Memos Category
Published: Sep 10th, 2010
John Madey, Associate Director CNS-Telecommunications
Please forward this to your appropriate staff – each department must respond by September 24th to ensure your listing in the telephone directory. If you do not respond, your current listing will be removed.
Gainesville Telephone Book Listing:
Review the University of Florida department listings in the AT&T telephone directory. Listings begin on page 90 of the Gainesville Business white pages, or on-line at: www.realpageslive.com (Enter Gainesville, FL, then select Business tab at top, then enter page 90).
Determine how you […]
Published: Sep 8th, 2010
Judith Russell, Dean of University Libraries
The University of Florida supports open access (OA) to scholarly literature. Open access publications are free-of-charge to readers, digital, web-based, and permanently available. Recent studies show that OA benefits the author because articles are published online and made available much faster than those in traditional proprietary journals, thereby giving their research timely visibility, higher citation rates, and greater overall impact.
There are two ways to participate in open access at UF:
publishing in an open access journal, and
self-archiving in […]
Published: Sep 7th, 2010
Dr. 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 new and much simplified registration procedure will be implemented. This registration procedure does not apply to students traveling on UF-sponsored, exchange or non-UF study abroad programs, nor to those undergraduates doing independent study abroad. All other members of the UF community who are traveling on officially-sanctioned UF business […]
Published: Sep 3rd, 2010
Patricia Telles-Irvin, Vice President for Student Affairs
The Division of Student Affairs publication Helping Students in Distress: Faculty and Staff Resource Guide has been revised and is now available for distribution to all faculty, staff, and Teaching Assistants. The purpose of the Resource Guide is to inform those who may encounter dangerous, disruptive, disturbing or troubled students about how to obtain assistance. It is important that faculty, staff, and TA’s realize they are not alone in such circumstances and professional consultation and intervention […]
Published: Sep 2nd, 2010
Dr. David Sammons, Dean of the International Center
International Educator of the Year Awards:
Beginning in 2004, an award to recognize outstanding international endeavors by UF faculty members and to encourage UF faculty to pursue international activities was created. Subsequently, a new award was created specifically for faculty in junior ranks and in 2010 a new award has been added to recognize the many contributions of staff to our campus internationalization priorities.
Faculty: Each college is asked to submit nominations for the two faculty International […]
Published: Sep 2nd, 2010
Sheri P. Austin, Asst. Vice President, University Budgets
Applications to establish or adjust Material and Supply Fees and Equipment Use Fees for the Spring 2011 term are now being accepted. All departmental requests should be submitted no later than September 17, 2010 and Deans approvals by September 27, 2010.
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 substantiated. A maximum […]
Published: Aug 26th, 2010
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
This memorandum is provided to inform faculty and staff of student tuition and fees effective Fall semester 2010. In addition to assessing tuition and fees based on student residency, course level, and program, tuition rates are now also based on the first enrolled term of the current degree. Detailed fee information may be accessed at: http://fa.ufl.edu/ufs/cashiers/feecalc.asp. Definitions of the first enrolled term of the current degree are as follows:
Pre-Fall 2005 Continuing Student Fee Criteria:
A degree-seeking […]
Published: Aug 23rd, 2010
Brian C. Beach, Senior Vice President for Administration and Business Ventures
We are pleased to announce a call for applications to join the UF Academy for 2010-2011. Designed for emerging leaders at our institution, the UF Academy focuses on immersion in the university culture and exposure to its leadership and organizational structure. This program represents an invaluable opportunity for professional development, including interaction with UF’s highest levels of administration, without any travel required for participants who work in Gainesville.
Applications to participate are being […]
Published: Aug 17th, 2010
Dr. Kathleen Ann Long, Associate Provost
Registration is now open for the first session of the 2010-2011 Academic Administrators Seminar Series. The series is designed to bring together department chairs, directors, associate deans and deans in discussions about academic administrative management at UF.
The first session focuses on “Budget and Data Issues.” Please see the agenda below for more details. Registration information is available now at the Faculty Development Website:
http://www.aa.ufl.edu/aa/facdev/career/leadership/index.htm
Please direct questions, comments and suggestions for future seminars to Ms. Ellen Sattler at 392-6004 […]
Published: Aug 17th, 2010
Bernard Mair, Associate Provost
It is my pleasure to announce the formation of the Office of Academic Support (OAS) at the University of Florida and the appointment of Dr. Angeleah Browdy as director of the office effective Aug 1, 2010.
This new office is the result of a merger of the Office of Academic Support and Institutional Services (OASIS), and the Assisting students Improving skills Maximizing potential (AIM) office into a single administrative unit that will essentially administer the programs previously held by these […]
