Fiscal Year End 2025 Reminders 

The end of the fiscal year is approaching. We highlighted key dates relating to Accounts Payable and Corporate Card. Visit the Controller's Fiscal Year End web page for more detail.

Coming this August - Preferred Vendor and Business & Finance Expo

We are excited to welcome back the Preferred Vendor Expo this year on August 5, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Norris University Center and Pancoe Pavilion, both on the 2nd floor. New this year, Business and Finance units will be in attendance to answer questions relating to business processes and fiscal year end.

Introducing the University's New Outbound Express Shipping Platform

A new outbound shipping solution for all domestic and international shipments called eShipGlobal will be launching this September. It will replace the use of individual carrier websites for express shipments.

Coming this October - Expense Supervisor Requirement for Expense Reports

This October, the expense supervisor field will become mandatory when employees or their proxies submit expense reports in NUFinancials.

Invoice Procedure Reminders

We would like to remind users the procedures on submitting invoices for catalog and non-catalog orders.

Expense Reimbursement Module: Expanded Use

A recent change has been made so now more people can go through the expense reimbursement module to be reimbursed for expenses.

New Supplier Payment Method Queries Now Available in NUFinancials

Two new queries have been added to NUFinancials to view a supplier's current and past payment methods.

Apple Transition to CDWG

The purchase of Apple products is transitioning to CDWG. The Apple catalog will be removed on September 1, 2025.  

Pre-Qualified AV Integration Service Extensions

Departments and schools are encouraged to work directly through Northwestern IT for AV projects. When it is necessary to work outside of Northwestern IT and directly with a vendor, it is recommended that the pre-qualified vendor list be utilized. These pre-qualified AV integrated vendor agreements were recently extended.