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Shiromani Narayan

Thanksgiving Payroll Deadlines

November 17, 2017

The payroll office would like to continue to pay employees in a timely and accurate manner for the remainder of 2017 payrolls. For the Thanksgiving holiday week, please be sure to follow the payroll guidance for non-exempt employees on holidays and shutdown days. The actual University holidays are Thanksgiving Day and the Friday following Thanksgiving […]

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, Campus Services Tagged With: Payroll Office, Shiromani Narayan

Payroll Office Returns to Waldschmidt Hall

November 17, 2017

The payroll office, which had been temporarily located at the main entrance of the information services office in Tyson Hall, has moved back to its renovated space in Waldschmidt Hall, according to Shiromani Narayan, payroll. For more information contact Narayan at  x8338 or narayan@up.edu.

Filed Under: 11-20-2017, Campus Services, Controller Tagged With: Payroll Office, Shiromani Narayan

Temporary Location for Payroll Office

October 13, 2017

The payroll office is temporarily located at the main entrance of the information services office in Tyson Hall, according to Shiromani Narayan, payroll. They will be located there during the remodeling project taking place in their location in Waldschmidt Hall. Please drop all payroll related items to the interim location at Tyson Hall. For more information […]

Filed Under: 10-16-2017, Campus Services, Controller Tagged With: Payroll Office, Shiromani Narayan

New Face in Payroll Office: Ashmeeta Kumar

September 8, 2017

There is another new addition to the payroll office, named Ashmeeta Kumar, according to Shiromani Narayan, payroll. She joins the University from Direct Marketing Solutions and brings years of experience in payroll and HR functions. For more information contact Narayan at payroll@up.edu.

Filed Under: 09-11-2017, Campus Services, Controller, Payroll Tagged With: Ashmeeta Kumar, Payroll, Shiromani Narayan

New Hire in Payroll Office: Denise Carder

June 16, 2017

Denise Carder has been hired to work in the payroll office, according to Shiromani Narayan, payroll. She will be a payroll specialist, and worked most recently for Tri-Met. Please stop by the payroll office to welcome her to The Bluff.  

Filed Under: 06-19-2017, Campus Services, Payroll Tagged With: Denise Carder, Payroll, Shiromani Narayan

Holiday Payroll Instructions: Thanksgiving

November 18, 2016

The payroll office would like to continue to pay employees in a timely and accurate manner for the remainder of 2016 payrolls. For the Thanksgiving holiday week, please follow the special instructions as noted below. Student Employees: Enter your worked hours on the web time entry daily for the pay period 11/16/16-11/30/2016 Do not enter […]

Filed Under: 11-21-2016, Campus Services, Payroll Tagged With: Holiday Paydays, Karen Davis, Payroll, Shiromani Narayan

Monthly Employee Timesheets Due Monday, July 25

July 22, 2016

Monthly timesheets need to be submitted on Monday, July 25, by 3 p.m., according to Shiromani Narayan, payroll. Approvers have until Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. to approve timesheets. For more information or assistance, contact Narayan at 8228 or narayan@up.edu.

Filed Under: 07-25-2016, Campus Services, Controller, Payroll Tagged With: Payroll, Shiromani Narayan

Faculty Deferred Pay Option

July 22, 2016

All nine-month faculty members can opt in to be paid over a 12-month span, according to Shiromani Narayan, payroll. This process begins with September paychecks and holds a portion aside for nine months, then pays out over June, July, and August of the following summer. To sign up for this option you can download the […]

Filed Under: 07-25-2016, Academics, Controller, Payroll Tagged With: Faculty Deferred Pay, Payroll, Shiromani Narayan

Holiday Payroll News, Alerts

December 4, 2015

The payroll office is working to assure that employees are paid in a timely and efficient manner over the upcoming holiday break, according to Shiromani Narayan, payroll. Employees are asked to enter their true hours using web time entry daily, including any vacation, sick, or holiday time. Review the hours before your supervisor approves them […]

Filed Under: 12-07-2015, Campus Services, Controller, Payroll Tagged With: Karen Davis, Payroll Office, Shiromani Narayan

Please Help Payroll Office Help You

November 20, 2015

The payroll office would like to continue to pay employees in a timely and accurate manner for the remainder of 2015. In order for payroll staff to meet their critical holiday deadlines, employees are being asked for their assistance. Employees: Please enter your true hours on the web time entry daily, including any vacation, sick […]

Filed Under: 11-23-2015, Campus Services, Controller, Payroll Tagged With: Holiday Payroll Requests, Karen Davis, Payroll Office, Shiromani Narayan

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Nick McRee, Sociology and Social Work, published “Academic debate and civic engagement in adolescence and young adulthood: evidence from a national longitudinal study.” Argumentation and Advocacy, 61(3–4), 323–338. He also published “When Chairs Shield Faculty from Service Opportunities: Protecting Colleagues or Hindering Community?” The Department Chair, 36(3), 11-13.

Katie Danielson, Education, was awarded a grant from The Spencer Foundation in the amount of $374,940.00 for the “Collaborating Towards Transformational Visions for Digital School Systems” project. Danielson also published “Learning to let go: Transformations in teachers’ pedagogical reasoning about classroom discussion.” Co-authors: Gotwalt, E., Kavanagh, S. Teaching and Teacher Education. January 2026

Daniel Bulek, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “From monoamine deficits to multiscale plasticity: Twenty-five years of ketamine and the neurophysiology of depression.” Journal of Neurophysiology, jn.00516.2025.

Dave Houglum, Director of Leadership Studies and Leadership Professor of Practice in the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, facilitated a multi-day series of invited leadership development workshops for the staff team at Lutherhaven Ministries in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Houglum led six interactive sessions focused on DiSC-informed leadership, coaching-centered leadership, servant leadership and accompaniment, powerful feedback, and the co-creation of team commitments to support healthy culture and sustainable impact. In addition, Houglum provided multiple individual leadership coaching sessions for staff members throughout the engagement. January 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published the following articles in VoiceAfrique.org: “The Saturated Wisdom of Saint Joseph: Relevant Virtues for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings of the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2025). December 19, 2025. “The Gift of the Nativity is Grounded in an Ethics of Neighborliness.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Mass on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025). December 24, 2025. “The Spirituality of Ambition and the Grace of the Incarnation.” Reflections on the Readings for the Vigil Mass of Christmas, 2025. December 24, 2025. “The Theotokos: A Mirror in Which We Discover Ourselves as Bearers of God’s Life to Each Other.” (Reflection on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.) December 31, 2025. “Jesus Christ: The Revealer of the Grace of Encounters and an Embrace of Difference.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. January 4, 2026.) January 3, 2026. “Christian Baptism as a Summon for Global Justice: What We Must Embrace for Our Times.” (Reflections on the Readings for the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord. January 11, 2026.) January 10, 2026. Aihiokhai also published a review of The Cross and the Olive Tree: Cultivating Palestinian Theology Amid Gaza. Edited by John S. Munayer and Samuel S. Munayer. Orbis Books, 2025. Catholicbooksreview.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Communication and Media, presented “Teaching with Transformative International Conflict Partners” on the panel, “Healing Divides and Elevating Connections within Conflict & Peacebuilding.” National Communication Association Convention. November, 2025.

Christi Richardson-Zboralski, Director of Marketing – Graduate Programs, published a short story under pen name, Christi R. Suzanne, entitled “Outlaw’s Dust.” In Lisa Diane Kastner (Ed.) 27 Stories: An LA Wildfire Anthology. Running Wild Press. January 7, 2026. All proceeds from this anthology go toward Habitat for Humanity LA. Find it on the Broadway Books website or on Bookshop.org.

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

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