PMAB Education Partners

PMAB is proud to work with our Educational Partners, Endicott College Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional Studies, and Suffolk University Sawyer Business School, to deliver quality educational programs and services to our membership. These relationships support the missions of our organizations by providing opportunities for educational and professional relationships for PMAB members and Endicott College and Suffolk University students and faculty through the common thread of applied learning.

PMAB's mission is to provide local, regional, national and international leadership in purchasing, materials and supply chain management, particularly in the areas of professional development, education, and standards of excellence in behalf of and for its members.

Academic and professional collaborative opportunities include:

• Relationships with PMAB member companies for internships and MBA field studies

• Use of the Endicott learning management system for PMAB online courses and seminars

• Mentoring and coaching

• Availability of campus conference space

• Guest speakers, lecturers and seminar leaders

• Employment opportunities for Endicott undergraduate and graduate students

• Educational opportunities for PMAB members

Endicott College

The mission of Endicott College is to instill in students an understanding of and an appreciation for professional and liberal studies.  Deeply woven within this philosophy is the concept of applied learning, which has been the hallmark of Endicott.  Linking classroom and off-campus work experience through required internships remains the most distinguishing feature of the College. Endicott has a vision for the total development of the individual within a community that fosters an appreciation of diversity, international awareness, community service, and moral and ethical values.  Endicott is an innovative and vibrant, student-centered institution that supports undergraduate and graduate students in their pursuit of knowledge.

Suffolk University

The Sawyer Business School is internationally accredited in business and accounting by AACSB International -- the Association to Advance the Collegiate Schools of Business and the premier accrediting body for business schools. This elite distinction is shared by less than 10% of the world's business schools. The Business School is also accredited by the National Association of Schools and College of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).

With a dual mission of preparing successful leaders in global business and public service, the Sawyer Business School offers full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, public administration and health administration.