Published: Dec 12th, 2008
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
Below please find the appointment calendar for academic year employees through Spring 2010.
Summer 2009
Number of Pay Periods
Term A
05/16/09 – 06/30/09
3.2
Term B
07/01/09 – 08/15/09
3.3
Term C
05/16/09 – 08/15/09
6.5
2009-2010 Academic Year
Number of Pay Periods
Fall 2009
08/16/09 – 12/31/09
9.9
Spring 2010
01/01/10 – 05/15/10
9.6
Published: Dec 11th, 2008
Paula Varnes Fussell, Interim Vice President for Human Resource Services
To assist with planning for the coming year, I am pleased to provide you with the dates of the scheduled 2009 holidays listed below. Please note that areas of campus, including medical clinics, may remain open during certain holidays.
New Year’s Day, Thursday, January 1
University-designated holiday, Friday, January 2
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, Monday, January 19
Memorial Day, Monday, May 25
Independence Day, Friday, July 3
Labor Day, Monday, September 7
UF Homecoming, Friday, October 16
Veterans Day, Wednesday, […]
Published: Dec 10th, 2008
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
Please remind faculty and staff to maintain scheduled classes during the first week of the Spring semester. The football team’s entry into the national championship competition will highlight the beginning of January, but the university will not cancel classes or otherwise modify the academic schedule because of this sports event.
The following is the list of critical academic dates at the beginning of January:
January 1:
New Year’s Day – an official university holiday
January 2:
An official university holiday in […]
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 […]