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UFDocuSign available to UF faculty and staff beginning this month

Published: Apr 13th, 2018

Jodi D. Gentry, Vice President for UF Human Resources
Charles E. Lane, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Michael V. McKee, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Beginning Monday, April 16, UFDocuSign—an electronic signature service that lets users securely sign and initial electronic documents instead of paper copies—will be available to all UF faculty and staff for free. Faculty and staff are encouraged to use the service for official university business requiring signatures in order to save time, money and the frustration of waiting […]

UF Leadership Development Programs – Call for Applications

Published: Apr 13th, 2018

Jodi D. Gentry, Vice President for Human Resources

We are pleased to announce a call for applications for the UF Academy and the Advanced Leadership for Academics and Professionals program. Both of these highly regarded leadership development programs will begin in the fall of 2018, running through May 2019. Applications are being accepted now through May 1, 2018. Because leadership development is essential to the effective management of a university, I hope you will encourage individuals from your respective areas to apply for […]

Search for Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Advisor to the President

Published: Apr 6th, 2018

W. Kent Fuchs, President

The Search Committee for the Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Advisor to the President has selected finalists who will be visiting campus this month:

• Matthew L. Boaz, currently Chief Diversity Officer, Wright State University, will visit campus April 9-10

• John Fitzgerald Gates, currently Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied Science, will visit campus April 11-12

• Antonio Farias, currently Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, Wesleyan University, will visit campus April 19-20

Each of their schedules […]

Search for Director of the Harn Museum of Art

Published: Apr 4th, 2018

Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

The Search Committee for the Director of the Harn Museum of Art has selected three finalists who will be visiting the campus during April:

• Yasufumi Nakamori, JD, currently Department Head and Curator, Minneapolis Institute of Art, will visit campus April 9 and 10
• Kymberly Pinder, Ph.D., currently Dean, College of Fine Arts, University of New Mexico, will visit campus April 19 and 20
• Lee Anne Chesterfield, Ph.D., currently Senior Advisor for Museum Planning and Board Relations, […]

Search for Dean of the College of the Arts

Published: Apr 3rd, 2018

Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

The Search Committee for the Dean of the College of The Arts has selected four finalists who will be visiting the campus during April:
• Jacob Daniel Pinholster, M.F.A, currently Associate Dean for Policy and Initiatives in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University, will visit campus April 11-12.
• C. Tayloe Harding, Jr., D.Mus., currently Dean for the School of Music at University of South Carolina, will visit campus April 19-20.
• Onyekwere […]

University of Florida Regulation Amendment

Published: Apr 2nd, 2018

Amy M. Hass, Interim Vice President and General Counsel

University of Florida Regulation Amendment
University of Florida Regulation Repeal

UF-3.007 Traffic and Parking: Parking Registration
The above-referenced regulation amendment was approved by the Board of Trustees on March 23, 2018. The regulation in its final form is now effective and has been published on the Regulations’ website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.

UF 6.019 IFAS: Eligibility for Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
The […]

Schedule of Paydays and Critical Dates – FY 2018-2019

Published: Mar 27th, 2018

Alan M. West, Assistant Vice President and University Controller

A Schedule of Paydays and Critical Dates for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 can be accessed on the Payroll and Tax Services, Finance and Accounting website at: http://www.fa.ufl.edu/departments/payroll-tax-services/payroll-schedules/

The schedule includes Time and Labor deadlines as well as the Human Resource office’s deadlines to assure that all supporting documents are received in time for approval for the next payday.

You may contact Roberta Elkins, relkins1056@ufl.edu or Linda Smith, linda.smith@ufl.edu in University Payroll and Tax Services, (352) 392-1231, […]

Funding Opportunity: Southeastern Conference Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program

Published: Mar 23rd, 2018

Dr. Angel Kwolek-Folland, Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program is intended to enhance faculty collaboration that stimulates scholarly initiatives between SEC universities.

This initiative gives faculty from one SEC university the opportunity to travel to another SEC campus to: exchange ideas; develop grant proposals; conduct research; consult with faculty and/or students; offer lectures or symposia; or engage in whatever academic activities are agreeable to the visitor and host unit.

Travel dates for these visits […]

NIH Director Francis S. Collins to lecture at UF April 2, 2018

Published: Mar 21st, 2018

W. Kent Fuchs, President

Dr. Francis Collins will speak at UF on Monday, April 2 from 10:30-11:45am. The lecture will be held at the Harrell Medical Education Building, North Learning Studio Room 125, on the University of Florida campus. There will be time after the lecture for Q&A.

Collins was appointed the 16th director of the National Institutes of Health by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate. He was sworn in on August 17, 2009. On June 6, 2017, President Donald Trump […]

Policy from the University Controller – Delegation of Financial Tasks

Published: Mar 16th, 2018

Alan M. West, Assistant Vice President and University Controller

Vice Presidents, Deans, Directors and Department Chairs are responsible for the financial activities in their respective areas. A Vice President, Dean, Director, or Department Chair who chooses to delegate financial tasks such as transactional processing, recordkeeping, approving, monitoring, and reporting, to another employee, remains responsible and accountable for the above listed activities. The accountability includes:

-Compliance with applicable laws and regulations, University policies, and terms/conditions of gifts, contracts, and grants
-Sound financial condition and good […]