Memos Category
Published: Mar 20th, 2014
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
This is a reminder that Deans or appropriate Directors may nominate Professors for the award of Distinguished Professor for the 2014-2015 awards cycle. These nominations follow the same timeline, forms, and process as for promotion (including the solicitation of external letters of evaluation) except that candidates cannot nominate themselves.
Candidates with appointments in non-college units with a direct report to a Vice President must be evaluated by the unit and by the college where […]
Published: Mar 19th, 2014
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Faculty members being considered for tenure, permanent status, and/or promotion in the academic year 2014-15 must be made aware of the website URL where they can find the University’s “Guidelines and Information Regarding the Tenure, Permanent Status and Promotion Process for 2014-2015” and “Promotion, Tenure & Permanent Status Template 2013-2014” (http://www.aa.ufl.edu/tenure/). This information also should be given to new faculty to familiarize them with our tenure and promotion process. Faculty should be aware, […]
Published: Mar 18th, 2014
Dr. Henry Frierson, Associate Vice President and Dean of the Graduate School
The life of the university is greatly enhanced by the quality of our doctoral students, and they take their direction from our many outstanding faculty members. In an effort to continue to promote doctoral studies and to recognize excellence in doctoral student mentoring by our faculty, awards are given each year to at least five faculty doctoral advisors selected on a competitive basis. The Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award winners for the […]
Published: Mar 12th, 2014
Curtis A. Reynolds, Vice President for Business Affairs
We are inviting the campus community to join us for the 23rd Annual Small Business Conference & Trade Fair. The event is being hosted by the University of Florida’s Small Business & Vendor Diversity Relations Division. It will be held at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center on March 20, 2014 from 10 am to 3 pm.
There are a number of ways the UF community may participate and help make this a successful event […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
