Memos Category
Published: Jul 22nd, 2008
Paul A. Robell, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
As you will recall, the endowment spending bases were adjusted upwards on September 30 and December 31. In January, the UFF Finance Committee approved a special additional increase, raising the ratio of spending base/market value to 90%. In March there was no adjustment.
As you may be aware, the investment markets have done very poorly in the last year. We are pleased to advise that UFICO’s returns have substantially beaten the benchmarks despite consistently […]
Published: Jul 22nd, 2008
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President & University Controller
On June 13, 2008, University Regulation 6C1-3.020 was modified to change the University’s formal public solicitation dollar limit. The University regulation and policy on bid and quote levels is as follows:
$75,000 > – Formal Sealed Bid Process such as Invitation to Bid, Request for Proposal, or Invitation to Negotiate (or approved exemption)
$25,000 > $74,999 – Written quotations from two or more vendors or written justification why quotations were not obtained.
$5,000 > $25,000 – Documented […]
Published: Jul 18th, 2008
Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration
I am pleased to announce that effective August 1, 2008, Associate Vice President for Human Resource Services, Paula Varnes Fussell, will assume the role of Interim Vice President for Human Resource Services reporting to the Senior Vice President for Administration. In her new role, Paula will assume all day-to-day operational responsibilities for Human Resource Services.
Paula brings more than 23 years experience to her new role with a concentration in human resources and finance.
In addition, both Jodi […]
Published: Jul 18th, 2008
Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Chuck Frazier has agreed to assume the position of Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO), reporting to the Senior Vice President for Administration, effective August 1, 2008. In the role of Interim CIO, Dr. Frazier will be responsible for providing oversight and leadership to existing units under the CIO including CNS, Networking Services, Academic Technology, and Telecom, along with responsibility for existing Information Technology Governance Committees.
In addition, Chuck’s assignment includes […]
Published: Jul 15th, 2008
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
University of Florida Regulations
6C1-3.020 Purchasing
6C1-3.0376 Miscellaneous Fees
6C1-4.003 Student Leader Eligibility
6C1-4.007 Confidentiality of Student Records
Amendments to the above-referenced regulations were approved by the Board of Trustees on June 13, 2008. The regulation changes in their final form are now effective and have been published on the Regulations’ website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Published: Jul 15th, 2008
Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration
Because leadership development is essential to the effective management of a university, Human Resource Services is pleased to once again offer its leadership programs: The UF Academy and Next Level Leadership. Specifically customized for UF faculty and exempt staff, these dynamic programs help us to develop and retain both existing and future leaders for the university.
As UF continues to face an array of challenges, our leaders must think strategically about ways to maximize their teams’ potential. […]
Published: Jul 14th, 2008
Joseph Glover, Provost
I am pleased to announce that Kathleen Long, Dean of the College of Nursing, has been appointed to serve as Associate Provost beginning July 15, 2008. Dr. Long will serve as Associate Provost on a half-time basis and will continue to serve as Dean of the College of Nursing.
Dr. Long will address policy and practice in areas such as sabbaticals, professional accreditations, teaching requirements, and clinical practice relationships. Because of her extensive experience in the Health Science Center, Dr. Long […]
Published: Jul 11th, 2008
Joseph Glover, Provost
A new state statute entitled Textbook Affordability was enacted in the 2008 Legislative session. It has been signed by Governor Crist and became law on July 1, 2008. A partial text of this legislation pertaining to the textbook adoption process follows:
(3) Community colleges and state universities shall post on their websites, as early as is feasible, but not less than 30 days prior to the first day of class for each term, a list of each textbook required for each […]
Published: Jul 10th, 2008
Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration
Marc Hoit, Interim CIO
The purpose of this memorandum is provide the campus community with information related to updated Information Technology (IT) standards and guidelines for data security and risk assessment (http://www.it.ufl.edu/policies/security/).
The new standards and guidelines have been developed in collaboration with the Information Technology Advisory Committees (ITAC), Privacy Office and the General Counsel and are in compliance with both recent audit recommendations and privacy related laws. All University of Florida units should adopt plans for immediate […]
Published: Jul 1st, 2008
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President & University Controller
Effective immediately, the State of Florida contract with AVIS Rent-A-Car now includes an additional rental class of hybrid vehicles. AVIS has classified the hybrid rental vehicles as a mid-size Class C vehicle. University Travel Directives and Procedures only allow for the rental of a compact Class B vehicle unless a justification for the larger car is submitted. In support of the University’s sustainability initiatives the Travel Directives and Procedures have been amended to allow […]
