Memos Category
Published: Nov 21st, 2017
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
This is to announce the initiation of the search for the next dean of the College of the Arts. A search committee has been formed and is chaired by Dr. Judith Russell, Dean, University Libraries. The complete list of search committee members may be found at http://fora.aa.ufl.edu/go/129. Additional information about the search, including committee meeting dates and times, will be posted on the committee website at http://fora.aa.ufl.edu/Provost/Pages/College-of-the-Arts-Search-Committee/Meetings.
Members of the university […]
Published: Nov 20th, 2017
Amy M. Hass, Interim Vice President and General Counsel
This is the second reminder of the annual call for proposed changes to University of Florida regulations to be effective in the spring of 2018. Any unit that would like to propose changes to the University of Florida regulations (refer to the University of Florida Regulations website at http://regulations.ufl.edu/ may submit such proposed changes to the General Counsel’s Office by December 8, 2017.
Please include the following in the submission for each proposed changed […]
Published: Nov 13th, 2017
Dr. David Norton, Vice President for Research
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Long as Director of Incubation Services at the University of Florida effective November 7. As such, he will retain his leadership of the UF Sid Martin Biotechnology Institute but also will direct the Innovation Hub at UF. The University of Florida Sid Martin Biotechnology Institute (SMBI) has been recognized as the Global Incubator of the Year for 2017 and as a national leader in biotechnology-based economic development […]
Published: Nov 8th, 2017
David W. Parrott, Vice President for Student Affairs
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Tina Horvath as the Interim Senior Director for the Department of Housing & Residence Education. She started on November 7, 2017 and will report to Mr. Norbert Dunkel, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs. Tina brings more than 20 years of experience to the role. She previously served as the Director of Residential Life at Arizona State University, a comprehensive housing and residential program with 14,500 […]
Published: Nov 3rd, 2017
Jodi Gentry, Vice President for Human Resources
I am pleased to share information about the 2017-18 salary increase plan for University of Florida faculty and staff (TEAMS and USPS), which was announced earlier this year by President Fuchs. The University of Florida’s salary increase plan is designed to recognize and reward the contributions of faculty and staff who demonstrate the University’s commitment to the highest levels of excellence in teaching, research, and service.
This year, the University has set an aggregate salary increase pool […]
Published: Oct 25th, 2017
Charlie Lane, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
During the University of Florida’s Earth Day celebration in April of 2015, I announced that UF would be adding electric vehicles to its fleet, in addition to existing biodiesel and hybrid vehicles. I also relayed that UF is striving to reach a goal of having 10 percent of its vehicle fleet be composed of electric vehicles within 10 years.
To help us reach, and hopefully exceed our goal, the Office of the Chief Operating […]
Published: Oct 16th, 2017
Amy M. Hass, Interim Vice President and General Counsel
This is the annual call for proposed changes to University of Florida regulations to be effective in the spring of 2018. Any unit that would like to propose changes to the University of Florida regulations (refer to the University of Florida Regulations website at http://regulations.ufl.edu/ may submit such proposed changes to the General Counsel’s Office by December 8, 2017. Please note that the deadline for submissions will not be extended beyond December 8, 2017.
The […]
Published: Oct 16th, 2017
Jodi Gentry, Vice President for Human Resources
UF’s annual Open Enrollment period begins today and runs through November 3. This is the one time of year when faculty and staff can make changes to their health insurance plans without having to prove a major life change—like getting married, getting divorced, or adding a child to their family. All changes made during Open Enrollment will take effect January 1, 2018.
Benefits elections may be completed online either using the PeopleFirst website (for State of Florida […]
Published: Oct 11th, 2017
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jodi Gentry, Vice President for Human Resource Services
This is a reminder that all employees of the University are subject to reporting and approval requirements regarding their outside activities and potential conflicts of interest.
All faculty and staff must fill out a disclosure form (or forms) and receive approval annually by July 1 (or at the beginning of the fall semester for 9-month faculty) for any activity or financial interest that must be disclosed and […]
Published: Oct 10th, 2017
Leonardo A. Villalón, Dean of the International Center
Under the theme “Global Gators, Global Citizens…Global Goals!”, the University of Florida is pleased to once again participate in the celebration of International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education.
In addition to being a U.S. top ten public university, the University of Florida is proud to be a global leader in the search to understand and to find solutions to the enormous challenges facing […]
