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The fully online Procurement Certification Program begins on October 21, 2021, and registration is now open in CULearn. The certificate program includes 10 classes.

The following DFA classes are available from September 2021 through December 2021 and are open to any person interested in learning more about Cornell accounting/finance policies.

The Procurement Advisory Committee this past fiscal year completed three projects to reduce administrative burden and improve the procurement process.

Procurement and Payment Services working cooperatively with University Audit has updated information in the Credit Card Programs section of the Buying Manual related to inactive credit cards.

Several sections of the Buying Manual were updated effective October 1, 2017.

In September 2016, our new Vice President for Financial Affairs, Gerald Hector asked us to review the procurement process. We documented the procure-to-pay process from the need for a good or service through the entire process for ordering and paying the supplier or service provider.

Two minor changes have been made to the Buying Manual.

The University Policy Office announced the issuance of the revised University Policy 3.2, Travel Expenses, effective January 1, 2016. The revised policy increased direct-pay options.