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Transition in the Leadership of the Office of the Registrar

Published: May 19th, 2001

David R. Colburn, Provost

Effective May 18th, Steve Pritz will formally assume the duties and responsibilities of the Registrar. I will appreciate your support of Steve as he assumes these responsibilities. Please communicate directly with him about matters concerning that office.

I want to thank Barbara Talmadge for her nearly eleven years of service as Registrar and for her dedication to the University of Florida and her leadership during this period.

New Object Code For Registration Fees (REVISED 05/18/2001)

Published: May 18th, 2001

John P. Kruczek, University Controller
Purchasing Card Administrator

The following new state standard object code has been established for processing transactions regarding registration fees with no associated travel.

461800    Registration Fee With No Travel Expenses

The new object code should be used for all registration fees when no travel occurs. If travel occurs in addition to the registration fee, whether or not there are travel costs charged to the university, the travel object code, 26XXXX, should be used for the registration fee and any associated […]

New Year Blankets and Maintenance Agreements

Published: May 18th, 2001

Emily J. Hamby, C.P.M., Director

In mid-June blanket requisitions that were entered on the electronic requisition system during 00-01 on state, auxiliary or local funds will appear on your level 1 browse screen and highlighted as new requisitions. The department may change anything other than the Requisition number and must change the dates. You may forward to Purchasing beginning June 29 but not earlier. You may delete any requisition not needed in the new fiscal year. Requisitions originally submitted on paper and contract […]

Year End Closing

Published: May 18th, 2001

Emily J. Hamby, C.P.M., Director

In order to facilitate an orderly year-end closing and to encumber remaining funds, it is necessary to establish cut-off dates for all requisitions to purchase. These dates do not apply to funds that do not expire June 30, 2001.

Orders above $25,000 that require competitive bidding should be submitted as soon as possible: A sealed bid usually requires 30-45 days to specify, advertise, open, evaluate and award before a purchase order can be issued.

Requisitions requiring IRR approval (computer and […]

Payroll Cost Transfers

Published: May 16th, 2001

John P. Kruczek, University Controller
Purchasing Card Administrator

The deadline for corrections of payroll expenditures for fiscal year 2000-2001 will be Tuesday, May 29, 2001. To be effective in this fiscal year, completed documents must be in the Payroll Office, PO Box 113201, 101 Tigert Hall, by 4:00 p.m. on this date. Please refer to the procedures at http://www.admin.ufl.edu/division/fa/payroll/alphapr.htm for additional Cost Transfer Processing information. If you have any questions concerning payroll corrections, or if you need additional assistance, please email Murphy Miller at […]

Year-End Closing for University Disbursement and Property Services, Including Certified Forwards, Fiscal Year 2001-02

Published: May 15th, 2001

John P. Kruczek, University Controller
Purchasing Card Administrator

It is time to begin planning for June 30, 2001, year-end closing. Departments are encouraged to submit invoices for payment as early as possible to ensure payment from current year funds. Outstanding encumbrances should be reviewed and any, which are not needed, should be closed. A useful tool for reviewing encumbrances is the Outstanding Encumbrance Report attached to your monthly Departmental Ledgers. We will begin sending out special Outstanding Encumbrance Reports in June. These reports should […]

OPS Appointment Updates for 2001-2002

Published: May 15th, 2001

Janet Malphurs
Lynda Wright

Each year Academic Affairs offers the opportunity to extend current assignments for 12 month OPS faculty, post-doctoral employees, residents, interns, clinical fellows, and 12 month graduate assistants (Job Code C) in the personnel/payroll system into the new fiscal year via a computer listing. This procedure eliminates the time and effort it would take to prepare appointment forms for these employees.

These listings, along with instructions, will be available for pick-up by the colleges and major units on the morning of May […]

Notice of Change in Proposed Rule – 6C1-5.076

Published: May 15th, 2001

Pamela J. Bernard, General Counsel

Below is a copy of the Notice of Change in Proposed Rule that appeared in The Gainesville Sun on May 15, 2001. Please distribute and post this notice upon receipt.

6C1-5.076 University of Florida; College of Medicine Policies and Procedures for Discipline, Grievances, Nonrenewal, Suspension or Dismissal of a Resident

In paragraph (2), the second sentence now reads: “Such grievance may concern, but is not limited to, the following: academic progress, mistreatment by any University employee or student, wrongful assessment […]

Staff Changes

Published: May 14th, 2001

Gail F. Baker, Vice President

The Office of Public Relations has been reorganized to meet the current and future communications needs of the University of Florida.

Assistant Vice President Linda Gray will serve as Director of Special Projects for the Office of Public Relations. Her duties will include community relations activities, campus communications audits and an on-going analysis of campus communication infrastructure.

Frank Ahern, currently associate director of News and Public Affairs (NAPA), will serve as acting director. Steve Orlando, now News Desk editor and […]

O’Connell Center Parking Impact on May 15, 2001

Published: May 10th, 2001

Jim Morgan, Director

Approximately 100 spaces in the O’Connell Center Commuter lot have been reserved for attendees of the Stephen C. O’Connell memorial service. Regular users of the facilities are advised to plan ahead and make alternate transportation and parking arrangements if necessary. Please contact 392-8048 for more information.