By Lauren Haggett, University Communications Students at the University of West Florida will face challenging moments in their college careers, but they have to keep pushing, according to Quint Studer in his fall convocation address on Thursday. More than 400 faculty, staff and students attended convocation in the Commons Auditorium. Studer, CEO and founder of […]
By Lauren Haggett, University Communications The University of West Florida welcomed author George Saunders to campus on March 24 to speak to students about his writing accomplishments. Saunders is the author of three collections of short stories including the bestselling “Pastoralia,” “CivilWarLand in Bad Decline” and “In Persuasion Nation.” “Pastoralia” and “CivilWarLand in Bad Decline” […]
The University of West Florida welcomed its largest incoming freshman class on Move-In Day Aug. 17. This year, 1,500 new students were accepted to UWF, a 17 percent increase over last year’s freshman class of 1,250. Outside of the university’s freshman dormitory, Martin Hall, students were lined up by the dozens, eager to sign in […]
Faculty and students from the University of West Florida were honored at the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) annual conference in Naples, Fla., at the association’s Golden Image Awards Aug. 9. UWF faculty member Rick Scott won the prestigious Doris Fleischman award, which recognizes tireless effort and contributions to the field of public relations. Scott […]
By Lauren Haggett, University Communications A crowd of more than 100 faculty members filled the theatre at the UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA)Tuesday to hear Curtis Bonk speak about how technology influences higher education. Bonk is the author of “The World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education,” and he is […]
By Lauren Haggett, University Communications The University of West Florida is one of America’s Top Colleges, according to the annual Forbes poll released Aug. 3. This is the first time UWF has been listed in the Forbes ranking. UWF ranked in several categories, including Top 100 Best Buy Colleges, Best Southern Colleges, and Best Research […]
The University of West Florida has been awarded a Campus Suicide Prevention grant under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act. UWF is expected to receive up to $306,000 over the next three years, with a first year award amount of $100,330, to be used toward education and training to students, faculty and staff on mental […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The University of West Florida is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to rankings by The Chronicle of Higher Education released on Monday. The survey is based on data from nearly 44,000 survey participants at 310 institutions. UWF and Florida International University in Miami are the […]
By Josh Newby, University Communications Almost immediately after hearing about the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that occurred in Japan on March 11, Paula Rappe, an assistant professor at the University of West Florida, knew she had to do something. She and her husband Larry, who both have a history of social work and critical incident […]
By Lauren Haggett, University Communications Nine UWF criminal justice students recently visited Scotland, where they spent two weeks learning about the Scottish judicial system first-hand. John Smykla, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Justice Studies at UWF, planned the trip for his students to provide them a once-in-a-lifetime learning experience as part of his […]
By Lauren Haggett, University Communications Kasie Foreman, a junior at the University of West Florida, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2005 when she was 13 years old. While in the hospital during her long battle with cancer, she decided she wanted to help out other kids facing the same challenge. She founded a non-profit […]
By Josh Newby, University Communications Leah Gibney, a competitive wakeboarder from the University of West Florida, recently placed third in the national CBS Alt Games in San Diego, Calif. The Alt Games is an annual collegiate competition featuring alternative sports such as wakeboarding, beach volleyball, snowboarding and skiing. Gibney competed in the competition against students […]
