Memos Category
Published: Oct 17th, 2024
Taylor Jantz, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
As many of you already know, next week we will welcome Michelle Castaline to the team as the Associate Vice President for Financial Services.
Michelle is a UF alum who has worked as a controller, finance lead, and senior internal audit manager in large Securities and Exchange Commission companies. Her previous role as Vice President Global Controller for Carrier Corporation included responsibilities for global accounting and the development of a worldwide Center of Excellence. Michelle […]
Published: Oct 17th, 2024
Joe Glover, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
I am pleased to announce the formation of the search committees and launch of the searches for the deans of the College of the Arts (COTA) and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS).
Hub Brown, dean of the College of Journalism and Communications, will chair the COTA dean search committee, assisted by the search firm Isaacson, Miller.
Saby Mitra, dean of the Warrington College of Business, will chair the CLAS dean search […]
Published: Oct 15th, 2024
David Norton, Vice President for Research
UF Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Marco Salemi as interim director of the UF Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI), effective November 8, 2024. EPI is a university-wide institute that facilitates interdisciplinary studies of new and emerging human, animal, and plant pathogens of concern to Florida, the nation and the world. Dr. Salemi, who is currently an associate director within EPI and professor within the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine in the College […]
Published: Oct 3rd, 2024
Marta L. Wayne, Dean and Associate Provost
Championing Global Citizenship: Join us for International Education Week (IEW), November 18-22, 2024!
The University of Florida is excited to celebrate International Education Week (IEW) from November 18-22, 2024. IEW is a joint annual initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the U.S. Department of Education. This week is dedicated to expanding horizons, fostering connections, and building mutual understanding between people in the United States and countries around the globe. IEW provides a […]
Published: Oct 1st, 2024
Joe Glover, Interim Provost
I am pleased to announce that Professors Kati Migliaccio and Jane Southworth will lead a new university task force to determine the future of AI at the University of Florida.
Dr. Migliaccio, Chair of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Dr. Southworth, Chair of the Department of Geography, will lead the task force in its charge to consider how UF will shape the future of AI-driven education — and meet the fast-evolving AI needs and expectations of faculty, […]
Published: Oct 1st, 2024
Melissa S. Curry, Vice President for Human Resources
I am pleased to announce that the Supporting Students in Distress training, a collaboration between UFHR Training & Organizational Development and the Counseling and Wellness Center, has been awarded the 2024 Florida Government Productivity Award.
The Florida Government Productivity Awards (formerly known as the Florida TaxWatch Productivity Awards) annually recognize state employees who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to finding innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and effectiveness in public service.
This year, ten awards were presented to individuals […]
Published: Sep 24th, 2024
Joe Glover, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Please forward this to the appropriate person in your college. The due date is January 17, 2025, for nominations for the UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year Award.
Colleges are invited to submit nominations for the UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year Award for 2024-2025. As the oldest and most prestigious award offered to UF faculty, this award seeks to honor the faculty member whose scholarship or creative activity is recognized both nationally and internationally […]
Published: Sep 18th, 2024
Joe Glover, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President
The textbook adoption system for spring 2025 is now available to faculty and departments to submit their textbook adoptions and materials requirements. Please visit http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu to enter spring 2025 adoptions.
The deadline for spring 2025 adoptions is November 22, 2024 for compliance with Florida Statutes.
Changes to spring 2025 instructional materials adoptions made after the deadlines posted above are out of compliance with UF Regulation 7.049 and Florida Board of Governors Regulation 8.003.
In order to facilitate timely […]
Published: Sep 17th, 2024
David Norton, Vice President for Research
UF Research is pleased to announce Dr. Alina Zare as director of the UF Interdisciplinary Informatics and AI Research Institute (IIAIRI), formerly known as the UF Informatics Institute, effective November 8, 2024. Alina Zare received her Ph.D. from the Computer & Information Science & Engineering department at the University of Florida in 2008. Dr. Zare began her faculty career at the University of Missouri in 2010, returning to the University of Florida as an Associate Professor in […]
Published: Sep 16th, 2024
Kent Fuchs, Interim President
I am pleased to announce that Ryan Fuller has been named interim vice president and general counsel, effective today.
Ryan has practiced law since 2003 and joined the General Counsel’s office in 2012, serving as senior counsel for labor and employment law. He moved into the role of deputy general counsel in 2018, working with units across the university enterprise on a variety of significant matters touching all areas of university operations.
Before joining the office of the General Counsel, Ryan […]
