New faces onboard in Procurement Services

Procurement Services is excited to introduce our newest team members! Molly Suliman, administrative program coordinator, joined the Space Analysis & Property Control Team in May. She comes to us from the U-M Tech Shop. Molly graduated from the University of Toledo...

New airfare payment method

The Central Travel Account (CTA) virtual card payment method was recently launched for airfare transactions and associated booking fees. The CTA is a virtual credit card that is available to all U-M employees and is automatically populated as the payment method when...

Successful Buying Blue Community of Practice Launch

The first Buying Blue Community of Practice event took place virtually on April 14, 2023 with more than 600 people in attendance from across all three campuses and Michigan Medicine.  Attendees had the chance to hear from Brian Smith, associate vice president for...

Inaugural Buying Blue Community of Practice Event

We’re pleased to announce the launch of Buying Blue, a new UM-wide initiative to promote best practices, create efficiencies, and maximize resources on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint, and Michigan Medicine campuses. As part of this initiative, we invite you to join a...

What is the difference between a per diem and hosting?

A per diem is a daily meal allowance for a single university employee when traveling for university business. The per diem amount is based on GSA rates for the travel location and is automatically calculated by Concur when claiming the per diem on an expense report....

New outreach program launched!

Buying Blue is a new UM-wide initiative from Procurement Services to promote best practices, create efficiencies, and maximize resources on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint, and Michigan Medicine campuses.  This innovative outreach approach includes procurement buying...