INTRODUCTION


 The purpose of this booklet is to welcome new faculty members to the University
of Florida and to provide them with a brief and clear explanation of their status and
responsibilities, and of the services and facilities the University places at their dis-
posal. While every effort has been made to insure that the information in the booklet
is accurate and authentic, it must not be regarded as in any sense superseding other
official publications of the University, which are the authority for many of the state-
ments made. The University Catalog and the constitution of the University, copies
of which are placed in the hands of every new faculty member, must be consulted to
obtain a full view of many matters here discussed, and used as an indispensable sup-
plement to this booklet. Faculty members are also urged to consult the booklet on
student regulations, and to pay close attention to all official memoranda communi-
cated through deans and department heads.

 The Chamber of Commerce of the City of Gainesville will supply, upon request,
brochures of its own that tell about the town and the surrounding vicinity.