17.A General Principles

Because many faculty members at the University of Michigan travel extensively, there are a number of offices that facilitate travel and reimbursement procedures. They are referenced below. In addition, the UM Procurement Services' website provides travel-related information: <www.procurement.umich.edu/umtravelinfo.html>.

The Benefits Office encourages faculty who travel on University business, either within or outside of the United States, to look at the Research and Travel website in order to make their trips as smooth as possible. The site contains in-depth information about medical, financial, legal, safety, and benefits issues relating to University of Michigan business travel and is available at <www.umich.edu/~benefits/forms/travelbook.pdf>.

Faculty planning to leave for an extended period of time (for example, sabbatical, off-site study, detached study, or research) need to contact UM Human Resources Records and Information Services (HRRIS) before they leave and when they return in order to update their address so that there will be no interruption in pay or benefits. HRRIS is located at 4073 Wolverine Tower. Call 764-9250 or contact hrris.info@umich.edu. See also Section 14.I, “Remote Location Compensation.”

Faculty Handbook: University Travel and Reimbursement: