Memos Category
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 […]
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 […]
