Microsoft 365 has rolled out new features and updates across its key apps, including Microsoft Teams, Copilot, and OneDrive. These enhancements elevate user experience and streamline workflows, while phasing out select legacy features.
Innovation is at the heart of what we do, and it not only drives us forward as a university but also drives the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) forward as a department. This time last year, a small group of OTDI team members completed the successful migration of our student information system (SIS) to the cloud. Because of the extensive scope and widespread benefits of this work, The Chronicle of Higher Education created a case study that highlights the achievement in detail: Ohio State Modernizes Student Information System . The success of this project reflects the collective commitment and talent that OTDI brings to the table every day.
The last check run for Accounts Payable will occur on Thursday, November 21, 2024 , and all approvals will need to be completed prior to 10 a.m. that day.
In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, there will be no check run the week of Monday, November 25 through Friday, November 29 . All approvals processed after the November 21 deadline will be included in the December 7 check run.
In Spring 2024, a committee of faculty and staff recommended that Ohio State continue use of Turnitin Feedback Studio, an anti-plagiarism tool integrated with CarmenCanvas. Turnitin scored highest across the criteria rated, offers a high level of privacy and security, and scores a rating of "excellent" on usability surveys.
In September, Microsoft announced Copilot Wave 2 , which will bring new features, product name changes, and other updates over the next few months. Changes to Copilot continue on an ongoing basis; in the 18 months since Copilot was announced, there have been more than 700 product updates and 150 new features. Microsoft will continue to make updates to the desktop, web and app interfaces in the coming months.
The Office of Business and Finance welcomes your feedback on revisions to the Deposit of Funds policy and Petty Cash Funds, Change Funds, and Cash Advance Payments policy (currently named the Cash and Cash Alternatives Payment Methods policy). These policies are open for university-wide feedback through October 27 on the University Policies website. Visit the “Policies Under Review” tab to view an overview of the policy changes and the proposed revised policies.
This is a reminder to everyone that the Auditor of State Training is due by Tuesday, October 29 . An email was sent out to all employees from the Office of Business and Finance. As a reminder, Ohio Senate Bill 91 recently amended Ohio Rev. Code 4113.52 to require all state employees, with few exceptions, to report alleged fraud, theft in office or misuse or misappropriation of public money to the state. House Bill 33 then amended Ohio Rev. Code 117.103 to require all state employees, which includes public university employees, to complete training on Ohio’s fraud-reporting system as directed by Ohio’s Auditor of State.
Beginning Thursday, October 24 , two new fields will be added at the header level of a requisition. These new fields are "Freight" and "Other Charges." This change will allow end users to account for any freight or additional handling charges noted on a quote without adding a line item to the requisition. Amounts entered in these fields will carry over to the corresponding purchase order to allow for invoice matching. Please note, the freight and other charges amounts will add to the purchase order encumbrance and will liquidate once invoiced.
Several reports will have two new columns added to the output of the report, one for "Freight" and one for "Other Charges." These changes are related to the ability to add these amounts to the header of a requisition. The reports updated are listed in the full post.
Two supplier invoice matching rules will be updated on Thursday, October 24 . The changes detailed in the full post will be made for the University only.
