Our History

Year 2005:

• July 1, 2005
  UBSC established working transactional relationships with 106 units across campus.
• May 17, 2005
  UBSC re-engineered the United Way Infrastructure.
• March 24, 2005
  UBSC led in the UPortal initiative.
• January 25, 2005
  UBSC successfully completed the University Audit Review.
• January 1, 2005
  UBSC created an online customer feedback survey.

Year 2004:

• June 1, 2004
  UBSC established working transactional relationships with 82 units across campus.

Year 2003:

• September 2, 2003
  UBSC opened for business at its new location at 341 Pine Tree Road, East Hill Plaza.
• July 15, 2003
  ASCTech's reporting relationship changed from ASC to the Office of the Vice President for Information Technologies.
• June, 2003
  I-ASC's name changed to the University Business Service Center [UBSC].
• May, 2003
  Decision was made to move the I-ASC to East Hill Plaza at 341 Pine Tree Road.
• January 15, 2003
  To support the new role as the new institutional center, ASC's reporting relationship changed to the Division of Financial Affairs - reporting directly to Vice President for Finance and University Controller Joanne DeStefano.
  Name changed to Institutional-Administrative Service Center [I-ASC].

Year 2002:

• October, 2002
  Workforce Planning  report recommended the creation of service centers across campus -- specifically the creation of a single institutional transaction center for use by small university units.  It was agreed that the Administrative Service Center would function as the new institutional center -- ultimately serving over 80 departments in multiple operating units across campus.  ASC thus becomes the second largest business service center on campus.

Year 2001:

• November, 2001
  The Administrative Service Center [ASC] provided:
  - business support to 44 units
  - technology support to 33 units

Year 2000:

• August, 2000
  The Administrative Service Center [ASC] provided:
  - business support to 35 units
  - technology support to 26 units
  Permanent funding approved by the Executive Budget Group beginning in FY02.
  
• January, 2000
  The Administrative Service Center [ASC] provided:
  - business support to 26 units
  - technology support to 24 units

Year 1999:

• August, 1999
  The Administrative Service Center [ASC] provided:
  - business support to 22 units
  - technology support to 18 units
  
• January 4, 1999
  The Administrative Service Center [ASC] -  "an innovative support solution" - officially opened for business.  ASC was established to provide consolidated management of financial, routine business, and technical transactions, providing:
  - business support to 17 units
  - technology support to 13 units

Year 1998:

• August 31, 1998
  Service Center proposal to Executive Budget Group.
  Two year service center "pilot" approved
  
• July 16, 1998
  Original service center "concept" memo to then Senior Vice President Fred Rogers.