Dr. Athena du Pré, communications professor at the University of West Florida, will present a lecture on the role of humor and happiness in health care on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Pensacola Museum of Commerce, located at 201 East Zaragoza St. in downtown Pensacola. Du Pré’s lecture, titled […]
Today, the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College signed a Memorandum of Agreement entitled “Pre-Admission Cooperation and Special Admissions Process.” This partnership admits select students from PSC’s Bachelor of Applied Science Program who show evidence of high academic ability and seek a challenging and engaging graduate experience into the UWF Master of Business […]
The holiday hours for the University of West Florida Historic Trust are as follows: The Pensacola Children’s Museum, T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum and the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center will be open on Dec. 23, 26, 27 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site’s Museum and Visitor’s […]
UWF BEI Board Chair, K.C. Clark, recently published a BEI Board Chair Message to provide updates regarding the progress of developments for University of West Florida Business Enterprises, Inc. These Board Chair Messages will be distributed periodically, and this is the first of this series. To view the December 2014 Board Chair Message, please visit […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host the second annual Women in Leadership: Designing Your Future Conference on Friday, Feb. 13 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the UWF Conference Center on the main Pensacola campus. The conference will feature thought-provoking session presentations and panel discussions from recognized industry leaders. Attendees […]
Today, the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida and the Greater Pensacola Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting to commemorate the grand opening of the FSBDC at UWF offices in the Greater Pensacola Chamber building. “This partnership is an example of our commitment to advancing the economy of Northwest Florida,” said […]
By Rick Harper, Ph.D. rharper@uwf.edu The United Way organization has published a new study looking at household incomes and housing affordability for each of the 67 counties in Florida. Entitled ALICE (short for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), and produced by scholars at Rutgers University, the study presents information on financial hardship. At 220 pages, […]
The following is an installment in an ongoing series of monthly updates on the employment situation in select Northwest Florida markets. By: Rick Harper, Ph.D. rharper@uwf.edu The metro area jobs report for October was released on Nov. 21, and the Okaloosa County metro area registered 81,900 jobs seasonally adjusted on nonfarm payrolls. This was an […]
The following is an installment in an ongoing series of monthly updates on the employment situation in select Northwest Florida markets. By Rick Harper, Ph.D. rharper@uwf.edu The metro area jobs report for October was released on Nov. 21, and Panama City registered 73,600 jobs seasonally adjusted on nonfarm payrolls. This was a decrease of 700 […]
The University of West Florida Haas Center for Business Research & Economic Development announces Allison Tyler as economic development coordinator effective November 2014. In her new position, Tyler will oversee implementation of the Town of Century’s economic development strategic plan. Tyler’s position was created as part of a recent economic development agreement between the Town […]
The University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement recently launched a $1.5 million matching grant program to connect Northwest Florida businesses with research resources available through UWF. The new program, called the Northwest Florida Industry Research Matching Grants Program, makes UWF faculty, staff and students available to participating businesses to promote job […]
The University of West Florida was recently ranked No. 35 out of the Top 100 Four-Year Colleges in the “Best for Vets: Colleges 2015” list by Military Times. The list is developed using a detailed questionnaire with more than 100 questions that analyze each school’s complete offerings for veterans. It serves as a tool for […]
