BPAC Business Center

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BPAC Business Center

Specialized Business Services in Financial and Human Resource Management

Complete business support for:

  • School of Biological Sciences
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • Department of Chemistry

Grant, research, and affiliate fund support for:

  • Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular Communication (NCIBC)
  • Nebraska Center for Materials & Nanoscience (NCMN)

Administration

Dodie Eveleth

Business Manager
BPAC Business Center
433 Hamilton Hall,  68588-0304
(402) 472-5312
develeth2@unl.edu

  • Provides overall guidance to BPAC staff in fiscal management, human resources and grants/contract administration
  • Provides guidance to unit administrators, faculty and staff in fiscal management/budgeting.
  • Liaison to CAS Dean’s Office, Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office, Office of Research & Economic Development, Business & Finance Shared Services, and all other UNL functional offices in the management of fiscal & human resources issues.

Carly Buser

Administrative Tech
BPAC Business Center
402K Manter Hall,  68588-0118
(402) 472-6676
carly.buser@unl.edu

  • Serves as assistant to the Director of the School of Biological Sciences.
  • Responsible for daily operations and administrative details in the Director’s office.
  • Maintains social media presence for the department.
  • Building Maintenance Reporter (BMR) for Manter Hall.
    BPACBMR@unl.edu

Kelcey Gabriel

Administrative Tech
BPAC Business Center
208 Jorgensen Hall,  68588-0299
(402) 472-9220
kgabriel@unl.edu

  • Serves as assistant to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
  • Responsible for daily operations and administrative details in the Chair's office.
  • Maintains social media presence for the department.
  • Building Maintenance Reporter (BMR) for Jorgensen Hall.
    BPACBMR@unl.edu

Arianna Alonso

Administrative Tech
BPAC Business Center
551 Hamilton Hall, 68588-0304
(402) 472-3634
aalonso3@unl.edu

  • Serves as assistant to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Department of Chemistry.
  • Responsible for daily operations and administrative details in the Chair's office.
  • Building Maintenance Reporter (BMR) for Hamilton Hall.
    BPACBMR@unl.edu

Lynn Denison

Staff Secretary
BPAC Business Center
402 Manter Hall, 68588-0666
(402) 472-2720
ldenison@unl.edu

  • Serves as assistant to the School of Biological Sciences.
  • Responsible for daily operations and administrative details in the School of Biological Sciences office.

Joel Stranberg

Office Associate - Graduates
BPAC Business Center
402J Manter Hall,  68588-0118
(402) 472-2729
jstranberg2@unl.edu

  • Serves as graduate office associate for the School of Biological Sciences.
  • Responsible for daily graduate operations and administrative details.
  • Assists with graduate recruiting.

Alexis Thomas

Office Associate - Undergraduates
BPAC Business Center
402N Manter Hall,  68588-0118
(402) 472-7665
athomas33@unl.edu

  • Serves as undergraduate office associate for the School of Biological Sciences.
  • Responsible for daily undergraduate operations and administrative details.
  • Assists with undergraduate recruiting.

Rezarta Selmani

Recruiting and Communications Coordinator
BPAC Business Center
552 Hamilton Hall,  68588-0304
(402) 472-4453
rselmani@unl.edu

  • Serves as the Recruiting and Communications Coordinator for the Department of Chemistry.
  • Responsible for daily graduate operations and administrative details.
  • Assist with graduate recruiting.

Abby Furr

Temporary Office/Service
BPAC Business Center
437 Hamilton Hall,  68588-0304
(402) 472-3523
afurr2@unl.edu

  • Serves as an assistant to BPAC.
  • • Assists with daily operations and administrative details for all BPAC departments served.

TBD

Temporary Office/Service
BPAC Business Center
208 Jorgensen Hall,  68588-0299
(402) 472-9662
acleveland2@unl.edu

  • Serves as an assistant to BPAC.
  • • Assists with daily operations and administrative details for all BPAC departments served.

Finance/Grant

Linda Trouba

Finance/Grant Specialist - Lead
BPAC Business Center
432 Hamilton Hall,  68588-0304
(402) 472-8406
linda.trouba@unl.edu

  • Responsible for providing finance support in compliance with all applicable institutional, UNL, State, and Federal regulations, policies, and guidelines.

  • Executes and reviews routine and complex finance transactions.

  • Works closely with employees within the departments served, as well as functional office staff.

  • Reconcile and monitor state/revolving cost center/cost objects.

  • Annual review and submission of service center rates.

  • Process deposits.

  • SAP Index reports.

Patrick Paulsen

Finance/Grant Specialist - Lead
BPAC Business Center
208.2 Jorgensen Hall,  68588-0299
(402) 472-8316
ppaulsen7@unl.edu

  • Responsible for providing grant support in compliance with all applicable institutional, UNL, State, and Federal regulations, policies, and guidelines.

  • Responsible for pre-award assistance.

  • Executes and reviews routine and complex post-award grant transactions.

  • Works closely with employees within the departments served, as well as functional office staff.

  • Reconcile and monitor grant cost center/cost objects.

  • Process deposits.

Sarah Fredregill

Finance Coordinator
BPAC Business Center
427 Hamilton Hall,  68588-0304
(402) 472-3368
sfredregill2@unl.edu

  • Reconcile and monitor state/revolving cost center/cost objects.

  • Process internal billing transactions (IC/IBTs), JE's.

  • Assist with travel arrangements, CONCUR financial reviewer and approver.

  • Provides support to departments for all foundation accounts from reconciling, budgeting, transfers, etc.

Matt Baldwin

Finance/Grant Coordinator
BPAC Business Center
208.2 Jorgensen Hall, 68588-0299
(402) 472-2906
mbaldwin2@unl.edu

  • Monitoring grant awards and contracts (Post-Award).

  • Grant account reconciliation.

  • Develop grant reports for faculty and staff.

Brodie Ronspies

Finance/Grant Coordinator
BPAC Business Center
208.2 Jorgensen Hall, 68588-0299
(402) 472-7422
bronspies3@unl.edu

  • Monitoring grant awards and contracts (Post-Award).

  • Grant account reconciliation.

  • Develop grant reports for faculty and staff.

Megan Hamsa

Finance Associate
BPAC Business Center
403 Hamilton Hall, 68588-0304
(402) 472-9938
mhamsa2@unl.edu

  • Provides support to departments for all eShop processes.

  • Processes invoices, deposits, purchase orders and requisitions, electronic ordering, internal billing transactions (IBTs), and warrant requests.

Rene Barfoot

Administrative Tech.
BPAC Business Center
403 Hamilton Hall,  68588-0304
(402) 472-2685
rbarfoot@unl.edu

  • Provides all facets of purchasing support via eShop or Pcard.

  • Processes invoices, purchase orders and requisitions, electronic ordering.

Human Resources

Brooke Crawley

Human Resources Specialist - Lead
BPAC Business Center
431 Hamilton Hall
(402) 472-2620
badam2@unl.edu

  • Oversees human resources related workflow for the business center.

  • Provides consultative services to departments based on departmental area expertise in support of human resources related best practice implementation and standardized processes.

  • Coordinates searches for open faculty and staff positions.

  • Oversees HR issues related to faculty, staff and students: PAFS; Offer letters; HR Monitoring Reports; On/Off Boarding; etc.

Jennifer Light

HR Coordinator
BPAC Business Center
208A Jorgensen Hall,  68588-0299
(402) 472-9222
jlight3@unl.edu

  • Provides services for hiring: staff, faculty and students.

  • Manages HR issues related to faculty, staff and students: PAFS; Offer letters; HR Monitoring Reports; On/Off Boarding; etc.

  • Manages bi-weekly and monthly payroll.

  • Provides services in creating job descriptions and requisitions through PeopleAdmin.

  • Assists with visa residency applications.

  • UCARE Hires.

Deanna Larson

HR Coordinator
BPAC Business Center
437 Hamilton Hall,  68588-0304
(402) 472-4162
dlarson2@unl.edu

  • Provides services for hiring: staff, faculty and students.

  • Manages HR issues related to faculty, staff and students: PAFS; Offer letters; HR Monitoring Reports; On/Off Boarding; etc.

  • Manages bi-weekly and monthly payroll.

  • Provides services in creating job descriptions and requisitions through PeopleAdmin.

  • Assists with visa residency applications.

  • UCARE Hires.

Abby Cleveland

HR Coordinator
BPAC Business Center
437 Hamilton Hall,  68588-0304
(402) 472-4162
acleveland2@unl.edu

  • Provides services for hiring: staff, faculty and students.

  • Manages HR issues related to faculty, staff and students: PAFS; Offer letters; HR Monitoring Reports; On/Off Boarding; etc.

  • Manages bi-weekly and monthly payroll.

  • Provides services in creating job descriptions and requisitions through PeopleAdmin.

  • Assists with visa residency applications.

  • UCARE Hires.