For the second year, the University of West Florida will honor traditions, engage in the community and celebrate the future of the University during its annual Founders Week, which will be held April 13-18. Founders Week is a weeklong celebration that serves as an opportunity to bring the UWF family together, welcome alumni and visitors […]
A group of six University of West Florida supply chain logistics students traveled to Denver where they placed second at Operation Stimulus, the longest running supply chain and logistics student case competition in North America. UWF surpassed 14 schools from across the country, for example, Iowa State, Miami University, Syracuse, and North Texas. Since attending […]
Hundreds of students, young professionals and executives packed the University of West Florida Conference Center and Auditorium on Friday, March 1, to hear and learn from prominent female leaders at the 2019 Women in Leadership Conference. The annual event, hosted by the College of Business Executive Mentor Program, got its start in 2014 and this […]
UWF students are taking steps to create awareness and solutions for registered voter impersonation and misrepresentation, and their proposed solutions are receiving statewide recognition. Through a sponsorship from the UWF College of Business’s Center for Entrepreneurship, junior mechanical engineering major, Samantha Brown, and senior computer science major, Christian Um Kaman recently participated in the 2019 […]
WHAT: The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host its annual Women in Leadership Conference during Women’s History Month in March. The popular conference, which sold out in record time this year, will draw hundreds of attendees to UWF’s Pensacola campus. The conference is the only one of its kind in the area and […]
The supply chain logistics management program offered by the University of West Florida College of Business provides students with the core knowledge to manage and market logistics and supply chain. UWF launched the B.S.B.A. degree program in 2015 in response to student and workforce demand. In the field of supply chain logistics management, warehouse and […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host the 2019 Women in Leadership Conference on Friday, March 1, 2019. The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with check-in from 8 to 9 a.m. in the UWF Conference Center and Auditorium, Building 22 on the UWF Pensacola […]
The Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida is playing a critical role in helping small business owners recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. Consultants from the Florida SBDC at UWF are working extended hours at two emergency response mobile assistance centers and several business recovery centers in Panama City […]
The University of West Florida has announced a major gift to name University Park Center the Darrell Gooden Center and establish scholarships for UWF students, in honor of UWF alumnus Darrell Gooden and his wife, Debbie Gooden. The Goodens’ gift commitment, along with their planned gift, are a continuation of Darrell Gooden’s legacy at UWF. […]
After graduating from the supply chain logistics program at UWF, DaCotah Ledbetter landed a job at Marten Transport. Less than a year later, she has helped start a new division, received a promotion and embodied UWF’s goal of producing workforce-ready graduates. During her short tenure with Marten Transport, Ledbetter has also helped three additional graduates […]
Gary Pheabus believes his burgeoning fishing lure business is ready to hit the retail market. The military veteran received $23,000 in cash and services to help make that dream a reality as a result of winning first place in the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program’s pitch competition held Saturday, May 5 at the University of West […]
The University of West Florida is honoring the legacy of Pensacola business leader, Louis A. Maygarden Jr. in recognition of his lifelong commitment to the community along with his significant contributions to the profession of finance by naming its Center for Financial Literacy at the College of Business after him. The Center has been named […]
