Two UWF professors join human trafficking task force

Drs. Andrew Denney and Melinda Lewis, faculty members in the University of West Florida College of Education and Professional Studies, have been asked to serve as members of the Pensacola Task Force for Human Trafficking. Organized by the Florida Department of Children & Families and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, the task force aims […]

UWF hospitality professor recognized for innovation in teaching

University of West Florida professor Dr. Alison “Ali” Green received the John Wiley & Sons Award for Innovation in Teaching from the International Council on Hospitality, Restaurant and Institutional Education. Green, assistant professor in the UWF Department of Global Hospitality & Tourism Management, accepted the award this summer at the ICHRIE annual conference in Dallas, […]

UWF Rite of Passage lecture series presents Drs. Daniel Pace and Susan Walch

The University of West Florida will honor Dr. R. Daniel Pace and Dr. Susan Walch on Friday, Dec. 2, as part of the UWF Rite of Passage lecture series. The event will be held in the Argonaut Athletic Club on the UWF Pensacola Campus at 2 p.m. It is free and open to the public, […]

UWF music professor to perform at Carnegie Hall

Dr. Leonid Yanovskiy, professor and director of strings and orchestra in the Department of Music at the University of West Florida, will perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 5, 2016. Yanovskiy will be the featured violinist in the “Romantic Impressions” recital, which opens the InterHarmony International Music Festival’s 2016 concert series. […]

Four schools take top honors at 9th annual Emerald Coast BEST Robotics competition at UWF

Today, the University of West Florida hosted the 9th annual Emerald Coast BEST Robotics competition, a project-based STEM program that inspires middle and high school students to pursue careers in engineering, science and technology through participation in a sport-like competition to design, program and build a robot. This year, the competition expanded by 33 percent […]

UWF Rite of Passage lecture series presents Drs. Morris Marx and Nick Power

The University of West Florida will honor Dr. Morris Leon Marx and Dr. Nick Power on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, as part of the UWF Rite of Passage lecture series. The event will be held in the Argonaut Athletic Club on the UWF Pensacola Campus at 2 p.m. It is free and open to the public, […]

Faculty Members Share Stories from Path to Full Professorship

Educators were given the opportunity to share lessons learned on the way toward being promoted to the highest level in teaching, a full professorship.

Fighting Fat Is a Tactical Necessity for Military

UWF researchers are collaborating with the UWF Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC to combat sedentarism and promote physical fitness.

UWF Rite of Passage lecture series presents Jonathan Fink and Dr. Ludmila Cosio-Lima

The University of West Florida will honor Jonathan Fink and Dr. Ludmila Cosio-Lima on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, as part of the UWF Rite of Passage lecture series. The event will be held in the Argonaut Athletic Club on the UWF Pensacola Campus at 2 p.m. It is free and open to the public, with […]

Peer Critiques Create Healthy Stress in Nursing Students

The simulation assignments helped nursing students improve their cardiopulmonary arrest scenario skills.

UWF assistant professor to attend makerspace roundtable at White House

Thomas Asmuth, an assistant professor in the University of West Florida Department of Art, will travel to the White House on Aug. 24 to participate in a roundtable discussion at an event called “The Nation of Makers.” Asmuth teaches new media at the University and works on art projects that meld science and technology. He […]

UWF College of Education and Professional Studies dean serves as visiting summer scholar in Japan

Dr. William Crawley, dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies at the University of West Florida, spent his summer abroad as a visiting scholar to the Japan Center for Michigan Universities. Crawley was appointed by Michigan State University to teach a course entitled “Comparative Social Control,” exposing students to numerous high-impact practices and […]