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Process Change for Faculty and Staff Gator 1 Card Requests

Published: Jul 13th, 2011

David Looney, Associate Director, Business Services Division

In line with the University of Florida’s sustainability initiative to reduce paper, the Gator 1 ID Card office will be implementing a new online system to replace Faculty & Staff Authorization forms. All departments need to set up an account for their employees to obtain new or replacement Gator 1 cards.

To assure a smooth transition before the start of the new academic year, we are asking all department fiscal offices to set up their accounts by […]

Tenure, Permanent Status and Promotion Workshops for Faculty

Published: Jul 13th, 2011

Dr. Angel Kwolek-Folland, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

Workshops have been scheduled to discuss the preparation of tenure and promotion packets and the University evaluation process for 2011-2012.

We encourage faculty who will be submitting packets this fall, members of this year’s college/unit review boards, new hires, and other interested faculty who may be going through the process in the near future to attend one of these sessions:

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
1pm-3pm
C1-11, Health Science Center
http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/about/VirtualTour/locator/locateCom1st.html

1pm-3pm (Videoconf)
Jax Alumni Auditorium

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
9am-11am
282 Lecture Hall, Reitz Union

A […]

Save the Dates: Academic Administrators Seminar Series

Published: Jul 12th, 2011

Dr. Kathleen Ann Long, Associate Provost

Please advise new department chairs and directors in your area of the upcoming Academic Administrators Seminar Series and encourage them to save the dates. The series is designed to bring together department chairs, directors, associate deans and deans in discussions about academic administrative management at UF, and to provide ongoing training and updated information about management issues for those who are new to their administrative roles.

Below is the tentative list of subjects we’ll address at each session. […]

UF Campus (Printed) Telephone Directory 2011-2012 Departmental Listings

Published: Jun 29th, 2011

Andy Fletcher, Associate Vice President, University Relations

We are gathering information for the 2011-2012 (Printed) Campus Telephone Directory. Please assist us by carefully reviewing your department or college listings in last year’s Directory and sending any changes to our office. Even with various sources of online access to this information, this directory remains a valuable resource for many on campus.

In the Directory’s gray-bordered section (pages l through 85), check all possible listings for your department and make corrections, additions, or deletions.  It is important […]

Increase in Capitalization Threshold – July 1, 2011

Published: Jun 21st, 2011

Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller

Effective July 1, 2011, the Florida Board of Governors created Regulation 9.002 related to the capitalization threshold for tangible personal property. The dollar value for capitalization is being increased from $1,000 to $5,000 for equipment, fixtures, and other tangible personal property of a non-consumable and nonexpendable nature. Also, Library resources with a cost of $250 or more and having a useful life of one year or more shall be recorded in the financial system […]

Summer B Residence Hall Check-in

Published: Jun 20th, 2011

Dave Kratzer, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs

UF Campus Community:

Summer B Residence Hall Check-in begins Wednesday June 22 at noon and continues through Sunday June 26 in these residence halls: Murphree Hall, Sledd Hall, Thomas Hall, Reid Hall, Yulee Hall, Rawlings Hall, West Beaty Towers, Springs Residential Complex, Lakeside Residential Complex, and Keys Residential Complex.  Other residence halls host summer camps and conferences or are closed for renovations this summer.

The UF Community will be welcoming between 2,500 – 2,600 campus residents and […]

University of Florida Social Media Use Guidelines and Policy Implications

Published: Jun 13th, 2011

Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services

Over the past year, a university-wide committee, with input from multiple university constituencies, has developed a document which provides guidelines and policy implications regarding the use of social media as an employee, appointee, or student of the University of Florida, or as a user of University of Florida computing resources. This document is now available online at http://hr.ufl.edu/emp_relations/policy/social_media.asp.

We encourage you to review the information in this document and hope you find it helpful. If […]

Notice of Emergency Regulation Amendment

Published: Jun 9th, 2011

Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel

Notice of Emergency Regulation Amendment
Notice of Proposed Regulation Amendment
UF-3.0375             Tuition Cost

The Notices listed above on Tuition Cost have been published on the University’s official website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.

Thank you.

New Faculty Orientation

Published: Jun 9th, 2011

Kathleen Long, Associate Provost

It is time to begin planning for our New Faculty Orientation to be held on August 17 and 18, and September 7, 2011. The program will inform new faculty of the many services and resources UF has to offer.  This year’s New Faculty Orientation has been scheduled over three partial days, rather than one long intensive day. We hope this will make it easier for faculty members to attend. Below are the dates and locations along with a tentative […]

Summer 2011 Commencement Information

Published: Jun 9th, 2011

Donna K. Stricker, Director, Presidential Events and Commencement, Office of the President

PLEASE FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR FACULTYCeremonies: This summer, there will be two (2) university-wide commencement ceremonies – an Advanced Degree Ceremony (Saturday, August 6th at 10:00am) and a university-wide (all colleges) ceremony for Bachelor Degree candidates (Saturday, August 6th at 2:00pm). Both ceremonies will be held in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Please see the Commencement Website at http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/commencement/ under the heading Ceremonies Schedules for additional information. The College of […]