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Return-to-workplace efforts required unprecedented teamwork
Return-to-workplace efforts required unprecedented teamwork
Moving forward with a commitment to safety, adaptability
Last week, UF Provost Joe Glover and COO Charlie Lane announced the university would release its finalized reopening plan and updated Fall Schedule of Classes on July 10th.
Moving UF forward together
As announced earlier this month, the University of Florida and UF Health are working together to gradually reopen UF and to return our university operations to their fullest potential. In a City of Gainesville telephone town hall, President Fuchs emphasized the importance of bringing faculty and staff back safely in anticipation of students returning this fall.
Working Remotely
UF is committed to meeting the public health challenge presented by COVID-19 while ensuring UF employees can work remotely.
UF to remain open, but will limit on-campus work to essential services
Alachua County mandated emergency “stay at home” orders effective at midnight, Monday, March 23.
Faculty and staff rise to the challenge of working through COVID-19
This week, university leaders were asked to begin allowing employees to work from home and are encouraged to be innovative and adaptable to accommodate this wherever possible.
President Fuchs’ video greeting to faculty, staff and students
View a video message from President Fuchs regarding the coronavirus.
School closures
While the university continues to be open, an employee who is unable to report for or remain at work due to a family care emergency may use paid or unpaid leave to account for time away from work, with supervisory approval, or complete an Alternate Work Location Agreement.