UWF announces gifts from key Football Founders to support Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center

The University of West Florida recently announced $100,000 gifts each from Dr. Judy Bense, UWF President Emeritus, and Eric and Peg Nickelsen, UWF Football Founders, in support of the Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center within that expansion. Bense first announced the establishment of a UWF football team in Fall 2013, during her eight-year tenure as […]

The Art Gallery at UWF presents “if you can see a thing whole…”

The Art Gallery at the University of West Florida, presents “if you can see a thing whole…”, an exhibition featuring New Orleans based artists Hannah Chalew and Pippin Frisbie-Calder. The exhibition will run from Feb. 10 through March 3. TAG is located in The Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola […]

UWF health sciences and administration faculty members publish first textbook on Pressbooks

Two faculty members in the University of West Florida Department of Health Sciences and Administration have published the institution’s first Pressbooks Open Educational Resource textbook, “Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professions.” Dr. Andrea Nelson, clinical assistant professor and Usha Kundu, MD College of Health high impact practice fellow and liaison, and Katherine Greene, adjunct instructor, collaborated […]

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

For their first performance of the spring semester the Runge Strings Orchestra will present a concert entitled “Incurably Romantic.” The program will include music by Tchaikovsky and Smetana. The Runge Strings Orchestra is led by Leonid Yanovskiy, director and Aleksandra Pereverzeva, assistant director. This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are […]

UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music presents the Annual Piano Celebration

The UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present its Annual Steinway/Bösendorfer Piano Celebration on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82 on the Pensacola campus. In 2007, by the generous gift of Helen Wentworth, […]

UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music presents Duo Turgeon

The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present pianists Duo Turgeon as part of the Music Hall Artist Series on Monday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola campus. The Duo Turgeon will perform […]

UWF online programs rank among best in U.S. News and World Report

The University of West Florida ranked among the best in the nation in the prestigious 2022 U.S. News and World Report Best Online College rankings. UWF ranked 59th among 361 institutions for Best Online Bachelor’s Programs and 35th for Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans in the rankings released on Jan. 25. “Each year, these […]

UWF Notice: Wintry Weather Conditions

University officials are closely monitoring the Winter Weather Advisory that is in effect for midnight through noon Friday, Jan. 21 in Northwest Florida. All University of West Florida locations remain open at this time. If conditions change, the University will update the campus community. The Pensacola area is expected to receive patchy, light freezing rain […]

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UWF receives $600k gift commitment from Sandy Sansing to name new Sports Medicine Center

The University of West Florida announces a gift commitment of more than $600,000 from Sandy Sansing to support the Sandy Sansing Need-Based Student-Athlete Scholarship and for the expansion of the Darrell Gooden Center to include a new Sports Medicine Center. With this gift, the new Sports Medicine Center will be named in his honor. “Sandy […]

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UWF announces Fall 2021 President’s, Dean’s Lists

A total of 3,082 undergraduate students enrolled during the Fall 2021 semester at the University of West Florida were named to the President’s or Dean’s Lists. The Fall 2021 President’s List features 1,366 students enrolled in at least six credit hours who earned a semester GPA of 3.90 or higher. The Fall 2021 Dean’s List […]

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UWF Haas Center, Achieve Healthy EscaRosa and Achieve Escambia launch online dashboard

“Data visualizations shed light on opportunities to improve our community,” said Nicole Gislason, executive director of the Haas Center. “The site was developed in conjunction with Achieve Healthy EscaRosa and Achieve Escambia, our cross-sector community collaboratives focused on health and education. The Haas Center is thrilled to partner with these organizations that are comprised of […]

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UWF receives $3 million NSA grant to expand the National Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program

The University of West Florida received a $3 million grant extension by the National Security Agency to expand the national cybersecurity workforce development program, CyberSkills2Work, following a successful launch of the program last year. In September 2020, the NSA awarded UWF a $6 million grant to lead a coalition of 10 institutions designated as National […]