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May 2023 BPAG Minutes Are Available

Posted May 15, 2023 in Communication, Training, and Outreach, Financial Services, Procurement and Supply Management, UShop and tagged , , , , , .

The BPAG minutes from the May 12, 2023 BPAG meeting are now available on the Financial Services Technology Support website. May 2023 Meeting Minutes Communication, Training & Outreach Updates Proposed New Small Service Agreement Searching and Reporting in UShop Year … Continue reading →

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March 2023 BPAG Minutes Are Available

Posted March 13, 2023 in Controller, Financial Reporting and Accounting, Financial Services Technical Support, Procurement and Supply Management and tagged , , , .

The BPAG minutes from the March 10, 2023 BPAG meeting are now available on the Financial Services Technology Support website. March 2023 Meeting Minutes Contract Signature Authority and Contract Review GASB 96, a New Governmental Accounting Standard For Subscription-Based Information … Continue reading →

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December 2022 BPAG Minutes Are Available

Posted December 12, 2022 in Financial Services Technical Support, Procurement and Supply Management, Purchasing Card, Travel & Reimbursement Services and tagged , .

The BPAG minutes from the December 9, 2022 BPAG meeting are now available on the Financial Services Technology Support website. December 2022 Meeting Minutes Travel Updates New PCard Manager New Contract Manager Accounts Payable Associate Director Open Discussion-Scheduling a room … Continue reading →

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July 2022 BPAG Minutes Are Available

Posted July 8, 2022 in Financial Services, Financial Services Technical Support, Procurement and Supply Management and tagged , , , .

The BPAG minutes from the July 8, 2022 BPAG meeting are now available on the Financial Services Technology Support website. July 2022 Meeting Minutes Purchasing Condensed Helium Gas Sole Source Training OneU Finance Transformation Update Chart of Accounts Redesign PeopleSoft … Continue reading →

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Small-Dollar / Single Procurement Threshold Update

Posted April 12, 2022 in Accounts Payable, Financial Services, P2P, Payment Card Acceptance/E-Commerce, Procurement and Supply Management, Purchasing Card, UShop.

Effective immediately, in response to the change to the small-dollar / single procurement threshold as defined in policy 3-100 and rule R3-100D, UShop workflow has been modified. Requisitions for non-restricted goods or services that previously were paused for procurement review … Continue reading →

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Glendon Mitchell Retirement

Posted March 23, 2022 in Procurement and Supply Management.

We would like to announce the retirement of our dear friend Glendon Mitchell, Director of Procurement. Retirement is a time to look back with satisfaction, look ahead with anticipation, and it is a time to fill each day with enjoyment. … Continue reading →

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KN95 Masks Available

Posted January 13, 2022 in Financial Services, Procurement and Supply Management.

Thanks to a decision by University Administration, General Stores has KN95 masks available at no charge to University Departments and Clinics. These are currently on a weekly allocation at five (5) boxes of 50 individually wrapped masks per department. More … Continue reading →

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Gift Card Purchases and Requirements

Posted January 13, 2022 in Financial Services, P2P, Purchasing Card, Tax Services, Travel & Reimbursement Services, UShop.

The University has created a Gift Card Procedure surrounding the purchase and control of gift cards purchased by campus and hospital departments. P3-100D Gift Card Purchases and Requirements is effective January 15, 2022 and can be found in the Regulations … Continue reading →

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Purchasing and UShop Winter Break Notice

Posted December 16, 2021 in Contracts, Financial Services, P2P, Procurement and Supply Management, Purchasing Card, UShop.

During the campus closure from December 24, 2021 through January 2, 2022, please note the following applying to Purchasing, UShop, Contract Management, and PCard: UShop punch-out/catalog purchases, PCard transactions, and other non-restricted transactions under the small purchase threshold ($5,000) can … Continue reading →

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Temporary Move – Purchasing, UShop, PCard, and Contracts

Posted August 9, 2021 in Accounts Payable, Contracts, Financial Services, P2P, Purchasing Card, UShop.

Along with several other buildings on campus, the first floor of the Park Building flooded the night of August 1, 2021. Several offices were impacted, including Purchasing. Fortunately, Accounts Payable only received water damage to a small area. Effective Monday, … Continue reading →

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