According to the University travel policy, staff will only get reimbursed for travel to and from work when it involves a conference that is scheduled on a normal workday. UMBC is not required to pay for mileage to a conference from home.  When the request is submitted to Shawny White it should always include the backup documentation related to the conference such as conference itinerary, a google maps print out and any receipts related. Once all this has been submitted and review I will get it process and submitted to accounting. Here is a link to the UMBC Travel Policy.

Reimbursable Mileage

Mileage for approved travel for UMBC business purposes will be reimbursed at the current rate. This rate is published each year and is available https://businessservices.umbc.edu/travel/ere.

A University employee who leaves the office, travels to a site, and returns to the office may be reimbursed for all mileage directly connected with the business trip (i.e., mileage from the office to the site and back to the office) because the driver will have driven the normal daily commute to and from the office by the end of the day.

A University employee who leaves home to conduct business without stopping at the assigned office may be reimbursed for all mileage directly connected with the business trip that is in excess of the commute miles normally traveled (i.e., total official miles driven minus normal daily commute miles). In this situation, the driver has not driven the normal daily commute and therefore, must subtract the normal daily commute miles from the total official miles driven.