
Meals & Incidental Expenses (M&IE) Exceptions
VI. Reimbursement for Lodging and Meals & Incidental Expenses (M&IE) / A. Meals (Including Tax and Tips) & Incidental Expenses - Partial meals such as continental breakfasts or airline meals are not considered meals. Note: If a meal is included in a conference schedule, it is part of the registration fee; therefore, an employee cannot request/receive additional reimbursement for that meal.
Many of the fees included in lodging/hotel accommodations can be reimbursed. Exceptions to this rule is listed below.
Lodging Allowance
VI. Reimbursement for Lodging and Meals & Incidental Expenses (M&IE) / B. Lodging
/ 1. Routine Lodging Allowance - Added value charges, which include but are not limited
to, additional person fees, mini bar/snack fees, gym fees, and spa fees are not reimbursable.
Including AirBnB cleaning fees
For all hotel lodging, including AirBnB, only the first night lodging should be paid
to secure the reservation. Lodging should not be prepaid in total and should be paid
upon checkout. If the travel is canceled for any reason and the total lodging amount,
in particular for an AirBnB was prepaid, only the first night of lodging may be allowed
as a university expense. The other prepaid lodging days will be the responsibility
of the traveler. Lodging should not be prepaid.
Cardholders have 30 days to reconcile LaCarte card expenses from either they date of the transaction OR, for expenses related to official business travel, from the last day of travel.
REMINDER: Expense reports related to travel cannot be submitted until the travel event is complete. Exceptions to this policy is if the travel event is virtual.
Expense Reconciliation Deadline
PM-78 University LaCarte Card Program / IX. Reconciliation
The responsibility of the reconciliation and reporting of LaCarte purchases lies not
only on the cardholder but also the Department and the Program/LaCarte Administrator.
A. Card Holder Responsibilities - Cardholders have thirty days from the date of the
transaction to reconcile their purchases. Departmental policies will determine who
will reconcile the LaCarte purchases. LaCarte cardholders with outstanding transactions
or account statements that are not completed within the thirty day deadline, will
result in the suspension of the cardholder’s LaCarte card. The LaCarte card will not
be reinstated until all outstanding items are cleared on the cardholder’s account.
SLHRD's primary budget utilizes state "public' funds to operate. According to the LA Constitution, donations are not allowed.
Louisiana Constitution, Article 7, Section 14: Prohibited Uses. Except as otherwise provided by this constitution, the funds, credit, property, or things of value of the state or of any political subdivision shall not be loaned, pledged, or donated to or for any person, association, or corporation, public or private. University policy shall be that "no" funds or other property will be loaned, pledged or donated unless otherwise exempted by the constitution or other provision of the law.
If a sponsorship opportunity could be utilized as a recruitment tool, private "donor" funds could be utilized. Prior authorization must be attained from the School's Department Head and the Director of Accounting Services.