Memos Category
Published: Jul 31st, 2018
Tom Mitchell, Vice President for Advancement
As UF embarks upon the largest campaign in its history, the need for enhanced fund stewardship initiatives is imperative. In order to properly steward past gifts while also inspiring future support, we must be able to ensure that our private philanthropic dollars are spent to maximum capacity, with the utmost diligence to donor intent, and we are communicating that impact back to our donors in a thoughtful manner. To assist with these efforts, we have developed an […]
Published: Jul 13th, 2018
Dr. David R. Nelson, Interim SVP for Health Affairs & President, UF Health
I am pleased to announce that Adrian Tyndall, M.D., M.P.H., FACEP, FAAEM, a 12-year veteran of the University of Florida faculty, a professor and chair of emergency medicine at the UF College of Medicine, and physician-in-chief of emergency services for UF Health, has been named interim dean of the college, effective July 30.
Dr. Tyndall, who joined the UF faculty in 2006, became chair of the department of emergency medicine […]
Published: Jul 11th, 2018
Charlie Lane, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Elizabeth Ruszczyk, Chief Compliance Officer
The University of Florida will launch a new university-wide compliance training course this August. The online training is mandatory for all University of Florida employees, as required by Florida Board of Governors’ Regulation 4.003.
The training will introduce the UF Compliance Program and review important provisions of the Florida Code of Ethics. It will also discuss the Compliance Hotline, UF’s non-retaliation policy and the responsibilities and reporting expectations of all UF […]
Published: Jul 3rd, 2018
Amy M. Hass, Vice President and General Counsel
UF-3.0372 Student Health, Activity and Service and Transportation Access Fees
UF-3.0375 Tuition Cost
The regulations listed above were approved by the Board of Trustees on
June 7, 2018, and the Board of Governors on June 29, 2018.
The regulation changes in their final form are now effective and have been published on
the Regulations website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Published: Jun 29th, 2018
Jodi D. Gentry, Vice President for UF Human Resources
I am pleased to share information about the 2018-19 pay program for University of Florida faculty and staff (TEAMS and USPS), which was announced earlier this year by President Fuchs.
This year, the University has set an aggregate performance payment pool of 4 percent to be distributed as one-time payments, with a range for individual payments of zero to more than 4 percent. These payments will be awarded based on criteria established by the […]
Published: Jun 28th, 2018
W. Kent Fuchs, President
Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to let you know that Dr. Mike Good, dean of the UF College of Medicine, has announced today that he has accepted a new role with the University of Utah, as senior vice president for health sciences, CEO of University of Utah Health and executive dean of the U’s School of Medicine, effective early this fall. I am sharing below the note he is sending to his health system colleagues.
While we understand this was […]
Published: Jun 26th, 2018
Jodi Gentry, Vice President for Human Resources
Mike McKee, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
We are pleased to announce that starting this coming academic year, the option for 9-month faculty to be paid over 12 months will now be available.
The annual enrollment period for this option will typically be from July 1 to August 15 of each year or within 60 days of hire. Since this is the first year of availability, this year’s deadline will be August 23, 2018. This […]
Published: Jun 25th, 2018
Jodi D. Gentry, Vice President for UF Human Resources
To welcome new faculty to the University of Florida and provide information about available resources and services, UF Human Resources will be hosting this year’s New Faculty Orientation on Wednesday, August 15, at Emerson Alumni Hall.
In keeping with past practice, we will be communicating with college designees to confirm new faculty to invite this year. All New Faculty Orientation appointee information forms at: http://hr.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/New-Faculty-Info-Form-2018.xlsx should be submitted electronically to Kara Sue Cobb at […]
Published: Jun 22nd, 2018
Alan M. West, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 463 provides requirements that must be met for employee reimbursements to be considered non-taxable. The University of Florida must comply with these requirements to ensure the tax-exempt status of the University’s employee reimbursement plan is not jeopardized.
Beginning July 1, 2018 the University is standardizing the expense reimbursement process to address the timeliness of reimbursements and match the requirements detailed by IRS Publication 463 for all employee reimbursements. […]
Published: Jun 15th, 2018
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 coordinated by the Provost’s Office — a Doctoral Degree Ceremony (Friday, August 10th at 4:00pm) and a Master’s/Specialist’s/Bachelor’s Degrees Ceremony (Saturday, August 11th at 10:00am).
Ordering Regalia: Regalia orders will be accepted through June 26, 2018. Information on ordering regalia is available from the UF Bookstore (392-0194). An order form can be found at […]