Memos Category
Published: Aug 28th, 2000
David Colburn, Interim Provost
Inez S. Wolins has resigned her position as director of the University of Florida’s Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art effective Sept. 22, 2000 due to family reasons. Larry David Perkins, Harn Museum curator of non-western art, has been named interim director. He assumes his new responsibilities on Sept. 23.
Perkins, MA, MFA, served as interim director of the museum for six months following the retirement of founding Director Emeritus Budd Harris Bishop. Perkins has been a curator at the […]
Published: Aug 28th, 2000
Pamela J. Bernard, General Counsel
Attached please find a copy of the above-referenced rule in its final form. Revisions to this rule were published in The Gainesville Sun on April 18, 2000. The effective date for this amended rule was August 2, 2000.
Attachment: Rule 6C1-7.019 (pdf)
Published: Aug 22nd, 2000
Gail F. Baker, Vice President
Sasaki Associates, Inc., the University of Florida Master Plan consultants, will hold an informational meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30, in Meeting Room A of the Gainesville Downtown Library, 401 East University. The public is invited to attend.
Published: Aug 17th, 2000
Charles E. Frazier, Vice Provost
This note is a reminder that this year’s new faculty orientation will be held on August 21st from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Touchdown Terrace, North End Zone of the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. A continental breakfast will be served starting at 8:00 a.m.
Each of our 388 new faculty members was sent a letter of invitation from Provost Colburn. But we know newly hired faculty members are often in transit and establishing new addresses this time of […]
Published: Aug 16th, 2000
Sheila K. Dickison, Associate Provost and Director of the Honors Program
The Honors Program keeps a database of all research projects at the University of Florida that could involve undergraduate students. We publish this database on the World Wide Web so that all undergraduate students can have an easily accessible means to find projects that may be of interest to them. We understand that all research projects will not be suitable for undergraduate students; however, it is our hope that some researchers will […]
Published: Aug 15th, 2000
Charles E. Young, Interim President
You are invited to join Administrative Affairs and the entire University of Florida community in wishing Vice President Jerry Schaffer farewell. A retirement reception will be held in Mr. Schaffer’s honor from 3 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the Touchdown Terrace. Presentations will begin at 3:30. Parking will be available in the North End Zone grass area.
Please distribute this message to your faculty and staff.
Published: Aug 14th, 2000
Charles E. Young, Interim President
I have named Dr. Jim Scott, Vice President for Student Affairs, as chair of the new Custodial Review Committee. All segments of campus will be represented on this committee, which will monitor potential problems of the shift change and recommend improvements.
Members of the committee will be named shortly. It will include the following:
Custodial staff night shift workers; A graduate and undergraduate student; Representatives from the UF faculty Senate; The UF Personnel Director; Two faculty members, one with expertise […]
Published: Aug 11th, 2000
Nancy Paris
Important dates concerning Fall semester tuition payment processing 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. Contracts may be generated and printed via the Letter of Appointment File, which is highly encouraged. Complete instructions on using this process may be found on the […]
Published: Aug 11th, 2000
Philip S. Collis, Associate Director, Environmental Health and Safety
As most of you know, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. has issued a recall for some of their Firestone tires. In particular, the P235/75R15 Radial ATX and Radial ATX II tires and all Wilderness AT tires with a “VD” code have been recalled.
Please check your vehicles to see if any are equipped with these tires. The tires were original equipment on many Ford Explorers and light pick-up trucks.
If you have vehicles with these tires, please contact one […]
Published: Aug 9th, 2000
David Colburn, Interim Provost and Gerald Schaffer, Vice President for Administrative Affairs
A committee comprised of Physical Plant workers involved in shift changes and representatives from the UF Faculty Senate and Administrative Affairs will be appointed by the Provost on August 21, 2000 to provide on-going oversight of the shift changes. The committee will also review the impact of the shift changes on the operational effectiveness and on the health, safety, and well being of the Physical Plant workers.
The committee’s duties will include […]
