Category: Spotlight
Undoing the multitasking mindset to improve performance
Business Report of North Central Florida recently spoke with Scott Blades, assistant director of Training and Organizational Development in UFHR, about the myths of multitasking.
UF’s new assistant dean for inclusion in Colleges of Law, Health and Human Performance
Michelle Smith, JD, recently joined the Levin College of Law and the College of Health & Human Performance as the assistant dean for inclusion.
The many faces of UF: A Campus Spotlight year in review
In the past year, we’ve had the pleasure of introducing you to several new members of the UF community, highlighting the vital work of teams across UF and diving into timely topics with help from UF experts.
Through new faculty hires, the College of the Arts seeks to define the role of the arts in higher ed, society
Through a unique hiring process, UF’s College of the Arts recently called on college faculty and staff to develop a unified vision for the hiring of 19 new faculty members.
Lee Anne Chesterfield: Making art more accessible
One of Chesterfield’s main goals since joining the Harn from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in July, has been figuring out how to increase art’s impact on more people by making an already welcoming place even more accessible.
Now’s your chance to recognize a colleague for superior service
For his success and distinction in research, teaching and extension – not least of which includes spearheading UF’s new Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory – Professor Jamie Ellis of the IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology was awarded the Superior Accomplishment Award for Academic Personnel last year.
Bringing the UF and Gainesville community together for the betterment of all
From partnering with Porters neighborhood residents to create a community narrative to empowering those living in adverse circumstances to create and grow their own businesses, UF and the city of Gainesville have been working together on a strategic development plan to shape the university and surrounding community’s future over the next 40 to 50 years, establishing the framework for the “New American City.”
CDO Antonio Farias: Championing difference in service of democracy
From the time he was a young child, Antonio Farias has been acutely aware of the differences among us, as well as the many ways we navigate those differences to fulfill a common mission.
Chris Hass: Supporting faculty and helping UF feel like home
UF at Work recently sat down with Chris Hass, UF’s associate provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs, to learn more about his work and new role.
UF to welcome first wave of Faculty 500 hires this fall
When Luca Di Cerbo sets foot in Emerson Alumni Hall for New Faculty Orientation next Wednesday, he will be joined by a wave of new faculty colleagues hired as part of the University of Florida’s Faculty 500 initiative. The initiative aims to strengthen a variety of research disciplines and improve the university’s student-faculty ratio—all in […]
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