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Service Learning Survey

Published: Apr 15th, 2010

Dr. Joe Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dr. Patricia Telles-Irvin, Vice President for Student Affairs

As part of the University of Florida’s interests in demonstrating best practices in higher education, we are seeking information from you and your department about current and future activities in service learning and community-based research programs.

The Center for Leadership and Service (CLS), a department in the Division of Student Affairs, is currently assessing opportunities for student engagement with non-profit community partners, and your […]

University of Florida Regulations

Published: Apr 6th, 2010

Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel

UF-3.009    Traffic & Parking; Bus System
UF-3.014    Traffic & Parking; Fine Schedule
UF-3.0372  Student, Health, Athletic, and Activity and Service Fees

The regulations listed above were approved by the Board of Trustees on March 16, 2010 and the Board of Governors on March 29, 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.

New Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Published: Apr 6th, 2010

Brian Beach, Senior Vice President for Administration and Business Ventures

It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Elias G. Eldayrie as the University of Florida’s next vice president and chief information officer. Elias will assume his new position effective May 28.

A 23-year information technology veteran from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Elias will be responsible for providing oversight and leadership to existing units under the CIO, including Computer Network Services, Academic Technology, Enterprise Systems, and Information Security and […]

Doctoral Dissertation/Mentoring Award Winners

Published: Apr 5th, 2010

Dr. Henry Frierson, Associate Vice President and Dean

The life of the university is greatly enhanced by the quality of our doctoral students, and they take their direction from our many outstanding faculty members. In an effort to continue to promote doctoral studies and to recognize excellence in doctoral student mentoring by our faculty, awards are given each year to five faculty doctoral advisors selected on a competitive basis. The Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award winners for the 2009-2010 competition were:

Mary Brownell
School of Special […]

Effort Reporting and Research Accounting Project

Published: Mar 30th, 2010

Matthew Fajack, VP and Chief Financial Officer & Winfred M. Phillips, VP for Research

The University is conducting a project to improve the accuracy and efficiency of effort reporting and grant accounting. The scope of the project covers the grant cycle from award notification to closeout. Dr. Win Phillips, Vice President for Research, and I are the executive sponsors for this project, which was chartered by President Machen to develop ideas to enhance service, value and efficiency. The university must provide principal investigators […]

2010 Prudential Davis Productivity Awards Winners Announced

Published: Mar 26th, 2010

Brian C. Beach, Senior Vice President for Administration and Business Ventures; Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President, Human Resource Services

It gives us great pleasure to recognize the 2010 Prudential Davis Productivity Award winners from the University of Florida.  The Prudential Davis Productivity Award is an annual event honoring state employees throughout Florida.

In addition to honoring “innovation, creativity, and smart work,” the awards program recognizes teams and individuals and who have adapted or implemented previous years’ award-winning achievements to add additional value to the […]

University of Florida Regulations

Published: Mar 25th, 2010

Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel

University of Florida Regulations
UF-1.006         Non-Discrimination Policy
UF-10061        Affirmative Action Plan for Equal Employment Opportunity, and Administrative Organization for the Affirmative Action Program
UF-1.015         University of Florida Campaign for Charities
UF-1.019         Limited Access Records
UF-1.201         Leaves
UF-2.001         Possession and Use of Firearms
UF-3.058         University Complaint Procedure for University Support Personnel System Employees
UF-4.007         Confidentiality of Student Records and Applicant Records
UF-4.041         Student Honor Code and Conduct Code: Scope and Violations
UF-7.003         Academic Personnel Employment Plan: Academic Appointments, Types […]

University of Florida Ombuds Position

Published: Mar 24th, 2010

Joseph Glover, Provost

This is to announce an internal search to fill the position of Ombuds for all University of Florida (UF) students.  This TEAMS position reports directly to the Provost and is available July 1, 2010, but the start date is negotiable.

A complete description of the position and other matters related to the search, including a list of the search committee members, are available at http://www.aa.ufl.edu/search_committees/ombuds/.

Nominations from the university community are encouraged. These should be addressed to Ombuds Search Committee Chair and […]

2010 Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars

Published: Mar 23rd, 2010

Joseph Glover, Provost

Each year the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars honors University of Florida’s exceptional teaching and scholarship accomplishments by inducting into its membership faculty members who have demonstrated sustained innovation and commitment in both areas. Please join me in welcoming the 2010 inductees:

Dr. Sidney Homan, Professor, Department of English
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Dr. W. Gregory Sawyer, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering

Dr. Barbara A. Barletta, Professor, Department of Art and Art History
College of Fine Arts

Dr. Howard Louthan, […]

2010 University-Wide Faculty Awards

Published: Mar 22nd, 2010

Joseph Glover, Provost

I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 university-wide faculty awards.

Teacher-Scholar of the Year:
Dr. Vasudha Narayanan
Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Religion
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

University-wide Teacher of the Year:
Dr. Norman P. Lewis
Associate Professor
Department of Journalism
College of Journalism and Communications

University-wide Advisers of the Year:
Roberta A. Knickerbocker
Assistant In
Academic Advising
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Janna Underhill
Coordinator
Food Science and Human Nutrition
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

These awardees, along with the college level award winners of the teaching and advising awards, will […]