University officials are closely monitoring the severe weather that is forecast for tomorrow, Tuesday, April 5 in Northwest Florida. All University of West Florida locations remain open at this time. If conditions change, the University will update the campus community. Potential threats include winds up to 70 mph, fast moving tornadoes and large hail. Please […]
The 10th annual University of West Florida Dance Marathon raised $55,694.15 on April 2 in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. During UWF Dance Marathon, participants stand on their feet and dance for 10 hours in support of children who cannot. The event was held at Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart. All […]
The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the UWF Chamber Music class in concert on Wednesday, April 6 at noon. The concert will be held at Old Christ Church in historic downtown Pensacola. The UWF Chamber Music Series at Old Christ Church is closing its 15th season with a […]
Every Friday at 8 a.m., 11 University of West Florida students show up for class at the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution. Once inside, they are joined by their classmates: 13 incarcerated individuals. The students are the first cohort enrolled in the Spring 2022 Inside-Out Exchange course led by Jennifer Brinkley, J.D., assistant professor of legal […]
The Industry Resilience and Diversification Fund program, administered by the University of West Florida, has completed its first year of operations after being relaunched in 2021. The program, managed by UWF’s Office of Research Administration and Engagement, remains open to new applicants. Over the past year, the University has approved IRDF incentive funding for projects […]
The University of West Florida Department of Theatre presents “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” written by C.S. Lewis and adapted for the stage by Joseph Robinette. Performances will be held March 25-27 and April 1-3 with shows at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. All performances will take […]
University of West Florida theater and engineering students are collaborating to bring C.S. Lewis’ classic, “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” to life this month at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, complete with an engineered puppet version of Aslan the lion. The partnership is made possible by a high impact practice grant, […]
A total of 67 student teams competed in Division I and Division II of the competition at UWF and four other host universities including the College of Charleston, Mercer University, Samford University and Florida International University. During the five-hour long competition, teams of three students wrote several computer programs to solve algorithmic problems. Solutions were […]
The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present a faculty and friends Chamber Winds concert on Monday, March 28 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 Pensacola campus. The Chamber Winds concert […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program hosted its eighth annual Women in Leadership Conference on Friday, March 11, reaching a sold-out crowd of more than 430 students, young professionals and executives in attendance, as well as over 300 who attended online via livestream. “It’s incredible how this annual conference has […]
The University of West Florida has been recognized with a 2022-2023 Top Ten Military Friendly® School designation in the large public category. In the annual rankings released on March 7, 2022, UWF ranked No. 4, jumping to the highest spot on the list in school history. UWF was the only Florida State University System institution […]
Dr. James Arruda, professor in the University of West Florida Department of Psychology, recently signed a consulting and licensing agreement with California-based company, BIOPAC Systems Inc., to collaborate on the development of a device that could be instrumental in the early detection of Alzheimer’s. A patent is estimated to be completed within six months. Arruda […]
