Memos Category
Published: Oct 9th, 2009
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
The University of Florida has initiated a search for the next Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The search committee had its first meeting on October 5, 2009, at which University President J. Bernard Machen gave his charge to the committee. The success of this important search will depend on the quality of candidates in the pool. The faculty, staff and university community have an opportunity to submit nominations of qualified individuals. To ensure full […]
Published: Oct 9th, 2009
Dr. Kathleen Ann Long, Associate Provost
Registration is now open for the second session of the Provost’s 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.
This session focuses on managing both human and financial capital. 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/. Please direct questions, comments and suggestions for future seminars to Ms. Ellen […]
Published: Oct 8th, 2009
Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services
Kenneth J. Gerhardt, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School
A new collective bargaining agreement between the University of Florida Board of Trustees and the Graduate Assistants United was recently ratified. We are pleased to announce that the contract provides for an increase in the minimum stipend received by our graduate assistants. Each nine-month employee on a .50 FTE shall receive a minimum stipend of $9,500 for 2009-10 and $10,000 for 2010-11.
The new 2009-10 minimum stipend shall […]
Published: Oct 6th, 2009
Matthew M. Fajack, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Charles E. Frazier, Interim Chief Information Officer
Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services
Winfred Phillips, Vice President for Research
Ed Poppell, Vice President for Business Affairs
We are pleased to announce that work has begun on the upgrade of the myUFL financial systems—which include grants management, enterprise reporting, and the UF Data Warehouse. Over the next 18 months, several teams of university employees will work to ensure that the financial systems continue to meet UF’s […]
Published: Oct 5th, 2009
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 16 and the campus will be closed the entire day. No classes will be held except for those in the Levin College of Law through 12:00 noon. The decision to designate this day as a holiday was based upon the support of faculty and staff across the campus.
Please note that […]
Published: Oct 5th, 2009
Joseph Glover, Provost & Senior Vice President
Faculty and departments should submit their Spring 2010 textbook adoptions at http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu by November 1, 2009 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 2, 2009. This information helps students balance their course […]
Published: Oct 1st, 2009
Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services
Beginning today, the University of Florida will be resurveying individual faculty, staff, and students to give them the opportunity to identify their race and ethnicities using new federal guidelines.
As I wrote to you last spring, on October 19, 2007, the federal government issued guidelines for changes in the reporting of race and ethnicity status of individuals. The goal of the federal reporting changes is to capture a more accurate picture of diversity of the […]
Published: Oct 1st, 2009
Norbert W. Dunkel, Assistant Vice President and Director of Housing and Residence Education
I am providing you with the fall residence hall opening dates for your planning purposes for 2010 and 2011. These dates supersede any previously published dates.
Fall 2010:
Residence Hall Opening will be at 9:00 am on Wednesday, August 18, 2010. First year students will be encouraged to check in during Wednesday and Thursday in order to arrive for Friday’s UF Convocation. Returning students will be encouraged to check in Friday, August […]
Published: Sep 30th, 2009
Stephen R. Humphrey, Director, School of Natural Resources and Environment
UF faculty are invited to a forum to discuss sustainability and academic programs at UF. Following last year’s workshops and wide-ranging local discussions of the subject, it’s timely to continue dialogue and sum up conclusions members of the faculty may have reached. We’ve scheduled two meetings for open-ended conversation to this end.
Monday, October 5, 2009
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Room 349 Reitz Union
Light refreshments will be served from 3:00 to 3:30.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
3:30 – […]
Published: Sep 25th, 2009
Brian Beach, Senior Vice President for Administration and Business Ventures
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Leadership development is an essential component in the Effective management of a university. Accordingly, we are pleased to announce the new Advanced Leadership for Academics and Professionals program. Developed in cooperation with the UF Provost’s Office, the Faculty Senate, Human Resource Services, and the Office of the Sr. Vice President for Administration and Business Ventures, this program is designed for academics and professionals who […]
