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Wednesday Wire: December 9, 2020

  1. FRIDAY: Best Practices to Improve Student Experience in the COVID Environment

    Submitted by Lisa Dicus, dicus.18@osu.edu

    The Retention Task Force is presenting a panel discussion of best practices to improve student experience during the COVID environment. Click image for PDF of invitation.

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    If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to any member of the Retention Task Force: 

    • Laura Deeter 
    • Lisa Dicus
    • Carri Gerber 
    • Thomas Janini 
    • Denise Rotavera-Krain
    • Dee Dee Snyder 
    • Mick Steiner 
    • Victor Ujor

  2. Important Dates and Deadlines

    Submitted by Robin Frazier, frazier.398@osu.edu

    With the launch of Workday rapidly approaching, please be aware of the following important dates and deadlines.

    • December 11: Last day to access Employee Self Service to view pay, update personal information and more.
    • December 12: PeopleSoft HR unavailable to Faculty and Staff starting at 12:01 a.m.
    • December 14: Last day to submit eRequests, including eStores and eMaterials

     

    Thanks!

    Robin

     

  3. CFAES Wooster Staff Council seeks members

    Submitted by Zac Burkey, burkey.56@osu.edu

    The CFAES Wooster Campus Staff Council (WCSC) is seeking motivated staff to serve as members during the 2021- 2024 term. Wooster Campus Staff Council is currently a team of 15 dedicated Wooster Campus staff members who are working to help enhance the culture of the campus. In addition to hosting our annual events including the Chili Cook-Off and Funfest, the WCSC serves as a liaison between the Staff and the CFAES and Wooster Campus Administration. Currently we are looking to fill a total of three positions so if you would like the opportunity to put your passion for the Wooster Campus to work, then please consider joining WCSC!

    Attached you will find the position profiles and all the information about the roles within the WCSC. On the second page you will find the highlighted positions we are currently looking to fill. If you’re interested in joining our team or have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Staff Council Chair Lindsey Huling at huling.14@osu.edu or 330-263-5501.

  4. Workday Grant Training

    Submitted by Desiree Lutsch, lutsch.11@osu.edu

    Please see the following notice about Workday, Grant training. Unless you have an active grant you do not need to complete this training.  It is still encouraged but not required.

    There has been much discussion regarding security roles and training for faculty and PIs. To help ease the burden for faculty, Buckeye Learn will remove the Workday: Grant Management Dashboard for Principal Investigators course from the transcript of faculty who do not have an active PI security role on an OSP grant or proposal.  While faculty without PI security roles are not expected to take the course, we still strongly encourage them to do so because, as we move towards reporting that encompasses faculty activity beyond externally funded grants, the Workday dashboard will provide reports for all faculty.  Buckeye Learn Transcripts have started to reflect this change, but it may take a couple of days for all transcripts to be updated.

  5. Emergency Fund

    Submitted by Katy LeMaster, lemasters@27@osu.edu

    As a reminder, the OSU ATI Student Emergency Fund can be found at: go.osu.edu/ATIemergencyfund. If you know a student in crisis, please direct them to that page where fund criteria and the application can be found. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we have had the honor of awarding 10 students emergency funds over the course of 2020. Thank you for your continued care and concern for our students.
     

  6. Controlled Power Outage

    Submitted by Kris Boone, boone.3@osu.edu

    The Halterman Hall Generator is in the process of being replaced, there are two transfer switches that need to be installed and connected. There will need to be a controlled power down of the electric that feeds the two switches. The following will be affected by this power down on December 14th (2 hours), December 15th (4 hours). 

    Total outage: Consultation with FDC electrical team and Jeff Strouse.17

    • Internet room 71M
    • L&B greenhouse
    • Grounds Shop
    • Construction/Landscaping Lab
    • Halterman Boilers and Chilled-Water Pumps 
    • Fire alarm power to the main panel. Jeff Strouse will notify the Columbus Fire Alarm monitoring before the power goes off to the panel and the battery should keep the system running until power is restored

     

    Networking Systems (no internet) Consultation with Cort Sutherland.172

    • Skou
    • Halterman 
    • SAC
    • Feed Mill
    • All of Grace Drake Farms
    • Kraus Dairy
    • Snyder Farm
    • Oil City Road Buildings