In the fall of 2016, we launched Cornerstone, a multi-year strategic initiative to transform the administrative and student information systems and processes for Rutgers University. Since then, we have taken numerous measures to lay the groundwork to modernize, unify, and simplify operations and technology for finance and accounting, human resources, payroll, procurement, expense management, travel, and student experience. This pivotal effort will guide our work to standardize practices, improve data analytics and reporting, align services and deliverables with the university community’s needs, and support collaboration across all campuses.

J. Michael Gower, Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer & University Treasurer, hosted a Finance Town Hall on March 16 for almost 450 attendees.

Mike Gower, Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer & University Treasurer, hosted a Finance Town Hall on November 10 for over 400 attendees. 

J. Michael Gower, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and University Treasurer hosted a Finance Town Hall on August 17, 2022, for nearly 450 attendees.

J. Michael Gower, Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and University Treasurer, hosted a Finance Town Hall on March 30 for more than 400 attendees to share the latest developments in finance and other universitywide initiatives.

Adam Day, AVP Associate Treasurer hosted the July 20, 2021 Finance Town Hall that was attended by more than 300 people from across the university. 

Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and University Treasurer, hosted a Finance Town Hall on October 26 for more than 500 people to share the latest developments in finance and other universitywide initiatives. 

The Project Management Office held a Cornerstone forum on Tuesday, May 2. Presenters included: Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer Mike Gower, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Michele Norin, Associate Vice President, Project Management Office John Fahey, and Associate Vice President, Office of Information Technology Enterprise Application Services Ellen Law.

More than 250 people joined the meeting, which highlighted the Cornerstone initiative, organizational and technological changes, timelines, and lessons learned from major projects. 

Rutgers University published findings from a 2022 survey conducted among 454 New Jersey-based diverse suppliers on potential barriers to doing business with the university. The long-term strategy for the university's supplier diversity initiative calls for the creation of a multi-year plan to build and execute a new operating model that will capitalize on the engagement of internal stakeholders and small, local, and diverse businesses. This approach will incorporate a series of pilot programs that will culminate in a sustainable framework for universitywide implementation.

The Office for Research is pleased to announce the implementation of a new Sponsored Programs Facilities and Administrative Costs Policy ...

Get to know University Finance and Administration’s (UFA’s) Financial Leadership Team (FLT) through our FLT Profile series. Featuring Q&As with each FLT member, the series paints a portrait of who our leaders are—outside of the office.

UFA’s FLT is comprised of 12 individuals: J. Michael Gower, John Fahey, Rachael Honig, Jason MacDonald, David B. Moore, Nimish Patel, Stephanie K. Reed, José M. Román, Eugene Simon, William Troy, and Kim Yozgat.

This profile features Rachael Honig, VP, Chief University Compliance Officer.

University Procurement Services (UPS) received the 2022 Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) at its annual conference in Dallas, Texas on June 8, 2022.