Strategic Conversations: Supplier Diversification Program

Posted: October 19, 2022

By: Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of Strategic Initiatives


Wednesday, Oct. 26, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Learn more and access the Zoom link via the Reigniting Our Strategic Directions website

As part of Reigniting Our Strategic Directions, Strategic Conversations offer an opportunity for the campus community to learn more about Reigniting Our Strategic Directions progress.

Join the first Strategic Conversation of the quarter to learn more about Seattle University’s Supplier Diversification Program. Amelia Marckworth, director of community for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, will update the campus on the progress of the Supplier Diversification Program.  

A few highlights of the program include university procurement spending with diverse businesses in FY 2022 increasing to almost double our FY 2021 amount and the university now officially adopting the Policy on Supplier Diversity and developing a new partnership with Boon Boona Coffee.  

Additional Upcoming Strategic Conversations: 

  • Tuesday, Nov. 1, 11 a.m.: Supplier Diversification Program (Repeat Session) 
  • Monday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m.: Recruitment and Retention of BIPOC Faculty