Memos Category
Published: Jan 4th, 2012
Andy Fletcher, Associate Vice President, University Relations
The university is conducting research to identify and prioritize the various audiences we currently serve or desire to serve through communications (list attached). Many of you have conducted your own audience research and we would like to merge your findings with our database. Please forward any appropriate data, or links to research you feel is pertinent, to Florida Bridgewater-Alford at bridgefl@ufl.edu.
Also, please indicate the target audiences you consider to be the most important to your college […]
Published: Dec 21st, 2011
Win Phillips, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, J. Bernard Machen, President
Curtis Reynolds, the University of Florida’s assistant vice president for physical plant, has been named the university’s vice president for business affairs. His new position is effective Jan. 6, 2012.
Curtis joined UF in July 2010 as assistant vice president for physical plant. From 2006 to 2010, he was vice provost for facilities management at Miami Dade College, where he was responsible for business affairs on eight campuses located throughout Miami-Dade […]
Published: Dec 21st, 2011
Win Phillips, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, J. Bernard Machen, President
David P. Norton, the University of Florida’s associate dean for research in the College of Engineering, has been named vice president for research. David will assume his new role Jan. 30, 2012.
David has held his current position since 2009. He joined UF in 2000 as an associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. From 1991 to 1997, he was a research staff member in the Solid State […]
Published: Dec 20th, 2011
Sheri P. Austin, Asst. Vice President, University Budgets
Applications to establish or adjust Material and Supply Fees and Equipment Use Fees for the Summer and Fall 2012 Terms are now being accepted. All departmental requests should be submitted no later than February 10, 2012 and Deans approvals by February 17, 2012.
Existing fees should be reviewed to determine if you are charging the appropriate fee to cover the resources needed. Amounts exceeding $50 per course for M&S Fees must be substantiated. A maximum of […]
Published: Dec 15th, 2011
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
Effective January 1, 2012, the University of Florida is revising its cell phone reimbursement policy pursuant to IRS Notice 2011-72 and a related memorandum to IRS field agents.
Two major changes are:
Reimbursement for cell phone service or for the cell phone purchase will not be taxable, and therefore, no gross-up is needed. The phone must still be provided for noncompensatory business purposes to remain nontaxable. Each department is responsible for documenting the business purpose. No […]
Published: Dec 14th, 2011
David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Health Affairs and President, UF&Shands Health System
We are pleased to announce that as of Jan. 9., UF&Shands, the University of Florida Academic Health Center, will offer patients and their visitors free parking on our Gainesville campus.
Quality is Job 1 at UF&Shands, and convenient access is an important part of quality. In this spirit, free parking is an important step in our continued commitment to improve the patient experience at UF&Shands.
UF and Shands employees and […]
Published: Dec 9th, 2011
Mike Katovich, Chair, Senate Nominating Committee
Each year the University of Florida offers employees the opportunity to participate in its governance through various university committees, boards, and councils (see the Senate Website at www.senate.ufl.edu for a list of committees). When you call up individual committees you are interested in you will find not only the responsibilities of the committee but also should be able to judge the time commitment involved in serving on that committee. Faculty, administrators and staff are all encouraged to […]
Published: Dec 9th, 2011
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
Listed below are the dates for the Academic Year through Spring 2013.
Summer 2012
Number of Pay Periods
Term A
05/15/12 – 06/30/12
3.4
Term B
07/01/12 – 08/15/12
3.3
Term C
05/15/12 – 08/15/12
6.7
2012-2013 Academic Year
Number of Pay Periods
Fall 2012
08/16/12 – 12/31/12
9.8
Spring 2013
01/01/13 – 05/15/13
9.7
Please contact Janet Malphurs (jmmalph@ufl.edu) if you have any questions.
Thank you
Published: Dec 5th, 2011
Kevin Knudson, Director, University Honors Program and Chair, Creative Campus Committee
With funding provided by the Office of the Provost, the Creative Campus Committee (CCC) is pleased to announce the following opportunities for the 2012-13 academic year.
Catalyst Fund: In an effort to promote and enhance creative activity on campus, the CCC solicits proposals for projects that offer highly innovative approaches to teaching, research, or multi-disciplinary enquiry. Faculty are invited to propose projects individually or in collaboration with other faculty, staff, and students. In […]
Published: Dec 2nd, 2011
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
Effective January 1, 2012, the new sales tax rate for Alachua County will be 6.0 percent. The Alachua County .25 percent Indigent Care (Choices) Surtax is scheduled to retire on December 31, 2011, meaning Alachua County will have no discretionary sales surtax for 2012. This rate applies to the sale or use of taxable merchandise or taxable services delivered into Alachua.
University units with taxable sales or services are expected to collect, deposit, and report […]
