September 2003
Resources for Faculty and Staff
• Administrative & Professional Association
Online: www.unf.edu/facstaff/apa/
How it can help: The A&P Association acts as a forum for
A&P staff and is the voice for those staff members in the administration.
•Center for Instruction and Research Technology (CIRT)
Location: Honors Hall, Building 10, Room 1150.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Online: cirtlab@unf.edu and www.unf.edu/dept/cirt/mainpage.html
Phone: ext. 3927
How it can help: Faculty may visit CIRT for consultations
concerning course development and technology, research software and
publication projects. CIRT staff routinely provide one-on-one training
sessions on Blackboard, digital video, multimedia software, research
applications such as SPSS and productivity software such as EndNote.
Faculty also can check out laptops, portable LCD projects, digital cameras
and camcorders. At CIRT's Web site one can view streaming video of past
CIRT and Faculty Enhancement events, as well as technical help, resource
links, copyright help and more. CIRT is a division of the Office of
Faculty Enhancement.
•Center for Professional Development and Training
Location: Communications and Visual Arts, Building
3, Room 1211
Online: www.unf.edu/dept/cpdt
Phone: ext. 1707
How it can help: The center provides free short training
courses for various software applications, including Blackboard. Training
sessions are held on campus at various sites each semester. Online training
through ElementK also is available.
•Division of Sponsored Research and Training
Location: Honors Hall, Building 10, Room 1120
Online: www.unf.edu/dept/research/
Phone: ext. 2455
How it can help: Sponsored Research helps faculty identify
sources for external funding for research and training projects. It
also assists in preparing proposals and coordinating grant administration.
The office also handles the Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects
and Committee for Animal Care and Use. IRB forms are available through
the office’s Web site. The Web site also has links for grant-writing
help.
•Faculty Association
Location: Social Sciences Building (Building 11), Room
1328
Online: www.unf.edu/groups/unffa/
Phone: ext. 2872
How it can help: The Faculty Association plays a role
in such things as faculty appointment, tenure; academic programs, organization
and standards; academic services and continuing education; and faculty
advancement. Faculty also can submit questions via the association to
the administration. It gives out teaching, research and service awards
each year.
•Help Desk
Location: Mathews Building (Building 15), Room 2102
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday,
noon – 8 p.m. (Hours vary during holiday and academic breaks.)
Online: www.unf.edu/compserv/helpdesk/
Phone: ext. 3898
E-mail: helpdesk@unf.edu
How it can help: If you have software or hardware problems,
the Help Desk is the one to call. This includes password, printer and
network connection problems.
•Information Technology Services
Location: Mathews Building (Building 15), Room 3101
Online: www.unf.edu/compserv/index.html
Phone: ext. 2820
How it can help: ITS oversees Networking and Voice
Services, User Services, Help Desk, Campus Audio Visual and General
Purpose Labs.
•Office of Faculty Enhancement
Location: Honors Hall, Building 10, Room 1104
Online: www.unf.edu/dept/ofe/
Phone: ext. 1447
How it can help: OFE offers workshops, demonstrations
and faculty-initiated consultations and classroom observations. It also
has a resource library geared toward faculty development, promotions
and tenure. Model tenure documents are available in the library or online.
The office also encourages research and interdepartmental collaborations.
A UNF Faculty Survival CD is available in the office or through the
OFE Web site. OFE helps organize athletic and cultural events for groups.
The office also sponsors Faculty Fellows and an Faculty Artists Series.
•USPA, University Support Personnel Association
Online: www.unf.edu/facstaff/uspa/
Phone: Gabrielle Holcombe, president; Michael Trotter,
vice president; or Maggie Anderson.
How it can help: USPA helps to resolve problems or
concerns for USPS employees by working with the administration and sets
goals to enhance services provided by the University. USPA also offers
educational assistance awards.
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