Memos Category
Published: Nov 1st, 2007
Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration
I am pleased to announce that this year the university will observe Monday, December 24, 2007, as a holiday in addition to the regular December and New Year holidays. The December 24 holiday also will be observed by the university’s various outpatient health clinics. This decision was based on the proximity of that date related to the holiday closing period which runs from December 25, 2007, through January 1, 2008. Adding December 24 to our holiday […]
Published: Oct 30th, 2007
Dennis Jett, Dean of the International Center
UF will again participate this year in the Jefferson Science Fellow (JSF) Program of the U.S. State Department. UF can nominate two faculty members for consideration in this nationwide competition. Those selected as Fellows will work for one year in Washington, D.C. with the possibility of extended stays at American embassies abroad. They will be tasked with providing science, technology and engineering advice to be used in the formulation and implementation of U.S. Government policy on […]
Published: Oct 29th, 2007
Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration
I am pleased to announce that, effective November 1, 2007, Susan Blair will assume the role of Chief Privacy Officer for the University and will report directly to the Senior Vice President for Administration. In this capacity, Ms. Blair will oversee privacy policies and protections for student records and health information. Ms. Blair also will manage the privacy safeguards for other personal identifiable information, such as Social Security numbers; when privacy breaches occur, Ms. Blair will […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
