Memos Category
Published: Aug 21st, 2012
Joseph Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President
It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Mark Q. Martindale, Director of the Kewalo Marine Laboratory at the University of Hawaii has been appointed Director of the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience as of January 1, 2013. He will be replacing Peter Anderson who has served as Director for 16 years.
Mark received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin and completed a postdoctoral appointment at Harvard Medical School before joining the faculty of the […]
Published: Aug 21st, 2012
Dr. Kathleen Ann Long, Associate Provost
Overview of Basic Management Issues – September 18, 2012
Registration is now open for the first 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.
The first session focuses on an overview of basic management issues. Please see the agenda below for more details. Registration information is available now at the Faculty Development Website: http://www.aa.ufl.edu/academic-administrators-seminar-series/
Please direct questions, comments […]
Published: Aug 17th, 2012
Dr. David P. Norton, Vice President for Research
After 27 years of service, Dr. Thomas Walsh has announced his retirement from the University of Florida effective April 15, 2013. He will be stepping down as Director of the Division of Sponsored Research (DSR) at the University of Florida effective September 30, 2012, and will serve as Associate Vice President and Special Advisor to the Vice President for Research for the balance of his term.
During Dr. Walsh’s career, the research enterprise here at the […]
Published: Aug 15th, 2012
Dave Kratzer, Vice President for Student Affairs
The UF community will be welcoming nearly 7,800 campus residents and their families.
For UF faculty and staff working during the break between Summer B/C and Fall, please plan for impacts on all campus roads and near all student parking lots as well as in these staff parking lots as residents park on a short-term basis to unload their vehicles and check in to residence halls:
Orange Lots near the Housing Office
Inner Road Virtual Gated
Orange and Car Pool […]
Published: Aug 9th, 2012
W. Andrew McCollough, Associate Provost for Teaching & Learning
Applications to request a new Distance Learning Fee for an online course or to make changes to previously approved Distance Learning Fees for the Spring 2013 term are now being accepted through PeopleSoft. All departmental applications should be submitted no later than Monday, August 27th, and Dean’s approval is required by Friday, August 31st. All existing fees should be reviewed to determine if changes are necessary to cover the resources needed. Specific information on […]
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 […]
