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The UF Health Science Center’s IT training office offers live and recorded classes as well as software support both in Gainesville and in Jacksonville. Any employees affiliated with UF and UF Health/Shands may take advantage of this training at no cost. Explore available courses, including nearly 30 recorded one-hour online sessions, and learn more at https://training.health.ufl.edu/zoom/.

The newly updated “Compliance and Ethics: Doing your part for the Gator Good!” training will launch this October.  All UF employees are required to take this training upon hire and every two years thereafter. The training provides an overview of employees’ compliance and ethics responsibilities, including conflicts of interest, financial stewardship and reporting expectations. It also reviews essential provisions […]

A new initiative developed to unite all who support research at UF — including those in finance, human resources and administration — UF MainSpring promotes excellence in sponsored programs that enhance the sciences, arts, outreach and scholarship. UF MainSpring provides robust support of sponsored programs administration through networking, education and the development of knowledge and skills​ — all with the goals of reducing the administrative burden on faculty and risk to […]

UF faculty, staff and students with experience with and expertise in racial justice came together for a half-day online retreat yesterday to discuss the skills all of us need to be successful and proficient in addressing racism, particularly anti-Black in nature, throughout the university. UF Training & Organizational Development, in partnership with the offices of the Chief Diversity Officer and Student […]

UFHR Training and Organizational Development has released its Fall Training Calendar in a new easy-to-read format. The calendar features an option that allows you to see upcoming classes at a glance to more easily plan your schedule. View the Fall Training Calendar.  >>

Last week, UFHR representatives hosted a webinar designed to support leaders as they navigate UF’s new workplace safety policies. Brook Mercier, director of Employee Relations, and Tricia Bachus, senior leadership and organizational development specialist, discussed a variety of scenarios, requirements and policies related to employees’ return to the workplace and answered questions posed by participants. If you missed it, […]

Since 2018, research institutions across the U.S. have faced increased scrutiny and concern from federal agencies over the threat of foreign influence in taxpayer-funded research. Earlier this year, Florida lawmakers proposed new legislation that imposes serious penalties on university employees for failure to timely disclose required outside activities and financial interests. In this environment of […]

UF’s Financial Literacy and Retirement Education (FLARE) workshops can help you plan for your best financial future. Limited spaces are available for the following August FLARE classes: FRS/DROP, Aug. 26, 2 to 4 p.m. Medicare, Aug. 28, 9-11 a.m. Find descriptions of the workshops and links to registration here. Please note that these classes are Zoom […]

As announced last month, TEAMS and USPS employees with 10 years of creditable service on or before Sept. 30 will be eligible to cash out a quarter of their unused sick leave balance, up to 480 hours, if they retire from UF and the State of Florida between May 4 and Sept. 30, 2020. Employees […]

In a message sent yesterday afternoon, President Fuchs encouraged faculty and staff to consider pausing our normal work activities to reflect on our personal actions and continue to educate ourselves about racism alongside other academic institutions throughout the country. In his message, President Fuchs recommended two activities for consideration: Shut Down for a Day, Build […]