Resources

Department Documents

• Department of Classics Pattern of Administration
• Department of Classics document on Appointment, Promotion &Tenure
• Department of Classics Committee Assignments

OSU Media Libraries

• Department of Classics Online Media Library
• Department of History of Art Visual Resource Library
• Knowlton School of Architecture Digital Library

Misc References

• Department of Classics Affiliates
• External References
• Translations Q&A (coming soon)
• October 5 video of Dimitris Tsougarakis talk
• October 18 video of Brian Aivars Catlos talk
• Prof. Harrill Inaugural Lecture video

OSU Policies

All employess involved in use of university funds are responsible for compliance with all applicable university policies.

• Purchasing Policy
• Purchasing Card Policy
• Expenditures Policy
• Travel Policy
• Family and Medical Leave Act poster

OSU eTools

eLeave

Leave Request (sick leave, etc.)

• Click here for the eLeave request tool
• Click "New"
• Fill-in the required fields
• Click "Creat Leave Request"
• A comments section is available to provide more detail regarding the reason for your absence, the person responsible in your absence, etc.
• Click "Submit"

University Business Leave

Used when traveling for business purposes, but not requesting OSU funding

• Click here for the University Business Leave request tool
• Click "New"
• Fill-in the required fields
• Fields are availble to provide additioanl invormation to include emergency contact information and the person responsible in your absence, etc.
• Click "Submit"

eTravel, OSU funded University Business Leave

Used when traveling for business purposes and requesting OSU funding

eTravel is still a work in process.  Continue to email Wayne to initiate your travel request with the following travel information:

• Who
• What
• When
• Where
• Why
• Estimated Travel Expenses

Prepaid Airfare
To have the university prepay your travel, contact one of OSU's Designated Travel Agencies. Provide the agent with Wayne's email address (lovely.9@osu.edu) so that the department can pay the ticket once it's emailed from the agent.

Renting a car
Please see Rental Car Information. 
You are required to purchase LDW, CDW, DW and Liability insurance.
You are required to use the university contracted rental car agencies, if available.

eRequest

eRequest training materials available on the BSC webpage http://ascbsc.osu.edu/e_request

PCard needed?

• Click on "eRequest" above
• Click on "New"
• Select "Purchasing Card Preferred"
• Fill-in the required fields (red star)
• List the preferred vendor
• If a meal, will alcohol be purchased? Who is attending?
• Click "Continue"
• Click "Submit For Approval" after reviewing your request
• After receiving approval email, retrieve PCard when needed
• After purchase, return PCard with itemized and paid receipts

Purchasing

PCard isn’t an option and you a check needs to be issued?

• Get a quote
• Click on "eRequest" above
• Click on "New"
• Select "Standard Purchasing Request"
• Fill-in the required fields (red star)
• Click "Continue"
• Click "Submit For Approval" after reviewing your request
• Attach quote

PREP/Reimbursements

• After receiving documented pre-authorization to purchase (email)
• Make purchase
• Click on "eRequest" above
• Click on "New"
• Select "Reimbursement To Employee"
• Fill-in the required fields (red star)
• Click "Continue"
• Click "Submit For Approval" after reviewing your request
• Submit receipts to Fiscal Officer

Purchasing Guidelines

OSU Purchasing does not want you to price shop. 
The full value of our contracts won’t be realized until we utilize them 100% of the time.

Steps to take when choosing a vendor:

1. Utilize contracts with OSU’s preferred vendors.  For a list of preferred vendors, please reference Purchasing’s Contract Book. In an effort to leverage spending, improve product and service quality, streamline ordering and invoicing processes, and to improve spend management and reporting accuracy the University has awarded exclusive contracts to:

• Coca-Cola
• UPS for shipping
• OfficeMax (and its MBE partner Guy Brown) for office supplies
• UniPrint for printing and printer management

These programs have delivered significant savings to the University over these last two years.  Additionally, for Travel, please utilize the university’s Designated Travel Agencies to prepay your airfare.

2. Use Internal/OSU vendors (Uniprint, The Blackwell, University Catering, etc.)
3. Go to external vendors last if the services can’t be provided by a preferred/internal vendor at a reasonable cost or in the desired amount of time.

• When in doubt, ask Wayne!
• Obtain documented pre-authorization prior to committing university funding to a purchase. 
• After-the-fact approval won’t be provided and you could be stuck with paying the bill personally.
• When communicating your purchasing needs, more detail is better than too little.