Month: March 2020

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism senior and Fresh Take Florida reporter Angela DiMichele  is the recipient of the inaugural Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) College Coronavirus Coverage Award for “Stranded in Peru: Coronavirus Strands Gainesville Woman Far from Home.” SPJ, the Associated Collegiate Press, the Society for News Design, and the […]

Donghee Lee, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student, and Janice Krieger, CJC STEM Translational Communication Center director, are the co-authors of “Moving from Directives Toward Audience Empowerment: A Typology of Recycling Communications Strategies of Local Governments” published in Sustainability on March 30. Lee and Krieger studied how recycling communication campaigns […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, was quoted in “Cities, Legislatures Learn to Govern by Conference Call” published on pewtrusts.org on March 26. The article focuses on how the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the use of remote video conferencing to maintain social distancing guidelines, […]

To:        UF Tenure-accruing and Permanent-Status-accruing Faculty From:   Joe Glover, Provost Re:        Probationary Period Extension Because of the current interruption in research and service and the added teaching burden involved with switching mid-semester to an online modality, the deans of the colleges have recommended extending the probationary period. Consequently, I am adding an extra year to […]

FROM: Joe Glover, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Jodi Gentry, Vice President for Human Resources In response to the continuously changing circumstances involving the spread of COVID-19, the University of Florida is pausing faculty and staff hiring, including OPS jobs, effective immediately and until further notice, with a few exceptions. The following vacancies […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information and Center director Frank LoMonte were cited in “Federal Health Agencies Block reporters access to COVID-19 Experts and Information” published on healthnewsreview.org. The article focuses on journalists who are experiencing impeded access to COVID-19 experts because many federal health researchers […]

Dear Gator Undergraduate Students: In the past two weeks, our entire Gator community has faced unprecedented change in our work, study, and social lives because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The UF Administration and Faculty are grateful for your resilience and flexibility in shifting your lives away from campus as a result of this pandemic.  Many […]

Due to the unusual circumstances prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, UF has expanded the definition of essential employees to include anyone who may be required to report to work, be “on call” to report to work and/or be available to work remotely. In the past, the “essential” designation was narrowly focused on a short-term emergency closing during which […]

Dear Faculty and Staff: We know the past few weeks have been tremendously challenging for everyone, and we want you to know that our UFHR team continues to serve as a resource for you in these uncertain times. We also know there are many questions you may have, so we hope the information about essential […]

UF’s Center for Teaching Excellence has created a sign-up system to help match faculty to online teaching experts. You can volunteer to be an expert here: https://buff.ly/33GLeVe You can view available experts here: https://buff.ly/3drQuAI NOTE: you must be signed in to your UF Google account to volunteer as an expert or view experts.

Dear UF Community, Alachua County mandated emergency “stay at home” orders effective at midnight, Monday, March 23. UF is reducing on-campus personnel to those identified as essential, starting today. If you are unsure about whether this includes you, your manager will be able to provide you with guidance and more details about what this entails. […]

Update on COVID-19 from UF|Research (updated March 23, 2020) COVID-19 is a significant challenge that will continue to impact our research on campus and across the state in the weeks ahead.  Given the progression of impact on campus and across the state, please take the following actions immediately: Research activities that can be accomplished remotely […]