Purchasing Office

The Purchasing Department is a service unit of the Administrative Services division of the University and serves to ensure compliance with University purchasing policies.

Goals & Objectives

• Provide guidance, oversight and problem resolution to University departments and to ensure compliance with University purchasing policies and procedures.
• Simplify, clarify and streamline the procurement process of the University. Make the purchasing procedures practiced by all students, faculty and staff as consistent as possible.
• Provide economy in University purchasing activities to maximize purchasing value to the fullest extent possible.
• Ensure fair and equitable treatment of all persons/vendors who deal with the University.
• Develop, implement and administer special programs (surplus property exchange, surplus sales).
• Provide a platform from which all future purchasing policies and procedures will be updated as needed.

University Policies

For purchasing policies, please visit MyDenison and go to Campus Resources/Accounting/Purchasing.

Purchasing Office Staff

Purchasing Fax: 740-587-8321

S. Jenna McDevitt

Director of Administrative Services
mcdevitts@denison.edu / 740-587-6655

Mary Ann Ake

Purchasing Assistant
ake@denison.edu / 740-587-6283

Kathy Arnholt
Purchasing Agent
arnholt@denison.edu / 740-587-6284