Month: February 2018

In the Kitchen Field and Fork Cooking Series: Totally Tomatoes

Friday, May 18 12:00pm – 1:00pm Building 0162 – FSHN Dietetics Gainesville, FL 32603, USA Description:This spring, the UF Field & Fork Campus Food Program, in partnership with UFHR WorkLife, will present a series of monthly courses designed to demonstrate that cooking vegetables, especially when in season, can be easy, fun and delicious. Learn more.


In the Kitchen Field and Fork Cooking Series: Spring Snacks and Sauces

Friday, April 13 12:00pm – 1:00pm Building 0162 – FSHN Dietetics Gainesville, FL 32603, USA Description:This spring, the UF Field & Fork Campus Food Program, in partnership with UFHR WorkLife, will present a series of monthly courses designed to demonstrate that cooking vegetables, especially when in season, can be easy, fun and delicious. Learn more.


Deadline to claim Flex Spending Account expenses

Sunday, Apr 15, 2018 All 2017 expenses must be incurred by the end of the grace period—March 15—or the IRS “use-it-or-lose-it” rule will apply. Claims for 2017 expenses must be filed by the final filing date of April 15, 2018. Learn more.


Wellness Wednesday—Apps and Wearables for Physical Activity

Description:Register now or email hrs-wellness@ufl.edu to join via live stream. Learn more. Wednesday, April 4 12:00pm – 1:00pm  


In the Kitchen Field and Fork Cooking Series: Rethinking Root Vegetables

Description:This spring, the UF Field & Fork Campus Food Program, in partnership with UFHR WorkLife, will present a series of monthly courses designed to demonstrate that cooking vegetables, especially when in season, can be easy, fun and delicious. Learn more. Friday, March 16 12:00pm – 1:00pm


Deadline for Flex Spending Account eligible expenses

The state’s FSAs feature an annual grace period that enables participants to continue to use medical and dependent care accounts for eligible expenses through March 15. Learn more. 


Wellness Wednesday—Parks: Pathways to Health and Wellness

Register now or email hrs-wellness@ufl.edu to join via live stream. Learn more. Wednesday, March 7 12:00pm – 1:00pm  


Florida Prepaid Open Enrollment Deadline

The Florida Prepaid Plan and the Florida Investment Plan (a 529 plan) offer affordable ways to save for your child’s future college expenses. Open Enrollment for the Florida Prepaid College Plan is underway and continues through Feb. 28. Learn more. 


“Faculty 500” initiative aims to hire 200 new faculty by fall

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To support UF’s “Faculty 500” effort, UF Human Resources recently partnered with 160/90 and University Communications to develop a new recruitment brochure and an accompanying promotional website. In addition, the Faculty Search Committee Toolkit has been redesigned to better support departments undertaking faculty searches.


State audit of insurance dependents coming this March

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UF employees with covered dependents should keep a close eye out for dependent verification requests from Health Management Systems (HMS) beginning this March to ensure their dependents do not lose coverage.


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