Memos Category
Published: Mar 1st, 2013
Dr. Joe Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
The textbook adoption system for Fall 2013 is now available to faculty and departments to submit their Fall 2013 textbook adoptions and course materials requirements. The Summer 2013 adoption system was made available on February 7, 2013.Please visit http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu/ to enter in both Summer and Fall 2013 adoption information. The deadline for summer and fall adoption information is March 25, 2013, when this information is available to students during advance registration. This […]
Published: Mar 1st, 2013
Curtis A. Reynolds, Vice President for Business Affairs
We are inviting the campus community to join us for the 22nd Annual Small Business Conference Trade Fair. The event is being hosted by the University of Florida’s Small Business; Vendor Diversity Relations Division. This year’s event will be held at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center on March 28, 2013 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: Feb 22nd, 2013
Dr. Angel Kwolek-Folland, Associate Provost, Academic Affairs
Workshops have been scheduled to discuss the preparation of tenure and promotion packets and the University evaluation process for 2013-2014. In addition to general information, these workshops will introduce the new Online Promotion and Tenure (OPT) system.
We encourage faculty who will be submitting packets this fall, members of this year’s college/unit review boards, new hires, and other interested faculty who may be going through the process in the near future to attend one of these sessions:
Date […]
Published: Feb 21st, 2013
David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Health Affairs
After serving for 10 years as the Dean of the University of Florida College of Dentistry, Teresa A Dolan, D.D.S., M.P.H., has announced her intention to step down at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year. Boyd Robinson, D.D.S., M.Ed., Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Interim Chair of the Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, will serve as interim dean. A national search for a successor to Dr. Dolan will begin shortly.
Under her […]
Published: Feb 20th, 2013
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
Notice of Proposed Regulation Amendments
1.006 Non-Discrimination/Harassment/Invasion of Privacy Policies
1.0101 Policy for Dealing with Conduct in Research
1.018 Works and Inventions
3007 Traffic & Parking; Parking Registration
3.056 Resignation and Non-Reappointment of Technical, Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Support
3.0372 Student Health, Athletic, and Activity and Service and Transportation Access Fees
4.012 Student Grievance Procedures
4.047 Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code: Sanctions
4.048 Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code: Reviews and Appeals
4.051 Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code: Victim Services […]
Published: Feb 15th, 2013
Matthew Fajack, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Credit and debit cards have become a common method of paying UF for goods and services by students and campus visitors. The payment card environment has become increasingly complex as regulations, contracts, and electronic systems grow.
To stay current with the regulations, security, and systems issues affecting credit and debit card payments, a university-wide committee has been chartered to assist me in providing oversight and authority for the UF payment card environment.
The Payment Card Committee will […]
Published: Feb 14th, 2013
Curtis A. Reynolds, Vice President for Business Affairs, Office of Sustainability
Nominations are now open for the 2013 Champions for Change Awards. A combination of the Sustainable Solutions Awards and the Healthy Gators, Champions for Change will recognize faculty, staff and students within the UF community who have made significant achievements in the areas of sustainability and health. The awards seek to highlight achievements in hopes of inspiring others to join the movement of creating a healthier and more sustainable community. Please consider […]
Published: Feb 14th, 2013
Kevin Knudson, Director, University Honors Program
The University Honors Program solicits nominations for the Elizabeth Wood Dunlevie Honors Term Professorships. Candidates must be among the university’s most esteemed faculty. The Professorships will be for a period of one academic year (2013-14), and Professors will each be responsible for teaching one course for the Honors Program in either the Fall 2013 or Spring 2014 semester on a topic of their choosing. The course is to be a part of each professor’s regular teaching assignment […]
Published: Feb 7th, 2013
Elias G. Eldayrie, Vice President and CIO
On January 30, the University of Florida activated an ultra-high-speed connection to the Internet2 Innovation Platform, expanding computing power 10-fold and offering a computing network found in only three other places in the United States.
UF is one of the pilot sites chosen to connect to Internet2, the fastest way to move data from one research laboratory to another. The 100 Gbps connection allows scientific discovery and collaboration on a scale not possible at 10 Gbps, which […]
Published: Feb 7th, 2013
Dr. Joe Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
The textbook adoption system for Summer 2013 is now available to faculty and departments to submit their Summer 2013 textbook adoptions and course materials requirements. Please visit http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu/ to enter in Summer 2013 adoption information. The deadline for summer and fall adoption information is March 25, 2013, when 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 […]
