Encouraging children to enjoy reading from a young age can be a challenging feat to accomplish, especially with the added stress of classroom disruptions and COVID-19. Over the past year, however, the University of Florida Division of Student Life team has been working toward fulfilling that very goal. In late…
Dr. D’Andra Mull earns top recognition from the American College Personnel Association
Dr. D’Andra Mull, vice president for Student Life at the University of Florida, has been selected to join 18 other top higher education professionals in the American College Personnel Association’s 2022 Diamond Honoree cohort Honorees, chosen based on their outstanding and sustained support of college students’ holistic well-being and success,…
Tara Gallagher hired as director of student philanthropy and donor relations
Tara Gallagher is a Gator through and through. Since frequenting football games at the University of Florida with her brother growing up, she knew wanted to be part of the Gator community. Now, two UF degrees and eight years working on campus later, Gallagher has been hired as director of…
UF Student Life initiative forges local partnerships to help empower East Gainesville students
In early August, elementary school students and their families filtered through the doors of a Gainesville church. They were there to pick up free school supplies, including backpacks, notebooks, writing utensils and school uniforms. Many stayed to mingle, eating dinner, lining up for cotton candy and listening to music. The…
UF Division of Student Affairs is now the Division of Student Life
Beginning today, July 1, the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Florida is changing its name to the Division of Student Life. Dr. D’Andra Mull, vice president for Student Life, said the new name clearly aligns with the division’s mission to holistically support students “to and through” their…
UF Division of Student Affairs ranked among the field’s 30 most promising workplaces
The American College Personnel Association ranked the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Florida among the field’s 30 most promising workplaces in the U.S. in 2021. The ranking is based on a study of the professional development opportunities, workplace culture and staff diversity at 1,200 institutions. Dr. D’Andra…
UF Student Affairs personnel earn university-wide recognition
Three members of the University of Florida Division of Student Affairs have won university-level Superior Accomplishment Awards, a competitive honor that recognizes 16 top staff members for outstanding service, efficiency and impact. Jenna Gonzalez, recently appointed interim director of the Disability Resource Center, and Dr. Stephani Jahn, a clinical assistant…
Kim Pace, highest-ranking Asian American woman at UF, reflects on her roots
Colleagues know Kim Pace as an authority on University of Florida matters: She either knows the answer or can pinpoint who does. As the assistant vice president for the Division of Student Affairs, Pace is the highest-ranking Asian American woman at the university to date. But she said she looks…