Archive for “January 2020 ”
Published: Jan 31st, 2020
David R. Nelson, M.D. Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, UF & President, UF Health
Gigi Lipori, M.T., M.B.A., Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, UF Health
We are pleased to announce the
appointment of Christopher (Chris) A. Harle, Ph.D., as chief research
information officer for UF Health. In this role, Dr. Harle will provide
leadership around operations and governance of information technology that support
research activities across the UF Health campus, including UF Health
Shands Hospital, UF Health Jacksonville and associated practices. He […]
Published: Jan 28th, 2020
W. Andrew McCollough, Associate Provost for Teaching and
Technology
Applications to request Distance Learning
Fees for the Summer and Fall 2020 terms are now being accepted through
PeopleSoft. All departmental applications should be submitted no later than Monday,
February 10, 2020 and Dean’s approval is required by Friday, February
14.
(Reminder, DL Fees applications are
required each semester for all courses as they are not carried over.)
The following Distance Learning Fee
guidelines are to be utilized, beginning with the Fall, 2020 term.
• Beginning
with the Fall, 2020 term TA (Grad Asst.) […]
Published: Jan 16th, 2020
Alan M. West, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by
Congress in December 2017 affected employer-provided qualified transportation
fringe benefits, including workplace parking plans. Beginning in 2018, the Employee parking costs
were no longer a deductible expense, meaning they were subject to Social
Security (or FICA Alternative for participating employees), Medicare and
Federal withholding taxes.
On December 20, 2019, the
President signed into law the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Act of
2019. This act repealed the
controversial “parking tax” that […]
Published: Jan 15th, 2020
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
Listed below are the dates for the Academic Year through Spring 2021
Summer 2020 Number of Pay Periods
Term A 5/15/2020 – 6/30/2020 3.3
Term B 7/01/2020 – 8/15/2020 3.3
Term C 5/15/2020 – 8/15/2020 6.6
2020-2021 Academic Year
Fall 2020 8/16/2020 – 12/31/2020 9.9
Spring 2021 1/01/2021 – 5/15/2021 9.6
Please
contact Deanna Nelson at (352) 273-1773 or e-mail to Deanna.Nelson@ufl.edu if you have any
questions.
Published: Jan 9th, 2020
Amy M. Hass, Vice President and General Counsel
It is my pleasure to announce that Terra DuBois has accepted the role of
Interim Chief Compliance Officer for the University of Florida effective
immediately. This position reports functionally to the Audit & Compliance
Committee of the Board of Trustees and the President, and administratively to
the Vice President and General Counsel.
As Interim Chief Compliance Officer, Terra will lead and coordinate
compliance initiatives and operations across the UF enterprise. She will
chair an enterprise-wide compliance committee, to include compliance leaders
from UF […]
Published: Jan 7th, 2020
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Please
assure that every faculty member in your college is familiar with the policy specified
below and complies with its provisions as they relate to accommodating
students’ religious observances.
Students and
faculty must work together to allow students the opportunity to observe the
holy days of his or her faith. A student needs to inform the faculty member of
the religious observances of his or her faith that will conflict with class
attendance, with tests or examinations, or with […]
Published: Jan 6th, 2020
Dear Colleagues:
David R. Nelson, MD, Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, UF & President, UF Health
I am pleased to announce that we have launched the search to fill the position of dean for the UF College of Medicine. The search firm Spencer Stuart, which has extensive knowledge of academic health centers and UF Health, will support the search. Dr. Julie Johnson, dean, College of Pharmacy, and Dr. Leon Haley, dean, College of Medicine-Jacksonville, will serve as co-chairs of the committee.
The […]
