Affiliate Departments

A number of University departments provide purchasing related services to University faculty and staff.

• The Financial Training department provides members of the university community with programs focused on the University's financial processes, procedures and systems.
• The Travel Office department is responsible for providing travel related services to University faculty and staff.
• The Office of Research Services provides administrative support to researchers and staff for all sponsored project related business requirements.
• The Accounts Payable is responsible for processing disbursements and issuing all checks (except Payroll) for the University of Pennsylvania.
• The Office of Environmental Health & Radiation Safety is responsible for promoting health safety & environmental protection in teaching, research, health care and administrative activities, safety-related support services to the PENN community, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations to achieve optimal control or reduction of hazards and exposures which are detrimental to people, property, and the environmental.