Business Services – December eUpdate

December 2012 Updates and Announcements

• Parking
  • Parking Update – ITCC Construction
• Purchasing
  • Beat the Sweep – Holiday Break revised SPCC due dates & order schedule (see link below)
  •  Market Basket Item Comparison (select office supplies)
  • Contract Activity
• Bookstore
  • 12.12.12 Event!
  • Holiday Sales Dates
  • On-time Course Material Adoption Scholarship
• Copy Center
  • Personalized Stationery
• Post Office
  • Price Increase – Stamps
• EagleOne
  • Off-Campus Merchants

PARKING UPDATE

The construction on the IT Convergence Center is scheduled to increase during December.  This will affect the availability of parking spaces in the Sunken Road lot.

Visit the ITCC website for the latest construction and parking developments: http://provost.umw.edu/convergence-center/

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BEAT THE SWEEP – HOLIDAY BREAK

UMW will be closed from December 21 – January 6.  Please code, submit (and supervisors approve) SPCC transactions before December 18, 2012.  Click here for revised due dates.

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MARKET BASKET ITEM COMPARISON

Did you know you can save money depending on where you buy your office supplies?

 An October 2012 Market Basket survey compared the following items:

* Price as of 10/31/12

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CONTRACT ACTIVITY

– Exclusive Athletic Uniform contract has been awarded to Nike & BSN

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12.12.12 SALE!

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BOOKSTORE DECEMBER CRAZY SALES EVENTS!

• Free Jepson ornament with purchase of $20.00 or more.  While supplies last!
• A special collection of adult and children’s classic holiday books awaits you in the store.  Enter to win 12/10/12 drawing for Jan Brett’s, The Mitten (sponsored by Pepsi).
• Annual Holiday sale 12/10/12 – 12/14/12:  20% off entire purchase of regularly priced clothing, gifts and insignia* (*some exceptions apply)
• 12/10/12 and 12/13/12: UMW Junior Jennifer Black will sell her unique and beautiful jewelry creations at the UMW Bookstore
• 12/17/2012 – 12/21/2012: UMW Faculty and Staff, this sale is all for you!  Take an additional 20% off clearance merchandise, while supplies last

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BOOKSTORE SCHOLARSHIP

The Math department has once again turned in 100% of its orders on time and will receive $1,000 in bookstore gift cards to distribute to students!

With the help of department faculty, and financial support from Pepsi, we are able to reward students for their hard work and dedication while saving time and money through on-time faculty adoptions.

We thank the Math department for its continued efforts to turn in their adoptions!

For additional information, please contact DJ Garcia at x1649.

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PERSONALIZED STATIONERY

This holiday season … Let the UMW Copy Center help you create a personalized and affordable gift.

See ad for details.

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STAMP PRICE INCREASE

U. S. Postal Service announces new prices and services effective January 27, 2013.  The price of a first class stamp will increase to $.46.

For more information, go to http://adminfinance.umw.edu/mail/

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OFF-CAMPUS MERCHANTS AVAILABLE DURING WINTER BREAK

Thank you for supporting our merchant partners.  Remember that off-campus merchant partners will be open and accepting EagleOne over the winter break.

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Please contact Business Services for information and assistance at x1576.

Happy Holidays !

Erma A. Baker   CPPO, VCO
Assistant Vice President for Business Services and CPO
University of Mary Washington
1301 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401
ebaker@umw.edu
540-654-2043