Memos Category
Published: Nov 18th, 2009
Joe Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President; David Guzick, Senior Vice President, Health Affairs; Larry Arrington, Interim Senior Vice President, Agriculture & Natural Resources
The university is required to submit a 5-year interim report to SACS in March 2010. Dr. Kathleen Ann Long, Associate Provost, will provide oversight for this project. In addition, Dr. Marie Zeglen, Assistant Provost and Director, Institutional Planning and Research, and Dr. Jill Varnes, Professor, College of Health and Human Performance, will participate in preparing the report. This report […]
Published: Nov 9th, 2009
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
Notices of Proposed Regulation Amendments and Repeal
6C1-2.003 Distribution of Printed Material
6C1-2.018 No Smoking
6C1-2.022 No Smoking and Tobacco Use
6C1-3.002 University Financial Services
6C1-3.0022 Bill Paying, Returned Check and Electronic Transfer Items Service Charge
The Notices listed above have been published on the Universitys’ official website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Thank you.
Published: Nov 3rd, 2009
David Guzick, Senior Vice President for Health Affairs
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Following a vigorous national search, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Michael G. Perri, Ph.D., as dean of the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions, effective November 6, 2009.
Dr. Perri joined the college’s faculty in 1990 and has served as the interim dean since June 2007. A professor in the department of clinical and health psychology, Dr. Perri has held […]
Published: Nov 3rd, 2009
Winfred M. Phillips, Vice President for Research
Nine candidates seeking to become the University of Florida’s College of Medicine Dean have been asked to interview with the search committee in Gainesville, November 12-14. The committee met on October 29 to review applications for the position. An interview schedule will be posted on the Senior Vice President for Health Affairs’ website when times are confirmed.
The candidates are:
Valerie P. Castle, M.D.
Chair, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
University of Michigan
David L. Epstein, M.D., M.M.M.
Chairman, Department of […]
Published: Oct 30th, 2009
Charles E. Frazier, Interim Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer
The University of Florida has initiated a search for its first Information Security Officer (UF official title is Senior Director of Information Technology). The success of this important search will depend on the quality of candidates in the pool. To assist with the quality of the applicant pool the faculty, staff and university community have an opportunity to submit nominations of qualified individuals.
The Information Security Officer (ISO) provides strategic leadership, […]
Published: Oct 27th, 2009
Donna Stricker, Director, Presidential Events and Commencement
Please forward this information to your faculty.
Ceremonies: An Advanced Degree Ceremony (all colleges; Ph.D., Ed.D., Au.D., D.P.M., Masters Specialists) will be held at 4:00pm on Friday, December 18, 2009, in the O’Connell Center. On Saturday, December 19, 2009, two undergraduate degree ceremonies, at 10:00am and 2:00pm, will also be held in the O’Connell Center. Please refer to the fall commencement schedule at http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/commencement/ for the college assignments. Please note that a separate ceremony will be hosted […]
Published: Oct 22nd, 2009
Kevin Knudson, Director, University Honors Program
Please distribute the enclosed call for proposals to your faculty. Note that this call is restricted to regular tenure-track faculty; lecturers, adjuncts, and graduate students are not eligible.
Call for Proposals
The University Honors Program solicits proposals for new courses for the 2010-11 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 […]
Published: Oct 15th, 2009
David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Health Affairs and President, UF&Shands Health System
Michael Good, M.D. Interim Dean, UF College of Medicine
Timothy Goldfarb CEO, Shands HealthCare
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Okunieff, M.D., as director of the University of Florida Shands Cancer Center and chair of the UF College of Medicine department of radiation oncology, effective Dec. 1.
A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Okunieff is currently the Philip Rubin professor in radiation oncology and chair of the […]
Published: Oct 14th, 2009
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
The above-referenced regulation was approved by the Board of Trustees on September 11, 2009 and the Board of Governors on July 9, 2009. The regulation change in its final form is now effective and has been published on the Regulations’ website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Published: Oct 12th, 2009
Eddie Daniels, Executive Director, J. Wayne Reitz Union
A recent review of rates for rooms, audio visual equipment, and related services was completed by the Reitz Union staff along with the Board of Managers. Adjustments have not been made for several years, even though labor rates have increased significantly over the years as have other costs based on annual inflation. Part of the review included benchmarking other institutions comparable to UF and other venues in the surrounding area.
As a result of this review, […]
