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. […]
The Triumph Gulf Coast Inc. Board of Directors will meet from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, Bayside Ballroom, at 160 Sandestin Blvd. North in Miramar Beach, Florida. The University of West Florida Center for Research and Economic Opportunity is organizing the meeting. Triumph Gulf Coast […]
The Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida hosted a grand opening for its new Panama City location on Tuesday. As part of a statewide service network of more than 40 centers, the FSBDC at UWF is based in the UWF College of Business and maintains full-service offices in three locations, […]
WHAT: The University of West Florida Historic Trust will unveil its interpretive master plan. UWF President Judith Bense, UWF Vice President of Advancement Brendan Kelly and UWF Historic Trust Board Chair Jerry Maygarden will unveil the transformational vision of Historic Pensacola. WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 TIME: 4 p.m. WHERE: Museum of Commerce 201 E. Zaragoza […]
WHAT: The Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida will host a grand opening and ribbon cutting for its new Panama City location. The full-service SBDC at UWF Panama City office resides within the center of the Panama City Mall. This location serves businesses in Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program and Pen Air Federal Credit Union will host the fall Financial Boot Camp on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, from noon to 2:30 p.m. in the College of Business, Building 76A, Room 103. The boot camp, aimed at students, is held twice a year and […]
