Presentation Archive

Presenter(s): Carmen Gonzalez, Purchasing and Contract Services

UB's new AVP for Purchasing and Contract Services outlines the 2024 - 2025 projects and initiatives planned to streamline business processes, optimize ShopBlue and improve the customer buying experience.

Presenter(s): Jessica Best, Sponsored Project Services

This session covers essential topics related to Sponsored Project Services. More details will be shared during the presentation.

Presenter(s): Purchasing and Contract Services Team

ShopBlue best practices to make using the system easier. The session demonstrates the processes for more advanced ordering, ease of fiscal-year repetitive orders, how to look up your payment information and manage invoices, advanced tools to enhance your system usage and information on future enhancements to optimize the ShopBlue system.

Presenter(s): Ryan McPherson, Sustainability

No one ever said it would be easy but geesh, does advancing climate action really need to be this difficult? But what if the massive shift and destabilization that climate change will and is bringing could be aligned with our business practices to increase enrollment, build institutional culture, strengthen resilience and build greater purpose across the enterprise? Join Ryan for an engaging session focused on taking a look at climate change through a lens of opportunity versus “just another thing" to add to our big to-do list.

Presenter(s): Chris Delello, Human Resources; Jamie Bluhm, Workforce Planning and Recruitment

In today’s dynamic work environment, effective workforce planning is crucial for organizational success. Join us as we discuss workforce planning, exploring its definition, importance and the tools available to create a robust, inclusive plan. We discuss how to assess your current workforce and develop strategies to prepare your department for future changes and challenges.