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The Big Ten Academic Alliance is collaborating to celebrate Love Data Week. The international Love Data Week event is a means of celebrating “all things data” and seeks to bring people together to share their data experiences, learn data visualization best practices, and have fun during the process. Please reach out to Ohio State’s coordinator for Love Data Week, Maureen Henry, with questions.

A new catalog from life sciences supplier Takara Bio USA is available in the supplier website section of Buckeye Buy for university users. See the Business and Finance Takara Bio USA catalog page for more information on Ohio State's contract with this supplier.

The existing hosted catalog from Takara BIO USA will be removed at the close of business on Friday, January 5. Contact the Marketplace Team with catalog or order placement questions.

Update: This maintenance was postponed from its original date and rescheduled for January 28.

From 12 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday, January 28, PeopleSoft Buckeye Link (Campus Solutions/Student Information System) services will be unavailable including:

• Student Center functions accessed through Buckeye Link
• Faculty Center
• Grad Forms
• Grad Recommendation
• Curriculum

The Ohio State App (mobile) will not be affected by the downtime.

Some Supplier Invoice and Supplier Invoice Requests enhancements will be moved to production the week of Monday, December 18.

Notification Updates for Supplier Invoice Requests: 

Effective January 1, 2024, the mileage reimbursement rate will increase from 65.5 cents per mile to 67 cents per mile for all business miles driven from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.

Contact the Travel Office with questions at travel@osu.edu or 614-292-9290.

Business Process Approval Times - Supplier Invoice Request Reporting Enhancements:  

There is a new Graduate Fee Authorization job aid available through the online Administrative Resource Center (ARC). Updates have been made to clarify fees for students with multiple appointments and the tuition splits associated with them.

The Office of Human Resources periodically offers training on Ohio State’s technology platforms, tools and resources available for managers, manager liaisons, and administrative professionals. Build your foundation and confidence in using administrative technology that assists you in performing your work and managing employees. Human Resources team members will cover topics such as HR Connection, Workday, Microsoft 365, BuckeyeLearn and others, and guide you in finding and using tools that support your work.

The university check run during the December holiday week will remain as normal. The check run will be on Thursday, December 28 with pick-up between 1:00 p.m and 4:00 p.m. Please ensure appropriate approvals are in place for expected checks.

This article shares information about key dates for Spring 2024 tuition assistance (or fee authorization) processing as well as links to more information about the tuition assistance programs at the university.