Kelley Godfrey spent the summer before her senior year of high school restoring three houses. She accumulated more than 90 hours of service around Gainesville before her acceptance to UF.
“I would have sat at home by the pool, and instead I changed lives,” Godfrey said. “I wouldn’t have traded it for anything.”
Godfrey, a UF [...]
The Harn Museum of Art recently received a grant of 150 original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints from one of the nation’s most prestigious arts foundations, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
The gift was made in honor of the foundation’s 20th anniversary to promote the study and exhibition of this relatively unknown [...]
James Izzo recently was named the University of Florida Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies 2008 Alumnus of the Year. Izzo is credited with helping champion efforts for a mentorship program that pairs graduate real estate students with members of the UF Real Estate Advisory Board. He also serves as faculty adviser to the undergraduate [...]
Paul Davenport, a professor in the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, recently was named acting chairman of the college’s department of physiological sciences.
Davenport’s work as a psychologist focuses primarily on the study of human breathing and respiratory rehabilitation. His work has benefited individuals, asthmatic children, U.S. Navy divers and the actor Christopher Reeve, [...]
Professors James Zhang and Dan Connaughton from the department of Tourism Recreation and Sport Management at the College of Health and Human Performance recently received Outstanding Service Awards from the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee. The awards were given for participation as Olympic volunteers at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Kathleen Long, dean of the University of Florida College of Nursing, recently was selected as the 2008 recipient of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Sister Bernadette Armiger Award. This award recognizes a nursing leader who has made significant contributions to AACN and its goals, as well as to nursing education and the advancement [...]
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, [...]