Memos Category
Published: Jan 23rd, 2008
Paul A. Robell, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
Once again I am pleased to share with you that endowment funds have received another increase in spending bases. You will recall that the Foundation recalculates the spendable base of each endowment quarterly. As of December 31, 2007, virtually all endowment funds have received an increase to their spendable bases (except for the newest funds). The average increase was .71%; you may confirm the adjustment to a particular fund by checking on FAS.
The […]
Published: Jan 22nd, 2008
Winfred M. Phillips, Vice President for Research
Paul A. Robell, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
At the most recent meeting of the University of Florida Board of Trustees’ Committee on External Relations, it was suggested that we communicate the process by which deans and faculty can obtain information on potential sources of research funding from the public and private sectors. The UF Office of Research and the UF Foundation work in close collaboration to assist deans and faculty in obtaining external funding […]
Published: Jan 22nd, 2008
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
The above-referenced regulation was approved by the Board of Trustees on November, 30, 2007 and the Board of Governors on January 9, 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: Jan 18th, 2008
Catherine Emihovich, Dean
The College of Education at the University of Florida is pleased to announce the 6th annual “Scholarship of Engagement” award competition for faculty, graduate students, and community members. These awards are adapted from Ernst Boyer’s vision that research- oriented universities need to broaden their concept of scholarship to reflect the issues and concerns of society at large. As he noted:
Scholarship means engaging in original research. But the work of the scholar also means stepping back from one’s investigation, looking for […]
Published: Jan 18th, 2008
Chris Machen, Chair of Healthy Gators 2010 Coalition
I am pleased to announce a new campus-wide walking program sponsored by Healthy Gators 2010. The Walking Gators program is for faculty, staff and students of all fitness levels to de-stress during the work day, meet new people and get fresh air and exercise through moderate walking. I encourage you to inform all of your staff about this new program and to also be as flexible as you can with their work schedules so they […]
Published: Jan 17th, 2008
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President & University Controller
A Schedule of Paydays and Critical Dates for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 can be accessed on the Payroll, Finance and Accounting website at: http://fa.ufl.edu/payroll/paydays-2008-2009.asp The schedule includes T&L deadlines as well as the Human Resource offices deadlines to assure that all supporting documents are received in time for approval for the next payday.
You may contact Ms. Donna McClure, dmcclure@ufl.edu, or Mrs. Linda Orfield, lorfield@ufl.edu, in University Payroll Services, 392-1231, if you have questions.
Published: Jan 17th, 2008
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President & University Controller
Employees’ 2007 W-2 forms will be distributed from University Tax Services (Room 24, Tigert Hall) to departments on January 30, 2008. Employees will also receive an Employee Year-End Earnings Statement which will assist them in comparing the amounts on the W-2 form to the earnings, deductions, taxes and net pay on their last biweekly earnings statement for 2007.
IRS regulations require the University to distribute the 2007 W-2 forms to employees on or before January […]
Published: Jan 17th, 2008
Winfred M. Phillips, Vice President for Research & Dennis C. Jett, Dean of the International Center
Faculty members are invited to submit proposals for the sixth annual competition for internationalizing the curriculum. Up to 16 grants of $3000 will be awarded to faculty for proposals to modify existing courses to increase their international component or develop new courses with substantial international content.
Proposals are due by Monday, March 17. Winners will be notified in early April. Links to this year’s guidelines and proposal format […]
Published: Jan 15th, 2008
Paul A. Robell, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
We invite your involvement in the Third Annual UF Alumni Association Outstanding Young Alumni Awards Ceremony. This year, members of the Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Council and Gainesville Young Alumni Committee will host the awards breakfast on April 12th, 2008 before the Orange and Blue Game. As you will recall, this recognition breakfast was established by the UFAA Board of Directors with support of President Bernie Machen.
We are asking each college to select […]
Published: Jan 15th, 2008
Marc Hoit, Interim CIO
The UF community should be on alert for a fraudulent e-mail message (subject: “VERIFY YOUR UFL EMAIL ACCOUNT NOW”) which is currently circulating on the Internet. This message is a ‘phishing’ scam — an attempt to lure recipients into revealing personal information for the purpose of identity theft.
Please do NOT respond to this or any message that asks for your password!
Any legitimate communication from UF regarding your account will include a telephone number that you can call to verify […]
