UWF recognized for service to veterans with Purple Heart University honor

Today, the Military Order of the Purple Heart recognized the University of West Florida as a “Purple Heart University” at the UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center. The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the United States armed forces who are wounded in combat. The Military Order of the Purple Heart also awards the […]

UWF to welcome first-year students at Move-In Day

WHAT: Media are invited to join President Judith Bense and University officials as they welcome new students to the University of West Florida on Friday, Aug. 21. University administration, including Bense, will be visiting the residence halls, beginning at 9 a.m., while students move in. WHEN: Friday, Aug. 21, 2015 TIME: 9 a.m. MEETING LOCATION: UWF Pensacola Campus […]

UWF and Gulf Islands National Seashore celebrate new partnership

Today, the University of West Florida celebrates a new partnership with Gulf Islands National Seashore to establish the Gulf Islands Research and Education Center. The GIREC will enhance and promote conservation, research and science education by directing research to high-priority resource management issues; promoting greater interaction between students, scientists and resource managers; and providing high-impact […]

UWF Trustees vote to extend President Bense contract

Today, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees voted to keep Dr. Judith Bense as the President of the University of West Florida until Dec. 31, 2016. The extended term, together with changes to the provisions of her contract relating to her return to faculty after Dec. 31, 2016, are set forth in an Addendum to […]

Florida Public Archaeology Network associate director presented 2015 Senator Bob Williams Award

Dr. Della Scott-Ireton, Associate Director of the Florida Public Archaeology Network, received the 2015 Senator Bob Williams Award on March 11, 2015 at the annual Florida Heritage Awards ceremony in Tallahassee for her contribution to exceptional historic preservation in Florida. Dr. Scott-Ireton has worked in Florida for the past 20 years, encouraging communities to value […]

University of West Florida demonstrates improvements under Board of Governors’ performance funding model

From graduation and retention rates to cost-per-degree, the University of West Florida has demonstrated vast improvement under the Board of Governors’ performance funding model. The Board, which oversees the State University System, is scheduled to discuss the achievement Thursday, March 19 at 8:40 a.m. EST/7:40 a.m. CST and consider the final results Thursday afternoon. Live streaming and the agenda […]

UWF celebrates gift to support Clinical Laboratory Sciences

The University of West Florida recently celebrated a transformational gift of $100,000 to UWF’s Clinical Lab Sciences program by Dr. Ranga Rao Krothapalli, in memory of his wife, UWF Professor Emeritus, Swarna Krothapalli. The Professor Emeritus Swarna Krothapalli Endowed Scholarship for Clinical Laboratory Sciences will honor and pay tribute to the distinguished faculty member who had a […]

UWF Florida Public Archaeology Network receives prestigious public historical archaeology award from the Society for Historical Archaeology

The University of West Florida Florida Public Archaeology Network recently received the 2015 Daniel G. Roberts Award for Excellence in Public Historical Archaeology by the Society for Historical Archaeology. The award was presented at the 48th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology in Seattle, Washington on Jan. 9. This award recognizes FPAN in their […]

Florida Virtual Campus launches redesigned website to provide online access to hub of innovative educational services

This week, the Florida Virtual Campus, a statewide hub of innovative educational services for K12 and postsecondary education students, launched a major redesign of its website, www.flvc.org. The newly designed website provides online access to educational services for high school and postsecondary students across the State. Students have the ability to search for content in […]

University of West Florida and Pensacola State College host signing ceremony for new partnership

Today, the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College signed a Memorandum of Agreement entitled “Pre-Admission Cooperation and Special Admissions Process.” This partnership admits select students from PSC’s Bachelor of Applied Science Program who show evidence of high academic ability and seek a challenging and engaging graduate experience into the UWF Master of Business […]

UWF receives prestigious community engagement classification from Carnegie Foundation

The University of West Florida has been selected to receive the 2015 Community Engagement Classification, an honor designated to 361 institutions nationwide by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This is the first time UWF has received this prestigious classification. “We are thrilled to have been selected for this classification,” UWF President Judy […]

University of West Florida and Pensacola State College to host signing ceremony for new partnership

WHAT: The University of West Florida and Pensacola State College are signing a Memorandum of Agreement entitled “Pre-Admission Cooperation and Special Admissions Process.”  This partnership will admit select students from PSC’s Bachelor of Applied Science Program who show evidence of high academic ability and seek a challenging and engaging graduate experience into UWF Master of Business […]