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1st Annual UF Majors Fair

Published: Sep 15th, 2008

Marcus L. Dixon, Director, Career Development Cabinet UF Student Government

The Student Government Career Development Cabinet and the Career Resource Center are co- hosting a Majors Fair on October 14th at the JW Reitz Union Colonnade. We hope to connect students to majors in your departments by facilitating the information exchange in one central location at a critical time of the semester.

We hope that your department will participate in the event. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to career@sg.ufl.edu as soon […]

2008 Fall Outstanding Leadership Award for Male and Female Graduating Seniors

Published: Sep 12th, 2008

Paige D. Crandall, Ed.D., Interim Dean of Students

Nominations now are being accepted for the Fall 2008 Outstanding Leadership Award for Male and Female Graduating Seniors, sponsored by the University of Florida Alumni Association. The students selected for these awards will be acknowledged at the graduation ceremonies on December 19th and 20th. Please encourage qualified students to apply for this important honor.

Applications may be downloaded from the Dean of Students website at http://www.dso.ufl.edu/scholarships/ola.php or picked up from the following locations:

Dean of Students Office, […]

MyUFL PeopleSoft Student Financials Begins October 13, 2008

Published: Sep 12th, 2008

Ed Poppell, Vice President for Business Affairs

Beginning October 13, 2008, the new MyUFL PeopleSoft Student Financials system will “go live” allowing students, parents and university departments immediate on-line, real-time access to student financial information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Users of the system may pay their bills, access account information and view transaction history. This new student financial system also provides the university with enhanced ability to quickly respond to the complex fee structure the university currently manages.

Departments that […]

Notice of Extension of Comment Period on Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code Proposed Regulations and Amendments

Published: Sep 9th, 2008

Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel

Attached is a copy of a Notice of Extension of Comment Period on Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code Proposed Regulations and Amendments extending the comment period until 12:00 noon on Friday, September 12, 2008.

Thank you.

Attachment:

CommentNoticeSHC (PDF, 10 KB)

Benefits Open Enrollment runs September 22-October 17, 2008

Published: Sep 8th, 2008

Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration
Paula Fussell, Interim Vice President, Human Resource Services

This year’s benefits Open Enrollment period for UF employees will kick off Monday, September 22, and end Friday, October 17, at 5:30 pm EST. Open Enrollment is the only period during which changes to pre-tax employee benefits can be made unless you have a qualifying event (e.g., change in marital status, birth/adoption, leave of absence, change in FTE, etc.). Any changes made to elections during Open Enrollment will be […]

Administrative Appointments

Published: Sep 5th, 2008

Dr. Patricia Telles-Irvin, Vice President for Student Affairs

It is with pleasure that I announce two administrative appointments in the Division of Student Affairs. Dr. Paige Crandall has been named Interim Dean of Students and Dr. Mary Kay Schneider Carodine has been named Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs.

Dr. Paige Crandall, formerly the Associate Dean of Students, Agreed to assume the Interim Dean of Students’ role during this academic year. She has been in the field of Student Affairs for over 21 years […]

How to Use University of Florida Foundation Funds

Published: Sep 4th, 2008

Paul A. Robell, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs

This annual memorandum is a reminder of certain basic rules and procedures concerning funds held at the University of Florida Foundation (Foundation).

1. Please consult the UFF intranet site at www.uff.ufl.edu for all procedures (and necessary forms) about how to deposit and access funds from the Foundation. Forms, policies and procedures are located under the Document Library.

2. It is important that each fund at the Foundation has an appropriate fund administrator designated by the […]

Search Committee for Senior Vice President for Health Affairs

Published: Sep 3rd, 2008

Jane Adams, Vice President for University Relations

I am pleased to announce that we have created a search committee for the position of senior vice president for health affairs, which will be chaired by Win Phillips, vice president for research.

Committee members are:

Dr. Teresa Dolan, dean of College of Dentistry
Jim Crawford, chair of department of pathology
Pramod Khargonekar, dean of College of Engineering
Zina Evans, associate provost for enrollment management and executive director of admissions
Dr. Marco Pahor, professor and chair of department of aging and geriatric […]

Federal Court Strikes Down Non-State Travel Funding Ban

Published: Sep 3rd, 2008

Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel

A federal court in Florida has held that two Florida statutes (1011.90(6) and 112.061(3)(e)) are unconstitutional and unenforceable to the extent that they ban the use of non-state funds by state universities for travel to terrorist countries. The U.S. state department’s current list of state sponsors of terrorism includes Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria, but the list is subject to change.

The federal court held that state universities may use private (e.g., foundation, donor) […]

Recognition Websites

Published: Sep 2nd, 2008

Leslie D. Bram, Associate Vice President/COO

Please be sure that someone in your college or unit checks regularly the recognition websites for endowed faculty positions www.uff.ufl.edu/endowedfaculty, and for endowed scholarships and fellowships www.uff.ufl.edu/scholarships. In particular the endowed faculty position website indicates who holds each position, and we at UFF have no way to know this without your input.

If you have any changes or additions, please contact Cindy Belknap, Director of Stewardship and Donor Relations, at cbelknap@uff.ufl.edu.