by Ashley Torres | May 14, 2025 | News
eShipGlobal, a comprehensive shipping platform, is now available to the U-M community. This new service has a variety of benefits for users, including: The ability to compare shipping costs between carriers with UM-contracted pricing. Built-in compliance review for...
by Ashley Torres | Apr 22, 2025 | News
Over 700 people attended the latest Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar to learn more about the following topics: The Procurement Optimization Program. CTP–Requirement to use CTP for UM-related flights coming July 1 Federal impacts–how Procurement Services is...
by Ashley Torres | Apr 2, 2025 | News
Register to attend our next Buying Blue Community of Practice event, which will be held—virtually—on Thursday April 17, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. ET. Questions related to the topics below may be submitted in advance via this form. Procurement Optimization...
by Ashley Torres | Feb 5, 2025 | News
U-M employees sometimes ask about the differences in airfare pricing between Lightning and airline websites. Some even compare the two to determine if using Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP), U-M’s designated travel partner, is worth it from a pricing standpoint. ...
by Ashley Torres | Feb 3, 2025 | News
Nearly 500 people attended the latest Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar to learn more about the following topics: The Procurement Optimization Program. Local Hotel Agreements—recent changes to simplify booking. Emburse Enterprise—enhancements to the recently...
by Ashley Torres | Jan 15, 2025 | News
Effective January 1, 2025, SPG 501.04 on Tech Tools: Cell Phones and Portable Electronic Resources, was revised to include the following two modifications: 1) Internet connectivity fee—Under the former policy, U-M covered this fee on a tax-free basis only for those...
by Ashley Torres | Jan 15, 2025 | News
Businesses looking to join the U-M supplier community can now participate in a virtual training program to get insight into the university’s procurement processes. The four-part Prepare for Procurement training program is aimed at fostering strong business...
by Ashley Torres | Nov 11, 2024 | News
Adam Mosley, technology clerk, joined the Property Disposition Team in October. Adam comes to us from Shar Music, where he was a returns coordinator. Adam graduated from Belmont University with a bachelor’s degree in music. Shweta Upganlawar, intern, joined the...
by Ashley Torres | Nov 11, 2024 | News
Earlier this month, U-M welcomed procurement leaders from the 18-member Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) to Ann Arbor for a four-day conference. The event, which ran from October 6 to 9, included representatives from new BTAA members Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington,...
by Ashley Torres | Nov 11, 2024 | News
In recognition of Veterans Day, Procurement Services is highlighting veteran-owned suppliers that do business with U-M and our employees who served in the military. Veteran-owned businesses not only offer valuable products and services to our community, but also...
