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Material & Supply Fees/Equipment Use Fees

Published: Nov 16th, 2010

Sheri P. Austin, Asst. Vice President, University Budgets

Applications to establish or adjust Material and Supply Fees and Equipment Use Fees for the Summer 2011 and Fall 2011 terms are now being accepted.  All departmental requests should be submitted no later than February 11, 2011 and Deans approvals by February 18, 2011.

All 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 Material and Supply Fees must be […]

Holiday Closing Period for 2010 and Holiday Schedule for 2011

Published: Nov 12th, 2010

Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services

In keeping with past practice, the university will be closing for the holiday period of December 24, 2010, through January 2, 2011. The holiday closing period is designed to offer departments the flexibility to close or significantly reduce staffing during the holiday season as decided by the appropriate vice presidents working with deans, directors, and department chairs in their areas.

All TEAMS employees and 12-month Academic Personnel will be credited with four personal leave days […]

Advisory On State of Florida Restrictions On Funding Travel Costs Relating To Countries Designated By The U.S. Government As State Sponsors of Terrorism (Currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria)

Published: Nov 9th, 2010

Joseph Glover, Provost Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel

Due to recent State of Florida law developments, members of the UF community who will be traveling to any “embargoed country” must contact Dean David Sammons at the UF International Center and review the Advisory on Embargoed Countries at http://www.ufic.ufl.edu
before:

departing, or
committing to payments or paying for travel or travel-related costs with funds from any source (federal, private, state or other) that pass through any UF account (including at the UF Foundation).

The embargoed […]

University of Florida Regulations

Published: Nov 2nd, 2010

Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel

University of Florida Regulations
3.0372         Student, Health, Athletic, and Activity and Service Fees
3.0375         Tuition Cost

The regulations listed above were approved by the Board of Trustees on October 8, 2010 and the Board of Governors on October 19, 2010. The regulation changes in their final form are now effective and have been published on the Regulations’ website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.

Thank you.

Fall 2010 Outstanding Leadership Awards for Undergraduate Male and Female Graduating Seniors

Published: Oct 26th, 2010

Katie Marquis, Interim Executive Director

I am pleased to announce the following list of recipients of the Fall 2010 Outstanding Leadership Award for Graduating Seniors.  Additionally, please make your qualified students aware of this opportunity in following semesters.  Please let me know if you have any questions regarding the process.  Congratulations to our winners!

Award Recipients – Female

Julie N. Dumbroff
College:  Liberal Arts & Sciences
Major:    Criminology
Hometown:  Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Ashley E. Kerr
College:  Business Administration
Major:    Marketing
Hometown:  Sarasota, FL

Gemma M. Spofforth
College:  Agricultural & Life Sciences
Major:  Family, Youth & […]

International Education Week 2010

Published: Oct 22nd, 2010

Dr. David Sammons, Dean of the International Center

November 15 – 19, 2010 has been designated as International Education Week.

International Education Week (IEW) was established by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote awareness and visibility for the growing global context of higher education in the United States. The University of Florida is proud to be a part of this event, taking place this year during the period November 15-19. With almost 5,000 international students from over […]

Call for Proposals

Published: Oct 14th, 2010

Kevin Knudson, Director, University Honors Program

Call for Proposals
The University Honors Program solicits proposals for new courses for the 2011-12 academic year. Honors courses are typically capped at 25 students and are usually (though not always) taught in a seminar format. We seek challenging, innovative, provocative classes that will pique the interest of the students and engage them in serious, thoughtful dialogue about the topics. We are also interested in classes that take advantage of experiential or service learning opportunities.

Tenure-track faculty and permanent […]

Fall 2010 Commencement Information

Published: Oct 6th, 2010

Donna Stricker, Director, Presidential Events and Commencement

Please forward this information to your faculty.

Ceremonies:  This fall, there will be three (3) university-wide commencement ceremonies – one (1) Advanced Degree Ceremony (all colleges; Ph.D., Ed.D., Au.D., D.P.M., Masters, and Specialists),  4:00pm, Friday, December 17, 2010, and two (2) Undergraduate Degree Ceremonies, 10:00am and 2:00pm, Saturday, December 18, 2010. All 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 […]

Homecoming Holiday on Friday, October 15, 2010

Published: Oct 5th, 2010

Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services

As in past years, the University of Florida has designated the Friday of homecoming week as a holiday. This year the date is October 15 and the campus will be closed the entire day. No classes will be held except for those in the Levin College of Law through 1 p.m. The decision to designate this day as a holiday was based upon the support of faculty and staff throughout campus.

Please note that the […]

Spring Semester 2011 Textbook Adoptions

Published: Oct 5th, 2010

Joseph Glover, Provost & Senior Vice President

Faculty and departments should submit their Spring 2011 textbook adoptions at http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu by November 1, 2010 so that this information is available to students during advance registration. This information is also available online to all bookstores to help them ensure appropriate arrival of texts for Spring term and better prices for student book buybacks.

Students can view Spring course textbook requirements online during advance registration, which begins November 1, 2010. This information helps students balance their course […]