Procurement Services & Accounts Payable

Procurement Update

Welcome to the October 2007 Procurement Update. This month's topics include:

* Diversity Vendors Showcase Details!

* Staffing Changes in Accounts Payable and Procurement Services

* 2007 University Vendor Fair Raffle Winners and Pictures

* Revised ProCard Policy and Documents

Diversity Vendors Showcase Details!

The inaugural Diversity Showcase is quickly approaching. This event will provide faculty and staff with the opportunity to visit with and learn more about DePaul’s women and minority owned vendors.

Each participating vendor was required to provide either a give-a-way item or raffle prize. Some of these items so far include:

Recently, several staffing changes took place in Accounts Payable:

Cheryl Einsele, previously Director of Accounts Payable, was named Assistant Vice President in Academic Affairs Fiscal Administration
Sheri Sidler, Assistant Controller, now oversees the Accounts Payable office
Gail Gottner was named Manager of Accounts Payable. Gail previously served as Supervisor
Marisol Torres was named Accounts Payable Tax Supervisor
Juan Gonzales was named Accounts Payable Supervisor (Operations)

Meanwhile in Procurement Services, Vish Vass, Technology Buyer, recently accepted a position with an outside consulting company. We wish Vish the best of luck in his new role.

2007 University Vendor Fair Raffle Winners and Pictures

The 2007 university vendor fair was a great success! Nearly 500 faculty and staff from both the Loop and Lincoln Park campuses attended the event and met with preferred vendors to learn more about their products and services.

Attendees received dozens of free give-a-ways, including: food, smoothies, t-shirts, pens, sticky notes, tape measures, stress balls, shoulder bags, pens, office products and more. Over 50 attendees won raffle prizes, including a Dell laptop, Southwest vouchers, Blackberry Curves, Gift Cards and much more.

Pictures from the event and a listing of raffle winners are now online at http://financialaffairs.depaul.edu/procurement/vendorfair/2007/.

Revised ProCard Policy and Documents

Recently the Procurement Card (ProCard) policy was revised to bring it up to date with current business practices and better organize its information. All card holders should review the new policy, located online at http://policies.depaul.edu/policy/policy.aspx?pid=69.

Also with the changes, the ProCard Handbook and forms were updated. These items can be found at the Procurement Services website: http://financialaffairs.depaul.edu/procurement/procurement/procard.htm.

Procurement Services

If you have any questions about the above or any purchasing items, feel free to contact the Procurement Services team at:

w: http://financialaffairs.depaul.edu/procurement/

e: procurement@depaul.edu

p: (312) 362-7510

f: (312) 362-7547