Hub staff provide these services:

• Administrative
• Facilities and Instrumentation
• Financial
• Grants
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Student

to these academic departments:

Entomology, Forest and Wildlife Ecology,
and Plant Pathology.

News

11/13/2026 – Update – 9:40am – Outlook is Back Up

• Outlook and OneDrive are back up.  
  • From DoIT: “Microsoft services are recovering, and email messages from yesterday should now have been delivered. Please note that email delivery times in inboxes will show when those messages were received, not when they were sent. Emails may also be received out of order.”
• From the DoIT Outages page: “At this time, we have no evidence of malicious activity associated with this incident. We will continue to treat this with urgency until full mitigation, and we will share a full Post-Incident Report with root cause and defense-in-depth actions after mitigation is complete.”

Administration News

Reminder: please pick up your packages from the mailroom (Room 218) promptly.

• Visit our Instagram page.
  • Submit post ideas via our Instagram Post Request Form.
• Sending or Receiving Packages? Make Sure to Read This
• New Staff Profile: Kristina Van Wert, CO-OP Administrative Specialist
• New Staff Profile: Richelle Kasten, Hub Academic Advising Manager

Facilities News

• New Russell Labs Safety Page
• How to Request Help from Facilities
• How to Request Building and Room Keys
• Where to Move Vehicles for Home Football Games
• Snow and Ice Ahead – Can I Stay Home? Check the Inclement Weather Guidelines
• Reminder: Keep Bicycles Outdoors, Not in the Building

Financial/Grants Services News

• New Expense Report Training Coming November 2026
• Balances Brought Forward in Workday for Non-sponsored Funds
• Are You a Student Planning to Travel? Complete This Form First
• Official Functions vs. Business Meals: When Pre-approval Is Required

IT News

• Learn Which Computing Purchases Require Prior Approval
• Working from Home? Our Telecommuting Resources Doc Can Help 

HR News

• Have HR Questions? Here’s Who to Contact
• Hiring Students? Read About the New Process
• Annual Benefits Enrollment – Deadline October 30, 2026

Student Services News

• How to Contact the Hub Academic Advising Manager

Resources

Conference Rooms

• Conference Room Info 
• Booking Instructions

Request Help

• Request Facilities Help
• Request IT Help

Hiring Request Forms

• Student Hourly:
  • New Appointment
  • Appt. Change
      
• RA/TA/PA:
  • New Appointment
  • Appt. Change

General Resources

• Reserve an Autoclave
• Campus Resources
• Career Resources
• Faculty and Staff Handbook
• Policies, Procedures & Other Info (KB)
• Russell Labs Computing KB
• Student Services Info
• Telecommuting Resources
• Workday Information