Association of Business Administrators

Welcome to the University of Pennsylvania Association for Business Administrators (ABA) page. The ABA was formed to promote the exchange of information among those responsible for administration of the University's business and to improve communication among members of the association, and between those members and the faculty and the University administration.

Fiscal Year 2018-19 Steering Committee

Crystal Allen	Chair	crallen@upenn.edu	215-898-2356
Lauren Dates	Co-Chair	dates@upenn.edu	215-898-5485
Michael Ruzzo	Treasurer	mruzzo@sas.upenn.edu	215-898-7154
Maureen T. Abbott	Secretary	mabbott@upenn.edu	215-898-6013
Monica Czuczman	Registration & Membership	ericacas@sas.upenn.edu	215-898-7564
Renee Nowaczyk	Event Coordinator	reneenow@upenn.edu	215-898-3611
Greg Dougherty	Webmaster	gdough@upenn.edu	215-746-3021

ABA QTabs

Meeting/Events Topics and Schedule

Details on upcoming Meeting/Events

Overview

ABA Meeting Presentation Archives

More information can be found under the Month/Year to see the featured presentations.

Each title is a link for more information of the presentation featuring a Power Point or PDF file to view.

September, 2018

Mission Continuity Program Acrobat PDF Document

Workday@Penn Acrobat PDF Document

July, 2018

HCM Transformative Initiative Update Acrobat PDF Document

May, 2018

Financial Closing FY18 Acrobat PDF Document

FY18 Closing Instructions Acrobat PDF Document

FY18 Closing Calendar by ORG Acrobat PDF Document

School/Center Contact Matrix Acrobat PDF Document

Benefits Update Acrobat PDF Document

Office of Software Licensing Acrobat PDF Document

April, 2018

Perfomance Appraisals Acrobat PDF Document

SALINC - Merit Increases Acrobat PDF Document

Penn MarketPlace Enhancements Acrobat PDF Document

Worker Classifications Acrobat PDF Document

February, 2018

Pennsylvania Withholding on Payments to Individuals Acrobat PDF Document

Open Expression at Penn Acrobat PDF Document

Penn MarketPlace Enhancements Acrobat PDF Document

January, 2018

HCM Transformation Initiative Acrobat PDF Document

To apply for NEW Membership or UPDATE existing information.

To apply for membership; please forward your contact information as well as job title and responsibilities to ABA Membership Application for consideration.

Current members may also update their information through the ABA Membership Application as well.

CONSTITUTION

Article 1

NAME

The name of the organization shall be the "Association of Business Administrators" of the University of Pennsylvania.

Article II

PURPOSE

The exchange of information among those responsible for administration of the University's business with the end result of solving common problems.
The development and promotion of professional standards.
To improve the interaction between the members of this association, the faculty, and the University administration.
To work for improvement of communications, dissemination of information and operating efficiency on a University-wide basis.
Such other activities as the membership of the Association shall adopt.

Article III

MEMBERSHIP

Membership is open to all Business Administrators and other staff of the University who perform various business management functions for their office. We strive to reach out to all areas of the University and provide information that is helpful in conducting the business of the University.

This organization exists purely for the dissemination of information and improvement of communications, so there is no restriction on membership or attendance requirement.

ARTICLE IV

AFFILIATIONS

The Association of Business Administrators may seek affiliation with other organizations upon recommendation of the Steering Committee and two-thirds approval of members present and voting at a regular scheduled meeting.

ARTICLE V

STEERING COMMITTEE

The Association of Business Administrators shall be governed by the permanent Steering Committee whose members will be elected by the membership.

A Steering Committee of seven (7) members shall serve their elected terms of two (2) years from July through June. One of these seven Steering Committee members will be elected Chairperson by the other members of the Steering Committee and serve as the pr
The Chairperson shall appoint two members at large, who are not candidates for election to the Steering Committee, to review election results.
In the event there would be a complete change of all members of the Steering Committee, the Chairperson of the new Steering Committee will appoint the Chairperson of the outgoing Steering Committee to serve as ex-officio for a period of four (4) months.
Nominations shall be accepted in the spring to fill expiring positions, and will be presented to the membership a spring meeting, and via an email announcement.
Election of the new Steering Committee members will take place online, with results to be announced by email prior to the June meeting.
The Steering Committee will be comprised of: Chair, Co-Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Webmaster, Registration & Membership Coordinator, Event Coordinator.
In the event that a member of the Steering Committee must leave his/her position, the position will be filled at the discretion of the Steering Committee. If it is within six (6) months of the election, they will go back to the ballot and invite the perso
A member of the Steering Committee, who wishes to be reelected after serving his /her term of two years, must be off the committee for one term before being eligible to be reelected.

ARTICLE VI

AMENDMENTS

Any constitutional amendment may be passed, upon approval of two-thirds of the members present and voting at a meeting, provided that all members are given five (5) days’ notice of such changes prior to the meeting at which the vote is to be taken.

Revised and Adopted

May 21, 2014
Date

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