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Published: Mar 31st, 2021
Joseph Glover, Provost and Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs
Each year the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars (ADTS)
honors University of Florida’s exceptional teaching and scholarship
accomplishments by inducting into its membership faculty members who have
demonstrated sustained innovation and commitment in both areas. Please join me
in welcoming the 2021-2022 inductees:
Nancy
Fichtman Dana, Professor, School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education
Greg Stitt, Associate
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Herbert Wertheim
College of Engineering
These teacher-scholars were selected based on portfolio
submissions that provided strong evidence of the […]
Published: Mar 31st, 2021
Olga N. Weider, Interim Assistant Vice President and University Controller
The University has calculated the new proposed pooled fringe
rates for fiscal year 2021-2022 and has submitted them to the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services. Although
we do not expect any objections, the proposed rates are subject to DHHS
approval and should be used with that understanding in your planning for fiscal
year 2021-2022. The rates, when approved,
will be effective July 1, 2021.
The pooled rates include the following employer-paid costs of
taxes and benefits:
FICA OASDI (Social Security)
FICA […]
Published: Mar 31st, 2021
Olga N. Weider, Interim Assistant Vice President and University Controller
A Schedule of Paydays and Critical Dates for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 can be accessed on the Payroll Services, Finance and Accounting website at: http://www.fa.ufl.edu/directives/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.
If you have questions you may contact Payroll
Services at payroll-services@ufl.edu
or (352) 392-1231.
Published: Mar 15th, 2021
Dr. Henry Frierson, Associate Vice President and Dean
The life of the university is greatly
enhanced by the quality of our doctoral students, and they take their direction
from our many outstanding faculty members.
In an effort to continue to promote doctoral studies and to recognize
excellence in doctoral student mentoring by our faculty, awards are given each
year to at least five faculty doctoral advisors selected on a competitive
basis. The Doctoral Dissertation
Advisor/Mentoring Award winners for the 2020-2021 competition are:
Dr.
Linda Hon
Professor
Department
of Public Relations
Dr.
Tina Smith-Bonahue
Associate
Professor
Department
of Special Education, School Psychology […]
Published: Mar 1st, 2021
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
The textbook adoption system for Summer and Fall 2021 is now
available to faculty and departments to submit their textbook adoptions and
materials requirements. Please visit http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu/ to
enter Summer and Fall 2021 adoptions.
For compliance with Florida Statutes, please submit
adoptions no later than the following:
Summer 2021 adoptions: March 26, 2021. Fall 2021 adoptions: July 9, 2021.
In order to facilitate timely ordering of materials by the
UF Bookstore, please submit Fall adoptions, by March 26, 2021.
Knowledge of course textbook […]
