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Activate Online User ID - Penn State Access Account

New students must take their Penn State ID+ Card to a signature station to activate their online user ID.

Additional Offering of a Virtual Tour - Wildlife is the Top Priority

Follow the link to watch a video created by Sanford "Sandy" Smith, Ph.D. discussing the topics, Wildlife Habitat is the Top Priority, from Ag Progress Days 2023.

Additional Tools

Discover University Libraries, learning resources, technology help, and more.

Additional Tools

Discover resources available to you such as University libraries, technology, contacts and more.

Admissions

Explore admissions requirements and the application process for our graduate, intercollege, dual-title, and online degree programs.

Advising Excellence Award

Just as we recognize student accomplishments, nominate your adviser’s merits!

Ag Advisers/Representatives at Campuses
Ag Alternatives

Factsheets designed to help you select crop or livestock enterprises for your farm. Whether you are a full-time farmer looking to diversify or a part-time farmer looking to generate additional income from your property, there are many important issues to consider when selecting a new enterprise.

Ag Experiment Station Support

Policies, procedures, and information for developing proposals and reports, including those required by the USDA.

Ag Financial Office SharePoint Site

Contains all SIMBA information such as policies, forms, instructions, Zoom recordings, helpful hints, etc... (Penn State Access Account log-in required)

Ag IBIS SIMBA Reporting

General FY financial comparisons and HR analysis. Unit leaders and administrative support staff are able to access these reports.

Ag Journeys

In the beginning, middle, and end—it's all about our students. Here's a glimpse of what life in ag is like for students across our college.

Ag Progress Days
Ag Progress Days

Ag Progress Days features the latest technology and research exhibits, educational programs, and guided tours. It is held annually during three days in August.

Ag Progress Days
Ag Sciences Career Day Homepage

Access details about the annual fall event.

Ag Sciences Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program

Creating entrepreneurial success across the Ag Sciences community through events, resources, academic programs, networking opportunities, and more.

Ag Update Zoom Recording 7-9-2020 PART 2
Ag Update Zoom Recording 5-27-2021 MAIN SESSION

@3:55 Welcome / Year-end deadlines and processing; @14:30 Double-checking that invoices are paid; @23:27 Demo by Erika Stover - Checking to see if a payment was made; @30:17 Journal Entries for corrections and transfers @37:00 Upcoming survey of Ag SIMBA users @40:38 Demo by Craig Story on Faculty Reports (using Power BI)

Ag Update Zoom Recording 5-27-2021 BUDGETING INCOME

RECORDING 2 from 5-27-2021 where Lesley discusses how to budget income using the Budget Update Excel template.

Ag Update Zoom Recording 1-28-2021

Internal Order (IO) Request process; Demo of BOBJ Expense report by person responsible; GL code listing update; How to resubmit forms that were returned; PO's with shipping cost; Updates and reminders.

Ag Update Zoom Recording 2-25-2020

Form Approval demo/guidelines; Cost transfers and appropriate justifications; OPP work orders and job bills; Capital Equipment General Ledger (G/L) codes; Shop OnLion G/L codes, MPC Billing; COVID IO's; Airfare refunds through Anthony Travel; Data and reporting tools; Reminder about Help Tickets; Miscellaneous updates.

Ag Update Zoom Recording 3-25-2021

Approval of documents: verify justification/business purpose and correct GL; Internal Order request process; SIMBA Report demo of FM Budget vs Actual Details Report and FM Budget vs Actual Summary Report; Filemaker Server upgrade; ePAF (Personnel Assignment Form) preparation; Power BI reports

Ag Update Zoom Recording 4-22-2021

Pre-approval required for Travel; Reminders about Purchase Orders and Goods Confirmation Sharepoint site Cost Objects Dashboard Cleanup Project Training modules planned Unused airfare tickets

Ag Update Zoom Recording 6-24-2021

This session is primarily focused on year-end deadlines. @3:00 Parked Documents @5:40 Demo: How to Check for Parked Documents @10:30 Year-end Deadlines document in Sharepoint @18:56 Unused Airfare tickets @26:50 Guidelines and approval for staff travel @30:10 Question and Answer period @41:10 Carryforward of general funds

Ag Update Zoom Recording 7-9-2020
Ag Update Zoom Recording 8-13-2020

@00:01:25 Demo of Cost Objects Dashboard @00:36:00 Shop OnLion: entering GL codes, updating vendor addresses, processing new vendors, direct bills @00:49:00 Labor Distributions processing @00:54:10 Help Request form @01:00:30 Pre-authorized access to Shop OnLion @01:06:45 View status of vendor payment / finding check number @01:11:06 Changing GL codes in Shop OnLion.

Ag Update Zoom Recording 8-20-2020

@00:01:00 Purpose of ISR @00:03:45 Updating Vendor Addresses @00:05:40 Demo of Cash Journal Entry @00:49:19 Help Request Form @00:54:31 Journal Entries across Business Areas @00:55:22 Add or Changing Internal Orders @00:58:40 Endowments @01:01:32 Labor Distribution issues @01:10:18 Demo of Labor Distribution transfers @01:22:36 Salary Redistribution spreadsheet form.

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