Memos Category
Published: Oct 3rd, 2019
Steph McBride, Director of Commencements
Ceremonies: This fall, the
four university commencement ceremonies will be held in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. They are as follows:
Friday, December 13th at 2:00pm: Doctoral Degrees CeremonyFriday, December 13th at 7:30pm: Bachelors/Masters
Degrees Ceremony(Arts; H.W. College of Engineering; Journalism
& Communications)Saturday, December 14th
at 10:00am: Bachelors/Masters/Specialists
Degrees Ceremony(Agricultural
& Life Sciences; Design, Construction & Planning; Education;
[…]
Published: Oct 2nd, 2019
Curtis A. Reynolds, Vice President of Business Affairs
Each
semester, we take the opportunity to remind the University of Florida
properties that Pepsi has the exclusive pouring rights contract for UF. This
means that only Pepsi products (including Aquafina bottled water and Gatorade)
may be served on University properties, including the University Athletic
Association, UF Foundation, and UF Health Shands Hospital properties. This
extends to events such as a faculty meeting, dean’s luncheon, staff retreat,
catered function or special event.
I would like to remind you that UF Procurement […]
Published: Oct 1st, 2019
Jodi D. Gentry, Vice President for Human Resources
I’m pleased to announce that today marks the official launch
of UF Engaged, the University of Florida’s new approach to managing staff performance,
designed to encourage regular feedback, rather than a once-a-year evaluation. This
new approach was designed to support UFHR’s Strategic Commitment to take an
aligned and contemporary approach to performance management that focuses on
fostering high performance, development and retention.
With UF Engaged, there will no longer be annual appraisals,
ratings or complicated categories. Instead, leaders will get […]
Published: Oct 1st, 2019
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Romi Gutierrez
as Director of the University Press of Florida effective October 4th, 2019. Ms.
Gutierrez has fifteen years of experience in scholarly communication, academic
publishing, and management of complex initiatives. As Director, she will
provide leadership to refine strategic priorities to better meet the challenges
facing university presses today, prepare for the challenges yet to come, and
seize the many opportunities available to the UPF.
Ms. Gutierrez has served as Associate Director and Director
of […]
Published: Sep 30th, 2019
W. Andrew McCollough, Associate Provost for Teaching and Technology
Applications to request Distance Learning Fees for the spring 2020
term are now being accepted through PeopleSoft. All departmental applications should be
submitted no later than Wednesday October 9th and Dean’s approval is
required by Wednesday October 16th.
(Reminder, DL Fees
applications are required each semester for all courses as they are not carried
over.)
Policy, course eligibility and the process for applying and implementing a distance learning fee for a course is available here: http://tnt.aa.ufl.edu/policies/
Published: Sep 27th, 2019
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
This is to announce an internal UF faculty search for the
position of Director of Campus Experience.
This position will report directly to the Provost.
The Director’s portfolio will include the following;
*Coordinating cross-campus
improvements in student and parent experience. Involves working with
various campus units and services, including Admissions, Student Financial Aid,
Registrar, Advising, Business Services, Housing, Faculty Senate, etc.
*Assisting in the “Gator Done”
campaign to encourage expeditious 4- and 6-year graduation of students.
Will be expected to concentrate on the cohort of […]
Published: Sep 27th, 2019
Michael V. McKee, Vice President and CFO
Recently passed legislation is prompting changes to Board of
Governors regulations with respect to university operating budgets. Based on
the proposed regulation changes, the university is implementing new
restrictions for E&G state appropriations. Effective with the current
FY19-20 fiscal year, the university is required to submit a detailed
carryforward spending plan for approval by both the Board of Trustees and Board
of Governors, which will serve as a budget for that year. The commitments
included in the spending plan will come from the […]
Published: Sep 25th, 2019
3.0375 – Tuition Cost
Amy Hass, Vice President and General Counsel
The regulation listed above was approved by the Board of Trustees on September 6, 2019 and the Board of Governors on September 20, 2019. The regulation change in its final form is now effective and has been published on the University’s official website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Published: Sep 18th, 2019
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
The textbook adoption system for spring 2020 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 2020 adoptions.
In order to facilitate timely ordering of materials by the UF
Bookstore, please submit adoptions, by October 28, 2019.
The deadline for spring 2020 adoptions is November 22, 2019 for
compliance with Florida Statutes.
Knowledge of course textbook and materials requirements helps students
balance their course loads based on reading demands and […]
Published: Sep 18th, 2019
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
Colleges are
invited to submit nominations for the UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year Award for
2019-2020. 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 […]
