UWF senior named Student of the Year by National Collegiate Honors Council

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 […]

UWF Historic Trust to host acclaimed author for presentation on The Highwaymen

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 […]

UWF named 2015 Best for Vets college by Military Times

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 […]

UWF College of Business Executive Mentor Program to host workshops by national training manager

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 […]

UWF partners with Historical Research Associates for Next Exit History

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 […]

UWF College of Business Executive Mentor Program to host guest lecture on employment law

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will present “Employment Law for Business Students: Latest Trends, Myths and Rookie Mistakes” on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Building 36, Room 191. During the event, Russell F. Van Sickle, a Florida Bar Board-Certified labor and employment lawyer, will speak […]

UWF professor to present on US invasion of Spanish Pensacola at upcoming UWF Downtown lecture series

Dr. William Belko, associate professor at the University of West Florida, will present a lecture on the U.S. invasion of Spanish Pensacola on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 5:30 p.m.  The event will be held at the Voices of Pensacola presented by Gulf Power, located at 117 East Government St. in downtown Pensacola. Belko’s lecture, titled […]

UWF to sign licensing agreement for Next Exit History

WHAT: University of West Florida and Historical Research Associates, Inc. will host a partnership celebration and grand opening of the HRA Pensacola office. As part of the event, UWF and HRA representatives will sign a licensing agreement for Next Exit History™, a mobile app developed by UWF faculty researchers that provides information about more than […]

UWF to host panel discussion on Japan

The University of West Florida will host an international outreach event titled, “Walk in America, Talk on Japan: We Are Tomodachi,” on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in the UWF Conference Center. The event, which is free and open to the public, is part of a grassroots relationship-building project sponsored by the […]

University of West Florida Master of Public Health Program receives re-accreditation

The University of West Florida Master of Public Health Program recently achieved re-accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health though 2021. “We are thrilled that our major accrediting body recognized the high quality of our program, including the strengths of our local community partnerships, as well as our institutional, faculty, staff and student commitments to […]

UWF Vice President of Student Affairs recognized as Pillar of the Profession

University of West Florida Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr. Kevin Bailey, was recently recognized by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Foundation as a 2015 “Pillar of the Profession.” This distinguished award is designed to recognize outstanding members of the student affairs and higher education community through the Pillars of the Profession. “I […]

UWF Department of Nursing hosts grand opening of Nursing Skills and Simulation Learning Center

The University of West Florida Department of Nursing showcased its new, state-of-the-art Nursing Skills and Simulation Learning Center yesterday during a grand opening event. The center includes a Department of Nursing Informatics, or DONi, Computer Lab, as well as a simulation room, debriefing room and open lab spaces designed to provide nursing students with immersive learning experiences. “Information management and application of patient […]