GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On weekdays during Jan. 5 through Jan. 16, the Office for Student Financial Affairs (SFA) will observe extended hours from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Switchboard hours will be 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. On Jan. 20, following the Martin Luther King holiday on the 19th, regular switchboard hours will resume.
Students [...]
This year, the University of Florida will include Jan. 2, 2009 as part of the regular December and New Year holidays. This addition will allow reduced energy consumption for a total of 11 days, resulting in significant cost savings for the university.
Some “essential personnel” will be required to work during the holiday period. Questions should [...]
The entry deadline for the university-wide Golden Gator communication awards program has been extended from Dec. 1 to Dec. 8. For more program details, visit http://ufcn.urel.ufl.edu/goldengators/index.shtml.
Given the growing concern about personal safety in the workplace and the community, the Office of Human Resource Services, working in concert with the University Police Department and the University of Florida Counseling Center, will hold a workshop titled “Safe Campus, Safe Community:Creating a Violence-Free Workplace” on Dec. 4. The session will be held at [...]
A week of Martin Luther King Jr. events, sponsored by the Black Graduate Student Organization, are scheduled for Jan. 14 to 20. Events will include a special speaker, campus-wide town-hall forum, candlelight celebration, Gatorship leadership/diversity retreat, alternative break weekend trips focused on low-income housing and environmental preservation, and a panel, “How the election of Barack [...]
Watch for the mobile recording studio to tell your Gator story. The resulting videos will be added to more than 100 others at http://insidethegatornation.com/. A few videos will appear on the jumbo screens at upcoming football and basketball games.
Nov. 18, Gator Corner Dining, 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 22, Citadel Game, time TBA
Nov. 23, Oak Hammock at [...]
Why not share some Gator spirit along with annual holiday greetings this year? Sending e-cards supports the University of Florida’s commitment to sustainability. Free e-cards are once again available. Numerous, easy-to-download layouts are provided at http://identity.ufl.edu/gatorNation/cards.html.
The University of Florida Communications Network recently announced a call for entries for this year’s Golden Gator communications awards program. The program is open to all University of Florida employees who have implemented communications on behalf of the university. For more details, visit http://ufcn.urel.ufl.edu/goldengators/index.shtml.
All campus communicators and Web administrators are encouraged to attend a free seminar, 9 to 11 a.m. on Nov. 19 at Reitz Student Union, room 282. The seminar will discuss converting printed items such as annual reports, magazines and newsletters to Web materials. The event supports the university-wide initiative to reduce costs through print-to-Web conversion, [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens and U.S. District Court Judge Jose A. Gonzalez Jr. will engage in a “conversation” on current legal issues at the Phillips Center for Performing Arts on Nov. 17.
The event will be hosted by the Levin College of Law as the inaugural Marshall Criser Distinguished Lecture.
Tickets are free [...]