Memos Category
Published: Jun 5th, 2007
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
In an effort to make the process of submitting supporting documentation to Accounts Payable for voucher approval a more efficient operation, the University has made available a fax imaging solution. Supporting documentation for all vouchers created by your department and all vouchers created to pay PCard expenditures can now be faxed into the MyUFL Accounts Payable system.
The next time you search for and select a voucher, you may notice one or two new buttons […]
Published: May 31st, 2007
Ed Poppell, Vice President for Business Affairs
Jimmy Cheek, Sr. Vice President for Agriculture & Natural Resources
While we are making preparations to close the current fiscal year, it is also a time for us to plan and establish our budgets for the next fiscal year. To help you manage your financial activity many of you have asked for a managerial budget process that will allow you to track your revenue and expenditures at different levels than you control that activity with your commitment […]
Published: May 31st, 2007
Janie Fouke, Senior Vice President and Provost
Universities across the country are reviewing practices in a number of areas to ensure that they have sound conflict of interest policies. Before the end of the spring 2007 semester, after a dialog among the University of Florida’s Academic Policy Council, the Provost and Student Government, the Academic Policy Council identified a review of the University’s longstanding conflict of interest policy on faculty authored course materials as one of the Council’s priorities for the coming year.
The […]
Published: May 24th, 2007
Dr. Phillip Barkley, Director, UF Student Health Care Center
The Alachua County Health Department has notified the University of Florida that the outbreak of measles reported in early May involving a UF student and several Alachua County residents is under control.
No new measles cases have been reported over the expected time frame for continued risk among Alachua County residents or UF students, faculty or staff. Those students who received medical or religious exemptions from measles vaccine requirements are being advised that they may […]
Published: May 23rd, 2007
Dr. Eugene L. Zdziarski, Dean of Students
Nominations now are being accepted for the Summer 2007 Outstanding Leadership Award for Male and Female Graduating Seniors , sponsored by the University of Florida Alumni Association. The students selected for these awards will be acknowledged at the graduation ceremonies on August 11. Please encourage qualified students to apply for this important honor.
Applications may be downloaded from the Dean of Students website at http://www.dso.ufl.edu/scholarships/ola.php or picked up from the following locations:
Dean of Students Office, Information Desk, […]
Published: May 15th, 2007
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
The University of Florida Purchasing department is pleased to announce that Invitation to Negotiate ITN 07BM-124 for Office Related Products has been completed. This award creates a unique partnership between Mister Paper, a local vendor that has been providing superior service to the University for more than 30 years and Office Depot a premier national office supply company which has been providing excellent service to the University for 10 years through our local account […]
Published: May 15th, 2007
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
Purchasing Services, in a joint effort with Florida State University, would like to announce the award of the new “IT Hardware and Peripherals” Contract #UF-K5067 which has been awarded to GovConnection and Hewlett Packard.
GovConnection and Hewlett Packard will be the University’s prime providers for desktop computers, laptops and servers. Under this contract GovConnection will also be the University’s provider for third party hardware and peripherals.
Bundles, pricing and ordering information may be found on the […]
Published: May 14th, 2007
Marc Hoit, Interim Chief Information Officer
Computing and Networking Services has completed an annual review of our Telecommunications Rate Structure. Overall, CNS-Telecommunications operating revenue breaks even. However, some telephone services do not fully recover their fair share of overhead costs. Recent audits recommended that we eliminate such subsidies. To accomplish this, a few changes have been made to Telecommunications Operations as well as Telecommunications Rates.
Effective July 1, 2007, Telecommunications will eliminate monthly maintenance fees and begin charging time and material rates for all […]
Published: May 14th, 2007
Marc Hoit, Interim CIO
Computing and Networking Services (CNS) manages 40% of the local networks on the main campus (12,000 of 30,000 ports). On July 1, 2007 CNS will begin a 3-year project to upgrade the remaining 18,000 ports. This OIT sponsored, centrally funded, strategic technology initiative is known as the Wall-plate Project. More information regarding project goals, schedule, and budget can be found at: www.cns.ufl.edu/wall-plate.
As announced last Fall, most academic and administrative units on the main campus are included in the Wall-Plate […]
Published: May 10th, 2007
Patricia Telles-Irvin, Vice President for Student Affairs
In the wake of the tragedy that took place at Virginia Tech earlier this week, faculty and staff have asked for guidelines when faced with a disruptive or troubled student. With this in mind, Student Affairs is offering you an attachment with a Consultation and Intervention Decision Tree for your use. The diagram provides steps to take and resources available if the student is perceived as disruptive or troubled.
The Consultation/Intervention Decision Tree provides you with description […]
