Memos Category
Published: Jul 15th, 2019
Curtis A. Reynolds, Vice President of Business Affairs
I am pleased to announce a new department in Business Affairs
called Physical Security. This department was created to enhance campus safety
and security in relation to a campus study which was conducted 2015-2017.
In the campus safety study, the addition of a physical security department was recommended in addition to initiatives that will keep campus safe and secure. In the next five years this department will create security policies, procedures and standards for UF, which will […]
Published: Jul 2nd, 2019
Alan M. West, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
The Chief Financial Officer and University Controller have created a new expenditure policy for business expenses related to hosted business meals, University functions, and entertainment to update the existing University Disbursements directives. The goal of this policy is to provide guidelines to ensure the business purposes of entertainment, hospitality and recognition are reasonable, and to set clear limitations for expenses. This policy is effective immediately.
The entire policy can be found at: http://www.fa.ufl.edu/directives/entertainment/.
Proper […]
Published: Jun 25th, 2019
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
I am pleased to announce that we have launched the search to fill the
position of vice president for student affairs at UF by engaging the search
firm Spelman Johnson, which has extensive knowledge of UF and the field of
student affairs, as well as a commitment to cultivating and supporting a
diverse higher education work force. Chris Hass, associate provost for academic
and faculty affairs, will serve as the administrative search liaison. A
search committee will be appointed […]
Published: Jun 14th, 2019
W. Kent Fuchs, President
Yesterday, Dr. Jack Payne
announced his plans to retire from his position as Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural
Resources. I am writing to thank Jack for his leadership of IFAS and also share early information on the
search for his replacement.
This summer, Dr. Payne
completes nine years of IFAS leadership. I am fortunate to have worked with Jack for half of that time and
have observed firsthand his commitment, passion, and love for IFAS, our university and state of
Florida. I […]
Published: Jun 14th, 2019
Alan M. West, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
As
UF employees, we are all responsible for safeguarding the University’s
financial resources. Every member of the University community has the
responsibility to report any actions or activities of concern.
Part of being a responsible steward is to be aware of the possibility of fraud in our organization. Very often fraud symptoms are mistaken for administrative errors because we cannot conceive of the existence of fraud, especially in an organization like ours where we may have […]
Published: Jun 14th, 2019
Amy M. Hass, Vice President and General Counsel
University of
Florida Regulations
1.0065 Prohibited Consensual Relationships
1.016 Admissions
3.0051 Lost or Abandoned Property
The above-referenced regulations were approved by the University Board of Trustees at the June 6, 2019 Board meeting. The final versions of the regulations are now effective and have been published on the University’s Regulations website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Published: Jun 7th, 2019
Curtis A. Reynolds, Vice President for Business Affairs
I am pleased to announce Cydney
McGlothlin as the University Architect. McGlothlin
has been a Project Manager at UF since 2003 and has managed some of the most
notable projects at UF, including the J. Wayne Reitz Union Renovation &
Addition, the Harn Museum’s Asian Art Wing and the Herbert Wertheim Laboratory
for Engineering Excellence.
As a registered architect in
Florida and Colorado, her talent and skill make her a strong advocate for
quality design at UF and she will represent the […]
Published: May 28th, 2019
Steph McBride, Director of Commencements
Ceremonies: This summer, the university-wide commencement
ceremonies will be held in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
There
will be two university-wide commencement ceremonies — a Doctoral
Degree Ceremony (Friday, August 9th at 4:00pm) and a Master’s/Specialist’s/Bachelor’s
Degrees Ceremony (Saturday, August 10th at 10:00am).
Ordering Regalia: Regalia orders will be accepted through June 28, 2019. Information on ordering regalia is available from the UF Bookstore (392-0194). Please see the order form at the link for your convenience: https://commencement.ufl.edu/pdf/Faculty%20Order%20Summer%202019.pdf.Beginning in mid-June […]
Published: May 17th, 2019
David P. Norton, Vice President for Research
After serving for six years as Director, Dr. Pat Concannon will be stepping down as Director of the UF Genetics Institute. Under Dr. Concannon’s leadership, the Genetics Institute has seen remarkable growth within its interdisciplinary research and educational missions.
Pat joined UF in 2013 from the University of Virginia where he served as a faculty member for 7 years. Dr. Concannon will continue here at UF within his tenured faculty position in the Department of Pathology, […]
Published: May 9th, 2019
Dr. David Norton, Vice President for Research
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Robert
Ferl as the Assistant Vice President for Research – Strategic Projects within the
Office of Research.
Since 2006, Dr. Ferl has served as the Director of ICBR,
a role that he will relinquish in assuming the position of assistant vice
president. Dr. Ferl received his PhD in Biology and Genetics from Indiana
University in 1980. Dr. Ferl is a
Distinguished Professor within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He has served […]
