The Mission of the Purchasing Department is to assist the university by providing the community with “best procurement practices” guidelines; maintaining University procurement systems, and communicating the purchasing policies and procedures of the University.

This policy covers expenditures for all travel conducted on behalf of the University. This includes but is not limited to recruitment, administrative and group travel charged to unrestricted, restricted, and designated funds.

The purchasing policy involves the procurement of goods and services that meet community needs at the lowest possible cost consistent with the quality needed for the proper operation of the various departments.