Memos Category
Published: Oct 20th, 2014
Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services
Dave Kratzer, Vice President for Student Affairs
Over the past three years, colleges and universities have increased their focus on ensuring institutional responsiveness to sexual assaults on campus. Federal mandates have reinforced these efforts and ensured compliance with uniform standards throughout the country.
On November 4 and 5, 2014, the University of Florida will host a workshop to discuss effective institutional practices that go beyond compliance in order to support holistic and compassionate campus responses. The […]
Published: Oct 20th, 2014
Melanie Fridl Ross, MSJ, ELS
Chief Communications Officer, UF Health
Julie A. Johnson, Pharm.D., dean of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
At its 44th annual meeting today at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., the IOM announced 70 new members, including Dr. Johnson, who is also a distinguished professor of pharmacy and medicine at UF.
To date, IOM membership has been held by only eight faculty at UF, all men, […]
Published: Oct 14th, 2014
Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President for Human Resource Services
This year’s benefits Open Enrollment period runs Oct. 20 through Nov. 7. The deadline to enroll or make changes is Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at 6 p.m. EST. During Open Enrollment, employees may choose new elections and/or make changes to all state, UFSelect and GatorCare plans for which they are eligible.
Employees are encouraged to begin making any needed changes early during the Open Enrollment period in case assistance is required. All benefit elections must […]
Published: Oct 14th, 2014
Joe Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Please forward this to the appropriate person in your college. Due date is January 23, 2015 for nominations for the UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year Award.
Colleges are invited to submit nominations for the UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year Award for 2014-2015. 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. Current faculty members of the University […]
Published: Oct 3rd, 2014
Joe Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
I am pleased to announce that the university is increasing the minimum salary for Postdoctoral Associates. To ensure fair compensation of all University of Florida employees, the university is establishing a minimum salary for all Postdoctoral Associates at the University of Florida to be no less than the minimum established for graduate student stipends. The new minimums, effective for 2014-15, are as follows:
9-Month appointments (19.5 biweekly periods)
FTE Annual Biweekly Amount
1.0 $26,000 […]
Published: Oct 2nd, 2014
Leonardo A. Villalón, Dean of the International Center
International Education Week (IEW), a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, presents an annual opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. At the University of Florida, we have much to celebrate.
Each year, UF is home to over 6,000 international students from more than 130 countries. We host some 1,100 visiting scholars annually, including Fulbright Scholars who participate in numerous research and outreach programs […]
Published: Oct 1st, 2014
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
It is time to prepare proposed changes to University of Florida regulations to be effective in the spring of 2015. If you or those in your units would like to propose changes to any University of Florida regulation (refer to the University of Florida Regulations website at http://regulations.ufl.edu ), please submit the proposed changes to the General Counsel’s Office by January 16, 2015 so they may become effective in 2015.
Please include the following in the submission for each proposed changed regulation:
1. the existing […]
Published: Sep 30th, 2014
Joe Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Faculty and departments should submit their Spring 2015 textbook adoptions at http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu by November 4, 2014 so that this information is available to students during advance registration. This information is also available online to all bookstores to help them ensure appropriate arrival of texts for Spring term and better prices for student book buybacks.
Students can view Spring course textbook requirements online during advance registration, which begins November 4, 2014. This information helps students […]
Published: Sep 30th, 2014
Elias G. Eldayrie, Vice President and CIO
Lost or stolen mobile computing devices used by UF employees, like phones, laptops, and tablets, can pose a critical threat to our confidential information, system security, and institutional reputation. Whether a device is personally-owned or university-owned, exposure of confidential university data like student grades and patient information can also lead to significant expense for the university–as well as personal liability for a UF faculty or staff member.
Recently, the Office of Internal Audit concluded a review of […]
Published: Sep 29th, 2014
Sheri P. Austin, Asst. Vice President, University Budgets
In an effort to best maintain equipment purchased utilizing equipment use fee’s the following policy is being introduced and made effective October 1, 2014. Please read through the policy and distribute to anyone in your college who works with equipment use fees.
The policy reads as follows:
Non-capital equipment should be tracked internally by each department when being used on or off campus if equipment is purchased using Equipment Use fees. Asset management is not involved in […]
