Deadline for Concur reports looms
With the end of the 2013 fiscal year approaching, Procure to Pay Services reminds employees that all Concur reports for transactions on PCards or that are reimbursable must be created, submitted and approved before July 1. In addition, all completed travel advances must be reconciled and refunds posted before that date.
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General Education Reform update
With the transition to semesters accomplished, the subject of general education reform can now take center stage as we continue our efforts to strengthen the undergraduate academic experience.
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University to create centralized calendar
Given the array of conferences, lectures, concerts, etc., those who schedule events and those who attend them would be well served if the university had a functional centralized calendar. The University is now working toward creating one.
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100 universities, 100 gigabits
100 US universities will be interconnected at 100 Gbps by the end of next year. That will mean rapid advances and changes in the way things get done.
| Deb McAvoy appointed new chair of Department of Civil Engineering
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Deb McAvoy has been appointed chair of the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology’s Department of Civil Engineering, effective July 1. She succeeds Gayle Mitchell, who will be retiring after almost 27 years of service to Ohio University.
| Former WOUB Director recognized by Board of Trustees
Former WOUB director Carolyn Bailey Lewis has been named director and general manager emerita by the Ohio University Board of Trustees.
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Delfin Bautista to direct LGBT Center
The LGBT center has hired a new director. Delfin Bautista will begin on June 1.
| Finance scholarship honors the memory of a dedicated teacher
Roger Shelor played many roles in his life: restaurant manager, military intelligence officer, scholar of finance; husband, father, devout Christian. But at Ohio University, he is best remembered as a dedicated teacher. Even after being diagnosed with terminal cancer in winter 2012, he continued to teach—even into fall semester, with online lectures that he videotaped in advance. So when Shelor’s colleagues in the College of Business wanted to find a way to honor his memory, establishing a scholarship seemed the most fitting choice.
| Summer hour guidelines released
To further support the work/life balance for Ohio University staff members, the University encourages departments to offer staff members flexibility in their hours of work during the summer term.
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Administrative Service Awards is April 16
Dedicated administrators at Ohio University will be honored on Tuesday, April 16, at the annual Outstanding Administrator and Administrative Service Awards Ceremony.
| Ohio University computer scientist developing next generation of supercomputers
With the huge amounts of data being processed for modern research into everything from climate modeling to genomics, the development of supercomputers of a significantly higher scale are a priority for today’s computer scientists and engineers, including Avinash Kodi, associate professor of computer science at Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology.
| What's new in OIT - Spring 2013
Join OIT on April 10, 9 am - noon in Baker 240 to learn what changes are in store for spring, summer, and beyond.
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