This LCA Travel Policy is in effect for the 2023 – 2024 academic year, beginning from August 1, 2023 and running through June 30, 2024.
In-Person
All in-person travel should go through the LCA College Travel form (pdf). The College of Liberal & Creative Arts will provide reimbursements of up to $1,200 per tenured and tenure-track faculty member to participate in conferences to present their scholarly work or to serve on a panel as a respondent. The fund can be used towards any travel expense allowed under the CSU travel policy such as coach/economy airfare, lodging, conference registration fees, ground transportation, baggage fees, per diem, and foreign travel insurance obtained through the University. Travel insurance not obtained through the University and seat upgrade fees are the responsibility of the traveler. Seat upgrades are only permitted if the traveler has obtained written pre-approval for such an upgrade as a reasonable accommodation from the San Francisco State Disability Programs and Resource Center (DPRC).
Virtual Conference
For virtual conference presentation: The College of Liberal & Creative Arts will provide reimbursements of up to $500 per tenured and tenure-track faculty member to participate virtually in conferences to present their scholarly work or to serve on a panel as a respondent. As virtual conference registration does not require actual travel, the approval process will not go through Concur. To receive approval, please send verification of presentation acceptance, with your department chair/school director’s approval, to Kelly Trinh (ktrinh@sfsu.edu) via the LCA Virtual Conference Request Form (pdf). Registration must be approved by the Department Chair and the Director of Finance before making any financial commitments.
Staff Travel
For staff travel funding related to professional development, please contact Alyscia Richards via email at alyscia@sfsu.edu.
All Travelers
All travelers should complete the Travel Request via Concur in advance of their trip. For all international travelers, the travel request must be accompanied by a Request for Foreign Travel Insurance Program Coverage. Additional forms may be required for high-risk destinations. Please consult the SF State Travel Services website for updated additional university guidelines. The Request to Travel via Concur travel online system must be approved by the Department Chair/Dean and the Director of Finance before making any financial commitments in order to be eligible for reimbursement. Requests for travel during the semester that require missing more than one week of classes are not normally granted. Any exceptions require prior approval from the Chair and Dean before any commitments are made, and the requestor must include an explanation of how instruction will be covered equitably in their absence.
At the discretion of the Chairs, departments have the option to supplement College travel funds for additional expenses that are allowed under the CSU travel policies. Departments will be asked to cover foreign travel insurance costs when the faculty member has exhausted their allocation from the College.
Faculty who wish to be reimbursed for expenses related to driving a vehicle (e.g. mileage, bridge tolls, parking, rental cars, gas purchased for rental cars only) - either their own vehicle or a rental - must complete the online Defensive Driver Training in advance of their trip or they cannot be recompensed for these expenses. To request a link to the training, complete the Authorization to Drive on University Business application on the Enterprise Risk Management website. An ERM employee will contact you with further instructions.
Faculty who wish to be reimbursed for expenses related to a rental car must rent the vehicle through one of the two approved University vendors or they will not be reimbursed. To access the car rental portal, log in to the SF State Gateway and select "Employee Services," then "Enterprise/National Rental Car Reservation" on the right-hand side.
Within 60 days of return, travelers need to complete the Expense Report on Concur.
For the remainder of the year, when booking travel, users will continue to see an alert when selecting a previously banned state. Users will need to select “No” in the field “Are you traveling to a banned state?” located on the Request Header, then click “save.”
Next year, the alert will be removed. However, the field will be visible until all pending travel forms are processed to ensure users don’t experience errors.
Please feel free to reach out to University Travel Services (travel@sfsu.edu) with any questions you might have as you begin requesting travel with this modified approach.