Memos Category
Published: Jan 29th, 2025
Brian Harfe, Interim Associate Provost for Teaching and Technology
Applications to request Distance Learning Fees for the Summer and Fall 2025 terms are now being accepted through MyUFL. All departmental applications should be submitted no later than Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Dean’s approval is required by Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
Departments that only need to charge for course captioning and proctoring, please send a list of your courses to cnewsom@ufl.edu. We will prepare and submit your requests. If you need to charge for any […]
Published: Jan 29th, 2025
David Norton, Vice President for Research
The University of Florida is working to interpret a range of executive orders and related memos regarding federal funding issued by the White House since the new administration took office on January 20. UF Research is working closely with our government relations team in Washington to track and understand the latest developments.A memo from the acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget on January 27 (attached) instructs each federal agency, to the extent permissible […]
Published: Jan 28th, 2025
Heather White, Vice President for Student Life
I am pleased to announce Ms. Ja’Net Glover has accepted the position of associate vice president for Student Life and executive director of the Career Connections Center.
Ja’Net has served as interim associate vice president for career and integrative partnerships and executive director of the Career Connections Center since Sep. 2023. Prior to that she served as senior director of the Career Connection Center. Ja’Net earned a Master of Science in management and a Bachelor of Science […]
Published: Jan 16th, 2025
Heather White, Vice President for Student Life
I am pleased to announce Dr. Ernesto Escoto has accepted the position of associate vice president for Student Life and executive director of the Counseling & Wellness Center.
Dr. Escoto has served as interim assistant vice president and executive director of the Counseling & Wellness Center since Sep. 2023. Prior to that, he served as director and clinical associate professor for UF’s Counseling & Wellness Center. Dr. Escoto earned a Doctor of Philosophy in counseling psychology from […]
Published: Jan 6th, 2025
Joe Glover, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
With Spring 2025 classes set to start Monday, please remind your returning faculty, and make new faculty aware, of the UF Religious Holidays Policy for accommodating students’ religious observances.
In a nutshell, we expect students and faculty to work together to allow students the opportunity to observe the holy days of their faith. A student should inform their faculty member of conflicts with class attendance, activities, tests or exams, and the faculty member […]
Published: Dec 16th, 2024
Kent Fuchs, Interim President
I am pleased to announce that Colt Little, associate vice president for enterprise projects and senior counsel for the University of Florida, has been selected to serve as interim vice president for construction, facilities, and real estate, effective today.
Colt succeeds Dave Kratzer, senior vice president for construction, facilities, and auxiliary operations, who retired effective Friday, Dec. 13.
In his role as senior counsel, Colt advised UF and its affiliated entities on matters related to real estate, construction, finance, and facilities. […]
Published: Nov 19th, 2024
Joe Glover, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
I am pleased to announce the formation of Engineering Dean Search Advisory Committee and search for the dean of the Wertheim College of Engineering.
David Norton, UF vice president for research, will chair the committee, assisted by the by the search firm Isaacson, Miller.
Published: Nov 4th, 2024
Brandi Renton, Interim Vice President for Business Affairs
Each year, we take the opportunity to remind personnel at University of Florida properties that Pepsi has the exclusive beverage and pouring rights contract at UF. In accordance with the contract, only Pepsi products (including soft drinks, juices, iced tea, energy drinks, chilled coffee drinks, Aquafina and Propel bottled water, and Gatorade) may be served on university properties in Alachua, Duval, and Palm Beach Counties, including the University Athletic Association, UF Foundation, UF Health Shands Hospitals and Clinics, and […]
Published: Oct 31st, 2024
Dr. Scott Angle, senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources
The University of Florida has selected Kati Migliaccio, Ph.D, department of agricultural and biological engineering chair, as the new College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dean. She will assume her new role Jan. 1.
Migliaccio, a professional engineer, earned her Ph.D. in biological and agricultural engineering. She began her UF career in 2005 as an assistant professor at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead. There, Migliaccio focused on water conservation […]
Published: Oct 30th, 2024
Kent Fuchs, Interim President
I am pleased to announce that the University of Florida Investment Corporation has named Mark Baumgartner, a 25-plus-year veteran of the investment industry, to be its next chief executive officer and chief investment officer starting in January 2025.
Mark will succeed Bill Reeser, UFICO’s current CEO/CIO, who is retiring at the end of this year. Reeser announced his retirement to the UFICO Board of Directors earlier this year to provide sufficient time for a successful leadership transition.
Bill has served as […]
