Memos Category
Published: Mar 4th, 2020
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
I am pleased to announce the appointment of
Dr. Sabyasachi “Saby” Mitra as the Dean of the Warrington College of Business
effective August 1, 2020. Dr. Mitra will be responsible for leading the
college’s strategy and vision, championing its fundraising efforts and managing
its budget and personnel.
Dr. Mitra has been on the Georgia Tech faculty for
27 years, starting as an assistant professor of information systems in
1993. He was promoted to full professor in 2012 and has held the Thomas
R. […]
Published: Mar 4th, 2020
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
This year, the religious holiday of Ramadan begins in the
evening of Thursday, April 23, and ends in the evening of Saturday, May 23, and
our UF final exams are scheduled from April 25-May 1, 2020. Students
observing Ramadan will fast every day from dawn to dusk. Often,
observants will gather to break the fast together and to participate in evening
prayer.
Please be mindful of the potential conflict that our students observing Ramadan may have. If a student in your class […]
Published: Mar 4th, 2020
Dr. Henry Frierson, Associate Vice President and Dean
The life of the university is greatly
enhanced by the quality of our doctoral students, and they take their direction
from our many outstanding faculty members.
In an effort to continue to promote doctoral studies and to recognize
excellence in doctoral student mentoring by our faculty, awards are given each
year to at least five faculty doctoral advisors selected on a competitive
basis. The Doctoral Dissertation
Advisor/Mentoring Award winners for the 2019-2020 competition are:
S. “Bala”
Balachandar
Distinguished
Professor
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Wesley
Bolch
Professor
Department
of Biomedical Engineering
Martha
C. […]
Published: Mar 2nd, 2020
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
The
Southeastern Conference sponsors an Academic Leadership Development Program
(ALDP) to “identify, develop, prepare and advance faculty as academic leaders
in and for SEC universities.” Member institutions nominate fellows to
participate in two ALDP workshops, as well as on-campus programs, during the
academic year.
The
Provost’s Office will sponsor up to four fellows for the ALDP program for the 2020-2021
academic year. The program is open to currently tenured faculty members
you believe have the potential and interest in further developing their
academic leadership knowledge and […]
Published: Mar 2nd, 2020
W. Kent Fuchs, President
I am pleased to announce that four finalists for the role of Vice
President for Agriculture and Natural Resources will be visiting campus in March.
Each candidate’s schedule includes an open forum presentation and Q&A on the main campus in Gainesville and at the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred. Faculty, staff, students and stakeholders are invited to engage with the candidates at either location. Dates, times and locations for the open forum sessions are posted to the […]
Published: Mar 2nd, 2020
Steph McBride, Director of Commencements
Ceremonies: This spring, commencement
continues with our new model.
There will be two university-wide commencement
ceremonies coordinated by the Provost’s Office — a Doctoral Degree Ceremony on Thursday, April
30 at 7:00pm (processional to begin at 6:30pm) in the Stephen C. O’Connell
Center, and an all-degrees ceremony on Friday, May 1 at 7:00pm in Ben Hill
Griffin Stadium.
Additionally, except for the
Colleges of Dentistry, Pharmacy and Law, each college will hold their own
recognition ceremony at a designated time over the extended weekend. Dates,
times and […]
Published: Mar 2nd, 2020
Amy Hass, Vice President and General Counsel
UF-1.011 – Disclosure
and Regulation of Outside Activities and Financial Interests
UF-1.200 – Benefits,
Retirement Programs, Employment Services and Holidays
UF-1.201 – Leaves
UF-3.006 – Traffic
& Parking; Definitions
UF-3.007 – Traffic
& Parking; Parking Registration
UF-3.014 – Traffic
& Parking; Fine Schedule
and
Notice of
Regulation Repeal
UF-3.050 – Finance and Administration; University Support Personnel System and Technical, Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Support Staff Performance Appraisals The above Notices have been published on the University of Florida’s official website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Published: Feb 12th, 2020
Joseph A. Tyndall, MD, MPH, Professor and Interim Dean UF College of Medicine
Dear colleagues,
I
am pleased to announce that Ronald Berry, M.D., has been named the director of
the University of Florida Student Health Care Center, or SHCC. Dr. Berry, who
has served as interim director of the SHCC since February 2019, is the perfect candidate
to lead the AAAHC-accredited center and advance the future health and wellness
needs of an increasingly diverse and expanding student community.
The
SHCC director is a leadership position within the department of community
health […]
Published: Feb 4th, 2020
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
The textbook adoption system for Summer and Fall 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 Summer and Fall 2020 adoptions.
In order to facilitate timely ordering of materials by the UF
Bookstore, please submit Summer and Fall adoptions, by March 23, 2020.
For compliance with Florida Statutes, please submit adoptions no
later than the following:
Summer
2020 adoptions: March 27, 2020. Fall
2020 adoptions: July 10, 2020.
Knowledge of course textbook […]
Published: Jan 28th, 2020
W. Andrew McCollough, Associate Provost for Teaching and
Technology
Applications to request Distance Learning
Fees for the Summer and Fall 2020 terms are now being accepted through
PeopleSoft. All departmental applications should be submitted no later than Monday,
February 10, 2020 and Dean’s approval is required by Friday, February
14.
(Reminder, DL Fees applications are
required each semester for all courses as they are not carried over.)
The following Distance Learning Fee
guidelines are to be utilized, beginning with the Fall, 2020 term.
• Beginning
with the Fall, 2020 term TA (Grad Asst.) […]
