Archive for “February 1998 ”
Published: Feb 24th, 1998
Jack Heidler, Director
In an ongoing effort to provide you with the best customer service, University Personnel Services announces certain organizational changes effective immediately. These changes enable us to maximize our resources and enhance our operational efficiency.
We have moved all services previously provided through Employee Development to other functional areas. The services we provide remain the same, although we no longer host a functional area called Employee Development.
Training & Development and USPS/A&P performance appraisal administration now fall under Employee Relations & Development, headed […]
Published: Feb 23rd, 1998
Sheila K. Dickison, Director, University Honors Program
As many of you know, the Honors Program keeps a database of all research projects at the University of Florida that could involve undergraduate students. We publish this database on the World Wide Web so that all undergraduate students can have an easily accessible means to find projects that may be of interest to them. We understand that all research projects will not be suitable for undergraduate students; however, it is our hope that some researchers […]
Published: Feb 20th, 1998
Richard D. Massie, Assistant Dean for Student Services, Director, Multicultural Affairs
The Office for Student Services, Multicultural Affairs is updating brochures and other publications. I would like to request that you forward to me any programs in your area that:
Involve youth.
Are targeted toward all youth.
Are targeted toward minority youth.
Please include cost, starting and ending dates, details of program, and contact person.
Thanks in advance.
Published: Feb 19th, 1998
Pamela J. Bernard, General Counsel
Attached is a copy of the Notice of Proposed Rule Development for rules which are proposed for adoption or revision by the University. Please distribute and post the notice upon receipt.
Attachments:
6C1-1.009, 6C1-1.011 (PDF, 15 KB)6C1-3.007, 6C1-3.013 thru 6C1-3.016, 6C1-3.020, 6C1-3.024, 6C1-3.036 (PDF, 16 KB)6C1-4.032 (PDF, 15 KB)6C1-6.009 (PDF, 15 KB)6C1-7.003, 6C1-7.019, 6C1-7.036, 6C1-7.051 (PDF, 16 KB)
Published: Feb 19th, 1998
Jack Heidler, Director
We are pleased to announce an increase in the maximum bonus payment allowed for both A&P employees and USPS employees who are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the revised rule 6C-5.915, the new maximum bonus payment for A&P and exempt USPS employees is fifteen percent of the employee’s base rate of pay. Maximum bonus payments for USPS employees who are not exempt from the FLSA remains ten percent of the employee’s annual base pay or $3000 […]
Published: Feb 19th, 1998
Greg DuBois, Director, Parking Administrative Services
Official Business Permits will expire on May 1, 1998. In order to ensure prompt issuance of OB Permits to your office; please submit the enclosed application as soon as possible. If you have any questions or need additional Official Business Permits in the future please contact Lacinda Richardson at 392-2241.
Official Business Permit Issuance Policy
Official Business Permits are issued to departments and other administrative units as approved by Parking Administrative Services to allow automobile access to areas of […]
Published: Feb 17th, 1998
Richard Downie, Associate Director
This note is to inform you that retroactive to January 28, 1998, the tax on reimbursable travel expenses for non-resident alien independent contractors will no longer be applied.
Prior to this date, a tax was levied on reimbursable expenses for alien independent contractors at a rate up to 30% unless a tax treaty with the visitor’s government and the US Government provided otherwise. Reimbursable expenses then were treated as income, unlike such expenses for US citizens or permanent residents. That […]
Published: Feb 16th, 1998
John P. Kruczek, University Controller
The Bureau of State Payrolls (BOSP) has issued a revised Volume 5, Section 15 of the State Payroll Manual, Payments Made to Nonresident Aliens. This section of the manual covers the processing procedures and federal employment tax and information return reporting requirements applicable to payments to nonresident aliens. Although Section 15 is part of the Payroll Manual, please note that it also includes rules and procedures for processing payments through University Disbursement Services and other satellite disbursements offices. […]
Published: Feb 16th, 1998
Karen A. Holbrook, Ph.D., Vice President for Research, Dean of the Graduate School
The University of Florida has been invited to submit a pre-application for a new award from the Beckman Foundation — the Research Technologies Initiative. Awards will be in the range of $300,000 to $500,000 per year for a period of up to five years.
It is the intent of this new initiative to support the development of new research technologies, directed at leading edge scientific fields of study, that have similar […]
Published: Feb 16th, 1998
Jack Battenfield, Associate Vice President, University Relations
The University Center for Excellence in Teaching invites all interested faculty and graduate students to the 8th annual Focus on Teaching Workshop, which will be held on Saturday, February 21, from 8:30 to 3:30 in the Touch Down Terrace. The workshop title is: Enhancing Learning: Linking Teaching to Students’ Ways of Knowing. Dr. Marcia Baxter Magolda (Miami University of Ohio) will be the featured speaker. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
There is no fee for attending […]
