Memos Category
Published: Oct 31st, 2003
Pamela J. Bernard, Vice President and General Counsel
Attached are copies of the Notices of Proposed Rulemaking for rules which are proposed for adoption or revision by the University. Please distribute and post this memorandum and the notices upon receipt. Note that the Rule Hearing on a rule listed in the Notices will be held at 10:30 a.m. on November 24, 2003, in Room 363 of the J. Wayne Reitz Union, if requested in writing by 5:00 p.m., on November 21, 2003. The […]
Published: Oct 26th, 2003
Pamela J. Bernard, Vice President and General Counsel
The above-referenced rule as proposed or as proposed to be amended was published in The Gainesville Sun on July 25, 2003. The rule change in its final form is now effective and has been published on the General Counsel’s website at http://www.generalcounsel.ufl.edu/rules.htm.
Published: Oct 16th, 2003
Phillip Barkley, MD, Director
The Student Health Care Center is launching its annual Influenza Prevention Campaign beginning October 14, 2003 and running through mid December. UF students, faculty, and staff can receive their influenza vaccine injection at any of a number of clinics across campus. To access a printable listing of these clinics, go to our web site www.health.ufl.edu/shcc
Persons most at risk for developing problems associated with Influenza are those with:
Chronic illnesses such as heart, lung, kidney or metabolic diseases such as asthma, […]
Published: Oct 13th, 2003
Larry T. Ellis, Director, Division of Human Resources
The Davis Productivity Awards, an annual program honoring state government employees throughout Florida who have significantly increased productivity in delivering state services and products, has announced a call for entries for 2004. The deadline for nominations is Friday, November 7, 2003.
In addition to honoring “innovation, creativity, and smart work,” the awards program recognizes individuals and work units that have adapted or implemented previous years’ award-winning achievements to create added value. Eligible for nomination are individuals, […]
Published: Oct 13th, 2003
Michael V. McKee, University Controller
In a DDD memorandum dated August 28, 2003, the Division of Human Resources provided information related to the introduction of personal leave days this December. TEAMS employees and Academic Personnel are eligible to use four personal leave days in proportion to their FTEs for the period of December 26 to 31.
As also noted in that DDD, employees responsible for critical administrative functions and student services may be required to work for all or a portion of these four […]
Published: Oct 6th, 2003
Larry T. Ellis, Director, Division of Human Resources
State-sponsored benefits open enrollment
The annual open enrollment period for employee benefits, which will run from September 29 to October 24, provides University of Florida employees with the opportunity to reassess their benefits and make changes to their various state-sponsored insurance policies. Now is the time for employees to carefully review health, life, and supplemental insurance as well as flexible benefits needs.
Employees should note that, as a result of legislation passed earlier this year, the University […]
Published: Oct 4th, 2003
Pramod Khargonekar, Chair
As you know, the Presidential search is now in its final phase. The Search Committee will be conducting interviews on Monday and Tuesday at the Hilton. These interviews will be web-cast in real time. The committee will select finalists on late Tuesday afternoon. Finalists will be interviewed by the trustees, and they will hold a number of fora with faculty, students, community members etc. on Wednesday. The Board of Trustees will make a final decision on late Wednesday afternoon. The […]
Published: Oct 2nd, 2003
Gail F. Baker, Vice President for Public Relations
The University of Florida Presidential Search Committee will interview candidates for president next week and on Wednesday will forward a list of finalists to the UF Board of Trustees from which to choose the school’s next leader.
The board is expected to interview the finalists Wednesday and announce its selection that evening. The finalists also will participate Wednesday in a series of question-and-answer forums with UF faculty, students, administrators and community members.
“The search is rapidly coming […]
Published: Sep 26th, 2003
Charles E. Frazier, Vice Provost for Information Technology
The Office of Academic Technology is seeking proposals from UF faculty to conduct projects that improve teaching and learning outcomes. The purposes of the grants are to facilitate redesign of instructional approaches to enhance quality of teaching using technology and to reduce collateral costs of instruction.
Funding will be provided for up to $10,000. For details about the program, go to http://www.at.ufl.edu/ATGrants.
Published: Sep 25th, 2003
John Madey, Director, CNS-Telecommunications
Effective October 1, 2003, CNS-Telecom is pleased to announce a lower long distance rate alternative for the campus. This new service is for on campus faculty and staff numbers starting with the prefix of 392, 846, 294 and 273.
The new long distance rate will be 5.5 cents a minute versus the current 8.0 cents a minute – a savings of over 30%. This rate is for both intrastate (within state) and interstate (out of state) calls. To take advantage […]
