Memos Category
Published: Oct 17th, 1996
Doug Diekow, Program Coordinator
I am proud to announce that the Dispute Resolution Center is up and running! The services of the center became available with the beginning of the semester, however, with the completion of our training program, we are now fully on line with 14 trained mediators.
The purpose of mediation is to provide our students with an alternative to traditional adversarial forms of resolution. The mediation process encourages win/win scenarios and seeks to empower those involved in conflict to determine the […]
Published: Oct 17th, 1996
Peter Maren, Assistant Director, University Benefits
In response to the number of employee complaints lodged against Unisys, which is the state of Florida group health plan administrator, Governor Chiles and the Department of Management Services have arranged for a representative from Unisys to be housed at the University of Florida during the week of October 21 to resolve state employee complaints. The announcement from the Governor’s Office was made late Wednesday afternoon.
As a convenience to employees, the representative will be housed in University […]
Published: Oct 17th, 1996
Harold King, Purchasing Coordinator
In an effort to obtain the best prices possible for all departments of the University, the Purchasing Division has completed Bid No. 97J-60YC.
Said bid has resulted in an Annual Contract with the vendors shown below to provide the University with the items listed. If you are requesting items on the contract please enter the above bid number on your requisition.
This contract is effective from October 1, 1996 through June 30, 1999 with an option to renew for an additional […]
Published: Oct 7th, 1996
John P. Kruczek, University Controller
Effective October 1, 1996, the State of Florida contract for rental of vehicles with Avis Rent-a-Car Systems has been extended through September 30, 1997. State employees are required to use Compact Class vehicles except when the number of passengers or the volume of materials to be transported make use of a Compact Class vehicle impractical. When requesting a compact class vehicle through Avis the vehicle type to specify is Compact Class 2(B) (Avis Class CDAR).
Consistent with current procedures, […]
Published: Oct 7th, 1996
Pat Sivinski, FSC Manager
Enclosed are several copies of the USPS registration form for Faculty Support Center computer seminars for the Fall B term, 1996. Please make the forms available to the USPS employees in your department. Each person who enrolls in a seminar must submit a separate application. The forms may be duplicated as necessary.
The cost to the department varies. SAMAS classes are offered at no charge. Registrations cannot be completed until an encumbrance has been established to transfer funds from your […]
Published: Oct 7th, 1996
Pat Sivinski, FSC Manager
The Faculty Support Center is pleased to announce its faculty seminar schedule for the Fall B term, 1996. Please circulate the enclosed brochures to the FACULTY, A&P, POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATES, and VISITING SCHOLARS in your department. We appreciate your cooperation in announcing our schedule and look forward to serving the members of your department.
The FSC offers separate seminars for USPS employees. We send several copies of the blue USPS registration form to each department. Please notify the employees in your […]
Published: Oct 3rd, 1996
Gerald Schaffer, Vice President for Administrative Affairs
The week of October 14-18 has been designated Traffic Safety Awareness Week on the University of Florida campus. The planned activities are being coordinated by the University of Florida Police Department Community Services Division and involves many campus divisions.
As part of this program we ask your cooperation in obtaining volunteers for this project. They will be assisting in the distribution of materials at various crosswalks and parking areas on campus. Volunteers are needed on Tuesday, October […]
Published: Oct 2nd, 1996
Mark Hale, Director
CIRCA has recently been assigned responsibility for distribution of video on campus. This memo outlines our initial plans for this service, and requests input from colleges, departments, and other academic units using or planning to use these services.
Outline of plans for video service
The present video service consists of a classical “community cable” analog video distribution system, reaching a large number of campus buildings. Distribution within buildings has been a responsibility of the tenants; the exact extent of internal buildouts is […]
Published: Oct 1st, 1996
Karen Fooks, Director
As most of you know, the federal minimum wage will increase to $4.75 as of October 1, 1996 and to $5.15 as of September 1, 1997.
This increase will effect student pay rates at UF. The federal minimum wage applies to all hourly student work programs at the University of Florida, including the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program and the Other Personnel Services (OPS) Program.
Students who are currently paid the minimum wage will receive an automatic increase as of October 1, 1996. […]
Published: Oct 1st, 1996
Karen A.Holbrook, Ph.D., Vice President for Research, Dean of the Graduate School
Last year I had the opportunity to talk directly with groups of faculty about timely issues in research and graduate education that were of concern nationally and, particularly, on our campus. Because these sessions were valuable for the exchange of ideas and information among faculty from all colleges with our office, we have sought a mechanism to continue them and to involve more individuals. Being the Office of Research, TECHNOLOGY and […]
