Several faculty indicated that they often need to make changes during trips and end up paying out of pocket until reimbursement can be arranged. Several faculty who are grant funded expressed concern about the level of control exercised by the Business Office. Faculty believe they are excellent stewards of the limited grant funds they have and there should be more accountability at the department level. There is a strong sentiment that per diems are not realistic and have not kept up with real costs. Participants would like to see the process of reimbursements more timely.
Original receipts are sometimes difficult to obtain from hotels, etc.
Allow other receipts. Allow use of procurement card for hotels. Accept credit card receipts since many hotels do not print original receipts. Allow one person to be reimbursed for a group. Allow reimbursements to be processed directly through departments.