This streamlines countless processes, from financial transactions to property surplus inquiries. Usage of E-Forms has escalated as more people on and off the Grounds become aware of the database. More than 500 people on Grounds used the forms during the past year. Off-Grounds use is growing exponentially. During the past year, that figure nearly tripled, to 23,332 application requests.
New forms continue to be added to the database.
Forms currently being piloted include financial accounting payment vouchers and bank deposits, as well as payroll time sheets. During fall '99, certain faculty recruitment and telephone service request forms will be available through E-Forms. Also this fall, a new process will be implemented that will transfer transaction data from a departmental spreadsheet or database directly into an E-Form. But advance printing times and paper distribution do not allow for effective communication of the myriad events occurring at the University. A joint project of ITC and University Relations, the on-line events calendar was brought into production in August 1998.