A team of University of West Florida MBA students won first place at the Small Business Institute’s 40th Annual Academic Conference in New Orleans last month for work done on behalf of a Pensacola business. MBA students Gerry Goldstein, Laura Jensen, Michael Newsom and Stelios Peterson won first place in the category of Best Small […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program welcomed its fourth class, matching 50 students with mentors from businesses throughout the Northwest Florida community. The Executive Mentor Program accepts new participants each fall and spring and provides mentors and mentees a unique space to learn from one another. Mentees work with executives […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program and Pen Air Federal Credit Union will host the spring Financial Boot Camp on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the College of Business Education Center, Building 76A, Room 103, on the UWF Pensacola Campus. The boot camp, designed […]
The University of West Florida College of Business, in partnership with the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola, is accepting nominations for the 2016 Combined Rotary of Pensacola Ethics in Business Award. “We are proud that this will be the 14th year that the Rotary Clubs of Pensacola and the UWF College of Business have recognized […]
The Resort and Commercial Recreation Association presented its 2015 Excellence in Research Award to Dr. Andrew Holdnak, associate chair of the Department of Hospitality, Recreation and Resort Management at the University of West Florida. The award recognizes Holdnak’s case study entitled “Comparing 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Estimated Tourism Impacts on Escambia County, Florida, Using Bed […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program recently announced Carol Carlan and Dr. Katrice Albert as the two keynote speakers for the 2016 Women in Leadership Conference, to be held March 4, 2016, in the UWF Conference Center, Building 22, on the Pensacola Campus. The conference showcases the true power of […]
The University of West Florida announces Joel R. “Rick” Duke as founding director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of West Florida College of Business. In July 2015, UWF announced the formation of the Center for Entrepreneurship through a $1 million gift commitment from Quint and Rishy Studer. Thanks to the Studers’ generosity, […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program and Wells Fargo present “Leadership vs. Management in Times of Transformation” by Michael G. Kane, president of the East Group at publishing powerhouse Gannett Company, on Feb. 4, 2016. The presentation will take place from 7 to 8 p.m., followed by a dessert reception […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host its annual Women in Leadership conference on Friday, March 4, 2016. It will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the UWF Conference Center and Auditorium, Building 22, on the Pensacola Campus. “This exciting conference will help attendees leverage their […]
In Fall 2015, the University of West Florida launched a standalone B.S.B.A. degree program in supply chain logistics management in response to student and workforce demand. UWF offered its first logistics course in 2005, using materials from top programs at Pennsylvania State and Michigan State universities. Soon after, in 2006, a certificate in supply chain […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program, in partnership with the UWF American Marketing Association, will host speaker Grace Resendez McCaffery in a session titled “The Importance of the Hispanic Market in Pensacola and How to Reach and Engage with Latinos.” The event will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, […]
The University of West Florida Eta Upsilon chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, a coed business fraternity, attended the organization’s 50th biennial Grand Chapter Congress this August in Chicago. Eta Upsilon received awards in three separate categories for their achievements within the community. Delta Sigma Pi is a professional, business fraternity for men and women with […]
