Memos Category
Published: Sep 14th, 2018
Jodi D. Gentry, Vice President for UF Human Resources
I am pleased to announce the launch of the Interfolio Faculty Search system for use in the recruitment and hiring of faculty and postdoctoral associates. Recognizing the unique nature of these hiring efforts, UF has invested in Interfolio to support our ongoing goal of attracting, identifying, engaging, evaluating and hiring exceptional scholars across disciplines.
The new system offers a variety of features that will improve experiences for hiring departments and search committees. These features […]
Published: Sep 13th, 2018
Jodi Gentry, Vice President for Human Resources
I am pleased to announce a call for nominations for the University of Florida’s Superior Accomplishment Awards program. The purpose of the program, now in its 30th year, is to recognize Academic Personnel, TEAMS and USPS employees who have contributed outstanding service in their fields during the academic year of August 1, 2017, to July 31, 2018.
I hope you will take this opportunity to recognize those among us who make the extra effort to contribute. This […]
Published: Sep 13th, 2018
Alan M. West, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
The University of Florida’s directives for travel reimbursements have been updated to clarify reimbursement for commercial airfares. All travelers and originators should review the updated directives before purchasing airfare, to ensure all requirements for reimbursement are met.
The updated directive is located at http://www.fa.ufl.edu/directives-and-procedures/travel/ and is shown below.
The University of Florida will allow travelers to be reimbursed for the Main Cabin class tickets on all airlines. In addition, the University will reimburse, without […]
Published: Sep 13th, 2018
Steph McBride, Director of Commencements
There will be two university-wide commencement ceremonies coordinated by the Provost’s Office — a Doctoral Degree Ceremony on Friday, December 14th at 2:00pm in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, and an all-degrees ceremony on Saturday, December 15th at 9:00am in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Additionally, except for the College of Dentistry, each college will hold their own recognition ceremony at a designated time during the same weekend. Dates, times and locations vary and can be found at https://commencement.ufl.edu.
Ordering […]
Published: Sep 13th, 2018
David P. Norton, Ph.D, Vice President for Research
On August 23, 2018, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins issued a statement to the NIH extramural research community about NIH’s concerns of foreign influence on NIH researchers and peer reviewers.
We call out from the letter, NIH is specifically concerned about:
1) failure by some researchers at NIH-funded institutions to disclose substantial contributions of resources from other organizations, including foreign governments, which threatens to distort decisions about the appropriate use of NIH funds;
2) diversion of intellectual property in […]
Published: Sep 7th, 2018
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
Colleges are invited to submit nominations for the UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year Award for 2018-2019. 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 […]
Published: Aug 28th, 2018
Leonardo A. Villalón, Dean, UF International Center
The UF International Center is pleased to invite nominations for the 2018 International Educator of the Year awards. These awards are made annually in recognition of the outstanding contributions of faculty and staff to the internationalization of the University of Florida. As in years past, three awards will be made:
• Senior Faculty International Educator of the Year
• Junior Faculty International Educator of the Year
• Staff International Educator of the Year
Nomination Process:
Senior and Junior Faculty nominations:
Colleges are invited to […]
Published: Aug 21st, 2018
David W. Parrott, Vice President for Student Affairs
On June 7, 2018, the UF Board of Trustees passed extensive revision to our Student Honor and Student Conduct Codes (UF Regulation 4.040). Utilizing national expertise and stakeholder feedback, the revised codes enhances clarity for students, makes the process simpler for faculty and ensures each phase of our conduct process is a separate entity in alignment with best practices.
Our codes streamline resolution of conduct cases and appeals processes, reducing administrative task time required […]
Published: Aug 14th, 2018
Zina Evans, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Associate Provost
The Division of Enrollment Management is pleased to announce that Charles Murphy has been selected as the new Director of Freshman and International Admissions. Charles has 13 years of progressively responsible experience as an admissions professional at the University of Illinois and has served as an academic learning coordinator for the Department of Athletics at the University of Michigan. He has experience overseeing recruitment and outreach efforts at a major AAU institution and […]
Published: Aug 10th, 2018
Jodi Gentry, Vice President for Human Resources
A University of Florida policy that defines non-student hourly OPS employment is now available at https://hr.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Non-student-hourly-OPS-policy.pdf and takes effect on August 16, 2018.
The policy provides parameters on the appropriate use of non-student hourly OPS employees on a term or as‐needed basis. It also includes more descriptive OPS job codes, which follow, and introduces a threshold for total hours worked for #1-4 below:
1. OPS Time-Limited
2. OPS Special Risk
3. OPS Sponsored Projects Non-Clerical
4. OPS Sponsored Projects Clerical
5. OPS Health Care
6. OPS Contract Services
7. OPS Special […]
