Archive for ‘Campus Perks’

Beginning Monday 6/30, the coffee cafe in the library will be closed for remodel as ACU works to convert the space into a fully-licensed Starbucks. Opening in late August, the library cafe will offer the complete Starbucks experience, inclusive of all your favorite menu items as well as the ability to use gift cards and the highly-popular My Starbucks Rewards program.

During this transition period, we encourage you to visit Einstein Bros Bagels in the Student Center for coffee, pastries, lunch and more. Einstein hours of operation are 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  They will be closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Since construction work will occur during open library hours, we are committed to minimal disruption of normal library routines and apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

We are excited to enhance the campus life experience with the addition of Starbucks and look forward to your feedback next semester. If you have questions, please contact Lisa Flores at lisa.flores@acu.edu.

The Office of Business Services was commissioned to engage in an RFP process to establish a single vendor for all of the University’s promotional purchases.  Choosing a single, exclusive vendor allows us to leverage the combined strength of our buying power to negotiate a significant discount that will benefit your departments and the University.

Staples Promotional Products have been awarded the RFP contract and have become the exclusive promotional item provider here on campus.  In order to remain in compliance with the contract signed between the University and Staples Promotional Products all promotional items purchased by the University must be done so through the ACU PromoGear Program.  The contract went into effect on June 1st 2014.
Please make your departments aware of this new contract with Staples and of the ACU PromoGear program in the interim.  ProForma, or any other 3rd party promotional vendor, is no longer contractually eligible to be used for the purchasing of promotional products of any type. Be on the lookout for ACU PromoGear announcements – including training workshops wherein individuals within your departments can have one on one training opportunities. Please pass this information to those in your area that you deem appropriate.  ACU PromoGear Helpful Tips

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Bradley Campbell by emailing bwc99a@acu.edu.

Due to liability and insurance reasons, the terms of the contract restrict our ACU Enterprise account to university business only. However, Enterprise Rent Car has set up a link for all faculty and staff personal rent car needs. When you need to rent a car for personal use, Enterprise will provide a 5% discount off all published rates. The ACU Faculty/Staff link for Enterprise Personal Use Only is located on Quicklinks within myACU. To access the link please login to myACU and find the Quciklinks tab at the top of the page. Please contact University Procurement by emailing purchasing@acu.edu or call x2246 if you have any questions.

Introducing ACU PromoGear – ACU’s new promotional merchandise purchasing program.  Staples Promotional Products has established a campus wide discount for any promotional products needed for department promotions or university events.  Staples is now the exclusive partner for all promotional purchases made on behalf of the University.  The ACU PromoGear program has a lot a great tools that will not only save your department money on items like caps, pens, apparel, drink ware, and so on, but also help with idea generation and creative collaboration! Join us in the glass classroom in the Bean this coming Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday  at 2:30 P.M. for a free Ice Cream Sundae and a short walk-through about how the program works

University departments have saved a documented $505,441 so far in FY14 by using Cooperative Purchasing Networks. Purchasing cooperatives are established to provide services to members at the best possible price and value. All contracts are competitively bid. Save “Time” and “Money” by taking advantage of discount prices on goods and services. ACU has membership with several cooperatives to help with cost savings for goods and services. University Purchasing is providing you with a Cooperative Purchasing Network Summary and  Cooperative Purchasing Network-User Instructions. Contact University Purchasing by email purchasing@acu.edu or call 674-2246 for assistance.

For your added convenience University Purchasing added the EHI Direct travel Booking Tool and the Staples Advantage website link to your Quicklinks on your myACU home page. These are the same links that appear on the purchasing website at http://acu.edu/purchasing allowing you to access these tools more quickly. If you have any questions about these programs, please contact us by e-mailing purchasing@acu.edu or call 2246.

University Purchasing is proud to offer our Blue Bag Recycling pickup services to campus. A few reminders to help the service run smoothly: The Blue Bags are for paper recycling only, stands and extra empty bags are available at the warehouse upon request, email all request to purchasing@acu.edu, be sure your request includes the number of bags to be picked up, the pickup locations, and contact information in the case we have questions about your request. We will bring you and equal number of replacement bags to the amount we pick up unless otherwise instructed in  your email. Thank you for your cooperation in our effort to make ACU a more sustainable community.

University Purchasing wants to remind you that we are your on-stop-shop for all of your recycling and sustainability needs. Our services include: battery recycling, Blue Bag Program, CFL and fluorescent lamp recycling, cardboard recycling, bags of plastic, bags of aluminum cans, toner cartridges, picking up tubs of documents to be shredded, bags of shredded paper and aerosol cans. If you are in need of a pick up for any of these items, please email purchasing@acu.edu. Remember to include your contact information, the quantity,type of service and location in your email. If you have any questions please contact Purchasing by emailing purchasing@acu.edu or call x2246.

University Purchasing is pleased to announce a new one stop shop booking tool for all of your ACU business travel (not personal) needs. We have partnered with Enterprise and National to assist you in simplifying your travel plans. You will be able to book your entire trip: flight, hotel and rent car from a single log in with negotiated discount rates for all of them. It will even tie directly in to your Emerald Club rewards automatically. Please join us for a 30 minute training session anytime between 9-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. on the following days: Friday March 7th, Wednesday March 26th and Thursday March 27th. All training will be done at the Nichols House at 1926 Campus Court. Please RSVP to purchasing@acu.edu with the day and time you would like to come. Classes will begin on the hour and the half hour so choose the time that best fits your schedule. We look forward to seeing you there.

University Purchasing is excited about our partnership with Facilities regarding the purchase of white boards and tack boards. We are requesting that all orders be initiated through the Facilities office. If you need a board go to www.claridgeproducts.com and research the board you need. They customize boards so if you do not see the one you want they can make it for you. Once you have the specifications for your board email Facilities at facilitiesmgmt@groupmail.acu.edu and put in a work order request to order and install your new board. Be sure and include your FOAP in the email. Claridge Products gives us up to a 58-60% discount form market price on all of our orders. Not only will you save money on your board but Facilities will already have a work order in their system to install it upon arrival. By utilizing Claridge Products web site and Facilities work order system we can guarantee cost savings and create a streamlined installation process which will save your time and money. If you have any questions please contact Purchasing by emailing purchasing@acu.edu or call x2246.