DEPARTMENTS
Budget
The Budget Office provides important financial services to faculty, staff, and governmental agencies. The department assists departments with the budget process, processes personnel, and budget revision E-forms. In addition the department coordinates the operating budget preparation as well as the legislative budget request preparation and submission.
Office of Contracts Management
The Office of Contracts Management provides campus partners with centralized contract review and management services.
These services include:
- coordinating contract requests
- advising on contractual matters
- negotiating contracts
- reviewing contracts to optimize legal and business terms
- reviewing contracts for compliance with applicable laws/policies
- facilitating timely renewal or termination of contracts
- monitoring contracts to reduce waste, maximize efficiency, and limit risk
- serves as the central repository for executed contracts
Contractual Services
The revenue generating Contractual Services area provides services including the ID Center, vending, Ole Miss Dining, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, licensing, and laundry services.
Controller
The Controller’s Office is responsible for annual financial statements and financial support services for students, faculty, and staff.
- Accounting – The Accounting Department the annual financial statements. It also prepares various internal reports and trains employees in other departments in their use. In addition, this department assists faculty and staff in the financial aspect of grant management.
- Bursar’s Office – The Bursar’s Office handles tuition and financial aid deposits and refunds. In addition they collect accounts receivable for the University.
- Procurement Services – The Procurement Services handles purchasing and receiving, accounts payable and travel for the University.
Facilities Management
- Facilities Services – Facilities Services provides services including daily cleaning, campus event setups, vehicle fuel and maintenance services, and departmental moves. This division coordinates work requests for a multitude of utility, trade and maintenance services.
- Facilities Operations – Facilities Operations manages, maintains, and repairs the University’s facilities and infrastructure.
- Health and Safety – The Health and Safety Department provides support services for maintenance and laboratory users of hazardous materials, including safety training, protocol reviews, hazardous-materials disposal and emergency response services, and coordinates efforts with State and Federal environmental agencies.
Facilities Planning
- Facilities Planning – The Facilities Planning Department coordinates the planning, designing, and construction of University facilities in accordance with the Master Plan. The department is committed to designing efficient and environmentally sensitive buildings.
- Office of Sustainability – The Office of Sustainability provides support for conservation, minimization, and recycling efforts on campus.
Human Resources
The Human Resources Department handles employment, benefits, payroll and training for faculty, staff, and student workers. The University of Mississippi is proud to continually be on the Honor Roll of Best Colleges to Work For and provides information about job opportunities and access to applications online.
Landscape Services
The University of Mississippi is one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation. The award winning Landscape Services department ensures that the natural splendor of the campus is well maintained, environmentally sensitive, and aesthetically pleasing.
- Airport – The University-Oxford Airport is conveniently located just minutes from campus and historic Oxford Square.
- Golf Course – The nearby Ole Miss Golf Course challenges the skilled as well as the less skilled.
Parking and Transportation
The Department of Parking & Transportation issues parking permits, manages bus schedules, and operates the bike shop on campus.