Finance and Administration News
Fall 2019 Sustainable Administration Hub Seminar
Dr. Ryan Fogt, the OHIO Sustainable Administration Hub Coordinator, will kick off the fall Sustainability Hub Seminar Series on Wednesday September 4th at 5pm in Baker Center’s Front Room. This semester the Seminar Series will be held on September 4th, October 3rd and November 6th at 5pm in the Front Room.
The Fall CHIP class is forming now
The Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) is a research-tested, intensive lifestyle intervention designed to prevent, arrest, and facilitate the reversal
PDP provides access to more than 6,000 professionally developed e-learning courses, books and videos
The Ohio University Professional Development Pathways program has established an e-learning portal that will provide university faculty and staff with immediate access to more than 6,000 learning assets on a variety of topics.
Distributed Journal Entries Course Now Available
Distributed Journal Entries is a new course available within the PDP Purchasing Certificate. This course shows users how to download and fill out an Excel Journal Entry Template and reviews pertinent areas of the Chart of Accounts.
New Cost Share Course Available
The Cost Share course provides an overview of the types of cost share, how cost share is tracked and reported, monitoring cost share, and Planning Unit responsibilities for cost share. The Cash Handling & Credit Card Awareness Course has been updated.
OU takes new "greener" approach to fighting pests
Ohio University just got a little greener with a new approach to pest control. On July 1, just in time for back-to-school preparations, the university approved an Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPM) that focuses on minimizing risks to humans and the environment when treating the Athens campus for natural pests, such as invasive insects and weeds.
OHIO Travel highlights for fall semester
As the Fall 2019 semester kicks off, we wanted to share information and resources available for the University travel program that was implemented on April 1, 2019. Since many of the travel arrangements for summer had already been made at that time of implementation, this is simply a refresher for those that may be using the new program for the first time at some point during FY2020.
Workforce and time clock upgrade is complete
As announced via email and in the Workforce and time clock upgrade announcement, an upgrade was scheduled from Wednesday, August 7 through Thursday, August 8. As of this morning, the upgrade has been completed. Users will observe visual changes with no major changes to system functionality.
Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate available online to Alexander School District residents
The Alexander Local School District recently passed an operational levy that will implement a 1 percent school district tax to all its residents. Faculty, staff, and student employees that reside within the district need to complete a new State of Ohio Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate to allow UHR to begin withholdings for this new tax in 2020.