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HEO program applications due Nov. 1

The University of Florida’s Higher Education Opportunity (HEO) scholarship provides children of full-time TEAMS employees with tuition assistance for an undergraduate education. This program covers up to 132 hours towards an undergraduate degree at the University of Florida or a Florida public college.

Each eligible employee may submit one child’s name into the drawing. To be considered for this benefit, the TEAMS employee must apply for the HEO scholarship by Nov. 1, 2024. Visit the Higher Education Opportunity for additional drawing requirements for participation.

Save the date for the 2024 Benefits & Wellness Fair!

Join us on Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Evans Champions Club at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to learn about health and wellness resources available to UF faculty and staff. Get your benefits questions answered and enter for a chance to win a giveaway from one of our sponsors! 

Benefits open enrollment begins Oct. 14 and runs through Nov. 1. Open enrollment is your opportunity to add, change or remove benefit selections for the next plan year. Make sure your email and mailing addresses are up-to-date in ONE.UF and People First to avoid missing important communications.

Post-storm recovery: Resources and assistance for the UF community

The aftermath of Hurricane Helene has left many Florida communities, including members of the UF community, in need of support. From housing repair assistance to mental health services and more, explore our list of UF, local, state and national resources to help you navigate recovery.

TEP scholarship applications due Oct. 31

The Tuition Exchange Scholarship Program, or TEP, provides dependent children of UF faculty and staff the opportunity to attend a participating Tuition Exchange college or university at a significantly reduced tuition rate. Full-time employees — except for OPS and postdocs — are eligible to apply for the program. The application deadline is Oct. 31 at 5 p.m. EST, prior to the year of desired enrollment.

UF Engaged resources available for supervisors and staff

Early this month, UF supervisors and staff received an email notifying them that it was time to complete their UF Engaged check-ins. This notification represents the official “launch” of the updated UF Engaged system, which recently underwent a comprehensive review to enhance evaluations for supervisors and staff.

Protect yourself and others, schedule your flu shot today

Getting the flu shot can go a long way toward keeping you, your loved ones and the greater UF community healthy. The Student Health Care Center (SHCC) offers a variety of appointment times and locations and adds new options frequently. If you don’t live in Gainesville, you are encouraged to visit your local pharmacy or contact your health care provider to schedule a flu shot.

Faculty, staff and students can visit the SHCC website to view available vaccine locations and to schedule an online appointment. Be sure to bring your UFID and insurance card to your appointment.

Humans infecting animals infecting humans: Preventing pandemics requires protecting all species

When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, humans had been the only species with reported cases of the disease. Less than two weeks later, a report from Belgium marked the first infection in a domestic cat – presumably by its owner.

Researchers have documented this phenomenon of human-to-animal transmission, colloquially referred to as spillback or reverse zoonotic transmission, in both domestic and wild animals. This stepping-stone effect provides new opportunities for pathogens to evolve and can radically change how they spread.

Explore opportunities to save with GatorPerks

As you settle back into the fall semester, we invite you to explore and take advantage of the various local and nationwide discounts available to you and your family through the GatorPerks program.

Congratulations to our August UF at Play winners!

We received some incredible photographs for our UF at Play photo contest this summer. 

Our winners for the month of August are UF Neurology Clinical Service Representative Raina McLeod for People’s Choice; UF/IFAS Extension Collier County Sea Grant Agent Michael Sipos for Nature; UF Psychiatry Assistant Director Kathleen Breton for Travel; and Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor Ivan Ruchkin, Ph.D., for Daily Life. 

Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to all who participated in this year’s contest! Visit our Facebook page to view all 570 submissions we received throughout the summer.

Discover support for your well-being this semester 

The fall semester is an exciting time filled with new routines as well as stressors that can affect our health and overall well-being. We hope you’ll take time to explore some of the UF-sponsored programs designed to support your well-being throughout this semester and beyond.