Reduce Discretionary Spending

Hi All-

Reminder: Reducing Discretionary Spending

As a follow-up to the directive from Grace on March 18th, we want to remind everyone about the importance of reducing discretionary spending, particularly as it relates to: events, supplies, apparel, technology, catering, meals, travel, and outside consultants. If a good or service is not already paid for, covered by sponsorship trade, or absolutely necessary, please temporarily suspend purchasing.

Effective immediately, any purchase over $1,000 must be pre-approved by your manager or Sport Supervisor and either Jake Silverman or Ray Grant. The procedure for purchasing approval is as follows: Send the invoices, quotes, and contracts to the athletics_invoices@brown.edu inbox with pre-approval from Jake or Ray attached. Ensuring your approval requests meet these requirements will expedite purchasing and avoid delays. Please note that this approval process is not required of our Intercollegiate Sports teams for recruiting, official visits, team travel, or team meal expenses.

As always, feel free to contact any member of the Business Office with questions or for further assistance.

Business Office Team