The Greater Pensacola Chapter of the United Negro College Fund honored Lewis Bear Jr., chair of the University of West Florida Board of Trustees and president/CEO of the Lewis Bear Company, and Mamie Webb Hixon, assistant professor of English and director of the UWF Writing Lab, during its Inaugural Chairman’s Luncheon held today at New […]
University of West Florida music student, James Matthews, has been chosen as an American Protégé International Piano & Strings Competition 2014 Honorable Mention Winner. Matthews will perform on Sunday, April 20 at 11:30 a.m. in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City, N.Y. Matthews, a native of Lakeland, Fla., is a junior music […]
The University of West Florida College of Business and the Office of Equity, Diversity and International Affairs will host Dr. James Johnson as he presents a lecture titled, “Northwest Florida Disruptive Demographics: Implications for Entrepreneurship & Workforce Development,” on Monday, March 31 at 6 p.m. in the Commons Auditorium, Building 22. Johnson is the William […]
Jamie Trindell, a senior chemistry major at the University of West Florida, was recently accepted to both the University of Texas-Austin and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, two of the top-ranked graduate chemistry programs in the country, according to the U.S. News & World Report. Trindell credits her unique experience at UWF for giving […]
The University of West Florida recently joined the Institute of International Education’s Generation Study Abroad initiative to double the number of American students who study abroad by the end of the decade. UWF has committed to increasing the number of undergraduate students who study abroad by expanding business majors’ options abroad, developing additional opportunities for […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program recently hosted a Marine Leadership Workshop featuring Capt. Nicole Villareal Bastian, U.S. Marines Officer Selection Officer. During the workshop, Bastian spoke on “Leading the Community, Leading for Life.” Bastian was one of the first 24 women to graduate from The Citadel, the Military College […]
University of West Florida Business Enterprises, Inc. is moving forward with plans to transform the University’s east campus entrance at the intersection of Hwy. 90 and Campus Drive into a vibrant atmosphere featuring restaurants and retail facilities. The UWF Board of Trustees Finance and Facilities committee ratified the Development Agreement and Right of Entry document […]
The University of West Florida Logistics Team recently placed fourth out of 16 teams from across North America at the Denver Transportation Club International Logistics Case Competition, also known as Operation Stimulus. As part of the competition, the UWF team performed a detailed analysis of a comprehensive international supply chain logistics issue along with their […]
The University of West Florida hosted its kick-off Discovery Lab event today in an effort to engage local middle school students in interactive projects relating to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. “The goal of the Discovery Lab is to promote interest in STEM through discovery and exploration, which are the foundations for science,” […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host Michael Mika, on Thursday, Feb. 27 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. for his presentation titled 2K14 Digital Disruption, Tips for Living with the ‘New Normal.’ The event will take place at the UWF College of Business Education Center, Building 76A, Room 101. Mika, Digital Marketing Consultant for 2ManyApps […]
The University of West Florida, in partnership with Manna Food Bank of Pensacola, is launching its first Argo Pantry food drive today, Feb. 19 with an open house from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. The open house will take place at the Dean of Students Office, Building 21, Room 130. Beta tested in fall 2013, […]
On Saturday, February 8, the University of West Florida hosted nearly 300 students from Northwest Florida’s public and private schools in the Florida Panhandle at the third annual Northwest Regional Florida Science Olympiad. The event was held at the UWF School of Science and Engineering. Florida Science Olympiad is an official state chapter of Science […]
