The University of West Florida will host the 35th annual Novice National Speech & Debate Championship on March 10-12 in the University Commons and classrooms across the Pensacola campus. Students from 25 institutions from 15 states will participate in the tournament. Novice Nationals is a collegial event that advances forensic education for first-year competitors. The […]
The University of West Florida recently celebrated a donation of more than $27,500 to the Department of Music in support of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Award. The funds were raised from ticket sales and donations at the Nashville Songwriters’ Hall of Fame Show as part of the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival, hosted by […]
More than $43,000 was raised at the fifth annual University of West Florida Dance Marathon in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a nonprofit organization that raises funds and awareness for approximately 170 pediatric hospitals in North America. All proceeds from the 10-hour event at the UWF Commons Conference Center will be donated to the […]
Beginning this March, the University of West Florida’s Innovation Institute will launch the first in a series of free online courses that focus on UWF research in the Gulf of Mexico. “This course allows us to share some of the outstanding work of our faculty with the rest of the world,” UWF President Martha Saunders […]
The University of West Florida Department of Music will present an evening of jazz on Tuesday, Feb. 7 and Monday, Feb. 13. The performances in the series are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Center for Fine and Performing Arts Box Office at 850.857.6285. Tuesday, Feb. 7: 7 p.m. […]
University of West Florida College of Business students are providing tax preparation services free of charge to low- to moderate-income individuals and families at two Pensacola locations through SaveFirst, an initiative of Impact America. This marks the second year that Impact America will offer its services in the state of Florida, and the first year […]
WHAT: University of West Florida President Martha Saunders will host a press conference to announce a major gift to the University. WHEN: Feb. 1, 2017 TIME: 11:30 a.m. WHERE: University of West Florida Pensacola Campus UWF Nursing Skills and Simulation Learning Center (Building 37) 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514
The University of West Florida Department of Theatre will present “Evita,” the modern classic by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Performances will be held on Feb. 17, 18, 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 19 and 26 at 2:30 p.m. All performances will take place in the Mainstage Theatre of the Center for […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program and Wells Fargo present “Building Advocacy Champions for Business Success” by Karen Moore, founder and CEO of Moore Communications Group, on Jan. 31, 2017. The presentation will take place from 7 to 8 p.m., followed by a dessert reception with the speaker from 8 to 9 p.m., […]
The University of West Florida Cyber Club placed first in the college division this past weekend in CyberThon 2017, the third annual cybersecurity challenge event hosted by the AFCEA Blue Angels Pensacola Challenge at Naval Air Station Pensacola National Flight Academy. CyberThon is a community event designed to give high school and college students hands-on experience […]
The UWF Innovation Institute’s Florida Virtual Campus released the results of the “2016 Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey Report.” The survey is the third in a series from 2010 through 2016 that shows the impact high textbook costs have on college affordability, as well as college success and completion. “The findings of this survey […]
The University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering launched a new internship program to prepare students to enter professional work in all STEM fields. The need was first identified when science and engineering students reported turning down professional preparation opportunities in lieu of continuing paid positions not related to their professional […]
