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Registration for summer training opens May 8

Mark your calendar! Registration for Training and Organizational Development’s summer schedule will open at 8 a.m. on May 8. Courses offered will include computer application training, myUFL workshops, the Supervisory Challenge, and more. To register, log on to myUFL and follow the links to “My Self-Service,” and “Training and Development.”

 

Employees celebrate 35 years

On Monday, March 13, UF President J. Bernard Machen and Vice President Kyle J. Cavanaugh hosted a lunch to honor employees with 35 years of service to the University of Florida. See who was honored on HRS's web site.

Submit 2005 reimbursement account claim forms by April 17

Employees who participated in a medical or dependent care reimbursement account during 2005 must submit claims by April 17, 2006. Claims may be made for money spent on medical or dependent care expenses during 2005.

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Planning a summer retreat or need a professional meeting facilitator?

Whether you simply need a session facilitated or would like help with your next faculty or staff retreat, Training and Organizational Development provides a range of services to meet your needs. Training and Organizational Development facilitators can help you clarify your goals and guide group discussion while ensuring your retreat stays on track and avoids unnecessary tangents or pitfalls. Professional meeting facilitation also is available to help ensure your agenda is followed and meeting objectives are met.

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Employees must report 2005-06 compensatory leave by May 28

All non-exempt employees as well as exempt USPS employees may use overtime and special compensatory leave through the end of the fiscal year—June 30—but it must be reported by 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 28.

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Fifty children of TEAMS employees to receive tuition assistance

The fourth annual Higher Education Opportunity (HEO) drawing ceremony was held on Monday, March 27. Fifty names were drawn at random from 101 eligible applicants to receive the HEO benefit, which provides in-state tuition assistance for children of TEAMS employees.

For each child selected, the benefit will cover up to 132 credit hours over a six-year period at the University of Florida or a public community college (in the event the child is not admitted to UF).


Police Chief Linda Stump draws the names of the 50 recipients of the HEO benefit.

Chief Linda Stump of the University Police Department officiated in drawing the 50 names as Kyle J. Cavanaugh, vice president for Human Resources Services, presided over the ceremony.

The eligible TEAMS employees have been notified by e-mail of the results of the drawing.

If you would like more information about the HEO, please visit the HEO section of HRS's web site or call Jennifer Blades, Training and Organizational Development, at 392-4626 (SC 622-4626).

 

9- and 10-month employees will not see deductions during summer; coverage not affected
12-month employees' Jefferson Pilot, AIG deductions to lapse without impact to coverage

Employees participating in UF-sponsored insurance plans will notice a temporary increase in take-home pay over the summer because of the lack of insurance deductions for some UF-sponsored plans. Based on your appointment status, your deduction cycle for these university-sponsored plans will vary.

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Open enrollment for adoption benefits currently underway

Open enrollment for UF’s adoption benefits program began April 3 and will continue through May 31. Academic Personnel, TEAMS, and USPS employees who have adopted a child on or after October 1, 2000, can apply if permanent custody of the child has been awarded by the Department of Children and Family Services or a Florida-licensed child placement agency.

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Baby Gator now accepting applications for Summer VPK

Baby Gator Child Development and Research Center at UF is now accepting applications for its Summer Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) program, which provides 300 hours of kindergarten preparation overseen by well-qualified, degreed teachers in a warm, nurturing, developmentally-appropriate environment. Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten programs are supported by the state of Florida and offered to residents at no cost.

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Want IT training without having to travel?

Peer2Peer is an informal and informative series of training sessions providing the University of Florida information technology (IT) community with resources and information available from UF’s own experts.

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