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Administration of UF Online

Published: Mar 11th, 2014

Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Due to changes in personnel, effective immediately, Associate Provost Andy McCollough will become responsible for the administration of UF Online.  Consequently, issues related to this program should be directed to his attention.

Textbook Adoption System for Fall 2014

Published: Feb 28th, 2014

Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

The textbook adoption system for Fall 2014 is now available to faculty and departments to submit their Fall 2014 textbook adoptions and materials requirements. The Summer 2014 adoption system was made available on February 5, 2014.  Please visit http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu/ to enter in both Summer and Fall 2014 adoptions. The deadline for summer and fall adoptions is March 24, 2014.  This date coincides with the beginning of advance registration and when students can view […]

Notice of Proposed Regulation Amendments

Published: Feb 27th, 2014

Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel

1.015   University of Florida Campaign for Charities (UFCC)

3.007   Traffic & Parking; Parking Registrations

3.010   Traffic & Parking; Control of Parking

3.013   Traffic & Parking; Violations

3.014   Traffic & Parking; Fine Schedule

3.0376 Miscellaneous Fees

4.003   Registered Student Organization Officer Eligibility

The above Notices of Proposed Regulation Amendments have been
published on the University’s official website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.

Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars

Published: Feb 25th, 2014

Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Each year the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars (ADTS) honors University of Florida’s exceptional teaching and scholarship accomplishments by inducting into its membership faculty members who have demonstrated sustained innovation and commitment in both areas. Please join me in welcoming the 2014 inductees:

Emilio M. Bruna, Professor of Tropical Biology and Latin American Studies
Director, Florida-Brazil Linkage Institute
Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation & Center for Latin American Studies

Marsha Carol Bryant, Professor, College of Liberal […]

Grand Challenges Core Proposals

Published: Feb 25th, 2014

Bernard Mair, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs

The Preeminence Bill SB 1076 allows UF to require 9 – 12 credits of unique coursework in all undergraduate programs that cannot be earned through any acceleration mechanism. In response to this bill, we are developing an outstanding, distinctive, cohesive General Education Program (GEP) with a core set of courses focusing on “Grand Challenges”. This Grand Challenges Core will transform our GEP into one of the highest quality, woven into the fabric of the UF experience […]

SACS Accreditation

Published: Feb 24th, 2014

Joseph Glover, Provost

Last week, SACS conducted its site visit to UF to assess the university’s bid for reaffirmation of accreditation.  This occurs once every ten years, and as many faculty members and staff know, it requires years of detailed work and preparation.  I am pleased to report that at its exit meeting, the SACS team complimented UF on the quality of the university’s functioning, the thoroughness of the written report, and the promise of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).  The members found UF […]

Announcing Michael Mahoney as Director of Research Operations and Services

Published: Feb 21st, 2014

David Norton, Vice President for Research

The Office of Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Mahoney as Director of Research Operations and Services within the Office of Research.  As Director, Mr. Mahoney will be responsible for operational and facilities support for the institutional review boards,  Animal Care Service, ICBR, and other operations within the Office of Research portfolio.  He will assume many of the operational functions previously performed by M. Peter Pevonka, Associate Vice President for Research, who plans to […]

USC official named UF’s next chief operating officer

Published: Feb 13th, 2014

J. Bernard Machen, President

I am pleased to announce that Charles E. (Charlie) Lane, the University of Southern California’s associate senior vice president for career and protective services, has been named the University of Florida’s next senior vice president and chief operating officer.

Charlie will assume his new position effective April 1. He will be responsible for UF’s Division of Business Affairs, Office of Human Resource Services, Division of Information Technology and Chief Audit Executive.

Charlie was named USC’s associate senior vice president for career […]

University of Florida Regulation Amendments

Published: Feb 12th, 2014

Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel

The amendments to UF Regulation 3.0375 were approved by the Board of Trustees on December 6, 2013 and the Board of Governors on January 28, 2014.  The regulation amendments in their final form are now effective and have been published on the Regulations’ website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.

UF Foundation, Inc. Fund Transfer Automation Procedure

Published: Feb 10th, 2014

Carter Boydstun, Senior Philanthropic Advisor

In order to better serve the University, the UF Foundation has streamlined the process to transfer UF Foundation monies over to UF PeopleSoft.  This effort is in coordination with the University’s transition to myUF Payment Solutions scheduled for implementation March 1, 2014.

Within myUF Payment Solutions, there is a process to transfer UF Foundation monies.  This new process no longer requires submissions of UFF-D and UFF-U forms signed by the Fund Administrator and a higher level authority.  Employees with […]