Computer Purchasing Process
This page describes the process by which Non-CAP-Funded PC and Macintosh Computers are to be ordered in the College of Letters and Science. For a comprehensive statement of the College's policy, please review the "Computer Acquisition, Deployment, and Support" document (pdf 73k).
L&S Computer Purchasing Recommendations
In order to provide for the computing and printing needs of its faculty and staff, the College of Letters & Science maintains a set of purchasing standards aimed at maximizing performance while reducing support and supply costs.
L&S Purchase Process for Non-CAP-Funded PC's
- Access UWM's "Dell Premier" site and shop for your desired computer(s)
- Point your browser to the Dell Premier web site:
- The Premier site is also accessible from:
- Select "Shopper" as your "Access group"
- Enter your (case-sensitive) password
- Please note: The first time you visit the Dell Premier site, simply enter your UWM email address and choose a simple password for subsequent access to the Dell Premier site
- Click the "Sign In" link
- In the "UWM Recommended Desktops and Laptops" section of the "Standard Configurations" section of UWM's Dell "Premier" site, you may
- Add your preferred Dell model to the shopping cart by clicking the "Add to Cart" link and/or
- Specify a custom configuration by clicking on the "Customize" link
- When you have finishing shopping for your computer(s), save an E-Quote
- Click on the "Save an E-Quote" link on the Shopping Cart page
- Complete the E-Quote Form
- Under the "Send this E-quote to your Authorized Buyer" section:
- enter Jan Gomez as the buyer
- send the E-quote to Jan at janice@uwm.edu
- enter jamesek2@uwm.edu as an additional e-mail recipient so that your purchased may expeditiously be reviewed and ordered.
L&S Purchase Process for Non-CAP-Funded Mac's
- Access UWM's "Apple Store" site and shop for your desired computer(s)
- Point your web browser to the Apple Store web site: http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/routingpage.html
- In the "Shop for your School" section, click on the "Find Your College or University" link Enter "Wisconsin" and "Milwaukee" as the "State" and "City" respectively
- Select "Univ. Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee" from the Drop-Down box, then click the Continue button "Shop for your Apple Macintosh product(s)"
- When you have finishing shopping for your computer(s), click on the "Save for later" link to send your proposal to the Apple Authorized Purchasing Agent. At the next screen:
- enter "lsmac@uwm.edu" (all lowercase, no quotation marks) as your "AppleID"
- enter "macuwm" (all lowercase, not quotation marks) as your "Password"
- click the "Sign In" button
- e-mail the proposal to janice@uwm.edu, dsiercks@uwm.edu, and yourself. (Enter separate e-mail addresses, separating each address with a comma.)
- Janice Gomez (janice@uwm.edu) will confirm the purchase.
