A podcast series where we bring you bite sized thoughts in the hopes they’ll be useful to you on this road we’re all on to do our best and be our best in the realm of financial matters here at UVA.
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July 2, 2025Episode 9657 min
Office of Sponsored Programs Post Award Team: Finance Matters
Join us as we listen in on a conversation with Urmila Bajaj, UVA's Director of Post Award, and her team, as they discuss what their department does, how their work impacts research at UVA, and how they're ultimately part of helping UVA fulfill its mission. Thank you to Christa Albanez, Kelly Mays, Catina Seitz, Mike Priddy, Alpana Gautam, and Christine Estes for joining the conversation!
Resources Mentioned:
OSP Website
Post-Award Financial Management
Contact OSP
March 24, 2025Episode 9537 min
Department of Safety & Security: Finance Matters
Jared Lathrop, Communications Specialist for Safety & Security, joins Patty and Brandi to discuss the wide breadth of areas covered by Safety & Security at UVA. Listen in to discover more about the services they offer and how you can be safer on Grounds.
Resources Mentioned:
Safety and Security Website: https://safetyandsecurity.virginia.edu/
Clery Reporting: https://safetyandsecurity.virginia.edu/fire-safety/clery-reporting
UVAReady Mobile App: https://safetyandsecurity.virginia.edu/mobile-safety-app/mobile-safety-apphttps://safetyandsecurity.virginia.edu/fire-safety/clery-reporting
Safety Ambassadors: https://ambassadors.uvapolice.virginia.edu/about
Reach out to Safety & Security: safety@virginia.edu
Resources and training: https://safetyandsecurity.virginia.edu/resources
February 17, 2025Episode 9445 min
Records & Information Management: Finance Matters
In this episode of "Finance Matters," hosts Brandi Van Ormer and Patty Marbury chat with Caroline Walters, head of UVA’s Records & Information Management Department, about how good records management saves time, money, and resources. Caroline explains how well-organized records make information easy to find and accessible to the right people, while formal retention policies simplify audits and reduce legal risks. She also shares how effective records management preserves the University’s historical records, helps eliminate unnecessary duplicates, and frees up space. Don’t underestimate the power of a well-managed system!
Resources Mentioned:
Carruthers Hall Cleanup Story
RIM'S Website / RIM's Training Resources / More about URMA
Contact RIM: records@virginia.edu
Just for fun: The Lord's Release
November 8, 2024Episode 9347 min
UVA Office of Audit & Compliance and UVAFinance Financial Compliance: Finance Matters
What's the difference between UVA's Audit & Compliance department and UVAFinance's Compliance Team? What do they do, how do they work with people across Grounds, and how can we best work with them? Carolyn Saint and Gary Nimax from Audit & Compliance, along with JJ Sullivan and Christine Kennedy-Tyburski of UVAFinance Compliance, join Patty and Brandi to give answers and insights into these two vital functions.
Resources Mentioned:
Staff Senate Podcast
Office of Audit and Compliance website
Audit Charter
Compliance Charter
For the UVA Compliance Helpline, online reporting mechanism, and the Commonwealth's Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline and online form: https://audit.virginia.edu/resources-and-references
UVA Compliance Helpline and Subject-Specific Reporting Portals
What are Internal Controls?
Compliance Network
Seven Elements of an Effective Compliance Program
UVA Policy Directory
GOV-002: Reporting and Investigation of Fraudulent Transactions
GOV-003: University Institutional Compliance Program for Adherence to Federal, State, and Other Regulations
FIN-036: Signatory Authority for Executing University Contracts
Office of State Inspector General for VA
Audit Two-Year Plan (from June 2024 BOV Meeting - scroll to "Meeting Documents" at the bottom of the page)
UVA Code of Ethics for Faculty & Staff
COSO Framework Resources:
https://www.coso.org/_files/ugd/3059fc_77d5d0f3d569439990b170bd3b909d7e.pdf
https://www.coso.org/guidance-on-ic
https://www.auditboard.com/blog/coso-framework-fundamentals/
September 30, 2024Episode 9230 min
UVAFinance Staff Senators: Finance Matters
Amanda Meares and Reshma Gali, UVAFinance's staff senators, drop by to talk about the importance of Staff Senate and how the UVAFinance Team can interact with them to everyone's benefit.
Resources Mentioned:
Staff Senate Website: https://staffsenate.virginia.edu/
Form to share feedback: https://staffsenate.virginia.edu/contact-us
August 4, 2024Episode 9137 min
A Conversation with UVAFinance's 2024 Intern Cohort: Finance Matters
Patty and Brandi talk with UVAFinance's 2nd cohort of summer interns: Hayden Peper, Audrey Hanger, Jeffrey Zhang, and Lillian Durden. This impressive group shares what they've learned and what's next.
The relaunched version of Finance Matters is back for installment number two of our Values Series. This time, Patty and Brandi focus on Collaborative Partnership with guests Joey Carls and Kellyn Morris of the Finance Solution Center.
Resources Mentioned:
Service Excellence podcast
UVAFinance Values
Symbiotic Relationship between Ants & Acacia trees
February 20, 2024Episode 8934 min
Finance Matters Values Focus Quarter One: Service Excellence
Finance Matters returns, this time with a focus on the UVAFinance values. Each quarter, Brandi and Patty will bring you guests from UVAFinance who have demonstrated the value. This first episode focuses on Service Excellence, with guests Danielle Hancock and Kevin Crabtree.
Resources Mentioned:
UVAFinance Vision, Mission, Values: https://uvafinance.virginia.edu/about-uvafinance
Finance Team Page (for Service Excellence, Collaborative Partner stories) https://uvafinance.blogspot.com/p/finance-team.html
May 1, 2023Episode 8833 min
Stillness is the Key Book Discussion: Finance Matters
Patty and Brandi discuss Ryan Holiday's book Stillness is the Key, a NY Times bestseller that describes how to stay steady and draw on inner peace while the world is anything but quiet. We go over the book's main concepts, historical examples, and practical applications, in the hopes that you'll find at least two or three ways that you can increase your own clarity, calm, and happiness. We learned much from Holiday's book and hope you will, too!
See also:
Stillness is the Key (summarized by the author)
Stillness is Key (on the Daily Stoic)
January 25, 2023Episode 8727 min
Melody Bianchetto Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Reflections: Finance Matters
Vice President for Finance Melody Bianchetto will retire from UVA on February 3 after 26 years of service. She sat down with Patty and Brandi to reflect on her career and her pursuit of diversity, equity, and inclusion in UVAFinance.
Resources Mentioned:
UVAFinance Mission, Vision, Values
Melody's Brown Bag Series (under "Resource Library")
Melody's Career Reflections Podcast
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