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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.

UF Religious Observances Policy

Published: Jan 15th, 2021

Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Please assure that every faculty member in your college is familiar with the policy specified below and complies with its provisions as they relate to accommodating students’ religious observances.

Students and faculty must work together to allow students the
opportunity to observe the holy days of their faith. A student needs to inform the
faculty member of the religious observances of their faith that will conflict with
class attendance, with tests or examinations, or with other class […]

2020 FloridaTaxWatch Productivity Award Winners

Published: Dec 4th, 2020

Jodi Gentry, Vice President for Human Resources

I am pleased to announce the 2020 Florida
TaxWatch Productivity Award winners from the University of Florida. The Florida
TaxWatch Productivity Awards annually honor state employees who develop and
implement innovative, cost-saving, and efficiency improvements.

This year, 179 awards will be presented to
individuals and teams throughout the state of Florida for their improvements. These
award winners will receive a plaque honoring their hard work to create added
value to our state and the University of Florida. We are privileged to
recognize their […]

Notices of Proposed Regulations Amendments

Published: Nov 9th, 2020

Notices
of Proposed Regulations Amendments

UF-2.004 – Use of
University Space

UF-2.016 –
Camping, Fishing, and Hunting on Campus Prohibited

UF-4.006 –
Commercial Activity; Selling Merchandise, Activities Involving Off-Campus Vendors

UF-4.040 – Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code and Notice of Regulations Repeal

UF-2.005 – Use of University Facilities: Outdoor Areas

UF-2.008 – Use of University Facilities: Instructional Space: Use of P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School Facilities and Grounds

UF-2.012    Use of University Facilities and Services: Charges for Use and Admissions Charges

6C1-2.0161 University of Florida: Banner Policy

6C1-2.0163 Finance and […]

College of Journalism and Communications Interim Dean Appointment

Published: Nov 5th, 2020

Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President

I
am pleased to announced that Spiro Kiousis, executive associate dean of the
University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, has been
appointed interim dean effective Jan. 1, 2021.

Diane
McFarlin will retire at the end of the year after eight years as dean. Hub
Brown, associate dean and associate professor at the Newhouse School of Public
Communications at Syracuse University, was named last week to succeed her
effective July 1.

Spiro
is a professor of public relations. Previously, he served as chair of the
Department […]

Dean of the College of Journalism & Communications Appointment

Published: Oct 30th, 2020

Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

I am pleased to announce that Hub Brown, associate dean and
associate professor at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse
University, has been named dean of the University of Florida College of
Journalism and Communications.

Professor Brown will assume his new position on July 1,
2021. He succeeds Diane McFarlin, who will retire at the end of this year after
having served eight years in that role.

Professor Brown currently serves as associate dean for
research, creativity, international initiatives […]

Colleen Koch, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., named Dean of the College of Medicine

Published: Oct 30th, 2020

David R. Nelson, M.D., Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, UF &

President, UF Health

Dear
Colleagues:

I
am pleased to announce that Colleen G. Koch, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., chair
of the department of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Johns
Hopkins Medicine and anesthesiologist-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins
Hospital, has been named dean of the University of
Florida College of Medicine. She will begin her new
role Jan. 10.

The
UF College of Medicine, Florida’s highest-ranked medical school and No. 18
among all public medical schools in the country, is the largest […]