GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History will display two ivory-billed woodpecker specimens in its Central Gallery, starting Thursday and continuing through Jan. 14, 2007.
Gainesville, Fla. — Graduate and Professional (GAP) School Day is for students interested in pursuing advanced degrees upon completion of their undergraduate degrees. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the Reitz Student Union Grand Ballroom. The fair features representatives in a number of areas from law to graphic arts from more than 100 graduate and professional schools across the United States.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — GatorJobs, the University of Florida ’s new online applicant tracking system, is up and running. The system, which replaces e-Recruit, allows both internal and external applicants to UF to view job postings and submit applications online. GatorJobs is designed to increase efficiency and ease of the recruiting process with features that include e-mail notifications to applicants when positions are filled and the ability for search committees, interview committees and individual hiring managers to access applications with a single keystroke. Prospective employees also may check the status of their applications in real time.
Zina Evans is the University of Florida’s new director of admissions. She comes into the position with a lot of experience and a big desire to help expand the Gator Nation.
Here’s the print version of InsideUF for October 17, 2006.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Renowned musician Livingston Taylor will take the University of Florida University Auditorium stage Nov. 4 to raise money for the College of Medicine’s glycogen storage research program.
Diane McFarlin, publisher of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, will join six other panelists at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, in the College of Journalism and Communications’ Gannett Auditorium (Weimer Hall 1064) for an open discussion of the role of women in the media.
Gainesville, Fla. – The Internship Forum, sponsored by the Career Resource Center, provides students with information about the importance and benefits of internships and tips on how to be a successful intern. Consisting of a panel of 10 representatives from different industries, the forum will take place from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the Reitz Student Union Rion Ballroom.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida employees can soon learn how to reduce ergonomic risk factors to decrease pain and potentially improve productivity through use of an ergonomically correct workstation.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The eighth annual Light the Night walk is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 19, on the University of Florida campus.