Memos Category
Published: Jan 5th, 2001
Janet Malphurs
Lynda Wright
Important dates concerning Spring term tuition payment processing dates are listed below. Please be reminded that signed contracts (letters of appointment) are required for all Graduate Assistants. Completing an “on-line” letter of appointment does not replace the need to complete a contractual letter of appointment as specified in Article 2 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
January 8 – 11, warning e-mail messages will be sent to designated contact persons to assist in making corrections prior to the initial batch.
January 11, the […]
Published: Jan 5th, 2001
Winfred M. Phillips, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
Presentations by
Candidates for the Position
Director, Office of Licensure and Technology
University of Florida
Time:
8:30 to 9:30AM Tuesday, January 9, 2001
Where:
1151 McCarty Hall, Campus
Speaker:
H. Walter Haeussler
Current Position:
Director, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
And
Time:
9 to 10 AM Thursday, January 11, 2001
Where:
1151 McCarty Hall, Campus
Speaker:
David L. Day
Current Position:
Director, Research Foundation
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Published: Dec 28th, 2000
David R. Colburn, Provost
The Graduate and Professional Admissions Task Force has completed their charge of developing procedures to guarantee that graduate and professional admissions decisions are made without regard to race, ethnicity, or gender, and to examine ways to safeguard the university’s commitment to diversity in all graduate and professional programs while maintaining our commitment to academic excellence. The final report of the Task Force, “Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunities in Graduate and Professional Education,” is available for download from the Academic […]
Published: Dec 26th, 2000
John P. Kruczek, University Controller
The new income tax withholding rates will go into effect January 1, 2001. The following Tables for Percentage Method of Withholding may be used to determine your biweekly withholding tax in calendar year 2001.
The Social Security Administration has announced that the Social Security (OASDI) wage base will be increased from $76,200 to $80,400 in the year 2001. All taxable compensation will also be subject to the 1.45% Medicare tax. The FICA tax rate, which is the combined Social […]
Published: Dec 18th, 2000
Jim Morgan, Director
This is a reminder that Transfer Student Orientation will impact parking on Thursday, January 4, 2001. The gates will be raised at the Newell parking garage to accomodate Preview attendees. Parking enforcement will be lifted for all Orange parking areas in the vicinity of the Reitz Union. Preview attendees will also be allowed to park in the McCarty parking lots and the Engineering lot across Museum Drive from the Reitz Union.
It is important to note that no spaces are being […]
Published: Dec 7th, 2000
John P. Kruczek, University Controller
The Bureau of State Payrolls (BOSP) has advised agencies of key dates for the 2000 calendar year-end. Due to holiday processing deadlines and calendar year-end, an early review of your Pay Lists on December 22, 2000 for the December 29, 2000 pay date is critical. The following is additional information your payroll staff should be aware of:
Employee Earnings Adjustments
All adjustments made to 2000 earnings or taxes between December 28, 2000 and January 9, 2001, will have the message […]
Published: Dec 6th, 2000
David R. Colburn, Provost
This is to inform you that beginning with the Spring 2001 semester laboratory courses will be available to staff on a space available basis as provided in accordance with the Board of Regent’s rule and the Florida Statute.
The only courses not eligible for employee fee waivers are:
“TBA (to be arranged), individualized courses, distance learning courses, internships, and dissertation and master’s thesis courses.”
The Board of Regent’s rule and Florida Statute provide for no exceptions to these courses.
Published: Dec 1st, 2000
Winfred M. Phillips, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
The Graduate Council voted at its October 19, 2000 meeting to require all graduate students seeking thesis degrees admitted for Fall 2001 and thereafter to submit theses and dissertations in electronic form following procedures specified by the Graduate School. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis when submitted in writing by the department to the Graduate School. Exceptions will be considered when the student is off-campus during the semester […]
Published: Dec 1st, 2000
Phillip L. Barkley, M.D., Director
Flu vaccine has arrived and will now be offered to all students, staff and faculty who wish to receive it. Outreach clinics located across campus will begin December 4th and continue through December 14th. The vaccine costs $10 and only cash will be accepted at these clinics. If a department, residence hall or college has 10 or more people wishing to receive the vaccine, a nurse may be available to come to your location by contacting Cheri Martin […]
Published: Dec 1st, 2000
Paul A Robell, Vice President
The Foundation has recently completed an in depth review of its fee assessment policies. As you are aware, fees are the primary source of funding for the operation of the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. I am happy to report that the Foundation Board of Directors has approved the following changes to the fee policy (a copy of the new schedule is attached):
Effective January 1, 2001
The fee assessed on new gifts will be reduced from 3.5% to […]
