The University of West Florida reached an important milestone as the Florida State University System Board of Governors unanimously approved UWF’s new five-year strategic plan at their September meeting. The strategic plan maps out UWF’s institutional mission, president’s vision and strategic directions, goals and indicators of success through 2027. The Board of Governors’ approval is […]
The Florida Board of Governors recently announced the appointment of William “Paul” Bowers to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees. His term began June 23, 2021 and will conclude January 6, 2026. “Paul Bowers’ experience and wealth of knowledge make him an excellent asset to the UWF Board of Trustees,” said UWF President […]
The University of West Florida is No. 1 in the Florida State University System for Metric 1 of the Florida Board of Governors’ 2020-21 performance-based funding model. More than 79% of UWF bachelor’s graduates are employed or furthering their education one year after graduation. “Success in this metric is a testament to our hard-working students, […]
The Florida Board of Governors has appointed Stephanie White and Jill Singer and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has reappointed Alonzie Scott to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees. White, an attorney specializing in adoption and child-related issues, and Singer, vice president of national security for AT&T, will replace Adrianne Collins and Mort O’Sullivan […]
After guiding the University of West Florida to three years of unprecedented success in the Florida Board of Governors performance-based funding model, UWF President Martha D. Saunders was awarded a contract extension through the end of the 2020 calendar year. A Board of Governors’ regulation put in place in 2017 limits contract extensions or renewals […]
The Florida Student Association elected University of West Florida Student Body President Zenani D. Johnson to serve as chair for the 2019-20 academic year. The FSA is an organization representing more than 300,000 students in the State University System. As chair, Johnson will serve as the student representative and a voting member of the Florida State […]
The Florida Board of Governors announced today the University of West Florida ranks in the top three top-performing public universities in the state and will secure more than $20 million in new funding for the 2017-18 academic year. UWF earned 82 points out of 100 on the Board’s performance-based funding model results from the 2015-16 […]
Joined by police chiefs, mental health counselors, medical school deans, and student leaders, the Board of Governors and presidents from all 12 of Florida’s public universities came together on Wednesday to rally support for additional mental health counselors and law enforcement officers, raising the State University System’s research profile, and rewarding university performance. The rally […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. – University of West Florida President Judith A. Bense was named chair of a Florida Board of Governors task force on facilities funding, announced today. The task force follows a vote at the Board of Governors March 22 meeting to “fully address the crisis forming in infrastructure and facilities funding amid the State […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The State University System Board of Governors appointed Pam Dana to the University of West Florida (UWF) Board of Trustees today at its meeting in Tallahassee. Dana takes the place of former trustee Randy Hanna, who was recently appointed chancellor of the Florida College System. A California native, Dana is currently senior […]
The Board of Governors of the State University System of Florida has a clear vision: to create a new Florida economy based on knowledge and innovation. Its proposed plan, called “New Florida,” offers to restructure Florida’s economic reliance on tourism, agriculture and growth and heralds the role that universities play as economic drivers of a […]
Today, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees approved Dr. Judy Bense, executive director of UWF’s Division of Anthropology and Archaeology, as interim president. Bense will temporarily fill the position that will become vacant when current UWF President John Cavanaugh assumes his new role as chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education […]
