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Estate Planning Basic: Protecting What Matters to You

University of Florida Gainesville, FL, United States

Estate planning helps protect you and the people you care about during times of crisis or after death. It allows you to name guardians for your children, manage your finances, outline medical care instructions if you're incapacitated, and decide how your assets will be distributed. This session will cover essential legal documents, asset transfer options, […]

Main St. Search Committee Meeting

University of Florida Gainesville, FL, United States

Name of Meeting Main St. Search Committee Meeting Date 07/16/2025 Start Time 03:00 pm End Time 04:00 pm Location Zoom Contact Name Sheila Malone Email diuguid@ufl.edu

Project Management Basics

Project management, whether aimed at improving service or solving major organizational problems, requires a different set of management skills than those needed to oversee routine operations. Project management involves leading a diverse group of employees who are working in an environment that is highly dependent upon planning, limited by budget and scheduling controls, and subject […]

 

Thinking Strategically

"Thinking Strategically: Using Vision, Purpose, and Goals to Get Results" is a workshop for managers who want to learn ways to think more strategically in order to achieve team goals. During this session, participants will learn about the importance of having and articulating a clear vision and purpose for the team. Additionally, participants will learn […]

 

Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Chair and Professor

University of Florida Gainesville, FL, United States

Search committee meeting Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Eastern) University of Florida Campus G030 McCarty Hall D 1604 McCarty Dr Gainesville FL 32611  

Jefferson County Extension Director

University of Florida Gainesville, FL, United States

Public meeting notice July 18, 2025 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM North Florida Research and Education Center 155 Research Road Quincy, FL 32351

Classification & Compensation Foundations

The objective of the Classification and Compensation Foundations workshop is to increase your understanding of the university's classification and compensation structure for UF staff, with emphasis on describing jobs accurately and understanding options that are available to ensure employees are classified and paid properly. To accomplish this, this workshop discusses various building-blocks associated with a […]

 

The Multitasking Mirage—Find Your Focus, Flow, and Finish Line

The research is overwhelming—our brains aren’t built for multitasking. When we constantly juggle various cognitive tasks, we experience decreased productivity, impaired cognitive ability, increased stress, and diminished creativity—all of which reduce us to fractions of the effective professionals we are capable of being. Many professionals surrender to a frantic and unfocused workstyle out of the […]

 

Communication for Managers

Communication is consistently identified as one of the most important tasks of a manager. In this session, we will identify key issues, challenges, and strategies to help managers communicate effectively with team members. Topics covered will include: - Focal points of communication and communication breakdown for managers - Tools for influencing and knowing when to […]

 

Internal Controls at UF

In this course, the participants will be introduced to an "internal control framework" and study the key concepts together with a series of questionnaires that will guide them in performing unit based internal control self-assessments. It will clarify the most dreaded auditor terms such as "segregation of duties", "dual controls", "risk assessment" and provide common […]