April 2011

SPOTLIGHT Employee Spotlight – Joe Mendez Student Spotlight – Ed Hoff CALENDAR April Events Calendar NOTES AND NEWS Dining UH Fresh Food Company Selected as National Training Site FSAC Selects Residential Student Representatives UH Dining Calendar for April 2011 Finance HUB Statistics Office Supply Vendor Revised Cost Center Verification Procedures Toner Scam Alert Worklist Update AT&T Offers UH Employees Savings on Wireless Services Green UH Sign up for the Green UH List Serv and get updates on news and events RecycleMania Olympics a Hit with UH Students “Mr. Roboto” Wins Art of Recycling Contest C.L.A.S.P. Hosts First Community Garden Summit Office of General Counsel in the Practice of Going Green Lights out for a Cause: Hilton College Participates in Earth Hour Housing UH Freshman Wins SWACURH First Year Experience Award Campus Housing Fair Held Parking and Transportation PTS Prepares for Construction of Third Garage Student Calls ERP His Parking Lot of Choice Policies and Procedures As the UH Policies and Procedures World Turns… Public Safety Pies for Babies Girl Scout Troop Visits the UHDPS Shots Fired and Flashpoint Instructional Videos Bring Awareness to the Campus Community Students Win $100 Gift Card for Participation in the Have An Exit Strategy Surveys UHDPS Offers Rape Aggression Defense   Quick Tip: For enrollment services questions, students can call 713/743-1010. . If you have comments or would like to submit an article to future newsletters, contact Lindsay Marshall at lmmarshall@uh.ed by the 20th of each month.

Office Supply Vendor

UH departments should purchase all office supplies from Today’s Business Solutions. Today’s is the only vendor that UH currently contracts with because Today’s provides the lowest consistent discounts on office supplies across the board.

By contract, Today’s prices can only change once a year on July 1, except for paper and toner, which are reviewed quarterly. Therefore, you know that you will pay the same low price month after month, while other vendors might have a sale one week and raise their prices the next week. Today’s sells over 11,000 items at discounts ranging from 18% to 48% off list price depending on the product category.

In addition, Today’s further discounted (40-80% off list price) the office supplies most frequently purchased by UH departments (currently 483 items) called “Coog’s Top Picks.”

Also, Hewlett Packard has extended “HP Big Deal Discounts” (39-55% off list price) to UH through Today’s on the most frequently purchased HP toner and ink (17 items). HP Big Deal Discounts are only available through Today’s. You cannot get them from any other vendor, including Hewlett Packard directly.

See the Purchasing page for a list of Coog’s Top Picks, HP Big Deal Discounts, and a link to the Today’s website for ordering: http://www.uh.edu/purchasing/

Departments should pay Today’s with their P-Card, if they have one. If they don’t, they can pay with a voucher. Please use the Today’s packing slip that comes with the order for your P-Card or voucher backup, since it includes the invoice number and amount. It is not necessary to request an invoice from Today’s if you have their packing slip. For all other vendors, you must obtain an invoice for voucher payments or a receipt with dollar amount for P-Card payments.

If you have any questions about how to place orders with Today’s Business Solutions, please contact Stephanie Pulido at stephanie@tbstx.com or 713-861-8508.