Memos Category
Published: May 6th, 2021
Olga Weider, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
The 2020-21 fiscal year ends on June 30, 2021, and the scheduled date
for closing the General Ledger for the 2021 fiscal year is July 14, 2021.
Each year, a schedule of fiscal-related deadlines associated with this
period is provided to help guide everyone’s efforts. This schedule, along with
accompanying resources to support year-end processes may be found at https://www.fa.ufl.edu/directives/fiscal-year-end-schedule-and-resources/.
Supplementary information has been added to this year’s schedule,
including fund groups impacted, links to resources, and downloadable calendar
reminders. […]
Published: Apr 27th, 2021
Kent Fuchs, President
Four finalists have been selected as
candidates to serve as UF’s next Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Advisor to
the President. The following individuals will visit campus in May:
Lakesha Butler, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Coordinator of Diversity and Inclusion, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, May 4 & 5Seval Yildirim, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development, California State University, May 6 & 7
Kauline Cipriani, Associate Dean for
Inclusive Excellence/Clinical Associate Professor, Gillings School of Global
Public Health, University of North […]
Published: Apr 22nd, 2021
I
am pleased to announce that Dr. Nicole Stedman, a professor and associate chair
of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication in the College of
Agricultural and Life Sciences, has been selected as the University of
Florida’s next dean of The Graduate School.
Dr.
Stedman will assume her new role effective June 1.
The dean provides leadership in operating The Graduate School and
all centrally administered aspects of graduate education; defining and
implementing university-wide policies in graduate education; recruiting and retaining
a diverse graduate student body; and advocating for graduate education. […]
Published: Apr 13th, 2021
Jodi D. Gentry, Vice President for UF Human Resources
We are pleased to announce a call for applications for 2021-2022 UF leadership development programs, including Advanced Leadership for Academics and Professionals (ALAP), the UF Academy, and the Managers Cohort. These highly-regarded programs will begin in the fall of 2021 and run through May 2022. Applications are being accepted now through April 30, 2021. Because leadership development is essential to the effective management of a university, I hope you will encourage individuals from your […]
Published: Apr 8th, 2021
Joseph Glover, Provost and Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs
Three finalists have been selected for
the role of Dean, Graduate School and Associate Provost.
Each candidate’s schedule includes
an open forum presentation and Q&A.
Faculty,
staff, students and stakeholders are invited to attend. The dates and times are
listed below.
Thursday, April 8
Dr. David Mazyck, Professor, Environmental Engineering and Director, Electronic Delivery of Gator Engineering
(EDGE), University of Florida
Presentation and Q&A with
Campus Community
11:00 a.m. – Noon Via Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92346963559?pwd=NTRoU0htNHJPeHFVWmtKOE5ZQ05hUT09
Q&A with Graduate Students
3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Via Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94919712862?pwd=OFo5d2RCMGJ5NUFPUStpbEdGWVFDQT09
Friday, April […]
Published: Apr 5th, 2021
David R. Nelson, M.D., Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, UF & President, UF Health
Terra DuBois, UF Chief Compliance, Ethics, and Privacy Officer
We are pleased to announce that Robert (“Bob”) Michalski has
been named Vice President/Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer at UF Health. Bob,
former vice president and chief compliance officer at Baylor Scott & White
Health in Dallas, began his new role on April 5, 2021.
As an integral part of UF’s enterprise-wide compliance
program, Bob’s responsibilities will include ensuring UF Health and its related
entities […]
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 […]
