Contracts
Steelcase, Inc.
Steelcase Learning is passionate about helping to create the conditions for lifelong learning. Their insight-led solutions and settings inspire people to become engaged, active learners within and beyond the classroom. Steelcase focuses on engaging minds and activating the spaces that can prepare students to thrive within and beyond the classroom and grow to love learning—always.
- Enhanced discount for E&I members
- Lowered threshold to secure added concessions for standards programs
- Steelcase Learning supports unique blended applications (higher ed, K-12, professional learning)
- Limited lifetime warranty for parts and labor - the best in the industry
- Sustainability capture and reporting
- Diversity initiatives through key Steelcase distributors with reporting metrics
- Large distribution network of 214 authorized dealers to support members nationwide
- Broadest portfolio in the industry, including the addition of partner product offerings from brands such as Smith System and AMQ
Smith System Manufacturing Company
- Furniture manufactured exclusively for K-12 and higher education
- Available through Steelcase dealers nationwide
- Access to Smith System’s catalog of products
- Products can be used across campus, including classrooms, commons, libraries, computer labs, cafes, lounges, outdoor spaces, and more
- Specialized products for early childhood, makerspace, art, science, collaborative learning, and STEM environments
AMQ
- Available through E&I’s competitively solicited Steelcase contract
- Modern portfolio of versatile, flexible products designed for the way we work and learn today
- In-stock shipping model offers a curated color palette and product offering that ships quickly to be delivered in just 10 days
- Products that meet the highest standards of IAQ with 80%+ recycled content that is 90%+ recyclable
- Robust, competitive warranties on all products
- Typicals/budgeting platform offers dozens of layouts with pricing and files to plan your space with AMQ
- 3D design tools/images to design your products online in real-time and access AMQ’s extensive finish and image libraries, spec sheets, videos, and planning resources
- Steelcase financing options – AMQ meets your budget with high quality, BIFMA-compliant products, plus deeper discounts for select products when bundled together, at a low 4.9% financing rate
Enterprise Fleet
Enterprise provides in-depth, cost-effective fleet management services, analysis, and solutions to carefully monitor your fleet's activity and explore ways to bring additional cost savings to your institution. With more than 55 regional offices, 425,000 vehicles under management, and the added inventory of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, both public and private E&I members institutions can find what they need to effectively manage on-campus fleets.
- Free cost analysis comparing your current method of managing vehicles with other options
- Recommendations based on your school's individual needs and budgets
- Open-ended lease option to help bridge funding gaps
- Dedicated Fleet Coordinator during acquisition to organize convenient pickup/delivery
- Registration, renewals, inspections, and temp tags
- Customized online billing and reporting
- Comprehensive maintenance solutions, including repairs with ASE certified technicians
- End-of-lease and disposal services
Cizek Associates
Cizek Associates is a nationally retained executive search and leadership development firm with over 30 years of success. Their experienced team works with higher education institutions to recruit qualified candidates in senior level positions, including Presidents, Chief Executive Officers, Chief Operating Officers, Vice Presidents, Deans, and Directors.
- Specialty practice area is higher education
- Business model offers simple continuity with a single point of contact throughout the search process
- 12-month informal onboarding included in every search to both client and candidate to ensure smooth integration and alignment to expectations and culture
- 99% Search Completion Rate
- 88% Long-Term Candidate Retention
- 85% Repeat Business Rate
AMN Healthcare
AMN Healthcare is a national search firm with more than 30 years of experience in executive placements. Their solutions help reduce costs, streamline processes, and improve efficiencies to allow E&I member institutions to focus on providing world-class patient care.
- Specialized in academic healthcare and medical life sciences
- Search services also support affiliated hospitals and clinics
- Fixed pricing for the first 24 months of contract
- Sliding scale fees based on package
The Ward Group
The Ward Group helps organizations across a broad range of industries succeed with an approach to executive search that combines functional expertise, a team-based approach, a client-centric philosophy, and practical experience.
- Access to The Ward Group’s complete scope of services with no exclusions
- Pricing held firm for the first 24 months of the contract
- Includes a six-month retention guarantee
Quest Diagnostics
Quest Workforce Health Solutions offers comprehensive drug testing and wellness modalities, including lab-based, rapid testing, and mobile collection options tailored for academic and educational institutions. With access to their Employer Solutions portal, dedicated logistics, and nationwide network of nearly 10,000 collection sites, they provide seamless and compliant wellness solutions. Supported by expert account managers, their services help institutions maintain a safe, drug-free environment, enhance employee wellness, and streamline regulatory compliance, ensuring healthier, more productive educational settings.
- Multiple drug testing modalities
- Laboratory-based and rapid testing services
- Wellness testing services, biometric screenings, and occupational health testing services
- Employer solutions portal
- Logistics / courier services employer solutions
- Dedicated account manager
- Highly competitive pricing for Education
- Comprehensive cost savings and financial benefit analysis for E&I members
- Customized analytical support to determine potential cost savings
Proctorio
Proctorio's services include automated or live online proctoring, identity verification, originality verification, content protection, browser lock down, and detailed reporting. Through end-to-end security, Proctorio's suite of features validates student identities, authenticates originality, and ensures the integrity of your online exams. Proctorio's tools make up the digital toolbox within your assessment platform to ensure your online assessment's integrity. Requiring no personal identifiable information, and using Zero-Knowledge encryption, Proctorio ensures that test-taker data is kept safe.
- Tiered contract pricing exclusively for E&I members
- Fully automated and live remote proctoring services available as needed
- Dedicated partner success managers (PSMs) assist members with training, onboarding, and scheduling go-live date
- Pilot program is available for 1-2 months
- Seamless integration with your LMS through LTI, API, deep integration, or the Verify Login feature
- Single sign-on with no additional logins or personally identifiable information needed
- Designed for unrivaled learner privacy, system security, scalability, and reliability, achieving FERPA, FIPPA, COPPA, CCPA, and GDPR compliance
- Plagiarism detection services available for Canvas LMS users
- Only remote proctoring system offering Zero-Knowledge encryption, protecting all student data in transit and storage
- 24/7/365 support for members and students
HPC International
Through Education Concierge™, Enterprise Librarian™, and Value Analysis Research™, HPC International helps organizations drive innovation through technology, achieve savings on professional education, produce evidence-based research for academic and healthcare institutions, and more. Their core services allow E&I members to prioritize business needs stress-free at negotiated pricing and terms.
- Education Concierge™ helps institutions centralize, better manage, and control expenses related to professional development for employees, researchers, and faculty members
- Centralize and manage professional development and continuing education (CE/CME/PD) costs through an online portal that allows users to submit requests, negotiates discounted prices with vendors, secures internal expense approval, and facilitates vendor payments
- Enterprise Librarian™ helps institutions staff libraries with remote masters-trained librarians on a temporary, long-term, full-time, or part-time basis
- Librarians provide on-demand research support, oversight of library subscription resources and annual renewals, management of library budgets, support for professional education and CME programs, and technical expertise to build and maintain a virtual library for your institution
- Value Analysis Research™ is a customized, objective third-party research service that evaluates the latest evidence-based health and science literature to compare clinical- and cost-effectiveness of various healthcare products, surgical devices, and medical equipment
- Request on-demand executive research papers on any topic, presented in a concise summary that helps decision makers evaluate product choices through evidence-based guidance before purchasing
- Implementation and support from HPC's dedicated team
