UWF nursing students attend Japanese tea ceremony

A group of University of West Florida nursing students recently had the unique opportunity to attend a Japanese tea ceremony at the University’s Japan House. Kathy Jones, program manager for the Japan Center at UWF, told the students before the event that the ceremony was more than just preparing and serving the traditional green tea, […]

UWF plants 100 cherry trees to celebrate centennial festival

On March 30, the University of West Florida (UWF) celebrated the 100th anniversary of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, commemorating the gift of cherry trees given by Japan to the U.S. on March 27, 1912. UWF was selected as the official site of the festival for the state of Florida. One hundred cherry trees were […]