The Supplier Initiatives Council (SIC) was formed to assist independent, and local business enterprises in gaining greater access to business opportunities at the University. Ashley Frantz, Chief Procurement Officer, Robert L. Solomon, Esq., Vice President Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, and Dean Tufts, Vice President of Campus Planning and Facilities Management, co-chair the council. The specific objectives of the council are:
- Identify barriers to doing business at the University;
- Identify and act upon ways to reach out to and increase access to local and independent businesses in all areas of procurement.
Since its formation, SIC has met quarterly. The main focus of SIC has been to review the current CWRU practices for promoting various supplier initiatives, both short-term and long-term, to achieve the above-mentioned objectives.