MEMORANDUM Date: October 5, 2017 To: All Graduate Associate Deans, Coordinators and Staff From: Judy Traveis, PhD Assistant Dean UF Graduate School RE: Sign Up Today: Petitions Workshop for Graduate Coordinators and Staff, 10/18/17, 11 a.m. The UF Graduate School is kicking off its Fall 2017 Graduate Coordinator and Staff Resource Workshop Series with a workshop on best practices for submitting petitions for graduate applicants and students. It will take place from 11 a.m. to 12 noon on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 in Room LVV in Criser Hall. Panelists for this workshop will included: Dr. Judy Traveis, Assistant Dean for Administration, The Graduate School Gregory Orloff, Office Manager, The Graduate School Becki Preston, Associate University Registrar, Office of the Registrar Katie Tanner, Associate Director for Student Success, Dean of Students Office Patricia Van Wert, Assistant Director, Graduate Records, The Graduate School Please reserve your space by signing up for this workshop online by 5 p.m. Friday, October 13, 2017, by clicking on this Qualtrics link: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9EVPwu5AYTGGAYd Future workshops planned for this series include: November 1: Admissions November 15: Graduate Student Funding November 29: Academic Personnel Please keep an eye out for announcements about them as their dates draw near. To learn about GIMS (Graduate Information Management System), please sign up for UF Human Resource Services' PRO330 Guide to Graduate Education course from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursday, December 7 on this webpage: http://hr.ufl.edu/learn-grow/professional-development/pro3-series/pro3-course-descriptions/academic-department-support-course-descriptions/ We look forward to seeing you soon!