Finance and Administration News
Southwest Airlines - Ohio University Preferred Airline Announces Discount Fares
We are excited to announce that SOUTHWEST AIRLINES is the newest addition to our Travel Program! The University has entered into a discount agreement with Southwest Airlines that provides a 3% or better discount rate for flights originating from one of the following Ohio airports and is based on the type of fare you purchase:
Distributed Journal Entry
As discussed in the July BU$INE$$ MATTER$, Distributed Journal Entry, is a process that allows campus users to prepare and upload journal entries to Oracle Ebiz. The process uses an Excel-based journal entry template that is populated, by the user, with the lines of a journal entry. The Excel template is available to campus from the Finance Forms webpage.
Credit Card Processing and PCI Compliance
Data breaches are scary. They can happen at any time, to any business you trust. While we cannot foresee an attack on Ohio University, we are obligated to take steps to protect our customers.
The major credit card issuers (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and JCB) created PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance standards to protect personal information and ensure security when transactions are processed using a payment card. PCI compliance is mandatory for every merchant (i.e. department/location) that accepts credit or debit card payments. Departments may think of PCI compliance as an Information Technology or Treasury issue, when in reality it is the responsibility of every department that accepts credit cards.
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.