The University of West Florida will host an international outreach event titled, “Walk in America, Talk on Japan: We Are Tomodachi,” on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in the UWF Conference Center. The event, which is free and open to the public, is part of a grassroots relationship-building project sponsored by the […]
The University of West Florida Career Services and Haas Center are partnering to meet the growing workforce demands in Northwest Florida through yearly projected regional and industry employment needs. This month, the Haas Center distributed a survey on behalf of Career Services to determine high industry needs of the region and how to better prepare […]
The University of West Florida will host Dr. Saundra McGuire, leader in the field of improving student learning, for a public lecture and a variety of retention workshops. McGuire’s public lecture, “Metacognition: The Key to Lifelong Learning,” will be held on Monday, Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. at the UWF Conference Center. The presentation will discuss strategies […]
The University of West Florida will host Homecoming 2014 Monday, Oct. 13 through Saturday, Oct. 18. A variety of events will be featured during Homecoming, from a kickoff pep rally and concert, Cannon Fest and Trivia Game Show to the annual tailgate and men’s and women’s soccer games. Other events include the Honors Program 25th Anniversary celebration, Department of […]
The University of West Florida will host its fifth annual Family Weekend Oct. 17-19. During the weekend, parents and siblings of UWF students can take part in a variety of activities provided by the Office of Family Programs, connect with one another and become more familiar with campus life. The weekend will host entertaining and […]
The University of West Florida was recently designated a 2015 Military Friendly® School by MilitaryFriendlySchools.com. “I am very pleased that UWF continues to be recognized as an institution who truly cares about their veteran students and families – because we do,” said Marc Churchwell, director of the UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center. “With the growing […]
University of West Florida President Judy Bense presented the 2014 State of the University address today, where she emphasized upcoming enhancements and changes planned for the 2014-2015 academic year. “Our success is up to us,” Bense said. “We have huge challenges, but we owe it to our students, their families and the community to resolve […]
WHAT: University of West Florida President Judy Bense will host the 2014 State of the University Address on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 24 TIME: 10 a.m. WHERE: University Commons Auditorium, Building 22 MEDIA CONTACT: Megan Prawdzik Gonzalez Director of Communications University of West Florida 850.797.0922 MeganG@uwf.edu
Yesterday, CoderDojo Pensacola awarded seven “ninja students” USB white belt wristbands at an awards ceremony held at UWF Innovation Institute. The ninjas were awarded belts for attending five classes and demonstrating the ability to program their own interactive stories and animations. The CoderDojo initiative is part of the Innovation Institute’s efforts to engage students in […]
For the second consecutive year, the University of West Florida was recently selected to participate in a national initiative on civic learning and democratic engagement. The University was named one of nearly 100 colleges and universities in the nation as a Lead Institution by NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, the leading voice for […]
In observance of Sept. 11, 2001, University of West Florida students are participating in this year’s 9/11 National Day of Service by volunteering their time at eight local area nonprofit organizations. The service day will begin tomorrow, Sept. 11 at 8:15 a.m. 9/11 Day is the nation’s largest annual day of charitable engagement. Last year, more than […]
The University of West Florida has discovered unauthorized activity by individuals on certain portions of the Pensacola main campus network. It is believed that these individuals attacked the network to intercept UWF ArgoNet usernames and passwords for approximately 90 people, as well as usernames and passwords for non-UWF systems (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Hotmail, etc.) for […]
