Memos Category
Published: Sep 21st, 2011
Ken Berns, Honorary Degrees Committee Chair
Submission Deadline: October 3, 2011
One of the traditional components of our commencement ceremonies is honoring individuals who have been selected to receive a university designated award (these include the honorary degree, the distinguished alumnus award, the distinguished achievement award, and the distinguished service award). We count on you and your colleagues to identify and nominate individuals who, through their accomplishments and service, are deserving of the university’s highest honors.
Nominations submitted by the October 3rd deadline will be […]
Published: Sep 16th, 2011
Winfred Phillips, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
The University of Florida is initiating a search for the next Vice President for Research. The individual selected for this position will have three main areas of responsibility: 1) the management of the Division of Sponsored Research; 2) the coordination and development of research policy for the University of Florida, the University of Florida Biotechnology Center, the Centers of Excellence, interdisciplinary research centers and institutes, animal care services, Institutional Review Board, IACUC, and liaison […]
Published: Sep 13th, 2011
Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services
I am pleased to announce a call for nominations for the University of Florida 2012 Superior Accomplishment Awards program. The purpose of the program—now in its 23rd year—is to recognize Academic Personnel, TEAMS, and USPS employees who have contributed outstanding service in their fields during the previous academic year. This year’s program covers the time period of August 1, 2010, through July 31, 2011, and features two new awards in the categories of Diversity […]
Published: Sep 12th, 2011
Melanie Fridl Ross, MSJ, ELS Chief Communications Officer UF&Shands, the University of Florida Academic Health Center
Please join us at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for Family Medicine at Main
September 19, 2011
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
1707 North Main Street
Gainesville, FL 32609
Parking is available at Northeast Park
400 NE 16th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32609
Shuttles will be available between the event site and the available parking.
Main_Invite (PDF, 2 MB)
Published: Sep 12th, 2011
Elias G. Eldayrie, Vice President and CIO
Updates and revisions to the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for university IT resources were approved on August 17, 2011, and are now in effect.
University Information Technology (IT) resources are to be used for activities related to UF’s mission of research, teaching, clinical, and service/extension activities. Some examples of IT resources include the computers, software, systems, networks, and electronic devices bought, developed and/or maintained in support of the university’s mission.
This Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) applies to all […]
Published: Sep 8th, 2011
Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services
I am pleased to announce that President Machen has approved a 3 percent across-the-board salary increase for all eligible TEAMS and USPS employees. The implementation of the increases should help offset the recent legislative change that required employees to contribute 3 percent of their salaries toward their retirement. The salary increases will be added to employees’ base salaries and will be effective September 16, 2011.
Funding for these increases was made available from cost savings […]
Published: Sep 7th, 2011
Leslie D. Bram, Associate Vice President/COO
This is my annual reminder that Pepsi has the exclusive pouring rights contract for UF. This means that only Pepsi products (including bottled water and Gatorade) may be served on campus at events as wide ranging as a faculty meeting, dean’s luncheon, staff retreat or a special event. Personal use is exempted from the contract.
Please make serious attempts to use only Pepsi products at UF events away from campus; sometimes this is not possible but please be sure […]
Published: Sep 6th, 2011
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
It is time to prepare proposed changes to University of Florida regulations to be effective in the spring of 2012. If you or those in your units would like to propose changes to any University of Florida regulation (refer to the University of Florida Regulations website at http://regulations.ufl.edu), please submit the proposed changes to the General Counsel’s Office by January 9, 2012 so they may become effective in 2012.
Please include the following in the submission […]
Published: Sep 6th, 2011
J. Bernard Machen, President
Today I am announcing a reorganization of my cabinet that I believe will improve overall leadership effectiveness by streamlining reporting relationships and enhancing efficiency.
As part of that restructuring, I have named Win Phillips, vice president for research, to the post of senior vice president and chief operating officer, effective Sept. 6.
Reporting to the senior vice president and chief operating officer will be the following positions:
vice president for business affairs (Ed Poppell)
vice president for human resources (Paula Fussell)
vice president for […]
Published: Sep 2nd, 2011
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President and David Sammons, Dean of the UF International Center
In an effort to strengthen the ability of the university to ensure the safety of faculty, staff, and students participating in official university international travel, a simple registration procedure has been implemented. All members of the UF community who are traveling on officially-sanctioned UF business outside the United States are required to register their travel on the UF International Center Web site: http://www.ufic.ufl.edu/travelregistration.html. (Please note: This registration […]
