Memos Category
Published: Sep 21st, 2005
Debra Walker King, Associate Provost
The University of Florida’s Provost Office announces its fall “Faculty Development Conversations” series.
The first event in the series, “A Conversation About University Budgets,” will be held Monday, September 26th from 8:00- 10:00 AM in room 282 of the J. Wayne Reitz Union. This open forum will explore the structural and functional aspects of UF’s financial system. Faculty and others interested in how the university budget system works, including its sources and uses of cash and cash equivalents, are […]
Published: Sep 19th, 2005
Marc Hoit, Interim Associate Provost for IT Kathy Bergsma, University Information Security Manager
The seventh UF Information Technology Security Awareness Day (ITSA Day) will be held Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Reitz Union Auditorium. The all-day event is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Information Technology and will be hosted by the UF IT Security Team.
Security experts from the FBI, SANS, Microsoft, Cisco and others will present popular security issues such as attack trends and identity theft. Among other topics, […]
Published: Sep 14th, 2005
Janie M. Fouke, Provost
We are pleased to announce the program of the first annual UF Constitution Day. Pursuant to legislation passed by the U.S. Congress, educational institutions receiving federal funding are required to hold an educational program pertaining to the United States Constitution in September of each year.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Fredric G. Levin College of Law are pleased to host:
“The U.S. Constitution in the New Century”
A Roundtable Discussion
Wednesday, September 21
6:30 p.m.
The Grand Reading Room in Smathers […]
Published: Sep 14th, 2005
Kyle Cavanaugh, Vice President, Office of Human Resource Services
I am pleased to announce a call for nominations for the University of Florida’s Superior Accomplishment Awards program. The purpose of the program, now in its 17th year, is to recognize Academic Personnel; Technical Executive Administrative Managerial and Support (TEAMS) employees; and University Support Personnel System (USPS) employees who have contributed outstanding service in their fields during the academic year of August 1, 2004, to July 31, 2005. This year’s nomination period will begin […]
Published: Sep 13th, 2005
Michael V. McKee, University Controller
For the past few months staff in my office have been reviewing and updating information contained in what has been referred to as the “Handbook on Business Procedures” or “Finance and Accounting Policies and Procedures.” To prevent confusion with Board of Trustee issued policies we are now referring to this business practice/process information as “Finance and Accounting Directives and Procedures.” Much of the older information requires updating as a result of the major system changes that occurred this […]
Published: Sep 12th, 2005
Kyle Cavanaugh, Vice President, Office of Human Resource Services
As part of the University’s on-going efforts to recognize employees, I am pleased to announce UF’s participation in the 2006 Davis Productivity Awards. Presented annually, the Davis Productivity Awards honor state government employees throughout Florida who have significantly increased productivity in delivering state services and products. Awards are also made to individuals and work units for adapting and implementing previous years’ award-winning achievements to create added value. The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, September […]
Published: Sep 12th, 2005
Debra Walker King, Associate Provost for Faculty Development
The American Council on Education is accepting nominations for the 2006-07 ACE Fellowship Program. Now in its 41st year, this program is known for its success in preparing future leaders for executive positions in higher education. David Ward, President of the ACE, comments that the program provides rising administrators and future leaders with “a broad base of knowledge about contemporary higher education, including a greater understanding of state, regional, and federal educational policies.” Information about […]
Published: Sep 9th, 2005
Dennis C. Jett, Dean of the International Center and Director of the Transnational and Global Studies Center
Each college is asked to submit nominations for the International Educator of the Year Award by October 31, 2005. Initiated last year by the International Center, the award was created to recognize outstanding international endeavors by UF faculty members. This year there will be two awards-one for untenured or newly tenured faculty and one for senior faculty. The winner of each award will receive $5000.
A university-wide […]
Published: Sep 8th, 2005
Kyle Cavanaugh, Vice President, Office of Human Resource Services
I am pleased to announce that in recognition of Homecoming the University of Florida will officially close from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 2005. Our university rule allows for this time to be treated as a half-day holiday. In addition, in preparation for the homecoming parade no classes will be held on Friday.
Thank you all for your ongoing contributions and GO Gators!
Published: Sep 8th, 2005
Kyle Cavanaugh, Vice President, Office of Human Resource Services
I am pleased to announce that the university has established a centralized contract for recruitment advertising with The Chronicle of Higher Education. The newly established contract will provide a 15% discount for all print display ads and 100 web-only ads. Departments may request the web-only ads, which will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
For academic positions, departments will continue to work directly with The Chronicle when placing their ads. Departments simply need to […]
