Employee Resources

General Information

• AgriLife Directory
• Campus Map
• Groupwise Web Access
• Canopy
• Parking
• Howdy
• Texas A&M AgriLife Brand Store
• Research Foundation
• Telecommunications
• Physical Plant Department
• Maestro

Information Technology & Website Hosting

IT Support Contact Directory:

• Help Desk Central, 979.845.8300, help@tamu.edu
  • NETID problems (won't work; need password reset)
  • TAMU Wireless problems
• AgriLife First Call, 979.985.5737, first-call@tamu.edu
  • Agnet email or Lync password problems
  • Agnet web access problems
  • Laserfiche problems
• ITS (Instructional Technology Services), Support for Students: Contact Help Desk Central; Support for Instructors/Staff: 979.458.3417, itshelp@tamu.edu
  • Blackboard system problems
• ESSM Departmental IT Support, 972.914.9446, wythe@tamu.edu
  • All other network or computer related support

Website Hosting:

New web sites needed by TAMU ESSM faculty, staff, and student clubs/organizations will be hosted by AgriLife Communications going forward. To request a new site, complete a work request form. Please include in the decription whether you the URL to be of the form http://agrilife.org/sitename or http://sitename.tamu.edu.

Once your website is set up, contact Judith Turlington to add a link to your new site on the ESSM website, under your faculty page or other location as deemed appropriate.

How do I get a visiting scientist on the TAMU wireless Network?

For guests with a duration of less than 2 weeks, the sponsoring faculty or staff just needs to go to guest.tamu.edu, log in with your Net-ID, and follow the instructions. The folks at identity management will then provide the account information you need.

For guests with a visit duration of longer than 2 weeks, it is suggest that a Net-ID be obtained. To obtain a Net-ID, the sponsoring staff/faculty will need to send an email to identity@tamu.edu containing the request for a Net-Id and the form Visiting Scholar 5VS and the UIN for the visitor. The 5VS is on file with the department HR manager, currently Cheryl Yeager.

Payroll & Human Resources

• Single Sign On
• ESSM Schedule of 2012-13 Biweekly Pay Periods
• Holiday Schedule
• Employee Notices
• Prospective Employee Information
• Benefits
• Staff Evaluation - Must be complete online in Greatjobs
• Greatjobs Performance Evaluation FAQs
• Position Description
• Outside Consulting and External Employment
• Sick Leave Pool Contribution Form
• Leave Policies & Regulations
• Application Requirement for Temporary Wage Positions(does not apply to student workers)
  • An application is now required to be submitted to payroll with other new employee paperwork for wage (temporary) positions.  The best practice for recruiting and selection of wage or temporary positions is noted in the Recruiting and Selection Guide for Hiring Managers and Supervisors  and includes posting an NOV and accepting applications in Greatjobs.  You may have the applicant complete and print an application from Greatjobs or complete a new form, AG-402, Application for Wage/Temporary Position.   The application will be submitted to payroll along with the other new employee paperwork.
• Employee Termination Checklist
  • It’s important to notify the ESSM Business Office when an employee is leaving employment in order for our office to complete the proper documents in a timely manner.  The agency has procedures that an AG-442, Employee Out-Processing Checklist must be submitted to payroll within 30 days of the employee’s last day on the payroll.  The checklist is to assist units in timely removal of electronic access and return of property.  Our office will be asking Managers for assistance in helping us complete the checklist for outgoing employees.

Inventory

• ESSM Departmental Inventory Procedures
• ESSM Departmental Request to Transfer Property
• ESSM Asset & Tag Information Sheet

Disbursements/Accounts Payable

• Substitute W-9 Form (AgriLife)
• Substitute W-9 Form (TAMU)
• Personal Reimbursement Form (AgriLife)
• Sales Tax Exemption Certificate Form

Travel

• Single Sign On (Concur Login)
• Concur: Beginning with the Basics 
• Entering Credit Cards into Your Concur Profile
• Concur Training Resources
• Shorts Travel Contact Information
• Concur Mobile Apps
• Motor Vehicle Rental Exemption Certificate
• Travel Request Form
• Travel Request Instructions
• Mileage Log
• Direct Deposit (AgriLife Travel)
• Direct Deposit (TAMU Travel)
• Texas Hotel Occupancy Tax Exemption Certificate
• US State Department Travel Advisories
• Foreign Travel (TAMU)

Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBS)

• Texas A&M AgriLife HUB Vendor Directory
• Texas A&M University HUB Directory

Contracts & Grants

• Fringe Rates FY 2012
• AgriLife Contracts & Grants
• Project Records

Document Management (Laserfiche)

• Document Management System User Access Form
• Document Management System Web Access

Business Office Contact Information

Texas A&M University
Department of Ecosystem Science & Management
Attn: Business Office
2138 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2138 

Jeanne Andreski

Business Administrator I

jandreski@tamu.edu

(979) 862-2128

Fax Number - 979-845-6049
Email Address for Purchase Orders - ESSMBusiness@agnet.tamu.edu

Business Office Staff

	Contact Information	Specialization
	Jeanne Andreski Business Administrator I jandreski@tamu.edu (979) 862-2128	Travel, Cash Management, Accounts Receivable, Account Reconciliation, Biweekly Payroll and Accounts Payable
	Miki McClenton Business Coordinator I mmcclenton@tamu.edu (979) 845-5034	Purchase Orders, Accounts Payable, Purchasing,Tracking and Departmental Invoicing, and Purchasing Cards