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New tourism research institute to open at UF, study crisis recovery

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Center for Tourism Research and Development has received UF funding to open a new on-campus institute that will research local, national and global crises and their impact on tourism, including travel behavior.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Monday, April 30, 2007.

UF School of Art and Art History names new director

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ceramic artist and art administrator Anna Calluori Holcombe has been named director of the School of Art and Art History at the University of Florida’s College of Fine Arts. She is slated to begin the position July 1.

Filed under Campus, Appointments on Friday, April 27, 2007.

Superior Accomplishment Awards ceremony honors UF’s top staff, faculty

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — More than 350 employees gathered in the Reitz Student Union’s Grand Ballroom today for the 2007 University of Florida Superior Accomplishment Awards ceremony.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

Leukemia survivor among 8,448 students set to graduate from UF

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When Abu-Bakr Zafar was 6 years old, doctors never expected him to experience high school, much less college or graduate school.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

UF students create ad campaign aimed at excessive drinking

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When GatorWell Health Promotion Services and the University of Florida’s Department of Health Education and Behavior launch a campuswide anti-drinking ad campaign this summer, they’ll use material created by the people they’ll target — students.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

Florida Student Association honors E.T. York

E.T. York has devoted most of his life to serving Florida’s university students and recently the state’s leading college-student organization thanked him on behalf of several generations.

Filed under Awards & Honors on Tuesday, April 24, 2007.

Human Resource Services moves to new offices

The University of Florida Office of Human Resource Services has moved to its new location in the former BellSouth building at 903 W. University Ave.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Tuesday, April 24, 2007.

Healthy Gators 2010 celebrates activity routes with midnight fun run

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Healthy Gators 2010 will celebrate the completion of five campus activity routes with the Stomp Out Stress Midnight Fun Run on Thursday, April 26.

Filed under Campus, Announcements on Monday, April 23, 2007.

Teacher of the Year, Advisor of the Year awards announced

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On April 16, the winners of the 2006-2007 universitywide Teacher of the Year and Advisor of the Year awards were announced at a banquet hosted by Faculty Development at Emerson Hall.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors on Friday, April 20, 2007.

Two named to Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Provost Janie Fouke recently announced the selection of two new members to the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars.

Filed under Campus, Awards & Honors, Announcements on Friday, April 20, 2007.