Memos Category
Published: Jul 23rd, 2014
Dr. Angel Kwolek-Folland, Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program is intended to enhance faculty collaboration that stimulates scholarly initiatives between SEC universities.
This initiative gives faculty from one SEC university the opportunity to travel to another SEC campus to: exchange ideas; develop grant proposals; conduct research; consult with faculty and/or students; offer lectures or symposia; or engage in whatever academic activities are agreeable to the visitor and host unit.
Travel dates for these visits must […]
Published: Jul 7th, 2014
Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services
On behalf of the Office of Human Resources Services, we are very excited to host this year’s New Faculty Orientation on Monday, August, 18 and Tuesday, August 19, 2014. This program will inform new faculty of the many services and resources available to them.
We have been communicating with your college designee to collect a list of new faculty. If the New Faculty Orientation forms for appointees have not already been completed, we ask that […]
Published: Jul 7th, 2014
Thomas J. Mitchell, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs and Michael McKee, Interim Vice President and CFO
In coordination with the University’s investable cash consolidation, we are pleased to announce a process improvement for making non-endowed monies more readily available to campus retroactively effective July 1, 2014. All non-endowed gift monies and endowment spending transfers will be automatically transferred to campus and reside in the appropriate Fund, Department ID and Source of Funds in MyUFL (PeopleSoft).
Going forward, non-endowed gifts received will be […]
Published: Jul 3rd, 2014
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mark E. Law as Director of the University Honors Program, beginning August 16, 2014. Dr. Law will assume the duties and responsibilities of Dr. Kevin Knudson who will assume his role as Professor of Mathematics on August 16, 2014.
Dr. Law is currently Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering, Professor and past-Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received […]
Published: Jul 3rd, 2014
Angel Kwolek-Folland, Associate Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Please advise new department chairs and directors in your area of the upcoming Academic Administrators Leadership Seminar series (AALS) and encourage them to register.
The three part series is designed to bring together department chairs, directors, associate deans and deans in discussions about academic administrative management at UF, and to provide ongoing training and updated information about management issues particularly for those who are new to their administrative roles.
The sessions will cover basic management issues, […]
Published: Jul 1st, 2014
Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services
President Machen recently announced a salary increase plan for University of Florida faculty and staff (TEAMS and USPS) for 2014-15. Under this program, eligible faculty will participate in a 3.5 percent merit pool and eligible staff will participate in a 2.5 percent merit pool. Merit raises will be awarded based on criteria established by the colleges and units and will be effective July 1, 2014, for 12-month; August 7 for 10-month; and August 16 for 9-month active employees. In addition, all eligible faculty, staff, and […]
Published: Jul 1st, 2014
Kim C. Simpson, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has approved the rates for the pooled fringe benefits for fiscal year 2014-15. These rates are the same as those communicated in the Administrative Memo dated May 23, 2014 and are effective July 1, 2014.
The employee categories and corresponding benefit rates are as follows:
FY2015 FY2014 Change
Faculty (9-,10-, and 12-month) 27.8% 26.3% 1.5%
COM Clinical Faculty 17.5% 17.1% 0.4%
Exempt […]
Published: Jun 23rd, 2014
David Kratzer, Vice President for Student Affairs
UF Campus Community:
Summer B Residence Hall Check-in begins Wednesday June 25 at noon and continues through Sunday June 29.
The UF community will be welcoming around 2,500 Summer B residents and their families.
For UF faculty and staff working the break between Summer A and Summer B, please plan for impacts on all campus roads and near all student parking lots as well as in these staff parking lots as residents park on a short term basis to […]
Published: Jun 18th, 2014
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and David Kratzer, Vice President for Student Affairs
Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to ask you for your support to serve as a mentor for the University Minority Mentor Program (UMMP) in the 2014-2015 academic year. As you may know, the University Minority Mentor Program (UMMP) provides an opportunity for each participating student to be mentored by a faculty or staff member who supports, guides and facilitates their transition to the University of Florida.
In […]
Published: Jun 12th, 2014
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
Notice of Change in Proposed Regulation Amendment
3.0375 Tuition Costs
The above Notice of Change in Proposed Regulation Amendment has been published on the Universitys’ official website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Thank you.
