Helpful Documents

Helpful Documents

Vita Guide for OSU Extension Employees

Click here to view the Vita Guide for OSU Extension Employees (formerly the "Quick Start Guide"). The guide is a resource for county-based Extension employees to assist them in entering data into Vita. It contains a clickable table of contents, best practices and a glossary. Uploaded on 5/29/2020.

Vita News, Updates, and Training Information (12/9/2022)

Click here to view most recent news about Vita shared by Debby Lewis on 12/9/2022. This document includes information about 

  • New University Faculty Information System
  • Extension Information System
  • Known Technical Issue in Vita to Be Aware of (As of 12/09/2022)
  • Current Vita Training Opportunities For 2022 Reporting Year
  • Other Reminders About Vita
  • Vita Office Hours (dates and link)

Vita Reporting Change Announcement for OSU Extension Employees

Click here to view the required fields in Vita as announced by Greg Davis on May 14, 2021. This one-pager highlights the "Extension Programs and Events" fields in the "Vita...Department...Extension" module that are required for reporting in 2021.

OSU Extension County-based Vita training PowerPoint Slides

Click here to view the slides used during the December 2019/January 2020 trainings. The slides contain basic information about what goes where in Vita.

Click here to view the slides used during the December 2017 trainings. The slides contain basic information about what goes where in Vita.

Monthly Reporting Tool

Monthly Reporting Tool (empty). A working excel spreadsheet to serve as an example of daily, monthly, and annual reporting information. Use this to track and report your daily work activities, making annual Vita reporting easier and more organized.


Be sure to view one of the recorded trainings posted to the above left ("Vita Training Recordings").  Note: you can pause and fast forward and listen to the sections you're interested in by using the bookmarks in the recordings (more information about using the bookmarks on the recorded trainings page).