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The Holiday Food Drive is back! Donating is easy, simply leave non-perishable food and other essentials in your outgoing mail and Mail Services will collect them from Nov. 1 to Nov. 18. Donations benefit students through the ASUCD Pantry on campus and the UC Davis Health community at the UC Davis Health Pantry.

Heading to AggieSurplus for November's in-store shopping event? Bring non-perishable donation items Thursday, Nov. 3 and Friday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and receive the following discounts:

Airgas, UC’s main supplier of liquid nitrogen for cryogenic storage, has announced it will no longer permit its delivery drivers to fill open-mouth dewar flasks if they contain samples. In addition, Airgas drivers will no longer provide connection/disconnection services or inventory management. These services are not included in Airgas’ contract with UC, however, some customers have been receiving them as a courtesy.

This month's newsletter includes:

• UC Davis Supplier Showcase
• The Launch of AggieExpense
• Meet Scientific Store Supervisor Matt Pinkston
• Scientific Store Lab Coats Now Available in AggieBuy
• New rates for Distribution & Logisitics
• New Travel & Entertainment Meal Rates

View the September 2022 newsletter here: https://conta.cc/3Brl9uW

In response to soaring food prices, UC has increased the maximum per person amounts for the reimbursement of travel and entertainment meal expenses. These rates apply to travel and entertainment reports submitted in the AggieExpense system after Sept. 9, 2022.

Meal reimbursement for Travel under 30 days within the lower 48 states is now capped at $79 per day of travel, up from $62. As a reminder, only actual expenses may be claimed. The UC does not provide a traditional “per diem”.

The maximum meal rates for entertainment and business meeting meals are as follows:

AggieTravel has unveiled a more streamlined look, as of September 12. User interface (UI) changes include cleaner screens, larger fonts with easier-to-read text, larger fields, making it easier to search for and enter data, and easier-to-use buttons.

In addition to these screen improvements, the system name has been changed from AggieTravel to AggieExpense, to better reflect the diversity of transaction types that can be processed in the system.

The forum recording and PowerPoint (PDF) giving an overview of how Aggie Enterprise will change the way we do purchasing, accounts payable, and supplier records management at UC Davis is now available!

Holding or attending an event on campus? UC Davis students, faculty and staff who would like to be tested for COVID or who are being asked to test before an event or activity should continue to use the free saliva testing offered at the Human Resources Administration Building.

Need to track an incoming shipment?  Want to request services from AggieSurplus? Have a need for gases/cylinders? Are you a faculty member who wants to rent a cap and gown for an upcoming commencement?  Or, want to rent chairs and tables for your next event? AggieLogistics is the all-new SCM platform that allows you to do each of these things...and so much more!

Are you looking for ways to search for and manage your purchasing, accounts payable, or travel and entertainment transaction data? And, are you looking for more reasons to regularly review that data?  Then, we recommend you check out the all-new Supply Chain Management reporting page that provides an overview of FIS Decision Support and AggieDash, and ways to best utilize that data.  We hope this informational page will help make your data management and exploration more efficient and meaningful.

The AggieSupply Scientific Store has moved from its former Haring Hall location to 650 La Rue Road.  The new location is larger, more centrally-located for many departments, and also offers short-term parking.  We look forward to serving you at our new location!