December 2020 | E&I Cooperative Services offers SAFE HealthCheck™ to its membership of over 5,000 U.S. educational institutions
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E&I Announces New Vision & Strategy
November 2020| Cooperative focuses on delivering solutions to help higher ed institutions accelerate economic recovery
Read MoreE&I Distributes $2.3 Million to Members in the Form of Patronage Refunds
September 2020 | Higher Education and K-12 institutions benefit from extra dollars in a time of budget constraints
Read MoreE&I Launches PPE Marketplace
September 2020 | Marketplace to serve as one-stop-shop for E&I member institutions to source PPE
Read MoreE&I Cooperative Services Joins e-Literate’s Empirical Educator Project
July 2020 | Collaboration will Support COVID-Related Procurement for Education
Read MoreE&I Names New Members to National Coalition on Enterprise Systems & Services
July 2020 | Coalition Brings Together Higher Education Technology Leaders to Effect Positive Industry Change
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E&I Awards Contract to Bottom Line Concepts
Agreement will help E&I members reduce utility costs May 12, 2020 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) and Bottom Line Concepts (BLC) have signed a contract that will help drive cost savings for E&I members on electric and gas expenses. E&I members in higher education and K-12 can now take advantage of BLC’s consultative approach to significantly reduce their spend on utility bills. “In a time when educational institutions are experiencing an enormous strain on their...
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E&I Welcomes New CEO, Presents 2019 Financial Results During Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
Member Awards & Board Election Results Also Announced April 15, 2020 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) held its annual Stockholders’ Meeting via virtual conference on April 6, 2020. Year-end financial results for the Cooperative were presented along with E&I’s member awards and winners of this year’s Board of Directors election. The Cooperative also welcomed new CEO Eric Frank. The meeting opened with words from retiring E&I CEO Tom Fitzgerald. Barry Swanson, Board President and Chief...
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E&I Cooperative Services Announces 12th Annual Business Partner Awards
Medline, CDW-G, B&H Photo Video, and Humanscale Honored for Exceptional Contributions April 14, 2020 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) has named the winners of its 12th annual Business Partner Awards. These awards are presented to contracted E&I suppliers who have demonstrated extraordinary dedication and commitment to E&I’s higher education and K-12 membership community. Nominees were identified by a team of E&I representatives and were evaluated based on several criteria, including contract utilization, member purchases, new...
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E&I Board Names Eric Frank as New Chief Executive Officer
Frank to Drive Strategic Growth for E&I and its Members in Education March 16, 2020 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) has named Eric Frank as its next Chief Executive Officer following the retirement of Tom Fitzgerald, who led the Cooperative in this role for 22 years. This decision came after the E&I Board of Directors and an appointed Search Committee conducted a thorough evaluation of internal and external candidates with the help of Korn Ferry, an...
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