Memos Category
Published: Oct 31st, 2012
Dr. David P. Norton, Vice President for Research
Effective January 7, 2013, the IRB education requirements must be met in order for a protocol to be
reviewed by IRB-01 (HealthCenter IRB). This includes all investigators, sub-investigators, research
coordinators and any other study staff involved in the conduct of a human subject research study (i.e.:
those previously listed in Addendum A).
The following chart outlines the required training to conduct human subject research; the items in RED
are the new requirements. The NIH Extramural Education is already required if […]
Published: Oct 29th, 2012
Dr. R. Peter Iafrate, Chairman of Internal Review Board-01 and Dr. David Norton, Vice President for Research
For several decades, IRB-01 policy required researchers to obtain their supervisor’s signoff before submitting new research studies to the IRB-01. The rationale for the supervisor’s signoff was threefold:
*Insure to the IRB-01 that the PI is qualified to conduct the research;
*Assume responsibility for the study should the PI be unable to conduct the research (e.g. leave the institution); and
*Verify that there are adequate department resources to initiate […]
Published: Oct 25th, 2012
Sheri P. Austin, Asst. Vice President, University Budgets
Applications to establish or adjust Material and Supply Fees and Equipment Use Fees for the Summer and Fall 2013 Terms are now being accepted. All departmental requests should be submitted no later than February 8, 2013 and Deans approvals by February 15, 2013. Provost required approval requests should be approved by the Dean and submitted to the Provost no later than February 8, 2013.
Existing fees should be reviewed to determine if you are charging the […]
Published: Oct 24th, 2012
Dr. Kathleen Ann Long, Associate Provost
Registration is now open for the third and final session of the 2012 Academic Administrators Seminar Series. The series is designed to bring together department chairs, directors, associate deans and deans in discussions about academic administrative management at UF. New administrators from all levels are welcome to attend. The series is also valuable as a refresher course for those with more experience as new policies and developments will be covered.
This session focuses on financial management and student […]
Published: Oct 24th, 2012
Curtis A. Reynolds, Vice President, Business Affairs
I am pleased to announce that Jeff Chorlog, associate director for utilities services at UF’s Physical Plant Division (PPD), has been selected as the assistant vice president for physical plant. He began his new duties on October 22, 2012.
Jeff has held key operational, fiscal and administrative leadership positions in PPD during his 26 years at the university. A UF graduate with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering, Jeff served as PPD’s interim assistant vice president […]
Published: Oct 18th, 2012
Angel Kwolek-Folland, Associate Provost, Academic Affiairs
The Provost’s Office has prepared a “Handbook” for the use of department chairs and unit directors. It provides general information on common questions administrators may have, and Web links to resources regarding departmental and unit responsibilities, faculty and staff development, student affairs, personnel and legal issues, and privacy and security.
The “Handbook” is available at http://admin-handbook.aa.ufl.edu
If you have any suggestions for additional areas of coverage or questions about listed resources, please contact me at akf@aa.ufl.edu . We would […]
Published: Oct 17th, 2012
Jamie Lewis Keith, Vice President and General Counsel
The above Notice of Proposed Regulation Amendment has been published on the University’s official website at http://regulations.ufl.edu.
Published: Oct 11th, 2012
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 2013. 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 11, 2013 so they may become effective in 2013.
Please include the following in the […]
Published: Oct 5th, 2012
Angel Kwolek-Folland, Assoc. Provost, Academic Affiairs
A review conducted by the General Counsel’s Office, the Provost’s Office, and Human Resource Services pursuant to changes in federal reporting requirements has resulted in a new “Outside Activities and Financial Interests Form.” The new form is effective for all UF staff and out of unit faculty. The form and an accompanying updated “Guidelines” and instructions are available at http://www.generalcounsel.ufl.edu/downloads/COI.pdf
The revised outside activity Regulation (1.011) and Public Health Service regulations concerning conflict of interest were effective August […]
Published: Oct 5th, 2012
Joe Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Faculty and departments should submit their Spring 2013 textbook adoptions at http://www.textadoption.ufl.edu by October 29, 2012 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 October 29, 2012. This information helps students […]
