The purchasing department was directed to work with Campus Life and Auxiliary Services to assist with meal/dining arrangements for students who remained on campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dining on campus (via our campus vendor partner Sodexo) has been suspended during this COVID-19 pandemic therefore students cannot utilize on campus dining. This deliverable was met by issuing each of those students an American Express Go Card where purchasing would load daily per diem for dining

Federal Work Study Student Payment

In collaboration with the KSU Financial Aid office, we continued payroll processing for Federal Work Study students in accordance to federal guidelines

Performed increased sanitizing of buildings by outside vendor, CEMEC

Timeframe for FY2021 Budget has not been affected. Meetings have continued and budget will be ready for review by the President and Board of Regent according to the dates indicated on the FY2021 Budget Cycle Calendar

Increased the number of Virtual Private network (VPN) licenses (allows users to connect to resources that are available on campus or restricted by KSU's security protocols). Ellucian has provided free VPN access to Banner during this pandemic and employees are using this service

Coordinate work of capital project contractors and activities on campus to reduce conflicts between them and KSU Staff throughout campus where work is being performed to ensure social distancing is maintained

Purchasing a more user friendly, secure remote assistance software that will allow us to connect to our distributed work force

Setup KSU's main phone number and the Help Desk phone number as virtual phones to allow the phone lines to be answered remotely and roll to multiple technicians when one phone line is busy

Plexiglas/faceguards will be needed for cashier and Bursar office windows

Non Federal Work Study

Non Federal Work Study students are not paid through the payroll process unless true hours worked are submitted for payment. This has presented challenges for students as they may not qualify for unemployment and can potentially create a hardship. In the interim and in collaboration with HR, it has been determined they may qualify for Emergency Sick Leave Pay as outlined in the new CARES ACT legislation