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Business Services Employee Engagement Hub
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For Employees of Business Services | Division of Finance and Administration
Welcome to Business Services' Employee Engagement Hub, your community-building destination. We know that work is about more than just meetings and deadlines—it’s about connection, growth and having a little fun! Check out what’s happening.
Updated 6/19/2026
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New Beginnings and Fond Farewells 📢
Change is a constant part of our workplace community. New hires bring fresh ideas, colleagues step into new roles and valued team members move on to pursue new goals - all of these transitions shape who we are. Browse the latest updates to connect with new colleagues and celebrate those who have contributed to our success.
Welcome
Soham Kothavie (Financial Management)
Soham is a recent UB graduate with a Master of Science in Finance, specializing in Financial Risk Management. He brings valuable experience from his time as a Business Services student assistant and as an SBK Risk Management Analyst with SBK Traders in India. Soham has officially joined our accounts receivable team and reports to Ashley Butcher. He will also collaborate closely with our non-sponsored research accounting team. His responsibilities include handling accounts receivable and account maintenance for non-sponsored funds, allowing him to contribute to both teams. Please join us in welcoming Soham and wishing him the best of luck and much success as he embarks on this new chapter with us!
Farewell
Sue Andrade (Student Accounts)
Sue has been Student Accounts' third-party billing coordinator since January 2024. She came to us with many years of Student Accounts experience and was able to hit the ground running! We have appreciated the insights and professionalism she has brought to this role. We were able to celebrate Sue and send her off with a fun-filled day of food, friendship, and well-wishes. A huge thank you to Sue for everything she has done - you will be missed!
The ShopBlue 101 training course helps authorized UB faculty and staff learn how to use ShopBlue to order necessary goods and services for university business. Topics include navigating ShopBlue, profile management, all order types and completing form requests. This two-hour course is scheduled monthly via Zoom and in person. Bring a laptop to in-person sessions. Previously presented on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.
Part of our Tuesdays With Business Reporting and Systems series
SIRI (Strategic Information Reporting Initiative) is UB's online reporting tool that brings important university data into one place. Staff can view reports and dashboards related to finance, HR, enrollment and more, depending on their role. Because supervisors provide access tailored to your job responsibilities, everyone's view of SIRI looks different—but the goal remains the same: to make it easier to find, understand and use data in your daily work.
Our presenter will give a high-level overview of SIRI and walk you through what the system looks like and how it works. You'll see examples of reports and dashboards, learn how staff across UB use them and discover how SIRI could support your work. This introduction provides a firsthand look at the tool and a foundation for using it effectively. Previoulsy presented on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.
Part of our Tuesdays With Business Reporting and Systems series
Utilizing AI in Your Daily Job: This presentation highlighted how to use basic AI features in your everyday job. Highlights included showing off Microsoft Copilot and AI features in Zoom. Previously presented on July 15 and 22, 2025. View the slides.
Presented by Susan O'Rourke (Student Engagement), this presentation examined how generational differences affect workplace dynamics. To request a copy of the slides, please email Mike Koziej.
Watch Ed Brodka from UB's Career Design Center as he explained how to enhance your LinkedIn profile. Originally recorded on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
Related Downloads
Empathy and AI might seem like opposites—one deeply human, the other distinctly technological. But what if AI could enable empathy at scale? In an era defined by declining enrollment and rising expectations for personalized, trust-driven engagement, higher education leaders urgently need to rethink their approach. Enter Conversation Intelligence, an emerging and essential technology that helps institutions foster trust-driven, meaningful connections in a way that traditional tools like CRMs simply cannot. Originally recorded on Wednesday, February 26, 2025..
Contact
Michael Koziej
Director, Business Services Employee Engagement
420 Crofts Hall
716-645-0289
📧 koziej@buffalo.edu