Hi Rebecca, We have a Board of Regents policy on this topic: http://regents.umn.edu/sites/default/files/policies/TargetedBusiness.pdf and language in our Purchasing Goods and Services policy: http://www.policy.umn.edu/Policies/Finance/Procurement/PURCHASING.html
At our institution, we also have an office that is called Business and Community Economic Development. Here is their website link. https://diversity.umn.edu/bced/ Best of luck, Michele Purchasing from Targeted Group Businesses The University strongly supports and encourages purchasing from Targeted Group Businesses as a method of stimulating economic growth in the communities served by the University. Economic growth in the communities directly affects University funding and enrollment. Employees will actively seek to increase the volume of contract awards to such businesses by incorporating goals for businesses owned by minorities, women, and people with disabilities into their overall business plan. On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Rebecca G. Deardorff <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > > > We are developing a “business diversity” or “business inclusiveness” > policy to enhance the UW’s aspirational commitment to including minority or > women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) for contracts or purchases. If > you have such a policy, especially one that does *not* require a specific > number of contracts, please send me a link to that policy. > > > > My thanks in advance! > > > > *Rebecca* > > *Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff* > Director of Rules Coordination > Office of the President > > Box 351210 > Seattle, WA 98195 > 206-543-9219 > www.washington.edu/rules > > [image: > http://www.washington.edu/marketing/e-communications/wsignature.gif] > > > > ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the > reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT want > to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who > initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of > their original e-mail). > > If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to > the following website and complete the form. We will remove you from the > list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. > > http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html > > If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie Parris > at [email protected] > <[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or > 607-255-6837. > > -- Michele Gross, Director University Policy Program University of Minnesota 356-1 McNamara, 200 Oak street Minneapolis, MN 55454 612-624-8081 http://policy.umn.edu/
