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Summer 2000 Student Employment

Published: Mar 27th, 2000

Karen Fooks, Director

The Student Employment Section will begin issuing summer work permits to students employed through the Other Personnel Services (OPS) and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs on April 17, 2000. If you will be employing OPS and FWS students for the summer term, please have them come to the student employment counter in S-107 Criser Hall to pick up their work permits as soon as possible, beginning also on or after April 17, 2000. They may also use the Phone-in-Work Permit Service […]

Applications to Teach in the First Year Florida Program Due

Published: Mar 23rd, 2000

Julie Sina, Dean of Student Affairs

Applications to teach in the First Year Florida program are due April 2, 2000. Information on the course, including a draft of the syllabus and answers to frequently asked questions, can be accessed through the Dean of Students web site at http://oss.ufl.edu. Thank you and please let us know if you have any questions

Tuition Payment Eligibility Dates for Graduate Assistant Appointments for the 2000-2001 Academic Year

Published: Mar 22nd, 2000

Nancy Paris, Administrative Assistant

Eligibility dates for tuition payments for graduate assistants will be based on the duties of the employee. Assistants hired for teaching, i.e., Graduate Assistant -T, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Graduate Teaching Associate, and Senior Graduate Teaching Associate, must be employed at least the following dates:

Fall Term – 2000
08/16/2000 – 12/19/2000
9.0

Spring Term – 2001
12/29/2000 – 05/03/2001
9.0

Assistants hired for research, i.e., Graduate Assistant-R, Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Research Associate, and Senior Graduate Research Associate, as well as those hired as graders or […]

Sustained Superior Performance Special Pay Increase Category for USPS and A&P Employees

Published: Mar 20th, 2000

Larry T. Ellis, Director

University Personnel Services is pleased to announce the addition of a new special pay increase category: sustained superior performance. This category is available for use immediately and has been added to four current special pay categories: market conditions, salary compression or inversion, increases to resolve a pay disparity, and increased responsibility.

The revised Special Pay Increase form is available on our web site at: http://www.ups.ufl.edu/cc/spi.pdf

Revised Special Pay Increase Guidelines are available on the web at: http://www.ups.ufl.edu/cc/modifying/specialpay.htm

Revised Salary Increase Guidelines are […]

UF Presidential Candidate Search

Published: Mar 17th, 2000

Gail F. Baker, Vice President

Candidates for the presidency of the University of Florida will be announced at the Presidential Search and Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, in the Auditorium of the Brain Institute. The first finalist is scheduled to visit campus April 9-11. All meetings are open to the public. The SAC interview will be carried live via the Internet.

To view the actual candidate itinerary, please visit the UF Presidential Search Web Page at www.ufl.edu/notice.htm, […]

Additions and Changes to Faculty Modifiers

Published: Mar 15th, 2000

David R. Colburn, Interim Provost

The following modifiers have been added to the faculty pay plan and are available for immediate use:

Affiliated Clinical – This modifier applies to unpaid faculty appointments in the health care departments that are given to persons who may or may not be otherwise affiliated with the university. Such appointments will not be eligible for tenure and time spent in such appointments shall not count a tenure eligible service.
Industry – This modifier is used for persons from industry who […]

The Retirement of Richard Downie

Published: Mar 15th, 2000

David R. Colburn, Interim Provost

Richard Downie has announced his retirement effective April 1, 2000. Downie has served the university for 24 years and became associate director for the international center in 1990. He has worked in international education for some 35 years.

While at the University of Florida, Downie served as regional chair of the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA) and later became NAFSA’s Vice President and then President of the 8,000 member national organization that supports all aspects of international […]

2000-2001 College/Department Awards to Students

Published: Mar 15th, 2000

Karen L. Fooks, Director

Student Financial Affairs would like to remind colleges and departments of the need to notify our office, as soon as possible, of students receiving college-awarded scholarships, grants, fellowships, stipends, waivers, loans or funds of any type for the upcoming academic year. Federal and state regulations governing financial aid require the university to factor in all sources of assistance when awarding financial aid. In the event that aid has already been awarded or disbursed, regulations require an analysis of the […]

The Campus Community Plan for Responding to Natural and Man- Made Disaster

Published: Mar 14th, 2000

Julie Sina, Dean of Student Affairs

April 28, 2000, 282 Reitz Union 8:30 am – 10:30 am

Dr. Jim Scott will facilitate a panel discussion concerning our campus and community plan respective to natural or man- made disasters. Discussion topics include status of current plans, the role of ‘who’s in charge’, implications of being a host or impact site, evacuation, and service delivery. Panelists include:
Bill Properzio, Environmental Health and Safety
Chief Everett Stevens, University Police
Steve Abrams, Alachua County Emergency Management
Matt Hamblen, Red Cross
Marshall Knudson, Crisis […]

O’Connell Center Garage Parking Impacts

Published: Mar 13th, 2000

Jim Morgan, Director

This is an upcoming event that will impact parking on campus. Individuals who regularly use the O’Connell Center Parking Garage should plan ahead and make alternate parking or transportation arrangements. Please contact the Decal Office (392-2241) for more information.

Date: April 12-14, 2000
Event: Florida Sate Science Fair Lots Impacted: Top two floors of the O’Connell
Center Parking Garage
Alternate Parking: None