Campus Articles
![UF community invited for Holiday Gator lighting celebration](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/11/UF-News_Holiday-gator.jpg)
Students, faculty, staff, families and friends are invited to the “Lighting of the Holiday Gator” starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1 on the lawn of the University Auditorium near the corner of Newell Drive and Union Road.
![UF, Scripps Research green-light integration for Florida science powerhouse](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/11/Scripps_Research_0.jpg)
The University of Florida and California-based Scripps Research have signed a definitive agreement to welcome the Florida branch of the science powerhouse into the research arm of UF’s academic health center.
![A university on the move: the University of Florida's campus transformation](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/11/construction-20211020-Master-Plan-Lead-Illustration-JD-2.png)
The University of Florida is embarking on its boldest infrastructure project in decades. The ambitious, $1.6 billion plan will bring UF’s campus shoulder-to-shoulder with top institutions around the country, and outlines how officials expect the university to grow and use its land in the coming decades.
![UF Human Resources Vice President Jodi Gentry announces retirement](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/11/Gentry_crop.jpg)
After 30 years at the university and five as the vice president for human resources, Jodi Gentry has decided to retire. UF officials anticipate a national search will be conducted to fill her role.
![Shaped by unique life experiences, student veterans cultivate rich community at UF](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/11/UF-News_vets.jpg)
Veterans at UF are often at different life stages than their peers after serving in the military. The Collegiate Veterans Society at UF helps military-affiliated students – including active-duty service members, veterans, spouses and dependents – find connections on campus.
![New student organization seeks to shed light on academic pathways for Indigenous students](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/11/UF-News_AISES.jpg)
Gator AISES hosts cultural celebrations, historical presentations, panels with Indigenous scientists, community clean-ups and more. Their mission is partly founded on the idea that actions taken today will enrich the lives of the next seven generations, which is rooted in the traditions of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
![More than the sum of its parts: Signature program for first-generation students at UF turns 15](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/11/UF-News_first-gen.jpg)
“It’s not just scholarship support, it’s the connection and the community that a program like the MFOS program can provide,” said Dr. Leslie Pendleton, founding director of MFOS.
![UF receives $5 million gift from Kenneth C. Griffin to boost critical computer science education for teachers and students](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/11/UF-News_CS-for-all.jpg)
Maya Israel, associate professor of educational technology, will lead a team of researchers and teacher educators in building both a face-to-face and an online community of practice for teacher preparation and expanding computer science education across the state of Florida.
![UF names Marsha McGriff chief diversity officer and senior adviser to the president](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/11/McGriff-Headshot-crop.jpg)
The University of Florida announced Wednesday that Marsha McGriff, Ph.D., had accepted the position of chief diversity officer and senior adviser to the president.
![Access at UF: Student calls for disability rights built a resilient community shaping the future](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/10/UF-News_Drc.jpg)
Accessibility at UF has steadily taken shape over time, largely thanks to students with disabilities who have advocated for their places on campus. The changes they sparked have helped make the university a nationally recognized destination for access and built the foundation for disability advocacy at UF today.
![To shift campus culture, Gatorwell opens bystander intervention training to all students](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/10/UF-News_Green-Dot.jpg)
The University of Florida has been training faculty, staff and student leaders through Green Dot, a violence prevention program, since summer 2019. Now, the opportunity is open to the entire student body in the form of a 90-minute virtual training designed for groups of 10 or more students at a time.
![Opinion: How we will ensure the University of Florida has a first-rate dining program](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/10/aramark-food-bar-1-700x467.jpg)
Providing dining services to a university as large and diverse as the University of Florida is no easy task. As we prepare to issue a new contract for dining services at the university, we are determined that our selected provider will excel in all of the aforementioned areas.
![As artificial intelligence reshapes work, UF's Career Connections Center prepares students to lead](/media/newsufledu/images/2021/10/UF-News_CCC.png)
Career experts at the University of Florida Career Connections Center are partnering with companies to identify how they’re using artificial intelligence, or AI, to ensure students have the skills they need to land a job of their choice after they graduate.