Upcoming road closures, shuttle routes changed

Published: May 4, 2021 10:48 am

Beginning next Monday, Museum Road between Center Drive and Broward Drive will close for utilities infrastructure additions and improvements. These improvements will provide upgraded utilities services to many existing buildings as well as new construction projects. Construction will not affect parking, and the roads are expected to reopen in August. Visit UF Business Affairs’ website […]

Weider named assistant vice president and university controller

Published: May 4, 2021 10:35 am

Olga Weider has been named assistant vice president and university controller in UF’s Division of Finance and Accounting. She joined the Finance and Accounting division in 2017 as an assistant controller with auxiliary accounting. Under Weider’s leadership, the auxiliary team expanded its services, acting in an advisory capacity to auxiliaries and service centers across campus […]

Report compensatory leave by May 30

Published: May 4, 2021 10:32 am

All non-exempt TEAMS and USPS employees, as well as exempt USPS employees, may use overtime and/or special compensatory leave through June 30. This leave must be entered into the Elapsed Timesheet in the myUFL system no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 27. If the leave is not entered for use by this deadline, […]

Save time authenticating with push notifications

Published: May 4, 2021 10:30 am

Faculty and staff who have downloaded the Duo app can select a push notification for the quickest way to log in to UF services. It is easy to set up push notifications, and there is the added convenience of using different devices – such as smartphones, tablets or a smartwatch — to quickly complete authentication. […]

Turning the page to a new chapter – Brandon Telg on how the EEP helped him transform his life, one story at a time

Published: May 4, 2021 10:19 am

We recently shared how UF’s Employee Education Program (EEP) benefit has helped many employees advance their careers. For Brandon Telg, an instructional designer at UFHR Training & Organizational Development (TOD), the EEP not only benefitted him professionally but also transformed his life. “The EEP put me on a path that I am still walking today,” […]

HEO provides children of TEAMS staff access to a college degree

Published: April 29, 2021 3:30 pm

Few things in life can so drastically alter a child’s future like access to post-secondary education. Many families willingly go into debt in order to provide their child the opportunity to receive a college degree. The University of Florida intrinsically understands this and — in order to mitigate the economic impact that a child’s college […]

Summer offers a time to reconnect

Published: April 29, 2021 3:29 pm

You can almost hear a collective sigh as the semester winds down, things grow quieter around campus and we begin to turn our attention to summer plans — this was true even prior to the pandemic. This summer is an especially precious one, as we begin to find ways to reconnect with family and friends […]

UF epidemiologist Cindy Prins explains herd immunity and how it could end the pandemic

Published: April 29, 2021 3:27 pm

With millions of Americans being vaccinated against COVID-19 every day, many are looking to the future and asking when the coronavirus pandemic will end. It’s a surprisingly difficult question that could hinge on the epidemiological concept of herd immunity. Cindy A. Prins, Ph.D., M.P.H., a UF Health infectious disease epidemiologist who is an associate professor […]

Virtual exchange training applications due May 7

Published: April 29, 2021 3:27 pm

The virtual exchange training program helps faculty design and incorporate virtual international content and communication activities into existing courses. Through virtual exchange, UF faculty can connect their classes with students and faculty abroad to collaborate on assignments, acquire global perspectives on a given discipline and develop intercultural competence skills. UF faculty and staff with educational […]

UF Health COVID-19 vaccine town hall: Important facts for families

Published: April 27, 2021 3:09 pm

Join trusted health care providers from UF Health and the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County for a COVID-19 vaccine town hall. Experts in the field will answer questions that will help you make your family’s vaccination plan and feel confident in reconnecting with loved ones. Town hall panelists will include UF Health Screen, […]