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Update to leadership title

Published: Aug 8th, 2025

Kent Fuchs, Interim President

Dear Colleagues,

As an acknowledgement of his contributions to the University of Florida and to enable him to be even more effective in his leadership role, the “Interim” designation has been removed from the position title of Ryan Fuller.

Ryan Fuller’s title as Vice President and General Counsel became effective on August 1.

Sarah Mathias receives national recognition for leadership in government relations

Published: Aug 6th, 2025

Chuck Clemens, Vice President for Government and Community Relations

Sarah Mathias, assistant vice president for federal government relations at the University of Florida, has been awarded the Betty Colden Memorial Lectureship by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Council on Governmental Affairs, one of the highest honors in her field.

The award recognizes Mathias as a national leader in congressional and governmental relations who has made significant contributions to the profession, the council and APLU. Mathias accepted the award and delivered the annual […]

New Faculty Orientation

Published: Aug 6th, 2025

Melissa Curry, Vice President for Human ResourcesChris Hass, Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs

To welcome new faculty to the University of Florida and provide information about available resources and services, UF Human Resources has partnered with the Office of the Provost and the Center for Teaching Excellence to provide an online version of the New Faculty Orientation hosted via Canvas and found at https://ufl.instructure.com/courses/403368.

The orientation site — which will be available to new faculty as they are hired and throughout the academic […]