Finance and Administration News
Important information about 2021 W-2 for University employees
With the start of a New Year and tax time quickly approaching, the Ohio University payroll office would like to remind employees that you can expedite delivery of your 2021 IRS W-2 form and protect yourself against identity theft by opting in to receive your W-2 electronically.
Facilities Management and Safety provides energy conservation tips before winter break
Facilities Management and Safety requests that employees who have been working in campus facilities during fall semester take energy conservation actions before leaving buildings for the winter break closure.
Ohio University to close Dec. 24 for Winter Break Closure, reopening Jan. 3
The Winter Break Closure Plan (WBC) calls for closure of the University from Dec. 25 through Jan. 1 each year.
Facilities Management and Safety provides energy conservation tips before winter break
Facilities Management and Safety requests that employees who have been working in campus facilities during fall semester take energy conservation actions before leaving buildings for the winter break closure.
The actions described in this article will help Ohio University save energy, reduce environmental impacts and minimize costs.
DOE grants awarded to Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment
The Russ College of Engineering and Technology’s Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment (ISEE) has been awarded $2 million for two projects by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop advanced filaments for additive manufacturing and graphite for energy storage applications from mining wastes.
CHANGE: Submitting Requisitions in BobcatBUY
In July 2021, our BobcatBUY provider introduced a new enhancement that performs real-time account validation by adding a feature called Validate with ERP and Place Order. The purpose of this new feature was to improve the user experience by validating accounts before the user submitted requisitions; this would allow you to correct the accounts before you submitted the order instead of the req being returned for corrections. Unfortunately, the amount of time it takes for this real-time validation to occur in BobcatBUY has been inconsistent and many users have reported long delays that have negatively impacted their productivity. As a result, we have decided to temporarily remove this feature. Beginning December 6, 2021, users will no longer see the Validate with ERP and Place Order button and will instead see the Submit Requisition button. Please note that if a requisition is submitted with an invalid account, the requisition will be returned to the submitter and will not be processed until any necessary corrections are made. We will continue to work with our technical teams to improve the performance of the real-time validation feature and will re-enable it in BobcatBUY once the system lag issues with this feature are resolved.
Plant Club students dig the outdoors while helping the Athens community
Members of Ohio University's Plant Club come from multiple colleges and majors, but they have one thing in common; they are interested in engaging with our natural resources in hiking, conservation, gardening, crafting, and learning about plants.
Sustainability Tours!
Services offered by the Office of Sustainability, many in partnership with the Voinovich School of Public Service, include providing information, reports, tours, and presentations; supporting sustainable events and programs; providing curricular and co-curricular assistance for academic courses and research.
OIT offers online safety tips for Discord
Discord is an online communication and digital content platform whose popularity has soared throughout the pandemic. OIT has published tips to keep users safe while using Discord and other online social services.
Holiday Expenditures
Ohio University is committed to the responsible use of public funds and as such is providing guidance on holiday expenditures as follows:
GIFTS: Holiday gifts for employees or students cannot be purchased with University or Foundation funds. Holiday gifts for individuals or entities external to Ohio University may only be purchased if the Vice President for University Advancement approves an exception, in writing, for development purposes. Any gift approved as an exception must be paid for with only Foundation funds and comply with IRS guidelines...