The University of West Florida has been designated a “military-friendly school” for the sixth year in a row by G.I. Jobs Magazine. The “Top Military-Friendly Schools” list, featured in the 2014 Guide to Military Schools, honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are embracing America’s military service members and veterans as […]
The University of West Florida College of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Communication Arts will present the 2013 Jerry Maygarden Distinguished Lecturer, Alan Keyes on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. The lecture, “The Crisis of America’s Liberty,” will be held in the Music Hall of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts on the main […]
Social work students from the University of West Florida recently traveled to Guatemala to learn firsthand the impact of serving those in need. Christopher Cotten, assistant professor in the UWF Department of Social Work, led a group of one undergraduate and six graduate students to Guatemala this August. The purpose of the trip was service-learning […]
To kick off the Fall 2013 semester, the University of West Florida recently hosted its annual Faculty Forum to highlight the ways in which faculty are incorporating high-impact practices in the classroom and beyond. The forum, which featured a guest speaker and a faculty panel discussion, focused on increasing student engagement through educational practices such […]
“As Argonauts, we act with integrity. We do not lie, cheat, steal or tolerate those who do.” PENSACOLA, Fla. – Aug. 30, 2013 – The University of West Florida (UWF) Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, along with the UWF Student Government Association, UWF Office of the Provost and the UWF College of Business will […]
University of West Florida Business Enterprises, Inc. and the UWF Board of Trustees have issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) for the Electric Vehicle Pilot Program. The deadline for submissions is Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. The Electric Vehicle Pilot Program would create a fleet of all-electric cars that could be used by students as […]
The University of West Florida has been selected to participate in the NASPA Lead Initiative, a national effort centered on civic learning and democratic engagement. UWF is one of 70 colleges and universities to receive this designation from the nation’s leading voice in student affairs. As a participating institution in the initiative, UWF will continue to […]
The University of West Florida was named a Best Southeastern College by The Princeton Review for the 11th consecutive year, based on results from the company’s 2014 Best Colleges survey. UWF was one of 138 institutions receiving the Best in Southeast designation. The company designated 643 colleges total across the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Western […]
Dr. Carla Thompson, associate professor and director of the UWF Community Outreach Research and Learning Center, recently presented at the 7th annual Athens Institute of Education and Research (ATINER) Mathematics and Statistics Research Unit Conference in Greece. Thompson’s paper, titled “Integrating Community Outreach Research and Learning (CORAL) Projects in Teaching Graduate Statistics in the Social Sciences,” […]
University of West Florida professor Dr. Muhammad H. Rashid was recently awarded the 2013 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Industry Application Society, adding to the continued success of the UWF Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Recently, two student teams –advised by Rashid – placed first and second in the Myron Zucker Undergraduate Student Design […]
The University of West Florida’s Military and Veterans Resource Center (MVRC) recently awarded scholarships to eight students who are military veterans or dependents of active or retired military. The scholarships were made possible as a result of the Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Michael Ferguson Scholarship Endowment, the Buzz and Larue Ambersley Memorial Scholarship and the […]
Today, Provost Martha Saunders announced the appointment of interim deans to fill the positions recently vacated in the College of Business and College of Arts & Sciences. Effective August 8, 2013, the following individuals will serve as interim deans: College of Business: Dr. Tim O’Keefe College of Arts & Sciences: Dr. Mike Huggins “Tim and Mike are proven university leaders […]
