University officials are closely monitoring a hard freeze warning and wind chill advisory that will be in effect tonight through tomorrow morning in Northwest Florida. All University of West Florida locations remain open at this time. If conditions change, the University will update the campus community. Students, faculty and staff are advised to use their […]
The University of West Florida has been selected to receive the 2024 Community Engagement Classification, an honor designated to 368 institutions nationwide by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This is the second time UWF has received this prestigious classification, with the first being in 2015. With […]
The University of West Florida and Coastal Alabama Community College celebrated the launch of a new agreement that facilitates a seamless transition from associate’s degree programs at Coastal Alabama Community College to bachelor’s degree programs in healthcare at UWF at a signing ceremony on Jan. 8 at Coastal Alabama Community College’s Bay Minette campus. The […]
University officials are closely monitoring the severe weather potential that is forecast for tonight, Jan. 8 through the morning of Jan. 9 in Northwest Florida. Out of an abundance of caution, the University of West Florida will close at 3 p.m. today and reopen at noon tomorrow, Jan. 9. This includes all classes, events, campus […]
WHAT: Media are invited to an agreement signing ceremony that outlines new transfer pathways from associate’s degree programs at Coastal Alabama Community College to bachelor’s degree programs in healthcare at the University of West Florida. The signing, which will be held at Coastal Alabama Community College, guarantees acceptance for graduates of the Associate of Applied […]
University of West Florida faculty and undergraduate students recently developed Pulsed Medical LED goggles for the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease. The product was researched and designed through a partnership between the Department of Psychology, Department of Physics and Dr. Muhammad Harunur Rashid Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UWF. Dr. Mohamed Khabou, professor […]
A total of 3,425 undergraduate students enrolled during the Fall 2023 semester at the University of West Florida were named to the President’s or Dean’s Lists. The Fall 2023 President’s List features 1,539 students enrolled in at least six credit hours who earned a semester GPA of 3.90 or higher. The Fall 2023 Dean’s List […]
The University of West Florida will reach a significant milestone, officially surpassing 100,000 graduates during the University’s Fall 2023 Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Pensacola Bay Center. Since its first commencement ceremony in 1968, the University has conferred more than 121,000 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. “Our 100,000 alumni have boldly entered the […]
The University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering recently received a $100,000 gift from the late Dr. Frank Silver to establish the Dr. Frank and Dale Silver Distinguished Chemistry Endowment. Named after himself and his wife, the endowment will provide operational and scholarship support to students in the Department of Chemistry. […]
The University of West Florida’s Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership, housed in the College of Business, will host the 10th annual Women in Leadership Conference on March 14, 2024. The conference, presented by Kia Autosport, will be offered in person at the UWF Conference Center on the University’s Pensacola campus, as well […]
The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity received a $1.5 million contract from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA, to expand the CyberSkills2Work program, an intensive cybersecurity training program designed to help individuals launch or advance cybersecurity careers. The training will focus on critical infrastructure security and industrial control systems security. […]
The University of West Florida College of Business inducted its 2023 Hall of Fame class on Nov. 9 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 Business […]
