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Immediate Contacts

CBS2 MS Teams

CBS2 staff are available to support faculty using MS Teams (for existing vs. new procurement requests).

Faculty Support Center

The Center for Business Services and Solutions (CBS2) has opened the Faculty Support Center on the first floor of the Kolligian Library, Suite 108, 9AM-4PM, Tuesday-Thursday. The Center will hold staff from CBS2, Research Administration and other campus partners. In the Center you can expect to have your order placed in Oracle for both catalog and non-catalog items, Oracle self-service entry assistance with service agreements, multi-year agreements, honorarium payments, PCard purchases, independent contractor agreements, subawards, gift card transactions, and other complex orders and agreements.

Cindy Roberts, CBS2 Supervisor: Purchasing Research and Academics

croberts5@ucmerced.edu

Cell: (209) 631-7619

In Person Assistance - CBS2 Staff Embedded in Schools

Faculty and staff can find a CBS2 staff member in each school. Assistance is provided Monday through Friday from 8:00am - 4:30pm and will focus on COA/POET review, Oracle requisition entry, Concur (mobile and self-entry), Oracle self-service entry, aiding with customer updates and inquiries, FedEx label creation, Oracle access, new vendor set and entering requests in ServiceNow and other training opportunities.

Contact information:

School of Engineering

Stephanie Zuniga, Customer Relationship Director

szuniga2@ucmerced.edu

Cell: (209) 291 - 8605

Location: Science and Engineering 2 (SE2) #379

 

School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

Michelle Escalante, CBS2 Liaison

mescalante8@ucmerced.edu

Cell: (209) 917-6207

Location: SSHA Dean's Office #261

 

School of Natural Sciences

Carla Hunt, CBS2 Liaison

chunt3@ucmerced.edu

Cell: (209) 756-8141

Location: School of Natural Sciences