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Extension of enrollment confirmation deadline for first-year students

Published: Mar 18th, 2024

Dr. Mary Parker, Vice President for Enrollment Management

UF will extend its enrollment confirmation deadline for first-year students to May 15, 2024, in response to federal delays. The prior deadline was May 1.  

As you may have read in news accounts, the U.S. Department of Education is implementing the FAFSA Simplification Act, which requires a significant overhaul of the processes and systems to award federal student aid. The changes aim to expand access to federal Pell Grants and make applying for federal aid easier […]

Spring 2024 Commencement Information

Published: Mar 13th, 2024

Jason Degen, Director of Commencements

Spring 2024 Commencement Information

Ceremonies

This spring, there will be two university commencement ceremonies coordinated by the Provost’s Office:

Doctoral Degrees Ceremony on Thursday, May 2nd 9am -11am (processional to begin at 8:40am) Stephen C. O’Connell Center

University Wide Ceremony on Friday, May 3rd at 7:00pm (processional to begin at 6:30pm). Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Additionally, except for the Colleges of Dentistry, Pharmacy and Levin College of Law, each college will hold their own recognition ceremony at a designated time during the […]

Doctoral Dissertation/Mentoring Award Winners

Published: Mar 8th, 2024

Dr. Nicole LP Stedman, Associate Provost 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 2023-2024 competition are:

Ronald K. […]

Funding Opportunity: Southeastern Conference Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program

Published: Mar 5th, 2024

Dr. Chris Hass, 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 must […]

Compliance with BOG Regulation 9.016 on Prohibited Expenditures

Published: Mar 1st, 2024

J. Scott Angle, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs; Amy Meyers Hass, Vice President and General Counsel; Melissa Curry, Vice President for Human Resources

To comply with the Florida Board of Governor’s regulation 9.016 on prohibited expenditures, the University of Florida has closed the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, eliminated DEI positions and administrative appointments, and halted DEI-focused contracts with outside vendors.

Under the direction of UF Human Resources, university employees whose positions were eliminated will receive UF’s standard twelve weeks […]

Fulbright Awareness Month 2024

Published: Feb 19th, 2024

Marta Wayne, Dean of UF International Center, Associate Provost

The International Center and the UF Fulbright Lecture Committee are pleased to announce that Fulbright Awareness Month (FAM) will be celebrated from March 4-31, 2024.

Fulbright Awareness Month includes multiple informational sessions for scholars, faculty, staff, and students and provide opportunities to learn about Fulbright, the application process, and to hear about the experiences of past Fulbright participants. Despite the different challenges that we face both at home and abroad, the Fulbright mission remains the […]

Summer and Fall 2024 Textbook Adoptions

Published: Feb 7th, 2024

J. Scott Angle, Provost and Senior Vice President

The textbook adoption system for summer and fall 2024 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 2024 adoptions.

For compliance with Florida Statutes, please submit adoptions no later than the following:

Summer 2024 adoptions: March 23, 2024.

Fall 2024 adoptions: July 3, 2024.

Changes to summer or fall 2024 instructional materials adoptions made after the deadlines posted above are out of compliance with […]

Distance Learning Fees/Dates and Deadlines

Published: Feb 6th, 2024

Brian Harfe, Interim Associate Provost for Teaching and Technology

Distance Learning Fees requests for the Summer and Fall 2024 terms are now being accepted through MyUFL. All departmental applications should be submitted no later than Thursday, February 15, 2024. Dean’s approval is required by Thursday, February 22, 2024.

Departments only charging for course captioning and proctoring, please send a list of your courses to cnewsom@ufl.edu. If you need to charge for any other items, please create and submit your DL Fee forms as usual.

Reminder:  […]

Academic Year Appointment Calendar through Spring 2025

Published: Jan 19th, 2024

J. Scott Angle, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Listed below are the dates for the academic year through Spring 2025

Summer 2024:                                                                         Number of Pay Periods

Term A                   5/15/2024 – 6/30/2024                                               3.3

Term B                   7/01/2024 – 8/15/2024                                               3.4

Term C                   5/15/2024 – 8/15/2024                                               6.7

2024-2025 Academic Year:

Fall 2024                8/16/2024 – 12/31/2024                                             9.8

Spring 2025           1/01/2025 – 5/15/2025                                               9.7

UF Religious Observances Policy

Published: Jan 2nd, 2024

J. Scott Angle, Interim 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 their faith. A student needs to inform the faculty member of the religious observances of their faith that will conflict with class attendance, with tests or […]