Memos Category
Published: May 14th, 2008
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President & University Controller
It is that time of year again to prepare for the annual closing of the fiscal year. The 2007-2008 fiscal year ends on June 30, 2008. The scheduled date for closing the General Ledger for the 2008 fiscal year is Friday, July 18, 2008.
Year-end closing requires the coordinated efforts of Finance and Accounting and campus departments to ensure that all financial activity is accurately recorded. It is important that all departments review and reconcile […]
Published: May 9th, 2008
Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration
As a result of budget reductions for FY 08-09, all technical work for the Finance System Upgrade will be temporarily postponed. Pre-planning efforts for the upgrade will continue as scheduled. This includes identifying business needs, documenting and measuring business processes and writing the project charter.
Stakeholders from across the university have been working hard to identify potential improvements to university business processes and the enterprise system. This work will continue and the people involved will review and […]
Published: May 5th, 2008
J. Bernard Machen, President
In response to the budget adopted last Friday by the Florida Legislature, we are today announcing cuts that correspond to declining state revenues.
Some of those budget reductions are outlined below. I asked each vice president, dean and director to reduce spending by 6 percent for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Taken together, these cuts total $47 million.
The cuts are the result of weeks of very difficult discussions and decisions at the college and administrative unit levels. Before […]
Published: May 2nd, 2008
J. Bernard Machen, President
It is my pleasure to announce that Joe Glover, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named provost of the University of Florida. Joe will assume his new duties July 1, 2008.
After much consideration, I decided to appoint someone from within the university who has the knowledge and experience to help UF during this difficult period, when there is a fiscal crisis as well as a statewide struggle over governance in higher education.
As the […]
Published: May 1st, 2008
Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration
Dear Colleagues,
As part of the ongoing efforts of the Campus Cost-reduction and Efficiency Task Force, the entire area of printing has been reviewed. In collaboration with dozens of people from across campus, three programs have been designed to assist you in reducing expenditures on printed materials, including photocopies. The objective is to reduce costs through improved efficiencies, better pricing and smarter practices – not by compromising communications effectiveness.
An awareness campaign, known as “Think Before You Ink,” […]
Published: Apr 29th, 2008
Susan Robell, Scholarship Committee Chair, University Women’s Club
The Board of the University Women’s Club has approved four (4) scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to be awarded to graduate students this year. The student must, at least, be completing the first year of graduate study and must be a US citizen and permanent resident.
The awards for men and women are based on scholastic excellence, character, and leadership in their field. Please let us know of special financial needs as well. Only […]
Published: Apr 28th, 2008
Dr. Henry Frierson, Associate Vice President and Dean of the Graduate School
The University of Florida is greatly enhanced by the quality of our doctoral students. These exceptional students take their direction from our many outstanding faculty. In an effort to promote doctoral studies and to recognize excellence in doctoral student mentoring, awards are given each year to five faculty advisers selected on a competitive basis. The Doctoral Mentoring Award winners for the 2007-2008 competition are:
Linda Arbuckle
Art and Art History
Christopher Janelle
Applied Physiology and […]
Published: Apr 23rd, 2008
Paul A. Robell, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
As you will recall, the endowment spending bases were adjusted upwards at 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%. But as you also know, the investment markets have been very poor in the last quarter.
The analysis as of March 31 of spending base/market value ratios of the endowments indicates there will be no additional adjustments […]
Published: Apr 23rd, 2008
Paul A. Robell, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
The UF Alumni Association has partnered with DSA Publishing to create Palm and Pine, an oversized coffee table book. UF photographers from News and Public Affairs shot all of the pictures included in the book, most of which have never been seen. In addition, our own Mr. Two Bits wrote the foreword. The book includes nearly 200 photos of UF’s campus, academics, community, athletics and student life. Attached is a wholesale order form […]
Published: Apr 23rd, 2008
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
Attached are copies of the Notices of Proposed Regulation Amendments that have been published on the University’s official website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Thank you.
Attachments:
6C1-1.008 Disruptive Behavior: (PDF, 23 KB)6C1-3.020 Purchasing: (PDF, 38 KB)6C1-4.007 Confidentiality of Student Records: (PDF, 17 KB)
