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Toolkits are now available for Travel and Expense, Asset Management, Purchasing, Accounts Payable (Vendors), Budget and Commitment Control, Deposits, Enterprise Reporting, Managerial Budgets, Payroll Distributions, Time and Labor, PreAward (Grants), GatorJobs, Hiring and Additional Pay, as well as Job and Position Actions. Visit the toolkits online at www.hr.ufl.edu/ In order to view the web simulations on the toolkits, you may need to bypass any pop-up blocker installed on your computer by holding down the Ctrl key. Please update your instruction guide links to reflect their new home on the toolkits! In order to avoid multiple, outdated, or differing versions of instruction guides and other resources, individual instruction guides have been removed from the UF Bridges web site, which now directs employees to the myUFL toolkits. On each of the toolkits, you will find updated instruction guides for that module.
Free computer training available for faculty and staff UF faculty, staff, and students can take advantage of 47 free training courses available on the UF Microsoft IT Academy site (www.cns. These courses are FREE to all active GatorLink account holders. Please take advantage of this self-paced online training, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will need to enter your GatorLink username and password to access these courses. Questions? Contact helpdesk@ufl.edu or call 392-HELP. Important deadlines for the Employee Education Program Employees interested in participating in the Employee Education Program during the fall semester should register and complete their application forms by the following deadlines: University of Florida students Santa Fe Community College students Nominations for 2008 Davis Productivity Awards start late July The nomination forms for the 2008 Prudential Financial Davis Productivity Awards will be available in late July. Nominate an individual, team, or partnership that you believe has made a significant cost-savings contribution from your corner of the Gator Nation.
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Save the date: Open Enrollment and the Benefits Fair slated for fallThis year's annual Open Enrollment and Benefits Fair is just around the corner. Open enrollment is scheduled to begin on September 17 and end on October 19. The Benefits Fair, which provides more information about available programs and options, will be held on October 1 and 2 in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. Additional information will be provided in the August InfoGator. Questions? Please contact University Benefits and Retirement at 392-2HRS (SC 622-2477) or at benefits@ufl.edu. |
Improvements coming to the myUFL portal UF Bridges will update the myUFL portal from PeopleSoft version 8.45 to version 8.48 on Saturday, July 14, 2007. Although the overall look and feel of the site will not change, the upgrade will make the portal compatible with popular browsers such as FireFox 1.0 and Internet Explorer 7.0 and gives the user the ability to navigate to the service needed in fewer clicks. Visit http://www.bridges.ufl.edu to preview the new navigation choices in a brief online tutorial prepared by the Training and Organizational Development team. |
Projected deficit prompts UF hiring freeze The University of Florida has instituted a campus-wide hiring freeze effective July 2 in response to a projected deficit that could range from $20 million to $30 million caused by a significant decline in revenue and rising expenses. The hiring freeze will apply to all faculty and staff at all UF units statewide. Exceptions to the hiring freeze will be considered for positions funded from non-state sources, such as clinical revenue — money generated from patient care provided by UF faculty — and contracts and grants. The process for posting a new position will require a completed exception form (located online at http://www.hr.ufl.edu/class_comp/forms/exemption-request-form.pdf) and have it approved by the appropriate Dean, Vice President, and Senior Vice President. All exception forms should be faxed to 846-3058 prior to the initiation of a requisition. The following titles and categories are exempted from the hiring freeze:
Again, it is expected that requests for exceptions will be kept to an absolute minimum. Requests from academic units must first have approval of the Dean and then be routed to the respective Senior Vice President for review. Requests from administrative units must first have approval of the Vice President and then be routed to the Senior Vice President for Administration for review. Decisions will be communicated in a timely manner. To view questions and answers about the hiring freeze as well as the original memos from President Machen and Kyle Cavanaugh, Senior VP for Administration, please visit www.hr.ufl.edu/recruitment/freeze.asp. Questions regarding the hiring freeze should be directed to Donna Burdge, Associate Director, Recruitment and Staffing, at burdge@ufl.edu or 273-1736.
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DROP reminders In most cases, to participate, you must enroll within your personal "election window," which is no later than 12 months after you reach your normal retirement date. If you have questions, please call University Retirement at 392-2HRS or email us at retirement@ufl.edu. Investment company representatives available for consultations Investment company representatives are available for appointments at the HRS Building. An AIG Valic representative (1-800-892-5558 ext. 87260) is available every Monday and Friday. ING (372-1802) will have a representative onsite every Tuesday and Wednesday. Jeff Juday (1-800-550-4068), Senior Retirement Counselor from Fidelity Investments, will be onsite on July 26. In addition, a Tiaa-Cref consultant will be available in the near future (1-877-267-4510). Please call the contact numbers to schedule an appointment. Pension Plan members: Look for an updated retirement guide in the mail The Division of Retirement is sending Pension Plan members an updated FRS Today Retirement Guide. This booklet contains important information about your retirement system benefits and policies. Please watch for it in the mail. |
Is your department ready for a hurricane? Hurricane season is upon us again. It is important for each UF department to be ready for potential storms. Here are a few key facts to keep in mind regarding your hurricane response:
Are you personally ready for a hurricane? An important part of UF preparedness is making sure your family and home are ready for a storm. Take actions now to be prepared including assembling a disaster supply kit.
Additional information on hurricane preparedness, including a short video, is available at www.ehs.ufl.edu/disasterplan. |
Employee Education Program information sessions offered in July and August
To register now for this information session, log-in to myUFL and navigate to My Self Service > Training and Development. The course code for the information session is GET012 (Employee Education Prog. Info). For questions about this program, please contact Amanda Moore from Training and Organizational Development in the Office of Human Resource Services at 273-1761 (SC 622-1761) or amanda-moore@ufl.edu. |
Higher Education Opportunity (HEO) provides tuition assistance for children of full-time TEAMS employees: Apply for the 2008 HEO Scholarship by November 1, 2007 For the child of each selected employee, the university will pay the in-state matriculation fees (the actual tuition minus any additional fees for activities, transportation, health, services, athletics, late registration, late payment, materials, supplies, labs, etc.) for up to 12 credit hours during the fall and spring semesters and 6 credit hours during the summer semester. Please note that any Bright Futures Scholarship award will be subtracted from the amount the student can receive through the HEO. As long as the student remains eligible for the HEO, the Higher Education Opportunity will assist with the student’s tuition until he or she has accumulated a maximum of 132 credit hours or has been enrolled in college for six years. Please visit http://www.hr.ufl.edu/education/heo to read about additional HEO eligibility requirements. To be entered into the HEO drawing, the full-time TEAMS employee must:
The child of the full-time UF TEAMS employee must:
It is important to note that the University of Florida admissions process and the HEO selection process are separate. Selection for the HEO benefit does not indicate admission into the University of Florida. Application to UF also does not automatically enter a child's name into the HEO drawing. In the event that a child is not accepted to UF, the benefit may be used at a public community college in Florida. A Higher Education Opportunity information session will be held on Monday, August 27, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. in Room 120 of the HRS Building located at 903 W. University Avenue. Employees interested in participating in the HEO are encouraged to attend the information session. Please sign up via myUFL (My Self Service > Training and Development > Request Training and Enrollment). The course code is "GET013." For more information about the Higher Education Opportunity, please visit our web site or contact Amanda Moore at (352) 273-1761 or by email at amanda-moore@ufl.edu. |
2007 Prudential Financial Davis Productivity Regional Awards Ceremony recognizes UF teams The Davis Productivity Awards program, which annually honors state government employees throughout Florida, held its annual Regional Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at the Best Western Gateway Grand.
For a complete list of team members associated with these awards or for more information about the Davis Productivity Awards program, please visit http://www.hr.ufl.edu/awards/davis. Please join us in congratulating all of UF’s award recipients. |
The Employee Education Program (EEP) is a popular benefit made available to eligible UF faculty and staff. The program covers the matriculation fees of up to six credit hours of covered college-level courses for eligible employees. To better inform employees of the procedures and paperwork associated with participating in the EEP, the Office of Human Resource Services, in collaboration with the Registrar’s Office, will provide short information sessions on Monday, July 23, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., in Room 120 at the HRS Building and on Wednesday, August 8, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., in Room 120 at the HRS Building. The sessions will cover the following topics: 
The University of Florida’s Higher Education Opportunity (HEO) provides children of full-time TEAMS employees with the opportunity of tuition assistance for an undergraduate education at the University of Florida. In March 2008, Human Resource Services will select at random from a pool of eligible HEO applicants 50 TEAMS employees to participate in this program. 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 by November 1, 2007. 
