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UF college of business namesake commits $16 million to create faculty fellows fund

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Citing faculty as the key to a competitive future for the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business Administration, UF Trustee Al Warrington announced today that he has committed a deferred gift of $16 million to establish an endowment to privately fund faculty positions in the college.
Salary and benefits for the positions [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Thursday, September 10, 2009.

Carpenter Foundation awards $15,000 to Harn Museum for Chinese art publications

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation awarded a $15,000 grant in June to the Harn Museum of Art. The grant partially funds two scholarly publications about Chinese Art organized by Cofrin Curator of Asian Art Jason Steuber. Both projects will be published by the University Press of Florida in 2011.
“The recognition and [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Wednesday, September 9, 2009.

UF College of Law ranks in top 10 for Hispanic students

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Levin College of Law has again been named one of the top 10 law schools for Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine. This marks the seventh time in nine years that the college has earned this distinction for its recruitment, retention and quality education of Hispanic students. The assessment [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Wednesday, September 9, 2009.

‘Gator Aider’ shuttles to provide game-day transportation

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Regional Transit System (RTS) is offering game-day shuttles tomorrow for the University of Florida football game. Park-N-Ride locations include Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, Oaks Mall, The Village Center in Haile Plantation, Tioga Town Center and the Southwest Downtown Parking Garage.
Single-game tickets may be purchased at Park-N-Ride locations on [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Friday, September 4, 2009.

Superior Accomplishment Awards nomination period opens Sept. 15

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida will once again seek nominees from its faculty and staff for the Superior Accomplishment Awards, starting Sept. 15.
The awards honor academic personnel and TEAMS and USPS employees who contribute outstanding and meritorious service in their field or to UF. The awards also seek to recognize employees who [...]

Filed under InsideUF (Campus), Seen & Heard, Top Stories on Thursday, September 3, 2009.

No RTS service on Labor Day

GAINESVILLE, Florida – In observance of Labor Day, all Regional Transit System (RTS) offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, and there will be no bus service. This includes ADA paratransit service, such as transporation to and from dialysis appointments.
Visit the RTS Web site www.go-rts.com or call 352-334-2600 for general schedule information. [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Thursday, September 3, 2009.

Gators claim title to nation’s first carbon neutral athletic season

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University Athletic Association at the University of Florida has committed to offset the carbon footprint of the entire 2009-10 athletic program.
UF continues to bridge environmental awareness with college athletics, following the first carbon neutral football game in 2007 and the first carbon neutral home football season in 2008, with the [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Thursday, September 3, 2009.

OAR chosen as Gator Growl’s musical entertainment

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The band “Of a Revolution” (O.A.R.) has been selected as the 2009 musical act for Gator Growl on October 16 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
OAR has been around since 1996, and is widely popular among all age groups. The band is in a classical rock/pop rock genre, and their songs are generally [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Wednesday, September 2, 2009.

InsideUF (campus news) is in print today

InsideUF is the official campus news of the University of Florida. Today (Tuesday Sept. 1), InsideUF’s print edition is in the Independent Florida Alligator. The print edition appears as page 3 of the Alligator biweekly, on alternating Tuesdays.
The online InsideUF edition is updated daily and is available by clicking the blue “InsideUF” on the [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, September 1, 2009.

Book, photography capture ‘border’ reality

“Five men stumbled out of the mountain pass so sunstruck they didn’t know their own names…They were drunk from having their brains baked in the pan, they were seeing God and devils, and they were dizzy from drinking their own urine, the poisons clogging their systems.”
These are the words of author Luis Alberto [...]

Filed under Announcements, InsideUF (Campus), Top Stories on Tuesday, September 1, 2009.