Announcements

Effective September 10, 2020, Shred-It has announced a change in their dedicated Ohio University sales representative.  All requests for pickups or confidential shredding bins should be directed to Jean Cantrell at Jean.Cantrell@stericycle.com

During these uncertain times, most University travel is still suspended, however, there are some exceptions.  As updates are made, we will be certain to inform you so that you are ready when travel is allowed.  The Parking Spot at the John Glenn International Airport in Columbus is a preferred provider offering discounts for both business and pe

The Purchasing Department continues to assist the campus community for their purchases of goods and services and would like to remind faculty, staff, and students of best practices and policies that the University have in place.

As we continue to navigate through the new normal of the pandemic, here are some reminders about using Shred-It.

As was communicated in the July Business Matters article, the University continues to work with each planning units point person to coordinate all COVID-19 PPE

Although the university community has been unable to travel these last several months, the Travel Office has been busy working with the Inter-University Counsel-Purchasing Group (IUC-PG) and CBT to develop an airline discount program.

As communicated to the university in the July 2, 2020 OHIO News article , the in-state travel ban has been lifted. However, all other travel is still suspended until further notice.

Over the last few months, we have deployed some new changes to the OBI dashboards.

FARM Approvers

The dashboard now provides the option for selecting ICD approval roles in the prompts.  When using the Approvers by Org view, you can view the valid ICD approvers for any organization.

Effective March 16, 2020, direct deposit is now required for all NEW suppliers. This change has been implemented to ensure business continuity for payments to our vendors especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.