Memos Category
Published: Jan 9th, 2006
Michael McKee, University Controller
I am pleased to announce the release of additional new or updated sections of our Finance and Accounting Directives and Procedures completed over the holiday break. These updated sections are as follows:
1.4.1 Mission, Organization, and Key Contacts
1.4.4 Auxiliaries
1.4.9 Asset Management
1.4.11 Cash, Collections, Receivables, and Investments
1.4.12 Purchasing
The web site that these Directive and Procedures can be located is as follows: http://fa.ufl.edu/uco/handbook/handbook.asp?doc=1.4
While many of the changes are the result of devolution and the myUFL implementation, others reflect changes in the organization […]
Published: Jan 5th, 2006
Ed Poppell, Vice President for Finance and Administration
In accordance with our ongoing efforts to move towards a sustainable campus the following purchasing directive has been established regarding the purchase of departmental vehicles.
1. It is the intent of the University to purchase only hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles.
2. Purchasing Services maintains a listing of available hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles by vehicle type and class at http://www.purchasing.ufl.edu/main_contracts-vehicles.asp#auto to assist departments with choosing a vehicle for purchase.
3. Equivalent “gas only” vehicles may also be […]
Published: Jan 5th, 2006
Janie M. Fouke, Provost
Below please find the appointment calendar for academic year employees through Spring 2007.
Summer 2006:
Term A
05/16/06 -06/30/06
3.4 pay periods
Term B
07/01/06 – 08/15/06
3.2 pay periods
Term C
05/16/06-08/15/06
6.6 pay periods
2006-2007 Academic Year:
Fall 2006
08/16/06 – 12/31/06
9.8 pay periods
Spring 2007
01/01/07 – 05/15/07
9.7 pay periods
Published: Jan 3rd, 2006
Winfred M. Phillips, Vice President for Research
The RGP Research Opportunity Incentive Seed Fund annually invites proposals for new, faculty-initiated, potentially large-scale research programs that are interdisciplinary. The College of Engineering and IFAS have agreed to contribute to the Research Opportunity Fund, and the program has been expanded to include IFAS and Engineering. All University faculty who are eligible to submit proposals to external funding agencies are eligible for the Opportunity Fund.
To accommodate this expansion, the proposal deadline has been extended to February […]
Published: Jan 3rd, 2006
Michael V. McKee, University Controller
The Federal General Services Administration (GSA) has released the standard mileage rates to use for 2006 in computing the reimbursement for operating an automobile for business purposes.
Beginning January 1, 2006, the standard mileage rates to reimburse for the use of a privately owned automobile for business purposes will be 44.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven.
The previous reimbursement rates noted below should be used for all travel occurring on or before December 31, 2005 when reimbursing […]
Published: Dec 20th, 2005
Pamela J. Bernard, Vice President and General Counsel
University of Florida Regulations
6C1-4.017 The Student Honor Code
6C1-4.0172 Student Honor Code
6C1-4.0212 The Levin College of Law Honor System
The above-referenced regulations were approved by the Board of Trustees on December 2, 2005. The regulation changes in their final form are now effective and have been published on the Regulation’s website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Published: Dec 19th, 2005
J. Bernard Machen, President
Effective Monday, December 19, Dr. Michael Conlon, Director of Data Infrastructure for UF and the Bridges project, will assume additional duties as PeopleSoft Implementation Officer to provide overall coordination and accelerate the integration of PeopleSoft systems. In this role, Dr. Conlon will report to the three senior vice presidents (Drs. Barrett, Cheek, Fouke) and be responsible for:
l. Carrying out the directives of the senior vice presidents as they relate to implementing PeopleSoft
2. Identifying and removing obstacles, issues and other […]
Published: Dec 19th, 2005
Ed Poppell, Vice President for Finance and Administration
In an effort to make the proposal process more accurate, a grants fringe calculation based on the employee’s actual expenses over the last thirty days will be implemented. The calculation will meet the university’s policy for fringe amounts to mimic actual fringe costs and will meet Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) cost procedures for calculating and charging fringe amounts to federal projects.
Employees with multiple jobs will have the fringes separated by Job. This […]
Published: Dec 14th, 2005
Jimmy Cheek, Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources and Ed Poppell, Vice President for Finance and Administration
To provide UF managers with useful and readily available financial information and to assist departments in reconciling their financial data, we are pleased to introduce a series of reports designed by UF Bridges-working with staff from Finance and Accounting and other members of the university community. These new reports, combined with guidelines provided by Finance and Accounting, will streamline the reconciliation process and help […]
Published: Dec 13th, 2005
Debra Walker King, Associate Provost for Faculty Development
David Bloomquist has decided to step down as director of UCET effective January 3, 2006. As he returns full-time to research and teaching in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, the Provost’s office thanks him for three years of dedicated service to university-wide teaching and learning. An interim director will be appointed after plans for future center development are complete.
