Making Purchases

Please contact the IT Help Desk prior to purchasing any software at 734.487.2120 for assistance. Software purchases should be facilitated via purchase requisition. Visit the IT site for more information for software applications.

  • Start here and submit a ticket for Software purchase requests through the IT Service Portal
  • Additional Requirements and Approvals for Software Purchases:

The goal is to ensure the review and pre-approval for any software or Cloud services that:

  • Is University wide-in scope ( i.e. used by individuals outside of the purchaser’s department)
  • Requires University data to be hosted or stored outside the University Data Center
  • Requires a connection to, or data from, the Banner ERP system or other EMU software platforms
  • Requires IT resources to install, upgrade, support, or maintain the software or cloud service.

If your software purchase meets any of the above criteria, please click here to login to the IT Service Portal to start the approval process. Once you login, Click on Popular Services, View All, All Application Support Items and Software Purchase Pre-Approval.

Office Depot flyer for tax exempt [PDF]
Should only be used for business purchases along with University issued credit cards.

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