Memos Category
Published: Apr 15th, 2025
Sophia Andrews, Assistant Director Youth Compliance
As of April 4, new training is required annually for Administrators as defined by BOG 3.002 and all faculty, staff, students and volunteers who will engage with minors on behalf of the UF enterprise: Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Training. This was sent out on April 1 to Administrators in the Annual Child Abuse Reporting Notice.
For questions, submit inquiries via the Youth Compliance Contact Form.
UF Youth Compliance is committed to providing an enriching and safe environment for […]
Published: Apr 14th, 2025
Joe Glover, Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Hans van Oostrom has been named Interim Director of the AI^2 Center effective May 1st.
Dr. van Oostrom is the founding chair of the Department of Engineering Education in the Wertheim College of Engineering. Now an associate professor in that department, he oversees the university-wide Undergraduate Certificate in AI Fundamentals and Applications and is the faculty chair of the University Curriculum Committee.
The AI^2 Center is UF’s […]
Published: Apr 9th, 2025
Joe Glover, Interim Provost & Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs
I am pleased to announce the winners of the university’s highest teaching and advising awards.
Victoria Pagán, a Professor of Classics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was named UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year, UF’s oldest and most prestigious faculty award.
The Teacher/Scholar of the Year award honors a professor whose scholarship or creative activity is recognized both nationally and internationally and whose teaching and mentoring are judged as exemplary. In addition […]
Published: Apr 3rd, 2025
Dr. Nicole LP Stedman, Associate Provost and Dean
The life of the university is greatly enhanced by the quality of our doctoral students, and they take their direction from our many outstanding faculty members. In an effort to continue to promote doctoral studies and to recognize excellence in doctoral student mentoring by our faculty, awards are given each year to at least five faculty doctoral advisors selected on a competitive basis. The Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award winners for the 2024-2025 competition are:
William BauerProfessorCollege […]
Published: Apr 2nd, 2025
Melissa Curry, Vice President, UFHR
I’m pleased to announce that applications for UF’s 2025–2026 Leadership Development programs — including the Managers Cohort, the UF Academy and the Advanced Leadership for Academics and Professionals (ALAP) — will be accepted now through May 2. These highly regarded programs will run from the fall of 2025 through May 2026.
Managers Cohort
The Managers Cohort is a unique opportunity to grow and expand managerial skills alongside a cohort of peers. This program includes targeted Managing at UF courses combined with […]
Published: Mar 31st, 2025
Matthew H. Ellis, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
The Schedule of Paydays and Critical Dates for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 is available on the Payroll Services, Finance and Accounting website at: http://www.fa.ufl.edu/directives/payroll-schedules.
The schedule includes Time and Labor deadlines as well as Human Resource deadlines to ensure all supporting documents are received in time for approval for the next payday.
For questions, please contact Payroll Services at payroll-services@ufl.edu or (352) 392-1231.
Published: Mar 31st, 2025
Matthew H. Ellis, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
The University has calculated the new proposed fringe rates for fiscal year 2025-2026 and has submitted them to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Although no objections are anticipated, please note the proposed rates are subject to DHHS approval and could be subject to change. The rates, when approved, will be effective July 1, 2025.
The employee categories and corresponding proposed benefit rates are as follows:
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Published: Mar 14th, 2025
David Norton, Vice President for Research
The University of Florida has signed a new F&A (indirect) rates effective July 1, 2025. New rates are listed at https://research.ufl.edu/dsp/proposals/budgeting/fa-rates-idc.html. The On-campus Research rate increases from 52.5% to 53.5%. The rates for Other Sponsored Activities, Scripps, Instruction, Off-Campus and DOD contracts have all changed. Please review the rates relevant to your activity at the link above.
There has been a change in thresholds as allowed by the changes in federal grant regulations 2 CFR 200. Effective July […]
Published: Mar 12th, 2025
Kent Fuchs, Interim President
Dear Colleagues,
As an acknowledgement of their contributions to the University of Florida and to enable them to be even more effective in their leadership roles, the “Interim” designation has been removed from the position titles of Maria Gutierrez Martin and Brandi Renton.
Martin has served as Interim Vice President of UF Advancement and Interim Executive Vice President for the UF Foundation since March 2023 and Renton has served as Interim Vice President for Business Affairs since August 2024.
Also, as an […]
Published: Mar 11th, 2025
Mary Parker, Vice President and Chief Enrollment Strategist
Dear Colleagues,
At the University of Florida, we are committed to creating an environment where students and their families feel informed, supported, and confident in their educational choices. An important element of that commitment is ensuring transparency in how we communicate cost information.
As a Title IV-eligible institution, we are required to provide clear and accessible information about tuition, fees, and other associated costs to both current and prospective students. Costs for undergraduate and graduate programs can […]
