UWF’s Tim Kinsella receives the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award

CAPT Tim Kinsella Jr., USN (Ret), director of the University of West Florida’s Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership, was awarded the Christopher Wray FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. A ceremony was held at the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center in Pensacola. Kinsella was selected for recognition by […]

Resilient Military Family event sheds light on military life joys, challenges

The University of West Florida and the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation presented The Resilient Military Family featuring Karen Kelly, wife of retired U.S. Marine Corps General John Kelly, on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 at the UWF Commons Auditorium. The event, co-hosted by UWF President Martha D. Saunders and Naval Aviation Museum Foundation president and CEO […]

UWF provides resources to bring entrepreneurial ideas to life with Makerspace at Museum of Commerce

The University of West Florida’s Makerspace will open at the Museum of Commerce on Nov. 11. The Makerspace, approximately 1,000 square feet dedicated to creative, entrepreneurial and artistic activities, was funded through the Next Big Thing program, led by UWF President Martha D. Saunders. “We’re excited about this new space and hope it encourages students, […]

University of West Florida and Pensacola State College create new partnership, enhance PSC2UWF MBA Articulation

University of West Florida President Martha D. Saunders and Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows announced a new partnership to enhance the PSC2UWF MBA articulation agreement on Nov. 3 at PSC. The agreement provides access to UWF’s John C. Pace Library resources for students enrolled in PSC’s newly created business climate analysis course, which will […]

UWF and Naval Aviation Museum Foundation host The Resilient Military Family event

WHAT: The University of West Florida and the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation will present The Resilient Military Family featuring Karen Kelly, wife of retired U.S. Marine Corps General John Kelly. Kelly will share her experiences as a military spouse and mother. A panel discussion on military life will follow. Panelists include Brig. Gen. Leslie A. […]

UWF College of Business inducts 2022 Hall of Fame class

The University of West Florida College of Business inducted its 2022 Hall of Fame class on Friday, Oct. 28 at the UWF Commons Conference Center. The Hall of Fame was established in 2021 to celebrate individuals who embody the qualities that make the college an extraordinary place to learn and grow. Inductees are College of […]

Media invited to attend UWF, PSC partnership announcement

WHAT: University of West Florida President Martha D. Saunders and Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows will announce the details of a new partnership, which provides access to UWF’s John C. Pace library resources for students enrolled in PSC’s business climate analysis course. This is an enhancement of the BAS to MBA agreement. WHEN: Nov. […]

UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music presents the Runge Strings Orchestra in concert

The University of West Florida and the Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the Runge Strings Orchestra in concert on Tuesday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in UWF Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts on the UWF Pensacola campus. Following its successful opening […]

UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music presents Renee Richardson, soprano

The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present our Music Hall Artist Series with School of Music alumna Renee Richardson, soprano on Monday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. The performance will be held in the Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the […]

UWF welcomes National Merit Finalist and top scholarship recipients to campus

The University of West Florida welcomed its 11th National Merit Finalist in six years this fall. Amanda Serger was among approximately 15,000 students across the country who met the requirements for Finalist standing, out of an estimated 1.5 million high school juniors who participated in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship competition. National Merit Finalists earn […]

UWF cybersecurity expert shares research on connected vehicle security; warns of vulnerabilities in modern vehicles

Dr. Guillermo Francia, III, director of research and innovation for UWF’s Center for Cybersecurity, was selected to share his research on connected vehicle security at the prestigious Transatlantic (US-Ireland-Northern Ireland) Workshop on Collaborative Internet of Things/Cyber Physical Systems Cybersecurity Research. The workshop was held on Oct. 20-21, 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. His research is bringing […]

UWF nursing students participate in mass casualty drill

University of West Florida Usha Kundu, MD College of Health nursing and health sciences students and faculty learned first-hand how to manage a disaster during a mass casualty drill on Oct. 21. UWF teamed up with the Santa Rosa Medical Center, Santa Rosa Emergency Management and LifeGuard to simulate a response to a mass shooting. […]