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As we approach the end of the calendar year, Finance begins to get questions about what is or is not allowable as it relates to holiday expenditures.

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï is required to document procedures and maintain supporting documentation for the distribution  of an individual’s effort spent on sponsored agreements/awards in accordance with federal regulations as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Prin

Finance was informed over the weekend that reservations for ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Inn (Inn) are now available in Concur at the current ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï rate. As a result, you can once again make Inn reservations online in Concur.

PeopleSoft student account transactions are processed to Oracle eBiz nightly for the previous day’s transactions.  The entries are posted in summary by account string.  To view the details of summarized entries, departmental users can view PeopleSoft Student Account Transactions by utilizing the Bursar Dashboard in

The Fastenal punchout catalog in BCB, which is the University preferred supplier for maintenance, repair, and operational (MRO) needs, equipment, tools, and industrial supplies, now includes the following enhanced features: 

University-wide preferred suppliers are suppliers that have been awarded a contract with the University through a University public competitive bid or a bid conducted by a purchasing consortium. At present, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Procurement has established contracts with 82 university-wide preferred suppliers for various goods and services.

As a state public university in Ohio, the University is required to complete competitive bids for goods and services that exceed $50,000 with a single vendor within a single fiscal year – regardless of funding source. We also must bid multi-year agreements that have a combined total of $50,000 or more.

The Finance department continues to work on the implementation of PaymentWorks to ensure a smooth transition for the university community. We have received tickets asking how to submit new suppliers during this period.

We have many people around the University that process Expense Reimbursement Reports on behalf of other employees in Concur. We reviewed this process in a prior Business Matters article in May 2022.

BobcatBUY (BCB) is the University’s e-procurement system. Here you can electronically shop the University’s preferred suppliers for everything from office supplies to scientific supplies and much more!