November 2018

Data Use Agreement System: Coming in December!

November 14, 2018

As part of a larger initiative to improve transparency of research compliance processes, the University is introducing a tool for submission, review, and management of Data Use Agreements (DUAs)*. Researchers that share data between organizations can use the system as one place to request a DUA review; correspond with the DUA reviewer; track the status of review; and manage active DUAs (including extension requests).

The Agreements-DUA system will be...

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HUBS Reminder: Release 3.12 Outage

November 14, 2018

HUBS Reminder: Release 3.12 Outage

HUBS will be unavailable starting at 5pm on Friday Nov 16, all day Saturday Nov 17 and on Sunday Nov 18, for the installation of Release 3.12. HUBS will become available again at the start of business day on Monday, Nov 19.

Please note that HUBS includes Smart View, MYFP, Interim Reporting and TEFA, and these applications will be unavailable during the release installation as well.

The release notes can be found on this page in the HUBS Wiki:...

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Sign up for your 2018 W2

November 13, 2018

Want to get your 2018 W2 Form sooner? Go Green! To receive an email notification as soon as your W2 is available for viewing, register with ADP following the below instructions. You must make the election before December 31, 2018! Your election will remain in effect for future years unless you opt out.

Click on this link and log in with you Harvard Key: ...

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Update Temporary Placeholder Numbers Pending Government-Issued SSNs (National ID)

November 13, 2018

Please be sure that any individuals who started work without a government-issued SSN update their records as soon as possible for tax purposes. A Harvard-issued placeholder number (sometimes called a temporary or dummy SSN) is for Harvard use only and not to be used on any external documentation and materials. Individuals without an government-issued SSN are ineligible for tax treaties and cannot apply for tax refunds.

It is important that government-issued SSNs are submitted to Payroll/Student Services as soon as they are received. Please encourage individuals to bring their...

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