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  • Update: CarmenCanvas Restored

    Learning Systems | October 20, 2025
    7:45 pmAs of Monday, October 20, at 7:10 p.m., access to CarmenCanvas has been restored. The system was unavailable due to the global Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage. Thank you for your patience while the system was down. If you encounter any issues as you once again begin to use CarmenCanvas, please report them to the Learning Systems team at carmen@osu.edu or by calling 614-688-4357 (HELP).&nb...
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  • Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Comes to All Office Apps 

    Beth Varcho | October 20, 2025
    Microsoft is making yourwork in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote smarter and easier with a major update: Copilot Chat is now built directly into Microsoft 365 apps that Ohio State provides to all instructors, staff and students. You do not need to purchase an additional license to use these new features. 
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  • Watch for New Email Warning Banners Starting Oct. 20 

    varcho.3@osu.edu | October 19, 2025
    We’re making important updates to our email security system to better protect you and the university from phishing and spoofed messages. Starting on Monday, Oct. 20, instructors, staff and students may notice a banner on incoming emails that fail our security check. These messages won’t be blocked yet, but they will be once the new security policy takes effect on Jan. 30. Wh...
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  • Winter Academic Recess Check Printing

    Ric Hunter | October 17, 2025
    The last check run for Accounts Payable for calendar year 2025 will occur on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. All approvals will need to be completed prior to 10 a.m. on December 23. Check pick-up will be from 1-4 p.m. on Tuesday, December 23 at the PRSM location. In observance of the Winter Academic Recess, there will be no check run on Thursday, December 25, 2025, or Thursday, January 1, 2026. All approvals processed after the December 23 deadline, will be included in the January 8, 2026 check run.

  • Thanksgiving Holiday Check Printing

    Ric Hunter | October 17, 2025
    In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, there will be no check run on Thursday, November 27, 2025. The last check run for November will occur on Thursday, November 20, 2025. All approvals will need to be completed prior to 10 am on November 20. Check pick-up will be from 1-4 p.m. on the Thursday, November 20 at the PRSM location. All approvals processed after the November 20 deadline, will be included in the December 4 check run.

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