Board of Trustees former vice chairman to take over as chairman
By Erin Jester | May 14, 2012UF’s Board of Trustees elected a new chairman just in time to put his name on spring graduates’ diplomas.
UF’s Board of Trustees elected a new chairman just in time to put his name on spring graduates’ diplomas.
Board of Trustees vice-chairman David Brown, a 1973 UF alumnus and chairman of Broad and Cassel law firm, was selected to carry out the remainder of the former chairman’s term.
The chairman of the UF Board of Trustees, Carlos Alfonso, announced his resignation Friday.
On its second day of meetings at Lake Wauburg, the UF Board of Trustees discussed cutting more costs, including merging administrative and human resource services among colleges.
UF’s Board of Trustees discussed strategies for becoming a Top 10 university during a retreat at Lake Wauburg on Thursday but did not decide on a game plan.
The UF Board of Trustees approved issuing $50 million in bonds Wednesday for the expansion only.
UF student senators passed a resolution against unprecedented high tuition increases at Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting.
UF students and staff gave one last encore to late professor Paul Favini at a Monday afternoon memorial service.
Unite Party members uploaded a video to YouTube on Tuesday afternoon of Student Body presidential candidate Tj Villamil speaking about The Independent Florida Alligator.
A UF fraternity is under investigation for a reported hazing incident.
A NASA science team discovered 11 new solar systems hosting at least 26 new planets, according to a UF news release.
Eric Barron, president of Florida State University, and UF President Bernie Machen speak before the higher education committee of the Florida House of Representatives on Friday morning.
UF President Bernie Machen will join the Florida House of Representatives' education committee today in Tallahassee to discuss issues affecting Florida's state universities.
Since fall classes ended Dec. 7, UF has used its emergency alert system on two occasions. Both times, the administration was pleased with how quickly text messages were sent to students and employees.
Asserting financial independence was a major theme of President Bernie Machen's strategic discussion at UF's Board of Trustees meeting Friday.
With a gallery of administrators, protesters and Student Government officials present, the UF Board of Trustees met Thursday to address issues ranging from new student fees to the proposed Reitz Union renovation.
Editor's note: The headline for this article has been updated to reflect a correction.
A new proposed fee for undergraduates and the elimination of payout for unused sick leave to university employees highlight topics that will be addressed at today's UF Board of Trustees meeting.
M. Jack Ohanian, former associate dean for research and administration and a professor of nuclear engineering at UF, died Monday.
At the age of 48, John Kaplan was a Pulitzer-Prize winning photojournalist, a father of two and a journalism professor at UF. At the same age, he became a cancer patient.