Memos Category
Published: Oct 3rd, 2001
David R. Colburn, Provost
The Alachua County Tourist Development Council is offering a tourism grant to enhance Alachua County as a visitor destination. The grant application and guidelines are available at: www.visitgainesville.net/grants.htm. Priority will be given to projects that have the greatest potential of bringing visitors to Alachua County who will stay overnight in local accommodations.
The deadline for turning in grant applications is October 19, 2001, 5:00 p.m. This grant cycle is for events held between January 1, 2002 and September 30, 2004.
Assistance […]
Published: Oct 3rd, 2001
David R. Colburn, Provost
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 cooperate to allow each person to observe the holy days of his or her faith. A student needs to inform the faculty member of the religious observances of his or her faith that will conflict with class attendance, with tests or examinations, or with other class activities […]
Published: Oct 2nd, 2001
Joseph Glover, Associate Provost
Faculty and staff are encouraged to submit course adoption information in a timely manner. This will help assure books are available to students before classes begin and during the registration period for Spring 2002. The on-line textbook and course material adoption system can be found on the web at: www.textadoption.ufl.edu. The date for submission of Spring Semester 2002 adoptions is October 15, 2001.
Submitting your adoptions by October 15, 2001, will allow students access to text adoption information when they […]
Published: Oct 2nd, 2001
David R. Colburn, Provost
The University of Florida has the unique opportunity to host Craig Barrett, President and CEO of the Intel Corporation for a presentation, “The Future of Computing and Communications,” in the University Auditorium on Tuesday, October 9 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. The nature and scope of the topic touches virtually every program and discipline at UF. I highly encourage the attendance of the campus community at this UF Presidential Lecture. More information regarding Dr. Barrett’s presentation can be found […]
Published: Sep 28th, 2001
Gail F. Baker, Vice President
Sue K. Young, wife of University of Florida President Charles Young, died today at the couple’s home in California after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was 69.
“The entire University of Florida family mourns the passing of our First Lady,” said UF Provost David R. Colburn. “Regrettably, we had but a brief period of time to know her. But while Sue Young was with us, the university benefited from her grace, kindness, charm, and personal interest in […]
Published: Sep 26th, 2001
Gail F. Baker, Vice President
The University of Florida announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.
Date and Time:
Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Workshops)
Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (Meetings)
Place:
J. Wayne Reitz Union, Rion Ballroom
Purpose:
Meeting of University of Florida Trustees, Trustee Workshops
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by writing to: Dr. Gail F. Baker, Post Office Box 113156, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 or by calling 352-846-3903.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities […]
Published: Sep 25th, 2001
Chuck Frazier, Vice Provost
The University of Florida Office of Information Technology is sponsoring Information Technology Security Awareness (ITSA) Day at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 26, 2001 in the J. Wayne Reitz Union Auditorium. The daylong program features local and national speakers who share a variety of practical guidelines that can help network administrators improve the security of the information resources that they manage. Vendors are available in the Gallery outside the auditorium with information about their security products. New this year […]
Published: Sep 24th, 2001
Emily J. Hamby, C.P.M., Director
As a reminder, departments should not sign contracts unless they have received delegated authority from President Young to do so. If you sign a contract when you have no authority, you may become personally liable for the contract provisions.
There are certain contract terms which appear commonly in contracts but are not legal for State of Florida employees to sign. Some of these are as follows: governed by the laws of any state other than Florida, indemnification or hold-harmless […]
Published: Sep 24th, 2001
James E. Scott, Vice President
The Trauma Response Team (TRT) of the University of Florida is presenting its Fall 2001 workshop on the issue of “How to Handle Disruptive or Difficult Students”. Faculty, staff, graduate assistants, and academic administrators are invited to attend on October 5, 2001 beginning at 8:00 am in room 349 of the J. Wayne Reitz Union. Light refreshments will be served from 8:00 to 8:30 and training will conclude at 11:30 am.
In our interactions with students, we sometimes encounter […]
Published: Sep 24th, 2001
John Denny, Assistant Dean
Greetings to all from the Office of Students with Disabilities (OSD)! Here are a few reminders about how the OSD can help faculty work with students with disabilities.
All students who receive classroom and testing accommodations should be presenting faculty with a memo from the OSD, addressed to the individual faculty member, which verifies they are registered with our office. The memo will detail the accommodations they will need to be successful in the classroom.
The OSD can provide assistance in […]
