Outreach

UF faculty and staff continue to contribute to each phase of the Empowering UF project. Leaders and subject-matter experts representing all UF’s colleges, administrative units and component units have shared their thoughts and recommendations about our university’s finance, research, human resources, payroll and administrative systems and processes. Representatives have been participating in Empowering UF work groups and advisory teams to help guide UF’s Workday design and implementation. Many faculty and staff across UF attended 2026 Spring Outreach Sessions, a series of presentations customized for dozens of colleges and units, to hear Empowering UF leaders share the new platform’s tools and business processes. In September, our faculty and staff can expect to receive personalized communication via email with an early learning checklist to help them prepare for Workday training next spring. Stay tuned for invitations to additional outreach events as we inform and engage our future Workday users.

In an ongoing effort to inform and engage faculty and staff, Empowering UF leaders have presented at more than 100 meetings and outreach sessions. From the UF Board of Trustees, Faculty Senate, and Gator Business Administrator Services meetings to roundtables, roadshows and forums, we are sharing the project’s vision, scope, goals and milestones. 

View the list of Outreach Sessions completed to date during each phase of the Empowering UF project. 

Additional resources: 

• Gator Business Administrator Services GBAS PowerUp! sessions (March 2026-ongoing)
  • Please explore our Workday Demos page, featuring more than two dozen presentations
    and Workday walk-throughs from weekly GBAS sessions.
• Secondary Systems Monthly Forums (January 2026-ongoing)
• Spring Outreach Session Presentation(March-September 2026)
• Deans’ Leadership Forum Presentation(July 2026)
• Security Role Mapping Kickoff Round 2(July 2026)
• Foundation Data Model Mapping Kickoffs
  • CU Mapping Kickoff (July 2026)
  • Full Mapping Kickoff(May 2026)
• Leadership Forum Presentation(March 2025)