The University of Illinois is attempting to promote and connect with minority owned businesses for opportunities to work with the University on various work and contracts with a Diverse Business Opportunity Fair. From today's News-Gazette:
UI's first Diverse Business Opportunity Fair set May 18Full article here. More information at the the event's website here.
A first-ever campus business fair designed to expand opportunities for companies owned by minorities, women, veterans and people with disabilities is scheduled for later this month at the University of Illinois.
The Diverse Business Opportunity Fair, set for May 18 at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, invites companies to connect with staff members from more than 30 campus units and explore opportunities in all areas of spending, from construction and food services to office and athletic supplies.
University officials said diversity is a priority across all UI operations, and the board of trustees has challenged administrators to develop a supplier program that will be a national model for higher education.
The business fair will be the first to showcase opportunities on a single campus, and similar events are planned at the UI's campuses in Chicago and Springfield. The UI system has held an annual Professional Services Diversity Symposium in Chicago for six years, highlighting system-wide opportunities in specific areas such architecture, information technology and legal services.
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