Zach Jenkins directs the Haas Center at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida. By ZACH JENKINS | zjenkins@uwf.edu For low-income families, affordable housing is not about their ability to purchase a home; it is about finding rent that is inexpensive enough so that they can still meet their family’s minimal food, clothing, transportation and […]
The Florida Virtual Campus promoted their new brand, FloridaShines, at the 2016 Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida last week. Launched last summer, FloridaShines is Florida’s student hub of innovative educational services and acts as the state’s official website for an array of online tools to help students plan their education, succeed in […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program and Wells Fargo present “Leadership vs. Management in Times of Transformation” by Michael G. Kane, president of the East Group at publishing powerhouse Gannett Company, on Feb. 4, 2016. The presentation will take place from 7 to 8 p.m., followed by a dessert reception […]
Dr. Rick Harper serves as associate vice president for research and economic opportunity at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. He directs the University’s Center for Research and Economic Opportunity. By RICK HARPER | rharper@uwf.edu Leisure and hospitality has been the fastest growing sector in the Pensacola economy for the last several years. This can […]
Phyllis Pooley, director of special projects for the University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement, shares her perspective on the migration of individuals and families into and out of Escambia County. Pooley has more than 15 years of experience working with demographic data. By PHYLLIS POOLEY | ppooley@uwf.edu Migration/geographic mobility refers to the movement […]
Zach Jenkins, director of the Haas Center at the University of West Florida, shares his perspective on how middle-income families in Florida have fared since the 1970s. By ZACH JENKINS | zjenkins@uwf.edu Last week, the Pew Research Center published a report documenting the shrinking “American middle class” from 61 percent of all Americans in 1971 to […]
In Fall 2015, the University of West Florida launched a standalone B.S.B.A. degree program in supply chain logistics management in response to student and workforce demand. UWF offered its first logistics course in 2005, using materials from top programs at Pennsylvania State and Michigan State universities. Soon after, in 2006, a certificate in supply chain […]
The University of West Florida Center for Research and Economic Opportunity recently announced Zachary Jenkins as the new director of the Haas Center. Jenkins will lead the research and consulting office beginning Dec. 7. “Zach’s academic training is in business, economics and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in law at the […]
The University of West Florida Center for Research and Economic Opportunity announced the addition of Dr. Mark Roltsch as UWF’s Assistant Vice President for Research and Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. He will also have a faculty appointment as Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Community Health. Roltsch […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program, in partnership with the UWF American Marketing Association, will host speaker Grace Resendez McCaffery in a session titled “The Importance of the Hispanic Market in Pensacola and How to Reach and Engage with Latinos.” The event will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, […]
The University of West Florida Eta Upsilon chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, a coed business fraternity, attended the organization’s 50th biennial Grand Chapter Congress this August in Chicago. Eta Upsilon received awards in three separate categories for their achievements within the community. Delta Sigma Pi is a professional, business fraternity for men and women with […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust unveiled its interpretive master plan to the public on Tuesday during an event at the Museum of Commerce in Downtown Pensacola. UWF President Judith Bense, Vice President of University Advancement Brendan Kelly and Historic Trust Board of Directors Chair Jerry Maygarden presented the transformational vision for Historic Pensacola. […]
