Memos Category
Published: Aug 8th, 2013
Dr. David Sammons, Dean of the International Center
In 2004, an award was created to recognize outstanding international endeavors by tenured UF faculty members and to encourage more UF faculty to pursue international activities. Subsequently, a similar award was created for faculty in junior ranks and in 2010 a new award was added to recognize the many contributions of staff to our campus internationalization priorities. I write today to invite nominations from all colleges across campus for each of these awards in recognition […]
Published: Aug 1st, 2013
Matthew Fajack, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dr. David Norton, Vice President for Research
Beginning this fall, the methods by which human subjects in UF research studies are compensated monetarily, as well as the systems that support these processes, will change. This new system will enable the University of Florida to comply with federal and IRS regulations while improving the protection of its subjects’ data. All new requests for human subject payments will use the new processes—which will affect how payments are coordinated, […]
Published: Jul 22nd, 2013
Paula Varnes Fussell, Vice President Human Resource Services
On behalf of the Office of Human Resources Services, we are very excited to be hosting this year’s New Faculty Orientation. This program will inform new faculty of the many services and resources available to them on campus.
We have been communicating with your college designee to collect a list of new faculty. If they have not already completed the New Faculty Orientation form for your new faculty appointees, we ask that the […]
Published: Jul 22nd, 2013
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President & University Controller
Pursuant to an audit of Internal Controls performed by the Office of Internal Audit (OIA), the following items were identified:
28 percent of the units reviewed did not document their review of the final paylist.
25 percent of the units reviewed did not have procedures to document advanced approval for overtime and compensatory time.
18 percent of the units reviewed did not have procedures to ensure that leave taken was properly approved or to verify the accuracy […]
Published: Jul 15th, 2013
Elias G. Eldayrie, Vice President and CIO
In light of today’s technology environment and the increased threat of a data or network breach, the University of Florida’s Information Security & Compliance governance committee has developed a new Authentication Management Policy and associated standard. The new policy updates and clarifies authentication and password requirements for information systems at UF.
Passphrases of at least 18 characters that includes actual words are now allowed, as are multi-factor authentication mechanisms and the extension of some password expiration dates.
Responsibilities […]
Published: Jul 11th, 2013
David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D.
UF Senior Vice President for Health Affairs and President, UF Health
I am pleased to announce that Julie A. Johnson, Pharm.D., has been named dean of the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.
A faculty member of the college since 1998, Dr. Johnson served for nine years as chairwoman of the department of pharmacotherapy and translational research, and currently has more than $16 million in active grants. I’m confident that the college will flourish under her leadership.
A distinguished professor of […]
Published: Jul 11th, 2013
Dr. David P. Norton
Vice President for Research
Working with the three UF IRB’s (IRB-01, 02, 03), faculty stakeholders, and research deans in affected colleges, the Office of Research has developed guidelines to better define the qualifications needed to be a Principal Investigator (PI) of a human subjects research project.
The new guidelines are posted on the UF IRB website and specifically address the role that students can play in overseeing human subject research. The University must ensure that PIs are suitably qualified and accountable […]
Published: Jul 9th, 2013
Stephanie Gray,
Director, Division of Sponsored Programs
The Office of Research is leading a major project to review and significantly improve the way this office and other central university resources perform and support the business of sponsored research administration across the entire campus. The vision behind this effort is to provide faculty and staff with coordinated and enhanced support in the business of securing and managing sponsored projects. This effort seeks to identify and replace business practices that are inefficient and ineffective. The objective […]
Published: Jul 8th, 2013
Paula Varnes Fussell
Vice President for Human Resource Services
President Machen recently announced the University of Florida would provide a salary increase plan for faculty and staff.
Under this program, effective October 1, 2013, eligible faculty earning $40,000 a year or less will receive an increase of $1,400 to their September 30 annual base salary. Eligible faculty earning more than $40,000 a year will receive a $1,000 increase to their annual base salary. In addition, funds are available for faculty merit raises. The total raise […]
Published: Jul 3rd, 2013
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has approved our proposed pooled fringe rates as submitted. The rates were effective July 1, 2013 and have been updated in the MyUFL system centrally.
Benefits included in the pooled rates include:
1. FICA OASDI (Social Security)
2. FICA Medicare
3. Health Insurance (including graduate assistant and postdoctoral associates health insurance)
4. Retirement (employer contributions)
5. Life Insurance
6. Clinical disability insurance
7. Worker’s Compensation
8. Unemployment Compensation
9. Vacation Leave Cash […]
