Memos Category
Published: Oct 22nd, 1999
Gail F. Baker, Vice President
Dr. Elizabeth D. Capaldi will resign as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs as of October 31 and return to full-time teaching and research in the Department of Psychology and at the Center for Studies of Humanities and Social Sciences. Capaldi, the first female provost in the history of UF, was the chief architect of the UF Bank, the performance and incentive system that helped improve the university’s performance in teaching and research.
No information regarding an interim […]
Published: Oct 21st, 1999
Gail F. Baker, Vice President
The University of Florida Senate passed a resolution today in recognition of the contributions of President John Lombardi. Below is the full text of the resolution, presented by Senate Steering Committee Chair Dr. James Pettigrew, to the Senate at its October meeting held in the Reitz Union.
Resolution of Faculty Recognition for Dr. John V. Lombardi
Whereas the University of Florida has achieved unprecedented national and international recognition and rankings through progress made in research, technology development and teaching over […]
Published: Oct 20th, 1999
Will Henson, Director
The Records Management Office will be offering the “Basics of Records Management” Workshop on the following dates:
October 26, 1999
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Reitz Union Room 285
November 3, 1999
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Reitz Union Room 285
November 16, 1999
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Health Science Center Room C1-17
This workshop will discuss Florida’s Public Records laws, university rules and procedures, general records management, records scheduling and disposition, and e-mail retention. The workshop also includes a 22-minute video presentation, “For the Record”, which illustrates the consequences of poor office records management […]
Published: Oct 20th, 1999
Albert R. Matheny, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, CLAS Director of the University Advising Center
This is an invitation for all of you to attend the PBS/NACADA Teleconference “Academic Advising: Campus Collaboration to Foster Retention,” to be aired live via satellite downlink on Thursday, November 4, 1999, from 12:45 to 3:45 pm in the University Auditorium.
The downlink is co-sponsored by the College of Engineering and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and we urge maximum attendance at the Teleconference. There is no […]
Published: Oct 20th, 1999
Bob Willits, Interim Director
The American Society of Notaries is offering notary public classes for Governor Bush’s Notary Education Section. University of Florida employees who currently serve as notaries may be interested in attending the class offered on November 3 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Santa Fe Community College, room W-230. A special government rate of $49 is available to university employees.
Participants will learn how to:
Comply with important new law changes
Provide notary services to persons with disabilities or language barriers
Notarize a foreign language document
Complete […]
Published: Oct 20th, 1999
Gail F. Baker, Vice President
A comprehensive report highlighting the accomplishments of University of Florida over the past 10 years is accessible from the UF homepage. This document contains the latest data on the university’s performance in key areas including sponsored research, student and faculty demographics, and UF Bank indicators. Other information includes recent figures on endowment assets; total number of degrees awarded; the latest graduating seniors survey; research and development expenditures, and a chart of national rankings. The report documents “A Decade […]
Published: Oct 20th, 1999
Jeff Dwyer, Director Robin West, Associate Director
To address the many challenges faced by the state’s increasing elderly population — such as the threat of Alzheimer’s disease, the rising cost of prescriptions, and inaccurate public perceptions of the aged — the University of Florida has established a new Institute on Aging.
The first public event sponsored by the Institute is a breakfast meeting next Tuesday morning, October 26, at 7:30 am in the Reitz Union room 235. The breakfast is cosponsored and funded by […]
Published: Oct 19th, 1999
Kenneth Osfield, Director
ADA: Working with Students and Staff with Disabilities
As a service to the University community, the Committee on Persons with Disabilities is coordinating departmental ADA information sessions throughout the academic year. The information sessions have been coordinated through the ADA Office and the Dean of Students Office.
The purpose of the information sessions is to answer questions faculty and staff have about educating students with disabilities, including appropriate methods of providing accommodations.
Two types of information sessions are available. You and your department […]
Published: Oct 19th, 1999
John V. Lombardi, President
Thanks to the increased efficiencies generated as a result of the University of Florida Bank, the University has achieved a record savings in carryforward funds. These savings, used for computer support and other information infrastructure investments, will cover the costs of the CIRCA computer labs student use. As a result, the university will not need to institute a student user fee for the CIRCA labs this academic year.
One of the benefits of the university’s enhanced efficiencies due to the […]
Published: Oct 15th, 1999
Earl Robbins, Interim Chief Information Officer
The Office of the CIO is pleased to announce the launching of the SOARS web site, the Site for Online Administrative Resources (www.soars.ufl.edu), which is being developed to provide faculty and staff a common access point for administrative applications. The site will focus on all web- based, self service applications and forms that are used by non-students to conduct business or transfer information. This interface will eventually allow individuals to log on to an application, such as […]
