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Chapter 1:

Joining the UF Family

“Big success happens when people who were not wealthy, and
teams work together, pull for people new to the United States.
each other…”—Steve Spurrier, As a land-grant institution, we
football coach, UF graduate, and believe that everyone should have
Heisman Trophy winner access to education and that the
world benefits from our passion to
Did you know that UF is on a develop and share knowledge. As UF
mission?! As a member of this Did you know UF has has grown, we have become a top
great Gator Nation, you ought employees working research institution, a top-10 public
to know what that mission is in every county university, and a preeminent leader
because you are now a part of it! within Florida?
The University of in higher education.
“The University of Florida is Florida’s Institute Our mission has made us great, but
a comprehensive learning of Food and we still have work to do.
institution built on a land-grant Agricultural Sciences
foundation. We are The Gator (UF/IFAS) employs Why is having a mission important?
Nation, a diverse community around 5,600 Your work here amounts to more
dedicated to excellence in people working than just a paycheck. You are part
on research and
education and research and service all across the of an institution that does amazing
shaping a better future for state. UF also has work that benefits our community,
Florida, the nation and the a medical complex state, country, and indeed the whole
world. Our mission is to enable in Jacksonville, world. And you contribute to that
our students to lead and FL, employing good work every day—no matter
influence the next generation approximately 5,800 what your job title is or what your job
and beyond for economic, people. duties entail.
cultural and societal benefit.”
aProTip: You can contribute
We want you and every TEAMS and USPS to UF’s noble mission by taking pride in the
employee to appreciate that UF is more than just work you do, being a kind and compassionate
bricks and mortar, more than just classrooms, colleague, serving in a trustworthy and
and more than just a place to work. We are dependable fashion, and embracing the fact
working together to make the world a better that you are a role-model for other employees
place. As members of a land-grant institution, and students (yes, even if you do not directly
we are called upon not to control and guard work with students). You play an important
knowledge but to share and disseminate it. role in contributing to a campus culture that is
welcoming, inclusive, ethical, and civil.
Land-grant institutions were originally founded,
in part, to create more inclusive campuses By working together, we can
and to welcome into our classrooms people be greater than the sum of our
who may have been previously excluded from thousands of parts. This is what it
higher education—including women, minorities, means to be a Florida Gator.

3 TEAMS/USPS Employee Handbook (Sept. 2018)