Memos Category
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Published: Oct 27th, 2020
David R. Nelson, M.D., Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, UF President, UF Health
We are very pleased to announce
the appointment of Adrian Tyndall, M.D., M.P.H., to a new, system-level role as
associate vice president for strategic and academic affairs for UF Health, a
position that sits in the Office of the Senior Vice President for Health
Affairs and has responsibilities that extend across the enterprise. In
addition, he will continue to serve as chair of the UF College of Medicine’s
department of emergency medicine.
Over the […]
Published: Oct 26th, 2020
W. Andrew McCollough, Associate Provost for Teaching and Technology
Applications to request Distance Learning Fees for the spring 2021 term is now being accepted through PeopleSoft. All departmental applications should be submitted no later than Wednesday November 4 and Dean’s approval is required by Tuesday November 10.
(Reminder, DL Fees applications are required each semester for all
courses as they are not carried over.)
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/
Published: Oct 12th, 2020
Leonardo A. Villalón, Dean, International Center
November 16 – 20 will mark the celebration of International
Education Week on the UF campus
Under the theme “Global Gators Take Action!” the
University of Florida is pleased to once again celebrate International
Education Week (IEW). International
Education Week 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. It provides
an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and
exchange worldwide.
At a time when US academic institutions face enormous challenges
to working internationally, the current realities also underline […]
Published: Oct 12th, 2020
J. Scott Angle, Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources
I am pleased to announce the search
committee for UF/IFAS Dean for Extension and Director, Florida Cooperative
Extension Service.
Dr. Elaine Turner, dean of the
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, will serve as chair of the
committee. Audrey Gainey, director of talent acquisition and onboarding, UF
Human Resources, will serve as the search consultant for the committee.
The search committee includes the
following:
Chimay Anunma, Dean and
Professor, College of Design, Construction and Planning
Marcus Boston, County Extension Director and Extension Agent […]
