by Kate Balzer | Jul 1, 2025 | News
U-M’s Travel and Business Hosting Expense SPG was updated effective July 1, 2025. Key changes include: Extended reimbursement submission deadline from 45 to 60 days To be eligible for tax-free reimbursements, out-of-pocket expenses must be submitted and approved in...
by Kate Balzer | Jun 30, 2025 | News
As you may know, all employees are now required to use Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP), U-M’s designated travel partner, to book flights for university-related travel. This policy change will both streamline the travel booking process and ensure that U-M...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jun 17, 2025 | News
With the Ann Arbor Art Fair set to take place from July 17-19, the U-M community is encouraged to anticipate delivery delays during this period. The event significantly increases local traffic and city visitor volumes, which can impact the receipt of goods on Central...
by Ashley Torres | Jun 11, 2025 | News
The Travel Program Team has engaged in many valuable discussions following the Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP) airfare booking requirement policy change. Understandably, this change has been met with some uncertainty. While the announcement has prompted thoughtful...
by Ashley Torres | May 14, 2025 | News
With the Ann Arbor Art Fair set to take place from July 17-19, the U-M community is encouraged to anticipate delivery delays during this period. The event significantly increases local traffic and city visitor volumes, which can impact the receipt of goods on Central...
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 Kate Balzer | May 13, 2025 | News
On May 5, U-M launched a new centralized Amazon Business account for university purchasing activity. This new account is a university-wide approved method to purchase items not currently available in U-M’s Marketsite+ catalogs, and enables the university to leverage...
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 Kelli Szczepanski | Apr 20, 2025 | News
As part of our ongoing commitment to making purchasing the goods and services you need to support teaching, research, and patient care at U-M both convenient and cost effective, we’re implementing a series of enhancements over the next two years to streamline our...
by Kate Balzer | Apr 7, 2025 | News
As you may know, shipping via UPS at U-M is done under a contract administered by the state of Michigan. While U-M is not required to use this contract, our past analyses have shown it to be the most cost-effective option. UPS, however, is streamlining its contracting...
