Certification starts November 22, 2024 and certifications are due by January 28, 2025
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Nov 12-15 |
ERS will be unavailable as the 2023-24 effort reports are generated and reviewed. |
| By Nov 8 | Submit requests to update ERS permissions for new employees or changes in responsibilities, AS WELL AS FOR CERTIFIERS WHO WILL CERTIFY ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEES OR FACULTY WHO HAVE TERMINATED EMPLOYMENT; please use the latest forms. Due to the new chart of accounts and new dept. structure, new permissions will likely be needed for all ERS Coordinators to access the 2023-24 reports. |
| By Nov 15 | Ensure visibility of your reports: verify subscriptions to all PI ‘MyCertifications’ and ‘My Projects’ lists; make ‘Saved Searches’ for any miscellaneous employees or accounts; create or update saved searches for your Emeritus Faculty PIs.
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| By Nov 22 | Prepare for meetings with your faculty as needed during the certification period, make appointments now for those hard-to-reach PIs. Arrange time for PIs who will be without Internet/out of the country or on leave on the January 28 deadline. |
| Nov 20 | CGA target date to notify ERS Coordinators that effort reports will be released in two business days; Coordinators begin advance review/analysis of reports and mark reports as Under Preliminary Review as needed.
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| Nov 22 | CGA target date to notify PIs that the certification period has begun and certifications must be completed by January 28, 2025; Coordinators meet with certifiers as needed.
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| Nov 20 - Jan 28 | CGA will send a weekly ERS status report for your unit; Coordinators must follow up as needed to ensure completion of all certifications by January 28, 2025. |
| Jan 28 | Certification period ends; all effort reports must be certified by end-of-day. |