Press Releases

E&I Cooperative Services Expands National Coalition on Enterprise Systems & Services

Coalition brings together higher education technology leaders to effect positive industry change December 18, 2018-E&I Cooperative Services (E&I), the member-owned, non-profit purchasing cooperative focused on education, recently announced the expansion of its National Coalition on Enterprise Systems & Services. The Coalition was established to bring together some of the best...

E&I Cooperative Services Selects Columbia Advisory Group for IT Services

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Second Annual Arthur Hanby Chief Procurement Officer Memorial Scholarship Winners Announced

Leaders recognized by their peers at 2018 Council of the Great City Schools Chief Financial Officer Conference November 15, 2018– The 2018 Arthur Hanby Chief Procurement Officer Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Gary Appenfelder, Director of Purchasing at Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN, and Tim Schmandt, Director of Procurement...

E&I Announces Newly Appointed Members to Board of Directors

Jennifer Adling and Danny Kim bring educational procurement expertise to Cooperative November 13, 2018 –E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) has appointed two new members to its Board of Directors: Jennifer Adling and Danny Kim. These appointments each bring two decades of experience in educational procurement and finance, and will provide strategic...

Winners of E&I’s Second Annual Cloud Leadership Awards Announced at EDUCAUSE

November 5, 2018 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) announced the winners of its second annual Cloud Leadership Awards during a ceremony at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado. The awards recognize the achievements of higher education institutions that have made innovative use of cloud technology across several categories, including...

E&I Cooperative Services Selects Brightspace

October 1, 2018 — E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) — the largest and most experienced member-owned, non-profit purchasing cooperative serving the needs of education in the United States — has selected D2L’s Brightspace as its new learning management system (LMS) following a highly competitive solicitation process that involved the industry’s top...

E&I Launches Enhancements to Competitively Solicited Grainger Contract

September 20, 2018 - E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) has announced several value enhancements to their contract with W.W. Grainger (Grainger) designed to offer E&I institutional members greater discounts and incentives on maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products. These enhancements follow significant incentive payments made to members who used the Grainger...

E&I Opens Nominations for 2018 Cloud Leadership Awards

August 28, 2018 -E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) is now accepting nominations for the second annual Cloud Leadership Awards. Sponsored this year by D2L, DLT, Juniper Networks, and Canon, the Awards recognize higher education institutions that are leading innovation using cloud applications, benefiting students, teachers, administrators, and staff. “Technology is a...

E&I Presents Annual David H. Lord Cooperative Purchasing Award

April 19, 2018– E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) has named Carol Barnhill, CPM, CPPO, APO as this year’s winner of the prestigious David H. Lord Cooperative Purchasing Award. The award was presented by former E&I President David Lord at the E&I Stockholders’ Meeting held during the National Association of Educational Purchasing...

E&I Returns Nearly $17 Million to Members in Rebates & Incentives; Membership Climbs to Over 4,500

April 17, 2018 – E&I Cooperative Services (E&I) returned nearly $17 million to members in the form of rebates and incentives in 2017. Membership reached an all-time high of 4,500 while member satisfaction continued to flourish, according to a report disclosed at the Cooperative’s annual Stockholders’ Meeting held during the...