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Digital Course Materials program provides thousands of OHIO students with immediate access to materials


As part of 51ĀŅĀ×’s Affordable Learning Content initiative—a cross-departmental collaboration between University Libraries, the Office of Instructional Design (OID), and the Office of Information Technology (OIT)—the Digital Course Materials program continues to provide seamless access to discounted learning materials to students on the first day of classes.

OHIO Testing Services reopens with new digital workflows


OHIO Testing Services transitions to enhanced, new digital workflows to provide timely and modern services to the OHIO community.


After nearly a full year of social distancing and masking up to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it can feel like life has been put on hold. Unfortunately, issues like climate change lack a pause button and demand ongoing efforts.

Office of Sustainability announces spring Sustainability Hub Seminar Series


51ĀŅĀ×’s Office of Sustainability announces the spring semester Sustainability Hub Seminar Series. Seminars will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams at 5 p.m. on the third Mondays of February, March and April.

Office of Sustainability announces spring Sustainability Hub Seminar Series


51ĀŅĀ×’s Office of Sustainability announces the spring semester Sustainability Hub Seminar Series. Seminars will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams at 5 p.m. on the third Mondays of February, March and April.

Surveys Advisory Community seeks members and campus input


OIT announces new Surveys Advisory Community that invites discussion on various survey tools that support University wide initiatives. The first Surveys meeting is set to occur on February 25, 2021 from 11am-12pm via Microsoft Teams. 

2020 ECO Challenge winning team hopes to reduce spread of COVID-19 on campus


The 5th Annual ECO Challenge brought together students of different disciplines to work as a team to identify and solve sustainability issues, preparing them for the challenges they will face in their careers after they leave OHIO.

Spring 2021 Sustainability Film Series virtually explores environmental topics


The Athena Cinema, Alden Library and Environmental Studies program are presenting the spring 2021 Sustainability Film Series in conjunction with 51ĀŅĀ×’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs.

Office of the Bursar Process Reminders


As we kick off the semester, please remember the processes we have put in place to keep campus safe.

January OBI Dashboard Enhancements


As communicated in December Business Matters, enhancements to the Oracle E-Business Suite User Access dashboards are underway.  As of January 26, 2021, enhancements to this dashboard have been implemented that will allow authorized users to look up employees’ EBIZ and OBI HR/finance access in a single dashboard.  This dashboard previously contained EBIZ access detail only.  Due to the expansion of this dashboard to include OBI access, the dashboard will be renamed to Finance & HR Systems Access.  Additional information about the enhanced dashboard has been published in an updated quick reference guide on the OBI training page