Published: Jan 25th, 1999
Greg DuBois, Associate Director
The Engineering and Science Fair 1999 will be held February 8-10, 1999, from 7:00am -4:00pm. The fair typically has from 80-100 companies and over 200 recruits in attendance.
Accordingly, the top level of the O’Connell Center parking garage will be reserved for their use during this time.
Published: Jan 13th, 1999
Greg DuBois, Associate Director
Listed below are the guidelines for parking restriction enforcement for January 18 1999:
LOTS DECAL RESTRICTIONS
Red 1 & 3 Lifted
Commuter […]
Published: Jan 12th, 1999
Emily J. Hamby, C.P.M., Director
The 1998 Legislature exempted the State University System from most of the requirements contained in Chapter 287 of the Florida Statutes. Effective January 13, 1999 Purchasing will be operating under Rules of the Board of Regents rather than the Statutes. The University will have more flexibility in making some decisions but the biggest change will be that the formal bid level will move to $25,000 except for printing and construction which are governed by different statutes, 283 and […]
Published: Jan 11th, 1999
Michael J. Huey, M.D., Director
I am pleased to announce expanded hours and services at the Student Health Care Center at Shands satellite clinic. This Spring, the clinic will have expanded appointment times for students, as well as a Travel Clinic offering medical counseling and vaccinations for those planning international travel. Travel Clinic services are available to University students, faculty, and staff by appointment only.
The SHCC at Shands Clinic will also be offering limited Occupational Medicine Services for University of Florida faculty and […]
Published: Jan 11th, 1999
Betty Taylor, Chair
Due to expiration of terms, applications are now being accepted for two UF faculty members to serve two year terms and two UF graduate students to serve a one-year term for the I&R Committee. Applications are also being accepted for two administrators from the University of North Florida to serve a two-year term.
This committee meets monthly with NERDC management and other providers of campus computing services to discuss computing issues of interest to instruction and research users of the center. […]
Published: Jan 11th, 1999
Michael J. Huey, M.D., Director
Because time is of the essence when managing bloodborne pathogen exposures (for example, some treatment regimens must be started within 2 hours of exposure), we wanted to clear up any confusion that may exist regarding the care of faculty, staff and students who have sustained a potential exposure (needlestick, sharps injury, mucous membrane splash, or the like):
Students Students should receive their care at the Student Health Care Center facilities. Care can be accessed at either the SHCC at […]
Published: Jan 11th, 1999
David S. O’Brien, Director
For the past six months, Physical Plant Division’s Motor Pool has searched for an effective replacement system of providing rental cars to campus departments. We have not been able to secure a supply of quality automobiles that will allow us to operate at an acceptable level. For this reason we will be terminating our leasing operation on June 30, 1999. We regret we will no longer be able to provide this service to the campus community.
Motor Pool is still […]
Published: Jan 8th, 1999
John V. Lombardi, President
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Gail F. Baker as Director of University Communications, effective immediately. During the six-month appointment, Baker will design and implement a comprehensive public relations and communications strategy for the University of Florida. Baker will take a leave of absence from her position as chair of the Department of Public Relations in the College of Journalism and Communications at UF.
As Director of University Communications, Baker will work closely with all communications professionals on […]
Published: Jan 8th, 1999
Sheila K. Dickison, Director
As many of you know, 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 find a […]
Published: Jan 8th, 1999
Bob Willits, Interim Director
As part of an ongoing effort to recognize University of Florida employees, the Meritorious Service Award now is available upon request. This award serves as a mechanism to formally acknowledge long-time employees with a record of exceptional service.
The request procedure is simple-departments submit to University Personnel Services a nomination letter endorsed by their Vice President. The only requirement is that employees leaving the University of Florida have at least ten (10) years of exemplary service in a faculty, A&P, […]