Memos Category
Published: Feb 12th, 2020
Joseph A. Tyndall, MD, MPH, Professor and Interim Dean UF College of Medicine
Dear colleagues,
I
am pleased to announce that Ronald Berry, M.D., has been named the director of
the University of Florida Student Health Care Center, or SHCC. Dr. Berry, who
has served as interim director of the SHCC since February 2019, is the perfect candidate
to lead the AAAHC-accredited center and advance the future health and wellness
needs of an increasingly diverse and expanding student community.
The
SHCC director is a leadership position within the department of community
health […]
Published: Feb 4th, 2020
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
The textbook adoption system for Summer and Fall 2020 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 2020 adoptions.
In order to facilitate timely ordering of materials by the UF
Bookstore, please submit Summer and Fall adoptions, by March 23, 2020.
For compliance with Florida Statutes, please submit adoptions no
later than the following:
Summer
2020 adoptions: March 27, 2020. Fall
2020 adoptions: July 10, 2020.
Knowledge of course textbook […]
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 This act repealed the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 […]
Published: Dec 23rd, 2019
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Assistant Provost Cheryl Gater as Director of Campus Experience effective January 1, 2020. Dr. Gater will report to the Provost and continue her role in Academic Affairs. With over 20 years of experience in the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs, Dr. Gater brings expertise in campus-wide initiatives to this new role. She previously served as Director of Postdoctoral Affairs and prior to that was integral in […]
Published: Dec 9th, 2019
Jodi D. Gentry, Vice President for Human Resources
In keeping with past practice,
the University of Florida will be closed Wednesday, December 25 (Christmas),
and Wednesday, January 1 (New Year’s Day), as well as the holiday closing
period of December 26 through December 31. This holiday closing period is
designed to offer departments the flexibility to close or significantly reduce
staffing during the holiday season. The university will reopen Thursday,
January 2.
All TEAMS employees, 12-month
Academic Personnel and postdoctoral associates have been credited with four
personal leave days to […]
