The University of West Florida Department of Computer Science will host two student teams from Pine Forest High School for the online state rounds of the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition on Friday, Dec. 5 at the University. Pine Forest is the first high school in the Escambia County School District to compete in […]
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 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 by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, and Pensacola registered 163,600 jobs, seasonally adjusted, on nonfarm payrolls. […]
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 will honor Drs. Diane Scott and Susan Jans-Thomas at the UWF Rite of Passage Lecture Series event on Friday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. at the Argonaut Athletic Club. UWF Rite of Passage is a distinguished lecture series celebrating UWF faculty who were recently promoted to full professor. The series gives professors […]
A University of West Florida student was recently named Student of the Year by the National Collegiate Honors Council during the council’s 2014 Conference in Denver, Colorado. Jini Curry, a senior biochemistry major, Kugelman Honors Scholar and president of the UWF Honors Council, was chosen from students enrolled at colleges and universities across the country […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host guest speaker Gary Monroe to present on “The Highwaymen: Florida’s African-American Landscape Painters” on Friday, Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m. at Voices of Pensacola presented by Gulf Power. This event is part of the traveling exhibit, “Against All Odds: The Art of the Highwaymen,” which will […]
Message from the UWF Chief of Police regarding FSU Shooting Incident Nov. 20, 2014 Dear Campus Community, The tragic shooting that occurred early this morning at Florida State University serves as a reminder that an active shooter incident can occur anywhere. The safety of our students, faculty and staff is always the University’s top priority […]
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 […]
The University of West Florida College of Business will host a professional development workshop, titled “Change, People, Culture: What We Miss in the Interview Conversation” on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 12 to 2 p.m. in the College of Business Education Center, Building 76A, Room 103. The workshop will feature guest speaker Susan Rollwagen, a national […]
The University of West Florida and Historical Research Associates, Inc. signed a licensing agreement for Next Exit History™ yesterday during a partnership celebration event, marking the first agreement signed from a social sciences department at UWF. The event also recognized the grand opening of the HRA Pensacola office. Next Exit History™ is a GPS-based mobile […]
