Dear UWF Community, After all we have been through over the past year, I had hoped my back-to-school letter to you would be about something other than a pandemic. Unfortunately, the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases has raised questions within the campus community which must be addressed. I have been meeting frequently with the Chairman […]
Hurricane Dorian Update #2 Aug. 30, 2019 at 4 p.m University officials are closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian, which is currently a Category 3 Hurricane heading toward the east coast of Florida. All University of West Florida locations remain open at this time. Florida Virtual Campus Gainesville location will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. […]
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 […]
WHAT: The University of West Florida and Pensacola State College are signing a Memorandum of Agreement entitled “Pre-Admission Cooperation and Special Admissions Process.” This partnership will admit 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 UWF Master of Business […]
The University of West Florida Board of Trustees completed President Judy Bense’s 2011/2012 annual evaluations at their regularly scheduled board meeting today. Bense was evaluated on the achievement of 36 institutional goals and priorities established by the Board of Trustees last year. As a result of the evaluation, President Bense will receive an increase in […]
As you know, the legislature reduced our budget by $11.9m for FY2012/13. This is a non-recurring cut that was designed to reduce our carry forward balances. Yet, overall, the university has lost 47 percent of our state funding since 2007 in both recurring and non-recurring sources. We all feel the pain of dealing with these […]
In mid-April, two nooses were discovered on campus, prompting an aggressive response by UWF students, faculty, staff and administration. We deplore such conduct and are committed to tolerance on a diverse campus. During the summer we worked hard to develop some new initiatives and focuses on diversity and inclusion at UWF. Here is an update […]
This summer the University of West Florida Board of Trustees adopted the new UWF 2012-17 Strategic Plan. The plan is the culmination of much research, dialogue, and academic visioning processes. Nearly 2,000 faculty, staff, students, and community members played a role in the development by participating in focus groups, retreats, surveys, and visioning meetings. The […]
Welcome to Fall 2012. This is an exciting time to be a part of the University of West Florida. Our phenomenal enrollment growth continues, with more than 12,823 students registered for the first day of class this semester, a 6.6 percent increase over last fall’s record enrollment. Last week we also welcomed the largest Freshman […]
Kimberly M. Tatum, associate professor of Justice Studies and assistant dean, was awarded the Mary F. Rogers Women’s Studies Award at the UWF Women’s Studies Conference April 5. The award is given by the UWF Women’s Studies Program annually to a faculty member for substantial scholarship in the field of women’s studies and making a […]
