Travel

Travel to attend professional conferences and training sessions is an integral part of the professional development of staff members. The amount of travel is limited by the availability of funds each year.

BUDGET

The University Registrar will set the budget for travel each year. An annual travel plan will be created at the beginning of each fiscal year so that professional development opportunities are distributed fairly across all areas of the office.

ALLOCATION

The goal is to allow professional trips for appropriate staff each year and to represent UNC Chapel Hill at regional and national professional conferences, as participants and as presenters.

Depending on travel costs and budget, more than one trip may be approved. Additional staff members can be recommended by their supervisors, and approved by the University Registrar.

PLANNING

After the budget is established, the University Registrar will inform the management staff, and they can plan their travel requests for the budget year. The Senior Advisory Team will recommend travel for their areas for the year. The University Registrar will review the requests to ensure that funds are available for the types of travel requested and review where people may be traveling to the same conferences.

The travel will be approved based on the current budget estimates.

AUTHORIZATION

The traveler will file an office travel request form in advance with their supervisor to receive final approval to receive the travel funds. The supervisor that is a member of the Senior Advisory Team signs off the form.

The form is then submitted to the Business Manager.