Memos Category
Published: Aug 22nd, 2007
Winfred M. Phillips, Vice President for Research
The UF Office of Research solicits preliminary proposals for the State of Florida Centers of Excellence competition. Preliminary proposals will be reviewed by faculty committees. Committees will make recommendations on the best proposals to the Sr. Vice Presidents. UF will target no more than 5 proposals to go forward to the Board of Governors. Preliminary proposals should contain the following information:
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
RATIONALE AND VISION: describe the relevance of the research; describe the impact at the […]
Published: Aug 17th, 2007
Janie M. Fouke, Provost
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that the Provost Faculty Fellow Program will host a Faculty Fellow in Sustainability beginning in the Spring 2008 semester. The fellowship awardee will pursue a one to two year project to develop an interdisciplinary certificate/minor in sustainability and will be responsible for the following:
– Researching best practices at universities for integrating sustainability into academics, which may include the existing frameworks for certificates and minor and major courses of study;
– Collaborating […]
Published: Aug 16th, 2007
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 2007. 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 Student Fee Criteria:
• A […]
Published: Aug 9th, 2007
Dr. Eugene L. Zdziarski, Assistant Vice President & Dean of Students
The 2007-2008 academic year marks the inaugural year of the campus-wide Common Reading Program at UF. The Division of Student Affairs in cooperation with a variety of colleges and departments across the campus have developed this initiative to provide a common learning experience for the entire campus community, and in particular new first-year students. A committee of faculty, staff, and students selected the book, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The quest of Dr. Paul […]
Published: Aug 8th, 2007
J. Bernard Machen, President
I am writing to announce the creation of a committee to help identify ways to trim costs and operate more efficiently in an extremely tight budget year and into the future amid predictions of a worsening economy.
As part of a comprehensive approach to addressing our current and future budget situation, the newly established Cost Reduction and Efficiency Task Force is charged with:
* Identifying processes that could be streamlined
* Determining the feasibility of reducing or eliminating some UF functions
* Evaluating […]
Published: Aug 3rd, 2007
Janie Fouke, Provost
Under Florida statute 1009.21, full-time students from Latin America and the Caribbean (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) who receive scholarships from the federal or state government qualify for in-state tuition. This provision of the law provides an opportunity to encourage the continued internationalization of UF and to attract more high-quality students from Latin America and the Caribbean.
To qualify, UF students must be awarded a non-duty scholarship of a minimum of $500 per semester paid from either state […]
Published: Aug 2nd, 2007
Dr. Janie Fouke, Provost and Senior Vice President
Below please find the appointment calendar for academic year employees through Spring 2009.
Summer 2008 Number of Pay Periods
Term A 05/15/08 – 06/30/08 3.3
Term B 07/01/08 – 08/15/08 3.4
Term C 05/15/08 – 08/15/08 6.7
2008-2009 Academic Year Number of Pay Periods
Fall 2008 08/16/08 – 12/31/08 9.8
Spring 2009 01/01/09 – 05/15/09 9.7
Published: Jul 31st, 2007
Paul A. Robell, Vice President, Development and Alumni Affairs
As you are aware, the Foundation recalculates the spendable base of each endowment quarterly. We are very pleased to share with you that as of June 30, 2007 virtually all endowment funds have received an increase in their spendable bases. The average increase was 4.33%; you can confirm the adjustment to a particular fund by checking on FAS where these adjustments will be posted next week. The spending transfer for each endowment will continue […]
Published: Jul 27th, 2007
Angel Kwolek-Folland, Interim Associate Provost
We have scheduled a few workshops to discuss the preparation of the tenure/promotion packets and the University evaluation process for 2007-2008.
We encourage faculty who will be submitting packets, or the staff who will be assisting with the preparation of packets this fall; as well as 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.
This year’s workshop schedule […]
Published: Jul 24th, 2007
Kyle J. Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President for Administration
Effective November 1, 2007, each eligible Faculty, TEAMS, and USPS employee (except those with performance appraisal ratings of “below performance standards” or whose appointment has not been renewed) who was hired on or before July 1, 2007, and has been continuously employed by the University through November 1, 2007, shall receive a non-recurring one-time lump sum bonus payment of $1,000. The actual payment will be in the November 9, 2007 pay check. These payments are […]
