Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium MHEC

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Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium (MHEC)

• Leveraging the Power of Collaboration for the
  Institutions of Higher Education in New England

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For over thirty years, MHEC has...

• represented the select purchasing interests of
  nearly 100 institutions throughout New England
• tabulated and tracked volumes, M/WBE and
  sustainability figures for all member
  institutions
• qualified, encouraged and contracted with a
  diverse group of vendors, having specific roots
  to the New England business community
• sought to maintain our position at the cutting
  edge of group procurement innovation and
  technology
• maintained a business model based upon fiscal
  prudence and member sensitivity

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MHEC contracts are utilized by our member
institutions to purchase over 200 million
dollars in goods and services each year...but,
what is our commitment to assist them during the
current financial challenge?

• Redefining contract value by concentrating more
  spend with fewer vendors
• Targeted contract management with longer term
  commitments and more stringent review processes
• Focusing efforts on opportunities comprising most
  repetitively used goods and services
• Convening vendor meetings to understand areas of
  potential collaboration
• Committing to a reduction in membership fees,
  until the current fiscal situation resolves
• Limiting operational overhead, while seeking new
  and more creative membership opportunities

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Additionally, MHEC pursues collaborations with
the following groups and organizations

• Association of Consortium Leadership (ACL)
  including The Boston Consortium, Colleges of the
  Fenway, Colleges of Worcester Consortium, Five
  Colleges, Inc., Hartford Consortium, New England
  Law Library Consortium and other NE and national
  consortia
• National Association of Educational Buyers / New
  England
• EACUBO
• NACUBO
• New England Board of Higher Education
• Association for the Advancement of Sustainability
  in Higher Education
• SOMBWA
• ISM

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For questions and communications resulting from
this panel presentation, please note the
participants e-mail addresses

• Richard Pattenaude, Chancellor, University of
  Maine System / pattenaude_at_maine.edu
• Dick Cannon, Vice President of Finance and
  Administration, University of New Hampshire /
  dick.cannon_at_unh.edu
• Claire Ramsbottom, Executive Director, Colleges
  of the Fenway / cramsbottom_at_colleges-fenway.org
• Jim Markel, CEO Treasurer, Massachusetts Higher
  Education Consortium / jimmarkel_at_mhec.net