Memos Category
Published: Aug 6th, 2012
David S. Guzick, Senior Vice President for Health Affairs President, UF&Shands Health System
After serving for 18 years as Dean of the University of Florida College of Nursing-the longest such term in the college’s history-Dean Kathy Long has announced her plans to retire at the end of the 2012-2013 academic year. She also will vacate her position as UF associate provost, a role she has filled for the past five years.
“In her capacity as associate provost, Dean Long focused her attention on faculty […]
Published: Jul 31st, 2012
Thomas J. Mitchell, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
We continued to face challenging financial investment markets during this past fiscal year. As a result, the endowment investment pool returned -1.29% for the quarter ending June 30th and +0.12% for the fiscal year. No spending base adjustments were made for the quarter ending June 30th.
The annualized endowment investment returns are shown below:
1 Year
2 Year
3 Year
5 Year
7 Year
UFICO Inception to Date
0.12%
8.36%
8.95%
1.86%
5.72%
6.19%
Please […]
Published: Jul 30th, 2012
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
Dr. Steve Dorman, dean of the College of Health and Human Performance, has accepted the position of president of Georgia College and State University. Dr. Kelli Brown, the college’s associate dean, has been appointed to serve as interim dean effective Aug. 31, 2012, through May 31, 2013.
A national search will be conducted to find Dorman’s successor, and Dr. Glenn Good, dean of the College of Education, has agreed to chair the search committee.
Dr. Dorman was named […]
Published: Jul 20th, 2012
Dr. Kathleen Ann Long, Associate Provost
Please advise new department chairs and directors in your area of the upcoming Academic Administrators Seminar Series and encourage them to save the dates and register early.
The series is designed to bring together department chairs, directors, associate deans and deans in discussions about academic administrative management at UF, and to provide ongoing training and updated information about management issues for those who are new to their administrative roles.
Below is the list of subjects we’ll address at each […]
Published: Jul 19th, 2012
Dan Williams, Interim Associate Vice President, Marketing and Public Relations
If you are working with a production company or individual who is interested in filming on the UF campus, authorization is required, and that is provided by a location agreement. Access to buildings and other areas, safety and security issues, financial arrangements and rights to use the content for non-university purposes are all considerations covered by the agreement. To initiate a location agreement, contact University Relations at 846-3903 or danwill@ufl.edu. The agreement must […]
Published: Jul 12th, 2012
Michael V. McKee, Assistant Vice President and University Controller
The Finance and Accounting Division is pleased to announce the creation of its new website, which employs UF’s latest design and template. In addition to a new look and feel, the redesign attempts to address the needs of Finance and Accounting’s customers in order to improve the structure of the content.
The division provides a wide range of financial service operations that support and assist in the creation of a strong fiscal environment for the […]
Published: Jul 5th, 2012
Meggen Sixbey, PhD, LMHC, LMFT, Associate Director & Clinical Assistant Professor, Counseling and Wellness Center
I’d like to request that you reach out to your faculty and staff, requesting that they complete an online course about helping students in distress. In addition to the 90 minute QPR: Suicide Prevention program the CWC has offered since 2006, we are also offering, At Risk: Kognito. At Risk: Kognito is a forty-five minute, online, interactive gatekeeper training course designed to prepare college and university faculty, staff, […]
Published: Jul 3rd, 2012
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and David Sammons, Dean of the UF International Center
In an effort to strengthen the ability of the university to ensure the safety of faculty, staff, and students participating in official university international travel, UF has selected a new insurance plan that will provide travelers with worldwide, 24-hour emergency medical, security and travel related assistance services.
On August 1st, 2012, TeamAssist will replace the current MEDEX emergency assistance program that many UF travelers have […]
Published: Jun 29th, 2012
Andrew McCollough, Associate Provost for Information Technology, E-Learning, and Distance Education
The increasingly diverse nature of the content platforms or course delivery methodology we use, as well as the requirements for greater specificity in regards to these matters by DOE, SACS, BOG and the BOT, means we must collect more complete information about such in a more timely way than in the past.
Much of the information required is not new but the timing for collection of such has been moved forward significantly to […]
Published: Jun 27th, 2012
Dave Kratzer, Vice President for Student Affairs
UF Campus Community:
Summer B Residence Hall Check-in begins Wednesday June 27 and continues through Sunday July 1 in the following residence halls:
East Campus: Reid, Yulee and Mallory Halls; Beaty Towers; and Rawlings Hall
North Campus: Murphree Hall
West Campus: East Hall, Keys Residential Complex, Lakeside Residential Complex, and Springs Residential Complex
The UF community will be welcoming around 2,700 new campus residents and their families.
For UF faculty and staff working the break between Summer A and B, please plan […]
