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Call for Nominations—Prudential Financial Davis Productivity Awards

Published: Aug 28th, 2008

Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration

Presented annually, the Davis Productivity Awards honor state government employees throughout Florida who have significantly increased productivity in delivering state services and products. Awards are also made to individuals and work units for adapting and implementing previous years’ award-winning achievements to create added value.

The deadline for submissions for the 2009 awards is Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Please visit http://www.hr.ufl.edu/awards/davis to access the online nomination form. I encourage you to take a close look at the innovative […]

Homecoming Holiday on Friday, October 24, 2008

Published: Aug 27th, 2008

Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration

I am pleased to announce that in recognition of Homecoming, the University of Florida will be closed on Friday, October 24, 2008. No classes will be held except for those in the Levin College of Law through 12:00 p.m. The decision to close during Homecoming was based upon ongoing feedback and suggestions from faculty and staff across the campus.

The following clinics within the Health Science Center will remain open to serve patients: College of Medicine, College […]

Appointment of Nancy Chrystal-Green as Director of Student Activities and Involvement

Published: Aug 25th, 2008

Eddie Daniels, Executive Director J. Wayne Reitz Unio

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Nancy Chrystal-Green as the Director of Student Activities and Involvement in the J. Wayne Reitz Union. Nancy began her new role on June 27. In her new role, Nancy is responsible for advising Student Government, and providing oversight and leadership for in the following functional areas: student organization support, sorority and fraternity life, campus programs, and student involvement education.

Nancy brings over 10 years of student affairs experience […]

Fee Deferment for Graduate Students on Appointments

Published: Aug 20th, 2008

Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration

Effective immediately, a new policy has been adopted that will permit graduate students on appointments (Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, Graduate Assistants and Fellows) to defer the payment of fees (building, activity and service, transportation, etc.). The fall 2008 fee payment deadline for students on appointments is November 21. All other graduate students are still required to pay fees by the September 5 deadline. Please notify your Graduate Assistants and Fellows of this change. Subsequent semester deadlines […]

Equipment Use Fees

Published: Aug 20th, 2008

Sheri P. Austin, Director, University Budgets

We are now accepting applications to establish Equipment Use Fees as allowed by the Florida Statutes FS1009.24(13)(n).

The Equipment Use Fee program allows units to charge for significant equipment that is used to prepare students for their career or profession and is used for instructional purposes only with direct use by the students. Please review the Equipment Use Fee Development Guidelines for specific definitions and applicability.

Charges include the annual cost of replacement, maintenance and repair and insurance for […]

Material & Supply Fees

Published: Aug 20th, 2008

Sheri P. Austin, Director, University Budgets

We are now accepting applications to establish or adjust Material and Supply Fees for the Spring 2009 term. Please submit your requests no later than September 9th, 2008.

All existing fees should be reviewed to determine if you are charging the appropriate fee to cover the resources needed. Amounts exceeding $50 per course for Material & Supply Fees must be substantiated on the Material & Supply Request Form.

Course fees and requested supplies should be reviewed to ensure you […]

2009 AT&T (BellSouth) Telephone Directory Updates and Campus Directory Distribution

Published: Aug 19th, 2008

John Madey, Associate Director, OIT-Telecommunications

Please forward this to your appropriate staff – each department must respond to ensure your listing in the telephone directory. If you do not respond, your current listing will be removed.

Gainesville Phone Book Listings: Review the University of Florida department listings in the AT&T (BellSouth) directory. Listings begin on page 110 of the Gainesville Business white pages. Determine how you wish your department name and telephone number to appear, fill out the information in the link below and […]

Tenure, Permanent Status, and Promotion Workshops for Faculty and Staff

Published: Aug 15th, 2008

Dr. Angel Kwolek-Folland, Associate Provost

We have scheduled workshops for those interested in the process to discuss the preparation of tenure/promotion packets and the University evaluation process for 2008-2009.

We encourage faculty who will be submitting packets this fall, the staff who will be assisting with the preparation of packets, members of this year’s college/unit review boards, new hires, and other interested faculty who may be going through the process in the near future, to attend one of these sessions.

The workshop schedule is:

Date
Time
Location

Tuesday, September […]

NUMBERED MEMORANDUM 2009-03 Student Tuition and Fees, Fall 2008

Published: Aug 13th, 2008

Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller

This memorandum is provided to inform faculty and staff of student tuition and fees effective Fall semester 2008. In addition to assessing tuition and fees based on student residency, course level, and program, tuition rates are now also based on the first enrolled term of the current degree. Detailed fee information may be accessed at: http://fa.ufl.edu/ufs/cashiers/feecalc.asp Definitions of the first enrolled term of the current degree are as follows:

Pre-Fall 2005 Continuing Student Fee Criteria:

A […]

Changes Related to Hiring Exemption Process

Published: Aug 13th, 2008

Kyle J. Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration

Effective August 15, 2008, positions funded by grant, practice plan, auxiliary, or other sources will no longer require an exemption request form prior to posting the position. Exemption request forms continue to be required for state-funded positions.

Posting a state-funded position: The process for posting a state-funded position will continue to require a completed exemption request form (located online at http://www.hr.ufl.edu/class_comp/forms/exemption-request-form.pdf). Requests from academic units must first have approval from the dean and then be routed […]