Office

113 Ferguson Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-0445
Fax: 814-863-4753
E-mail: ams7@psu.edu

Responsibilities

• Administrative office manager, obtain and provide information to unit members and the public where judgment, knowledge, and interpretation of policies and regulations are required; make decisions regarding procedural matters. Set priorities; plan, develop, implement, and maintain office management procedures and work processes.
• Oversee human resources functions and act as liaison to resolve employee relation issues. Ensure compliance with University Affirmative Action Policies.
• Manage all aspects associated with the unit’s general, restricted, endowments, cost recovery, and gift budgets. Maintain accountability for budget expenditures; approve financial transactions.
• Serve as building’s and unit’s facilities coordinator and unit’s technical coordinator. Indentify, plan, prioritize unit’s technical and facilities needs. Indentify funding for renovations, computing, and communication upgrades. Prepare, plan, and coordinate the implementation of technical upgrades. Coordinate work with college and university technicians and OPP managers. Prepare, submit, follow-up, and approve building Work Order requests.
• Manage the unit’s Stewardship and development activity. Implement the College of Agricultural Sciences (CAS) Stewardship, and development, initiative within the AEE unit. Use the CAS eSteward database to prepare and generate correspondence to donors on a consistent basis. Provide administrative support to the department head for strategic development initiatives.
• Prepare reports, prepare or oversee preparation of various publications. Analyze and summarize research and program data for budget reports and proposals. Write and edit various reports, requests, publications, or articles.
• Plan, publicize, and coordinate special events and public relations activities.