Category Faculty/Staff News & Events

Accounting Office Visitor Protocol

Starting August 3, 2020, the Accounting Office will have different office procedures.  These will be reevaluated as needed to accommodate demand and the effects of COVID-19 on campus. The Finance/Accounting Office staff will be staggering in office workdays: 1. Team…

FY20 Financial Close Deadline is Aug. 7, 2020

The members of the accounting office are working to close the books on FY20.  To do that effectively, we need some help from you. Please identify any unpaid invoices and forward them to the Accounting department as soon as possible.…

Enhancements to Blackboard Learn Coming Aug. 6

The upcoming release to Blackboard Learn, our learning management system, includes these new and improved features, and will be applied to our system on Thursday, 8 Additional sources for embedded media in the text editor (Ultra course view): This release…

Tuition Remission Information

Full-time benefits-eligible OWU employees (and their eligible dependents and spouses) may be able to participate in Tuition Remission programs. To learn more about these opportunities, please contact Catherine Langton. Plan ahead as the application deadline may be approaching quickly! OWU…

Register Now for July 29 & 30 TIAA Plan Sponsor Webinars

You’re invited: Plan sponsor webinars–July programs: -TIAA Lifetime Income Series: Improving Participant Outcomes: “Testing the Waters” with New Qualified Default Options: July 29, 2020, at 2 p.m. (ET) Register Here:  -Investment Perspectives: TIAA Global Market Outlook and Quarterly Investment Performance…

Horizons International – Looking for Club Advisor

Horizons International is a student-run organization. Our goal is to focus on the inclusion of the diverse cultures on campus and support international students. We celebrate festivals from different countries and help international students feel at home. We are looking…

Technical Training Workshops offered July 27-31

Information Services is pleased to offer the following sessions for faculty and staff professional development. All sessions will be taught remotely, either via Blackboard Collaborate or Google Meet. You may register for these at  The schedule is also posted at …

New Whiteboard Annotation Tools Coming to Blackboard Collaborate

With the Blackboard Collaborate release coming Aug. 6, attendees can enjoy better formatting, usability, and annotation persistence with the release of new whiteboard annotation tools. With these improvements, attendees can enjoy these features on a session whiteboard or shared file.…

Hiring Student Employees this Fall?

Please contact Catherine Langton in Student Employment if your department is planning to hire any student employees this fall. New guidelines require your department’s involvement. OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: Student Employment. Contact: Catherine Langton at studentemployment@owu.edu

Horizons International – Looking for Club Advisor

Horizons International is a student-run organization. Our goal is to focus on the inclusion of the diverse cultures on campus and support international students. We celebrate festivals from different countries and help international students feel at home. We are looking…