Pen Air Federal Credit Union and the University of West Florida Executive Mentor Program will host the spring “Financial Boot Camp” on Friday, March 20, 2015 from 12 to 2:30 p.m. in the College of Business Education Center, Building 76A, Room 102. The Boot Camp hosts financial professionals as guest lecturers who present topics to prepare students […]
The University of West Florida announces retired Navy Capt. Susan K. Cerovsky as Director of the Center for Cybersecurity, effective March 16, 2015. Cerovsky joins UWF after nearly 30 years as an officer in the United States Navy, and most recently held the title of commanding officer of the Center for Information Dominance (CID) at […]
The University of West Florida College of Business, in partnership with the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola, is accepting nominations for the 2015 Combined Rotary of Pensacola Ethics in Business Award. “This is the twelfth year that the Combined Rotary Clubs and the College of Business have recognized Northwest Florida business and community leaders for […]
The University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement is seeking proposals for a new matching-grant program that makes UWF marketing expertise available to Northwest Florida economic development entities. “This program is designed to support municipalities and economic development organizations in Northwest Florida both by defining the economic competitive advantages of our region […]
The University of West Florida will honor Drs. Eman El-Sheikh and Jocelyn Evans at the UWF Rite of Passage Lecture Series event on Friday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Argonaut Athletic Club at UWF. UWF Rite of Passage is a distinguished lecture series celebrating UWF faculty who were recently promoted to full professor. The series gives […]
The University of West Florida Haas Center and the Florida SBDC at UWF have set dates for orientation and workshops for the upcoming Century Business Challenge. The business challenge is a business plan competition in which the winning company will receive a prize package valued at more than $25,000. The Pensacola-based Studer Institute and the […]
Thomas Asmuth, art professor at the University of West Florida, will present a lecture on methods of cross-pollinating the disciplines of science, technology and art, while investigating the historical and contemporary progress and pitfalls of this creative form on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Pensacola Museum of Commerce, located […]
The University of West Florida Haas Center recently completed research that suggests metro areas in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Bay counties have workforces that trail their counterparts around the country in skills and education. The Haas Center’s findings are presented in its new Job Skills Index, which ranks metro areas by how well they […]
The Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida announces Julia Montgomery as its new international trade specialist. Montgomery, who began in August 2014, supports the trade expansion and educational mission of the Florida SBDC and the UWF College of Business by providing international trade development services to the community. Montgomery, proficient […]
Four students at the University of West Florida were recently selected to join the Maximizing Access to Research Careers, or MARC, Scholars Program. The new program was recently funded as part of a multi-year National Institutes of Health grant totaling more than $960,000. The MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research grant, awarded to Dr. […]
The University of West Florida’s Master of Science in Administration, specialization in Cybersecurity (MSA/Cybersecurity) has earned the Professional Science Master’s Affiliation. The MSA in Cybersecurity is an entirely online, interdisciplinary degree that allows students to pursue advanced training while simultaneously developing workplace skills. This program prepares Cybersecurity graduate students for high-level Cybersecurity career options, and admission to […]
Innovation Coast, an alliance of technology and knowledge-based companies in Northwest Florida, has named Dr. Donovan Chau, associate director of the University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement, its new executive director. The move is intended to strengthen the ties between the business community and academia, said Jim McClellan, chair of Innovation […]
