34 /GENERAL INFORMATION admittedtoapplyforaid. Forfall loans, applications should be submitted as soon as possible after January 1. Although students may apply for Stafford Loans and Supplemental Loans for Students throughout the year, they must observe the deadlines set each semester for applying for loans for the following semester and should always apply as early as possible. The deadline dates are printed in the GatorAid application packet. The University also has ashort-term loan program to help students meet temporary financial needs related to educa- tional expenses. Graduate students may borrow up to $400 or the amount of in-state tuition if they have an acceptable repayment source. Interest is 1% per month and these loans must be repaid by the first day of the last month in the semester in which the money is borrowed. Processing time is approximately 48 hour. Applications are available in Student Financial Affairs. CATALOG OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL SUPPORT The Division of Sponsored Research (DSR) provides a compendium of funding sources for graduate study. This booklet displays information on hundreds of fellowship, scholarship, loan, and grant opportunities for graduate and recent postdoctoral students. The information is continu- ally up-dated and expanded by the Program Information Office. At the beginning of each fall semester copies are sent to all graduate coordinators and campus libraries. Students may make an appointment to consult the files at the Program Information Office (392-4804), 256 Grinter Hall. SPECIAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES ART GALLERIES Samuel P. Ham Museum of Art opened to the public in 1990, providing up-to-date facilities for the exhibition, study, and preservation of works of art. The Har endeavors to attract and serve a broad public audience aswell as fulfill the research and educational missions of a university museum. The Museum offers a full range of educational programs for the general public as well as the academic community. University students have research and study opportunities, while visitors of all ages benefit from the films, lectures, tours, and workshops. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. The University Gallery is an integral part of the Fine Arts complex. The Gallery is located on the campus facing S.W. 13th Street (U.S. 441). An atrium and sculptural fountain are two pleasing features of the Gallery's distinctive architec- tural style. The University Gallery exhibits contemporary local, national, and international art of the highest quality. Each exhibit shows for approximately four weeks; Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesdaythrough Friday; and 1 to 5p.m.on Saturday and Sunday. The University Gallery is closed on Mondays and holidays and for three weeks in August. The Department of Art's gallery, Focus, is located adja- cent to the department's office area, on the third floor of the classroom building in the Fine Arts complex. Focus Gallery exhibits one-person and small-group exhibitions of merit, as well as student exhibitions. The Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4:30 p.m. It is closed Saturday and Sunday. The Grinter Galleries are located within the lobby of Grinter Hall. Supported by the Graduate School, the Center for Latin American Studies, and the Center for African Studies, the Grinter Galleries display changing exhibitions of art and cultural materialson Latin American, African, and other international topics. The Galleries are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. COMPUTATIONAL FACILITIES Northeast Regional Data Center (NERDC) The University of Florida is the host campus for the Northeast Regional Data Center (NERDC) of the State University System of Florida. NERDC's facilities are used for instructional, administrative, and research computing for the University of Florida and for other state educational institutions and agencies in northern Florida. The organiza- tions directly responsible for supporting computing activi- ties at the University of Florida are Center for Instructional and Research Computing Activities (CIRCA), Faculty Support Center for Computing, SUniversity of Florida Administrative Computing Ser- vices, Shands Hospital, Inc., Data Processing Division, J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, SInstitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). Network Access.-Networks available through NERDC include SUS Computer Network, which provides access to the Northwest Regional Data Center in Tallahassee, Florida State University Computing Center in Tal- lahassee, Central Florida Regional Data Center at the University of South Florida in Tampa, and the South- east Regional Data Center at Florida International University in Miami, The Florida Information Resource Network (FIRN), a Florida Department of Education network, BITNET, an international university network, and The national Internet, which includes ARPANET, NSFNET, CSNET, and the University of Florida's UFNET Ethernet. Hardware.-NERDC facilities available to students, fac- ulty, and staff include an IBM 3090 Model 600 central processor with 256 megabytes of main memory and six vector facilities. Operating systems include MVS/XA with JES2, VM/ESA, and AIX, IBM's version of the UNIX operat- ing system. (It is anticipated that MVS/ESA will replace MVS/XA in Fall 1991). 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