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Schedule of Paydays and Critical Dates – FY 2021-2022

Published: Mar 31st, 2021

Olga N. Weider, Interim Assistant Vice President and University Controller

A Schedule of Paydays and Critical Dates for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 can be accessed 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 the Human Resource office’s deadlines to assure that all
supporting documents are received in time for approval for the next payday.

If you have questions you may contact Payroll
Services at payroll-services@ufl.edu
or (352) 392-1231.

Doctoral Dissertation/Mentoring Award Winners

Published: Mar 15th, 2021

Dr. Henry Frierson, Associate Vice President 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 2020-2021 competition are:

Dr.
Linda Hon

Professor

Department
of Public Relations

Dr.
Tina Smith-Bonahue

Associate
Professor

Department
of Special Education, School Psychology […]

Summer and Fall 2021 Textbook Adoptions

Published: Mar 1st, 2021

Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President

The textbook adoption system for Summer and Fall 2021 is now
available to faculty and departments to submit their textbook adoptions and
materials requirements.  Please visit http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu/ to
enter Summer and Fall 2021 adoptions. 

For compliance with Florida Statutes, please submit
adoptions no later than the following:

Summer 2021 adoptions: March 26, 2021.  Fall 2021 adoptions: July 9, 2021.

In order to facilitate timely ordering of materials by the
UF Bookstore, please submit Fall adoptions, by March 26, 2021.

Knowledge of course textbook […]

Fulbright Awareness Week 2021

Published: Feb 25th, 2021

Leonardo Villalón, Dean, UF International Center

The International Center is pleased to announce that
Fulbright Awareness Week will be celebrated from 1-5 March 2021. In
collaboration with the UF Fulbright Lectures Committee, UF Honors, the Graduate
School, College of Arts, UF IFAS, College of Education, Levin College
of Law, Career Connections Center, and the North Florida Fulbright Alumni
Association, multiple informational sessions for scholars, faculty and staff
will provide opportunities to learn about Fulbright, the application process,
and to hear about the experiences of past Fulbright scholars and students.
Despite the changes […]

Chief Diversity Officer

Published: Feb 15th, 2021

Kent Fuchs, President

After a successful tenure as the
first Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Florida, Antonio Farias will
leave for a new position as vice chancellor at the University of Colorado
Denver.

Farias said he made the
decision for family reasons and to take advantage of a unique opportunity to serve
as vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion at CU Denver, which is
launching a major new initiative to reimagine its DEI programs. Farias came to
UF in July 2018 from Wesleyan University, where he was vice […]

Distance Learning Fees/Dates and Deadlines

Published: Feb 5th, 2021

W. Andrew McCollough, Associate Provost for Teaching and Technology

Applications
to request Distance Learning Fees for the Summer and Fall 2021 terms are now
being accepted through MyUFL. All departmental applications should be submitted
no later than Wednesday, February 17, 2021 and Dean’s approval is required by Tuesday,
February 23, 2021.   

Reminder:  DL Fees applications are required each semester for all applicable courses

Policy,
course eligibility and the process for applying and implementing a distance
learning fee for a course is available here: http://tnt.aa.ufl.edu/policies/

Search for the Dean of the Graduate School

Published: Feb 5th, 2021

Joseph Glover, Provost and
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

After a
successful 14-year tenure as Dean of the Graduate School, Dean Henry Frierson
will be returning to a faculty position in the College of Education at the end
of this semester.  Consequently, we are
initiating an internal search to identify the next Dean of the Graduate School,
who will also serve as an Associate Provost. 
We seek a strong, innovative, and dynamic leader with:

demonstrated experience in graduate
administration, resource management, graduate student concerns and services,
program formation and review, an […]

Director of the Office of Small Business and Vendor Diversity

Published: Jan 26th, 2021

Eddie Daniels, Assistant Vice President for Business Affairs

I am pleased to announce that Dwan
Courtney has begun her role as the Director of the Office of Small Business
& Vendor Diversity (SBVD) as of Jan 22, 2021.

As a part of Business Services, a
division of Business Affairs, SBVD provides services and support designed to
facilitate utilization of small diverse businesses by UF departments and
academic units. As the director, through collaborative relationships with
campus and local community and business leaders, Courtney will develop programs
and services designed to encourage […]

Vice President for Enrollment Management and Associate Provost

Published: Jan 25th, 2021

Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

After
nearly 15 years at UF and 8 years serving as Vice President for Enrollment
Management and Associate Provost, Zina Evans has announced her intention to
leave UF in June to pursue a new opportunity at the Education Finance
Institute.   She will become Senior Vice President there working on
enrollment management and student success initiatives at minority serving
institutions including HBCUs. 

 Consequently,
this is to announce a national search for the next UF Vice President for
Enrollment Management and Associate Provost.  […]

Academic Year Appointment Calendar through Spring 2022

Published: Jan 15th, 2021

Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Listed below are the
dates for the Academic Year through Spring 2022

Summer
2021                                                                    Number of
Pay Periods

Term A                   5/16/2021 – 6/30/2021                                               3.3

Term B                   7/01/2021 – 8/15/2021                                               3.2

Term C                   5/16/2021 – 8/15/2021                                               6.5

2021
-2022 Academic Year

Fall
2021                8/16/2021
– 12/31/2021                                             10

Spring 2022            1/01/2022 – 5/15/2022                                               9.5

Please
contact Employment Operations & Records at (352) 273-1079 or e-mail to ufhr-employment@ufl.edu if you have
any questions.