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Business Matters

September 11, 2020
Reminder: GASB 87 - Lease Accounting

The Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the source of generally accepted accounting principles used by state and local governments in the United States. Ohio University, as a public institution, reports its financial statements using GASB.

August 31, 2020
OBI Dashboard Updates

The following OBI Dashboard changes were deployed on the evening of July 21.   

August 31, 2020
Shred-It Update

As we continue to navigate through the new normal of the pandemic, here are some reminders about using Shred-It.

August 31, 2020
Message from the Bursar

The Office of the Bursar will remain closed to in-person interactions until further notice due to COVID-19. However, all staff members are working remotely and available for business needs.

August 31, 2020
University Announces New Purchasing Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

As was communicated in the July Business Matters article, the University continues to work with each planning units point person to coordinate all COVID-19 PPE

August 31, 2020
Mileage Reimbursement Updates for Sponsored Awards from the State of Ohio

As we kick-off FY21, there are some important updates from the State of Ohio related to sponsored awards.

July 9, 2020
Airline Savings Program Development

Although the university community has been unable to travel these last several months, the Travel Office has been busy working with the Inter-University Counsel-Purchasing Group (IUC-PG) and CBT to develop an airline discount program.

July 9, 2020
Travel Restrictions Update

As communicated to the university in the July 2, 2020 OHIO News article , the in-state travel ban has been lifted. However, all other travel is still suspended until further notice.

July 9, 2020
Cost Share Award Process Reminder and Update

Cost share awards start with a 3 and represent the portion of costs not paid for by the sponsor on a grant.  There are two types of cost share that must be tracked and require an account.

July 9, 2020
Disabling of Function 42 - Deans and Provost for FY21

The proposal to eliminate function 42-Deans and Provost was discussed with both the CFAO Group & the Accounting & Reporting Partner Group.