Updates from the Provost, Faculty Senate, and other academic sources.
UF Online gets new director
A veteran University of Florida online education leader has been named the new director of UF Online.
Cup o’ Joe XOXO
It’s Valentine’s Day at the College of Design, Construction and Planning — two hearts beat as one as Interim Provost Glover interviews Dean Anumba.
Interim museum director named
Dr. David Reed, associate provost, will be interim director of the Florida Museum of Natural History starting July 1.
Search for new Smathers dean
Mike Reid, dean of Health and Human Performance, will chair the search committee for the next Smathers Libraries dean.
New student success leader
Student success has a new champion at the University of Florida.
Cup o' Joe: Episode 3
Join Interim Provost Joe Glover on a frigid trip to the beach, a visit to the Whitney Laboratory, and an encounter with salad (and marine animals).
Educators should embrace AI
A UF academic leader argues that educators should craft assignments to embrace AI text generation.
Cup o' Joe: Episode 1
In Cup o’ Joe’s debut, Professors Kati Migliaccio & Jane Southworth discuss AI’s future at UF with Provost Joe Glover, with cameos by UF celebrities.
Cup o' Joe: Episode 2
In this episode, Dr. Glover and Cultural Plaza and College of the Arts leaders talk facility upgrades, featuring banana art and acoustical draperies.
Searches for COTA, CLAS deans
Committees selected to lead searches for College of the Arts and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences deans.
Engineering dean search cont.
Interim Provost announces Engineering Dean Search Advisory Committee and search for the dean of the Wertheim College of Engineering.
Interim Vice Provost named
Dr. Angela Lindner to serve as Interim Vice Provost of Undergraduate Affairs.
Academic Mgmt initiative
Streamlining Academic Management plan launched to support students in advancing through their degree programs and graduating on time.
UF curators utilize AI
The Florida Museum of Natural History creates curatorial positions for AI to develop machine learning tools to study specimens.
