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Appointment of new Chief Financial Officer

Published: Oct 29th, 2007

J. Bernard Machen, President

It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Matt Fajack as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The newly established position of CFO will provide strategic leadership, analysis, planning and recommendations related to the university’s fiscal assets and appointments. He will operate as a key partner with me along with our Vice Presidents and Deans, members of the University’s Board of Trustees, and the financial affairs of our direct service organizations.

Matt comes to us from […]

Outstanding Leadership Awards for Undergraduate Male and Female Graduating Seniors, Sponsored by the University of Florida Alumni Assoc.

Published: Oct 24th, 2007

Dr. Eugene L. Zdziarski, II, Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students

I am pleased to announce the following recipients of the Fall 2007 Outstanding Leadership Awards for Graduating Seniors:

Award Recipients – Female
Lauryn E. Cannon
College: Agricultural & Life Sciences
Major: Wildlife Ecology

NaTalla S. McCoy
College: Liberal Arts & Sciences
Major: Communication Sci. & Disorders

Award Recipients – Male
Ryan H. Nelson
College: Business
Major: Economics

Aron M. Weingard
College: Business
Major: Finance

Honorable Mention
Jason A. Beutke
College: Agricultural & Life Sciences
Major: Food & Resource Economics

Claudia Diaz-Diurych
College: Health & Human Performance
Major: Recreation, Parks & Tourism

Carla Rodriguez
College: […]

September 30, 2007 Adjustment to Endowments’ Spending Bases

Published: Oct 22nd, 2007

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

Once again I am pleased to share with you that endowment funds will receive another increase in spending bases. As you will recall, the Foundation recalculates the spendable base of each endowment quarterly. As of September 30, 2007 virtually all endowment funds have received an increase to their spendable bases. The average increase was .93%; you can confirm the adjustment to a particular fund by checking on FAS where these adjustments are posted.

The […]

Student Emergency Contact Information

Published: Oct 22nd, 2007

Patricia Telles-Irvin, Vice President for Student Affairs

Beginning this morning, Monday, Oct. 22, when students log on to ISIS to register for classes, they will be asked to provide emergency contact information before they can proceed with registration.

This is part of the university’s ongoing effort to build a comprehensive emergency notification plan, which includes a multi-prong approach. Existing emergency notification methods include e-mail, posts on the UF home page and news releases.

While we will maintain these methods, a new text messaging service will […]

New Primary Lab Supply Contract

Published: Oct 19th, 2007

Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President & University Controller

Purchasing Services is pleased to announce the award to Fisher Scientific as the primary provider of laboratory supplies under UF Contract ITN07TO-135. This contract is effective immediately through April 30, 2012.

Through this negotiation the University was able to achieve overall savings of approximately 11% over the previous contract. This represents a projected cost savings of over $1,000,000 annually to the University of Florida.

In recognition of UF’s high volume purchases, the deepest discounts are available […]

State of Florida minimum wage will increase on January 1, 2008

Published: Oct 19th, 2007

Kyle J. Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration

Effective January 1, 2008, the state of Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $6.79 per hour. Florida’s minimum wage increase was created in a constitutional amendment approved by voters on November 2, 2004, and covers all employees in the state covered by the federal minimum wage. According to this amendment, any adjustment made will be effective on January 1 of each year.

Florida’s minimum wage is more than the current federal minimum wage of $5.85. In […]

Effort Reporting and Certification

Published: Oct 17th, 2007

Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President & University Controller
Dr. Marie Zeglen, Assistant Provost & Director of Institutional Planning & Research
Dr. Tom Walsh, Director of Division of Sponsored Research

The University of Florida must satisfy federal and state requirements by accumulating information related to the types of activities engaged in by its faculty, professional employees, graduate students, OPS hourly and staff. To do this, UF performs an after-the-fact Effort Survey each term for all impacted employees. In the past these reports were filed by […]

State and University Budget

Published: Oct 12th, 2007

Bernie Machen, President

Please allow me to update you on our budget situation now that the Florida Legislature has approved a reduced budget plan for the upcoming year.

While Gov. Charlie Crist must sign off on the plan before it goes into effect, I want you to be aware of the budget’s impact on the University of Florida and what it means looking forward.

The House and Senate on Friday cut $22.1 million in recurring state funds from UF’s budget. It is a smaller cut […]

Award of Document Destruction Contract

Published: Oct 8th, 2007

Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller

The University of Florida Purchasing Department, in collaboration with the University’s Privacy Office, is pleased to announce that Request for Proposal, RFP 07MB-159 for Document Destruction has been awarded to Cintas Document Management. Cintas Document Management is authorized to provide destruction and disposal services for restricted and sensitive data in any format including paper, videos, computer tapes and hard drives. Cintas Document Management can provide either on-premise or local off-premise destruction or disposal service. […]

Temporary Help Services

Published: Oct 8th, 2007

Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller

The University of Florida Purchasing Department is pleased to announce that the Invitation to Negotiate, ITN07HK-187 for Temporary Help Services has been awarded to Career Center, Inc. d/b/a TempForce of Gainesville. This new contract is part of Purchasing Service’s strategic sourcing initiative and became effective September 20, 2007.

TempForce is the University’s prime provider for a comprehensive range of temporary service categories including: Accounting and Bookkeeping, Administrative, General Office and Clerical, Retail Sales, Customer Service […]