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Thank you, Scott!

Scott Sedlacek joined the Risk Management team as a sophomore in Spring 2016. His great work ethic, positive attitude and valuable technical skills quickly led him to becoming a high performer and student leader in the department. In December 2018, Scott will be receiving his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a double major …

Business Services volunteers at the Reality Zone program!

Some members of the Business Services team volunteered at McFarland High Schools annual Reality Zone program for Juniors the other day.  The goal is to help the students understand the challenges of managing finances when they are in the working world.  The Junior class includes 190 students and each student is identified with a profile …

Big Ten Academic Alliance Procurement Meeting

The Big Ten Academic Alliance Procurement Directors and Accounts Payable Managers held their Fall 2018 meeting October 21-23 at UW–Madison.  The groups held full day meetings at Union South, but tours were also provided by staff from the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (Camp Randall tour), Space Science and Engineering (Data Center tour), and two student …

Purchasing Services welcomes Marian Stimson

We are pleased to announce that Marian Stimson will be joining Purchasing Services as a Procurement Associate. Marian has mostly recently been working in Admissions reviewing applications.  She comes to us with an extensive back ground as a Teacher, Compensation Analyst and as a Paralegal. Her start date is November 5, 2018. Marty Rostermundt Interim …

FP&M, MDS, and Purchasing Services collaborate to reduce university costs.

During the spring and summer months of 2018,  staff from Materials Distribution Services (MDS) and Purchasing Services collaborated with Facilities Planning and Management(FP&M) to convert all custodial operations inventories into the MDS Core Stock program.  These products were historically purchased independently by FP&M, stored in a vendor-owned and rented warehouse, and redelivered to campus by …