GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Residents of the Yulee Area residence hall complex on the University of Florida campus are being asked to take five minute showers. They are piloting water conservation education efforts sponsored by the Department of Housing and Residence Education Green Team/Recycling/Sustainability Committee.
Water conservation messages are posted throughout the area, including [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Regional Transit System (RTS) will provide shuttle service for Gator Growl Homecoming activities on Friday Oct. 16. The shuttle will depart from the Oaks Mall south parking lot from 5 to 7 p.m., and return to the mall from the stadium at 9 to 11 p.m. Shuttle tickets are $8 and [...]
The Superior Accomplishment Awards program recognizes staff members who contribute outstanding and meritorious service, efficiency and/or economy, or to the quality of life provided to students and employees. Awardees are nominated by their peers.
The deadline for nominations is Oct. 30.
For more information, visit http://www.hr.ufl.edu/awards/saa/.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To ensure that items owned by the libraries are available to patrons, the George A. Smathers Libraries will attempt to quickly replace each item lost by patrons with an exact copy, an updated edition of the title or a similar title. The libraries no longer refund replacement costs for items that are [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Congressman Cliff Stearns is sponsoring two upcoming home ownership workshops in Ocala and Gainesville. The sessions will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28 in the Klein Conference Center of the Ewers Century Center at the Central Florida Community College in Ocala, and from 4 to 8 p.m. [...]
Gainesville, Fla. — Blake Matson, University of Florida junior, has been selected as one of ten finalists in the Quiznos “Where do you Torpedo?” contest. Matson is hoping his video, “The sandwich you can’t let go,” will obtain the most online votes before July 31. In the video, Matson is riding in a sports car [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s Human Resources Training and Organizational Development is pleased to announce a call for applications to join the UF Academy for 2009-2010. Applications are being accepted from July 20 through Aug. 28. This year’s program kicks off at 9 a.m. on Sept. 23 at the Human Resource Services [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Asset Management has designed a new Web site for University of Florida staff and faculty to post unneeded or unwanted items. Supplies such as reams of paper, print toner, keyboards and monitors maybe be posted or found on the online supply swap site.
The new Web site allows users to manage office [...]
LONGWOOD, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) urges summer travelers, including University of Florida faculty, staff and students, to learn about traffic and roadway conditions before traveling by calling its free 511 Travel Information System. Learning about traffic conditions helps travelers save time and money on major trips and during daily commutes. Knowing [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.– The Gator Ticket Office recently announced that a limited number of season tickets are still available for the 2009 season. According to the University Athletic Association, although 99.2 percent of available season tickets have been sold, UF faculty and staff still have the opportunity to purchase 150 season tickets for the upcoming season.
UF [...]