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  • Mass Close of Old Purchase Orders

    Cristina Cardenas | December 18, 2025
    To assist with the year-end procurement roll-forward process, the Controller’s Office will be analyzing and closing out old internal and external Purchase Orders (PO) which meet the following parameters: POs that are over two years old which have not been invoiced in the previous year (excluding POs for multiyear service contracts that are only billed annually, those related to construction projects beginning with “PJOSU,” OAKS type POs, and those that are FD520 grant related). Due to the academic winter recess, this will occur in the first two weeks of January 2026. See full post for more details.

  • Enhance Your Workflow: Discover the Latest Microsoft 365 Features 

    Beth Varcho | December 18, 2025
    Microsoft updates rolling out through 2025–2027 include a unified Outlook–Teams calendar experience, new collaborative notes in Teams powered by Loop, and a wide set of app retirements and support changes across Microsoft 365, Windows, and mobile platforms.
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  • Group Travel - Information Session Jan. 13

    Alex McSurley | December 17, 2025
    The university Travel Office will host a Group Travel Information Session on Tuesday, January 13, during the January Travel, PCard, and Expense Office Hours. The session will provide guidance with Workday tasks (e.g., Group ECM and Group SA), an overview of arrangement planning with ScholarTrip, post-travel reconciliation of GET PCard transactions, and more! See the full post for details and a link for joining.

  • Expanded Exam Monitoring: Honorlock App Now an Option for Instructors

    Learning Systems | December 12, 2025
    Learning Systems has enabled the Honorlock App as additional functionality for instructors already using Honorlock. If instructors use this option, students will be asked to download and install a separate app. The app runs in the background while students take their Honorlock-enabled exams using Chrome with the Honorlock Extension enabled.
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  • In the News: Ohio State IDM Team Recognized in ORCID US Community Awards

    Beth Varcho | December 10, 2025
    The Ohio State University’s Identity and Access Management (IDM) team has received national recognition for their expertise and collaborative spirit in supporting the use of ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) across higher education institutions. The team was highlighted in the December 2025 ORCID US Community Newsletter for their contributions to the ORCID Auth integration process.

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