Finance and Administration News

New Purchasing Policy


Policy 55.030, “Purchasing” has been approved by the Executive Staff Policy Committee and is posted to the Policy Manual. The policy number is new and consolidates the following policies:

  • Policy 55.003, "Purchasing Authority: Vendor Selection, Personal Purchases, Land and Building Acquisition, Conflict-of-Interest"
  • Policy 55.012, "Purchasing - Direct Payment"
  • Policy 55.031, "Purchasing - Radioactive Materials, Narcotics, Hazardous Materials, Animals, and Tax-Free Alcohol"
  • Policy 55.040, "Purchasing - Receipt of Items: Notifications, Damages, Shortages, Returns"
  • Policy 55.060, "Purchasing - Blanket Purchase Orders”

Drug Free Workplace Reminder 2019


In compliance with the US Department of Education Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, the university must notify faculty and staff annually of its drug and alcohol policies.

New Distributed Journal Entries and Updated Search Committee Courses Available


Distributed Journal Entries II: Processors course is now available and the Search Committee Training: Preparing for the Search course has been updated.

University's recycling efforts show dedication to a sustainable present and future


Over the years, Ohio University has placed an increasing importance on sustainability. This year is no different.

HR Operations Certificate Available


This Human Resources Operations certificate program is designed to improve knowledge and skills associated with employee-related processes, transactions, and services.

OBI Dashboard Updates


OBI Dashboard changes were deployed on the evening of September 17.  These changes deliver some new functionality that further enhance our existing dashboards and include drilldowns to supporting detail in other modules. 

Concur Default Cost Centers


On September 18th, a new OBI dashboard was deployed to provide planning units with access to the Concur default cost center information that they’ve established for their employees.  Concur is a third party software product, and every night we feed HR updates from eBiz to Concur via an integration.  If there is an error in the employee’s data being transmitted, Concur will not update anything about the employee.

One-click software installs and worry-free security updates coming soon to university Macs


Software and security updates are about to get a whole lot easier for many university-owned Mac computers. Over the next few months, OIT will roll out a new Mac Management application called Self Service to all university departments. Self-Service offers one-click installers for university-licensed software packages and automatically takes care of required security updates.

Adobe Acrobat Pro availability will change Nov. 1, 2019


If you have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Pro that you downloaded from the OIT Software page or that was installed on your university-owned computer via Software Center, Managed Software Center, or Self Service, that copy will stop working on November 1, 2019. You have several options, depending on how you use Acrobat.

Booking Group Travel Course Available


This course shows users how to book group travel with the University’s travel management company and how to use preferred provider(s). Topics include airfare, lodging, meals, transportation, expense reimbursement, international travel, and meeting space.