Memos Category
Published: Oct 17th, 2008
Joseph Glover, Provost
Please assure that every faculty member in your college is familiar with the policy specified below and complies with its provisions as they relate to accommodating students’ religious observances.
Students and faculty must work together to allow students the opportunity to observe the holy days of his or her faith. A student needs to inform the faculty member of the religious observances of his or her faith that will conflict with class attendance, with tests or examinations, or with other class […]
Published: Oct 16th, 2008
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
The above-referenced regulation was approved by the Board of Trustees on September 5, 2008 and the Board of Governors on October 3, 2008. 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 16th, 2008
Paul A. Robell, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
As you are all painfully aware, investment markets have been highly volatile. This is reflected in the endowment investment pool’s September 30 returns which are -8.29%. In accordance with the endowment spending policy, this would have resulted in a reduction of spending bases of endowments of an average of -7.18% for the next quarter.
These are, however, extraordinary times. At President Machen’s request, the Foundation Board has agreed to forgo the policy-mandated reductions. Accordingly […]
Published: Oct 14th, 2008
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
It is time to prepare proposed changes to University of Florida regulations for 2008-2009. If you or those in your units would like to propose changes to any University of Florida regulation (refer to the University of Florida Regulations website at http://regulations.ufl.edu), please submit the proposed changes to the General Counsel’s Office by January 5, 2009 so they may become effective in 2009.
Please include the following in the submission for each proposed changed regulation:
the existing […]
Published: Oct 9th, 2008
Kyle J. Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration
Given the growing concern about personal safety in the workplace and the community, the Office of Human Resource Services, working in concert with the University Police Department and the UF Counseling Center, will be holding two workshops this fall titled “Safe Campus, Safe Community: Creating a Violence-Free Workplace.”
Designed to increase awareness about proactive measures and appropriate responses in the event of a disruptive or violent situation, these workshops are designed for UF administrators to help […]
Published: Oct 8th, 2008
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
The regulations listed below were approved by the Board of Trustees on September 24, 2008. The regulations in their final form are now effective and have been published on the Regulations’ website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
6C1-4.040 Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code: Philosophy and Definitions
6C1-4.041 Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code: Scope and Violations
6C1-4.042 Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code: Resolution, Options, Procedures for Reviews and Hearings
6C1-4.0431 Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code: Student Conduct Committee
6C1-4.0432 […]
Published: Oct 7th, 2008
Joseph Glover, Provost
Faculty and departments should submit their Spring 2009 term textbook adoptions at http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu by November 2, 2008 so that this information is available to students during 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 on ISIS during registration, which begins November 3, 2008. This information helps students balance their course loads based on reading […]
Published: Oct 1st, 2008
Joseph Glover, Provost
In accordance with the Faculty Senate resolution of December 14, 2006, the University of Florida’s grading scale will be changed effective with the Summer 2009 term to include minus grades. The decision was made in order to provide faculty with more options for assigning grades.
This comparative chart depicts the changes to the official grading scale:
Current Grading Scale
New Grading Scale
A = 4.0
A = 4.0
A- = 3.67
B+ = 3.5
B+ = 3.33
B = 3.0
B = 3.0
B- = 2.67
C+ = 2.5
C+ = […]
Published: Sep 28th, 2008
Selcuk Erenguc, Associate Dean, Warrington College of Business Administration
An expert panel of UF Economics and Finance faculty will discuss the how, why and what happens now. This special panel discussion hosted by the Warrington College of Business Administration is open to the public to help you make sense of the current economic situation. The discussion will be held Thursday, October 2, 2008, 6:15 P.M. at 130 Bryan Hall.
Further details are available at the Warrington College of Business Administration website: http://www.cba.ufl.edu
Published: Sep 24th, 2008
J. Bernard Machen, President
With the recent announcement of Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs Paul Robell’s retirement plans and in preparation for new leadership for the Foundation, I am initiating an operational review of the Foundation and Alumni Affairs. I have asked Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration, to facilitate the review with the assistance of Kathy Long, Dean of Nursing and Chair of the Deans’ Development Oversight Committee, and Brian Beach, Special Assistant to the President.
The review will address […]
