UF requests more stimulus money
By THOMAS STEWART | June 29, 2009UF's researchers haven't been shy about asking for stimulus funds for their projects.
UF's researchers haven't been shy about asking for stimulus funds for their projects.
UF president Bernie Machen is in Jacksonville this morning talking about ways to improve safety at the annual Florida-Georgia football game held in River City.
It took a while, but UF finally has an official Twitter account.
While UF is braced for $42.2 million in budget cuts, it's also been raising money - about $62 million in private donations since the beginning of January. And to top it off, UF's endowment has finally posted gains.
Students will likely pay about 16 percent more for classes this fall after UF's Board of Trustees approved the increases at Friday's meeting.
UF has named a new senior vice president for health affairs and president for the UF&Shands Health System.
Some UF students could see tuition increase by almost 16 percent beginning in the fall, and most of that increase wouldn't be covered by Bright Futures.
UF's Board of Trustees, the university's highest governing body, voted unanimously to approve $42.2 million in budget cuts Tuesday.
UF's Board of Trustees, the university's highest governing body, voted unanimously to approve $42.2 million in budget cuts Tuesday.
UF will lay off 58 people and close four programs under its final budget cut plan, which was released Friday.
UF will lay off 58 people and close four programs under its final budget cut plan, which was released Friday.
Rose Lugano, a lecturer of Swahili language and literature at UF who was laid off last year as a result of budget cuts, was reinstated last week.
UF will cut its budget by about $42 million and eliminate about 150 positions, UF President Bernie Machen told the Faculty Senate on Friday.
A proposed change to UF's regulations that would have given the university more control over who it lays off has been tabled until the fall after a unanimous Faculty Senate vote on Friday.
UF took its stance against sexual harassment to the Internet with the launch of a new Web site Tuesday.
UF took its stance against sexual harassment to the Internet with the launch of a new Web site Tuesday.
UF is looking at a possible $49-million cut in state funding next year, now that the state's budget has been finalized by the House and Senate.
According to details of budget proposals obtained this week, UF is considering cuts to book and journal purchasing by the libraries as well as financial aid and research awards.
The University of Central Florida is looking at potentially having to cut $22 million to $57 million off its budget, and like UF President Bernie Machen, UCF's president said stimulus money is not a long-term solution to cuts.
Some student senators concerned with possible cuts to UF's multicultural and volunteering programs are hoping students will agree to pay higher tuition fees to save the programs.