UF Voices


President announces pay raises

From: President Bernie Machen
To: Faculty and staff
Re: Faculty and Staff Compensation
Date: July 25, 2008
As another fall semester approaches, I want to take a moment to thank all of you for your fortitude during the past year. It was a period that tested us as educators, forcing us to make some difficult choices about how to […]

Filed under UF Voices, Announcements on July 25, 2008.

Winning the lottery

One of the most inspiring stories I have heard in a long time relates to the priceless value of education and how this can affect alumni, and the loyalty they feel for their alma mater and others whose lives they touch.
This story is at the heart of the largest gift the College of Veterinary Medicine […]

Filed under UF Voices on April 1, 2008.

Emerging Pathogens breaks ground

Recently, the University of Florida broke ground on the Pathogens Research Facility, a state-of-the-art laboratory that will serve as home to UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute.
This new building is the physical manifestation of an initiative President Bernie Machen began pursuing about two years ago, but which has roots in the university that go much deeper.
UF has […]

Filed under UF Voices on March 18, 2008.

Budget woes loom in new year

The budget news across the state is not good and could potentially become worse in coming months.
We took a $22 million reduction last fall and implemented other initiatives such as a hiring freeze to help offset the state’s revenue shortfall.
We also created a campus Task Force on Cost Reduction […]

Filed under UF Voices on March 6, 2008.

Community Relations enhances relationships

Although The Gator Nation is everywhere, the focus of the University of Florida office of Community Relations is North Central Florida. We work to enhance relationships with Gainesville and Alachua County, and with the other cities and counties in our region. We interface with chambers of commerce and with the Heart of Florida Coalition, which […]

Filed under UF Voices on February 12, 2008.

What’s Your Focus?

Eye-opening and life-changing are the best words to describe the day I decided to get involved with the climate change initiative. After attending a conference on climate change issues in Florida, my philosophy emerged: Nothing in climate change is possible without collective action. If you follow popular belief, you know that it took collective action […]

Filed under UF Voices on January 29, 2008.

Spreading news in 2008

The new year brings opportunity for new beginnings, as well as reflection on the past.
As I reflect on 2007, I think about the many University of Florida stories which appeared in “Inside UF.” It is impossible to communicate everything that is happening, but “Inside UF” attempts to communicate as much as possible – either […]

Filed under UF Voices on January 15, 2008.