Nominations are open for this year’s Financial Stewardship Institute, a University of Oregon program that offers training for employees with budget responsibilities.

The 43-hour program is offered to UO staff annually to help develop knowledge and skills around the principles of financial stewardship. This year, 28 spots are available in the program.

All staff who hold positions with budget responsibility – officers of administration, instruction and research, and classified staff – are eligible for nomination. Participants can be self-nominated or suggested by others.

To complete the process, nominees and their supervisors must sign and return a Financial Stewardship Nomination form and then the nominee must complete registration on Making Tracks.

The stewardship program is offered in workshop format with sessions spanning several months. Individuals in various areas of budgetary expertise will lead the two-and-a-half hour sessions.

The workshops feature topics such as records management, grants administration and university accounting. A full list of workshops is available online.

Sessions are offered at no cost to participants, who are expected to attend and engage in 43 hours of class time, complete an action plan for each session and participate in a small group project.

- by Chloe Huckins, UO Office of Strategic Communications intern