University of West Florida students were recently given the opportunity to experience Japanese culture firsthand through the 2013 Summer Semester in Japan study abroad program. This year, four students participated in the program, which was organized by the UWF Japan Center and the Jikei Group of Colleges in Tokyo, Japan. The main purpose of the […]
Gulf Power Company and Southern Company have donated $605,000 to the West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc. (WFHPI) to transform one of its downtown properties, the Beacon Building, into “The Voices of Pensacola,” a multicultural resource center highlighting the city’s diverse history. “Gulf Power’s vision of an active center celebrating the multicultural history of our region, […]
A group of University of West Florida students can now add a major accomplishment to their resumes: feature-length filmmakers and actors. Entity, a psycho thriller that is set to debut in local theaters later this year, is the brainchild of Will Phillips, a May 2012 graduate of UWF, and the result of countless volunteer hours from […]
The University of West Florida will finish its lecture series, UWF Downtown: A Lecture Series Honoring the Arts and Humanities, with a presentation from Natasha Trethewey, United States Poet Laureate, on Thursday, March 28 at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) in downtown Pensacola. Refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m., following by […]
The 13th annual Festival on the Green, a well-known tradition at the University of West Florida, will return on Friday and Saturday, April 5-6 at the main campus in Pensacola. The free event usually draws crowds of more than 20,000 people of all ages as they celebrate Pensacola’s rich history and diverse culture. The Green Trading Post, […]
Tuskegee Airman and Congressional Award recipient Chief Master Sgt. Walter Richardson will speak to the Pensacola Historical Society on Saturday, March 16 at 1 p.m. in the J. Earle Bowden Building, 120 Church St., in downtown Pensacola. Richardson, a 30-year military veteran, enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corp in 1949. He was among the 1,500 enlisted […]
The 79th Pensacola Historical Society Annual Dinner will be held on Thursday, March 14 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Museum of Commerce in downtown Pensacola. Liz Watkins, executive producer of Pearl Harbor: One Last Goodbye will be the featured guest speaker. During her presentation, Watkins will describe how several Pensacola veterans made a 6,000-mile […]
The University of West Florida Department of Communication Arts will present the 2012-2013 Jerry Maygarden Distinguished Lecturer, Deborah Bassett on Monday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. The lecture, “Beyond Pocahontas: How Social Media is Changing the Face of Contemporary Native America,” will be held in the Music Hall of the Center for Fine and Performing […]
The University of West Florida is calling all artists to submit their work to the 2013 Festival on the Green Fine Arts Show, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, April 5-6 at the main campus in Pensacola. The juried fine arts and fine crafts show has space for up to 35 artists. Applications must be […]
West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc., will celebrate Pensacola’s rich, vibrant and cultural legacy with the expansion of a new 3,000 square-foot exhibit entitled Pensacola: City of Five Flags. This exhibit will feature how Pensacola transformed itself from a colonial wilderness into a thriving commercial center and tourist destination. Scheduled to be open this year, Pensacola: City of […]
Glenn Breed, associate professor of theatre at the University of West Florida, will be the guest speaker for the upcoming UWF Downtown: A Lecture Series Honoring the Arts and Humanities event. UWF Downtown will take place on Thursday, Feb. 7 at the Pensacola Little Theatre. Refreshments will be served at 6 p.m., followed by a […]
The University of West Florida (UWF) is hosting its first Diversity Week Tuesday, Jan. 15 through Saturday, Jan. 19. The UWF Black Employees Association (BEA), Student Government Association (SGA), Student Activities and Office of Diversity have planned events throughout the week as a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the campus community’s commitment […]
