Memos Category
Published: Dec 3rd, 2008
Joseph Glover, Provost
Colleges are invited to submit nominations for the Teacher/Scholar of the Year Award for 2008-2009. Originating in 1960, this is the University of Florida’s most prestigious and oldest faculty award. It offers an honorarium of $5,000 in addition to other appropriate recognition. Current faculty members of the University are eligible for consideration for this significant award.
Each year this award is given to a faculty member who demonstrates distinguished achievement in both teaching and scholarly activity (manifested by scholarly research, creative […]
Published: Nov 25th, 2008
Lionel Dubay, Director, Business Services Division
The United States Postal Service is requiring a change in the design of all Business Reply Mail pieces which utilize UF Mail Services’ Permit No. 21. In order to ensure that we are granted an appropriate transition period, departments which have a Business Reply Mail inventory using this permit are being asked to contact UF Mail Services. You will need to provide UF Mail Services with an approximate quantity of your overall inventory, an approximate date you […]
Published: Nov 25th, 2008
Angel Kwolek-Folland, Acting Associate Provost, Faculty Development
Please share with faculty this reminder of our Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars Program, created specifically to recognize faculty who have excelled as teaching scholars throughout their careers. The program serves to recognize those who provide the very best educational experiences for our graduate and undergraduate students.
While Department, College and University Teaching awards acknowledge past accomplishments on an annual basis, the recipients of this honor are bestowed lifetime Academy membership. Current Academy members will serve as […]
Published: Nov 21st, 2008
Bernie Machen, University of Florida President
I am pleased to announce the creation of a new Strategic Initiative to develop an academic program in sustainability at the University of Florida. This initiative will complement our nationally recognized commitment to operational sustainability, spearheaded by Director Dedee DeLongpre and the University’s Office of Sustainability.
I have asked architecture professor Kim Tanzer to work through my office with law professor Thomas T. Ankersen who currently serves as the provost’s Faculty Fellow for Sustainability. The two will work […]
Published: Nov 6th, 2008
Paula Varnes Fussell, Interim Vice President for Human Resource Services
I am pleased to announce that this academic year the university will observe Friday, January 2, 2009, as a holiday in addition to the regular December and New Year holidays. This decision was based on the proximity of that date to the holiday closing period which runs from December 25, 2008, through January 1, 2009. Adding January 2, 2009, to our holiday schedule will allow us to reduce our energy consumption for a […]
Published: Nov 5th, 2008
Bernie Machen, University of Florida President
Duke University announced today that Kyle Cavanaugh has accepted a position there as Vice President of Human Resources. He will be leaving UF in January.
Kyle has made a tremendous contribution to UF during his time here and he will be missed. I have named Brian Beach as Interim Senior Vice President and he will begin working with Kyle on the transition immediately.
As we all know, this is one of the most difficult times in the University’s history […]
Published: Oct 30th, 2008
Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration
Sexual harassment prevention training is now available to faculty and staff online. This “Preventing Sexual Harassment” online training course replaces training certification previously offered through sexual harassment conference attendance (Mini-Conference on Sexual Harassment, GET119).
Employees who have NOT previously attended the classroom training are asked to complete the online “Preventing Sexual Harassment” tutorial by the end of January 2009. To do so, they should sign onto the myUFL system and navigate to My Self Service, Training and […]
Published: Oct 20th, 2008
Paula Fussell, Interim Vice President for Human Resources
Effective January 1, 2009, the State of Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $7.21 per hour. This is up from the $6.79 per hour minimum wage in 2008 and applies to all employees in the state who are covered by the federal minimum wage. Florida law requires the Agency for Workforce Innovation to calculate a new minimum wage each year and publish the new minimum wage on January 1.
In deciding whether the federal or state […]
Published: Oct 17th, 2008
Donna Stricker, Director, Presidential Events and Commencement
Please forward this information to your faculty.
Ceremonies: An Advanced Degree Ceremony (all colleges; all masters and doctoral candidates) will be held at 4:00pm on Friday, December 19, 2008 in the O’Connell Center. On Saturday, December 20, 2008, two undergraduate degree ceremonies, at 10:00am and 2:00pm, will also be held in the O’Connell Center. Please refer to the summer commencement schedule at http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/commencement/ for the college assignments. Please note that a separate ceremony will be hosted by […]
Published: Oct 17th, 2008
Angel Kwolek-Folland, Associate Provost
Do not forget to register for and attend the second session in the 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. Session two focuses on University regulations and policies as well as administrator’s managing capital:
Part II:
Department Chairs and Directors Managing Human Capital
October 30, 2008
9:00-11:00
Emerson Alumni Hall, PR B
There will be reserved parking in the NE corner of the O’Connell Center parking […]
