by Kateri Eisenhut | Aug 2, 2023 | News
Earlier this summer, Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP), U-M’s designated travel partner, advised the university that the travel industry is experiencing a record number of flight delays and cancellations. By booking flights through CTP, U-M travelers can get...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Aug 1, 2023 | News
The contract under which U-M offers discounted car rental services to the university community expired on July 31, 2023, and is being renegotiated with an expectation that a new agreement will be in place on September 1, 2023. As a result—and due in large part to...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Aug 1, 2023 | News
Procurement Services held its second Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar on July 27, 2023. Nearly 200 attendees heard presentations on: U-M’s strategic sourcing program and its many benefits to the university. A new process in Procurement Services for reporting...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jul 27, 2023 | News
The Teamsters union and UPS negotiated a new five year contract which will be in effect retroactive to August 1, 2023. This agreement prevented a potential UPS strike and the risk of delayed shipments. Read more about the new contract.
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jul 11, 2023 | News
**RESOLVED – Users who had been previously unable to login via SSO may now do so, however, it is crucial that they clear their browser cache before reattempting to login.** Currently, some users are not able to log into CTP’s Portal, Profile, and...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jul 5, 2023 | News
7/27/2023 UPDATE: UPS and Teamsters reach tentative agreement 7/5/2023 With the possibility of a UPS labor strike beginning August 1, 2023 when the company’s current labor contract with employees expires, Procurement Services is already taking a number of steps...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jun 30, 2023 | News
The following information is from Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP), U-M’s designated travel partner. The travel industry has experienced a record number of flight delays and cancellations recently due to actions by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jun 15, 2023 | News
Procurement Services recently hosted a virtual commodity spotlight which focused on courier services. During the spotlight, participants learned more about courier services, including what they are, who uses them, and why. If you’re interested in learning more,...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jun 6, 2023 | News
We welcome you to join the U-M Travel Program’s new Slack channel and sign up for our new bi-monthly newsletter to keep up on all things related to U-M travel. The new Slack channel, #travel-program, will share a variety of travel-related content, including program...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jun 6, 2023 | News
Procurement Services implemented a U-M Travel Card as a subset of the current PCard program. The Travel Card is restricted to travel merchants only and is for employees who travel but do not make any other business purchases for their department. The Travel Card can...
