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Florida Players ends season with ‘Songs for a New World’

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jason Robert Brown’s “Songs for a New World” is the last production in Florida Players’ spring lineup.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Wednesday, April 18, 2007.

Candlelight vigil for victims of Virginia Tech gunman moved to colonnade

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A candlelight vigil program will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the University of Florida Reitz Student Union amphitheater to honor the memory of the 32 people killed by a gunman at Virginia Tech Monday morning.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Tuesday, April 17, 2007.

Statement from President Machen regarding Va. Tech tragedy

Dear students, faculty, staff, concerned parents and others in the university community:
The deaths of 32 people at the hands of a gunman Monday at Virginia Tech have stunned the entire nation, especially those of us in academia. Our thoughts go out to the victims and to those who lost loved ones in this heinous and [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Tuesday, April 17, 2007.

Continuity and Change: Three Generations of Ethiopian Artists closes April 29

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On April 29, the Harn Museum of Art exhibition “Continuity and Change: Three Generations of Ethiopian Artists” will close. The exhibition marks the first featuring so many contemporary Ethiopian artists under one roof.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Tuesday, April 17, 2007.

Open house marks reopening of Hub

An open house with live entertainment and refreshments will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. April 20 in the Hub to celebrate the building’s $10.8 million renovation and reopening.

Filed under Announcements on Tuesday, April 17, 2007.

Cook-off, errand race to show sustainability in action

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Cars and bicyclists race to see who can complete errands faster in an urban setting. Professional chefs compete to see who can create the most inspiring dishes from locally sourced foods.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Monday, April 16, 2007.

UF names new dean of university libraries

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Judith Russell, former superintendent of documents at the U.S. Government Printing Office, has been named the University of Florida’s new dean of university libraries, effective May 1.

Filed under Announcements, Appointments, InsideUF (Campus) on Monday, April 16, 2007.

Harn Museum hosts Alachua County Student Art Exhibition

GAINESVILLE, Fla. –– Works of art by young artists from Alachua County public schools will be exhibited April 19 to May 12 in the Harn Museum of Art’s Chandler Auditorium. A reception honoring the talented students will be held at 7 p.m. April 26.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Monday, April 16, 2007.

Education Recruitment Day makes its way to UF

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Education Recruitment Day will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 23 in the Grand Ballroom of the Reitz Student Union. All University of Florida students and alumni are encouraged to explore a variety of education-related career options and talk to representatives of the more than 50 school districts and educational organizations that will be in attendance.

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus) on Friday, April 13, 2007.

Thirty-three faculty named UF research professors for 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 33 faculty members as UFRF Professors for 2007-2010.

Filed under Announcements, Awards & Honors, InsideUF (Campus) on Thursday, April 12, 2007.