Memos Category
Published: Oct 8th, 2020
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
The
textbook adoption system for spring 2021 is now available to faculty and
departments to submit their textbook adoptions and materials requirements. Please visit http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu/ to
enter spring 2021 adoptions.
In
order to facilitate timely ordering of materials by the UF Bookstore, please
submit adoptions, by October 26, 2020.
The
deadline for spring 2021 adoptions is November
21, 2020 for compliance with Florida Statutes.
Knowledge
of course textbook and materials requirements helps students balance their
course loads based on reading demands and financial needs – including […]
Published: Sep 30th, 2020
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
The
Search Committee for the Dean of the College of Journalism and Communications
has selected three
finalists who will be visiting the campus during October:
Battinto L. Batts, Jr., Ph.D., currently Director of
Journalism Strategies at the Scripps Howard Foundation, will visit campus
October 1-2, 2020.
Aminda (Mindy) Marques Gonzalez, currently President &
Publisher/Executive Editor at the Miami Herald, will visit campus October 5-6,
2020
Hubert (Hub) Brown, currently Associate Dean for Research,
Creativity, International Initiatives and Diversity, The S.I. Newhouse School
of Public Communications, […]
Published: Sep 28th, 2020
Terra DuBois, Chief Compliance, Ethics, & Privacy Officer
The
University of Florida will launch a new compliance training course on October
1, 2020. This online training is mandatory for all University of Florida
employees, as required by Florida Board of Governors’ Regulation 4.003.
The training
module, called “Doing Your Part for the Gator Good!”, introduces the UF
Compliance and Ethics Program and reviews important provisions of the Florida
Code of Ethics. Additionally, the training discusses employees’
responsibilities and expectations for reporting compliance concerns, disclosing
outside activities, and maintaining proper stewardship of University […]
Published: Sep 24th, 2020
Jodi D. Gentry, Vice President for Human Resources
Kognito’s “At-Risk for Faculty and Staff”
training course is designed to help us all improve our mental health
literacy, notice when students show signs of stress, learn how to talk about these
signs, practice sharing concerns, and motivate students to seek help. While
not all faculty and staff will regularly interact with students in the
one-on-one way depicted in the training, it is important for all of us
recognize signs of distress and guide students to resources that can support
them.
At the […]
Published: Sep 15th, 2020
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
Colleges are
invited to submit nominations for the UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year Award for
2020-2021. Originating in 1960, this is the University of Florida’s most
prestigious and oldest faculty award.
It offers an
honorarium of $6,000 in addition to other appropriate recognition, such as the
automatic induction to UF’s Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars
(ADTS).
Current
faculty members of the University are eligible for consideration for this
significant award. The selected faculty member will receive in addition
an SEC Academic Consortium Faculty Achievement Award […]
Published: Sep 14th, 2020
Jodi Gentry, Vice
President for Human Resources
I am pleased to announce a call
for nominations for the University of Florida’s Superior Accomplishment Awards
program. The purpose of the program, now
in its 32nd year, is to recognize Academic Personnel; Technical,
Executive, Administrative, Managerial and Support (TEAMS) staff; and University
Support Personnel System (USPS) staff who have contributed outstanding service
in their fields during the academic year of August 1, 2019, to July 31, 2020.
Please don’t miss this chance to
recognize those among us who make the extra effort to contribute. […]
Published: Sep 1st, 2020
Amy Hass, Vice President and General Counsel
UF-1.017 – Separation
from Employment Layoff and Furlough
The
above Notice of Proposed Regulation Amendment has been published on the
University’s official website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Thank
you.
Published: Aug 27th, 2020
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
Because of COVID-19, all face-to-face events scheduled on Homecoming Friday, October 2, 2020, including the Homecoming parade, have been cancelled or will be held virtually at a later date. In support of a recommendation from our UF Faculty Senate, the Friday, October 2,
holiday will revert to a
work and instructional class day. December 24 will be considered an official holiday
in its stead.
This shift from October 2 to December 24 will provide benefits of regaining one of the instructional […]
Published: Aug 20th, 2020
Jodi D. Gentry, Vice President for UF Human Resources
To welcome new faculty to
the University of Florida and provide information about available resources and
services, UF Human Resources has partnered with the Center for Teaching
Excellence to create an online version of New Faculty Orientation hosted via
Canvas. Last week, more than 400 faculty new to the University were invited to
complete orientation online.
The orientation site, which will be available as a resource
for faculty now and as new faculty are hired throughout the academic year, […]
Published: Aug 18th, 2020
Jodi Gentry, Vice President for Human Resources, Amy Hass, Vice President and General Counsel, Mark Kaplan, Vice President for Government and Community Relations
The University of
Florida is committed to the principles of free expression, including the
exchange of political viewpoints and ideas.
As Election Day
approaches, this is a reminder that UF is prohibited from participating in any
political campaign or providing anything of value to support or oppose a
candidate for public office or a ballot initiative. This prohibition includes
using UF funds, facilities, personnel, email […]
