The University of West Florida Center on Aging will host a local CarFit event, a program designed to help older drivers find a better “fit” with their cars, on Thursday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will highlight a proud CarFit milestone by welcoming the 50,000th driver at a CarFit event. “The Florida Panhandle is […]
Yesterday, WeatherSTEM, a community centered weather network for schools, installed a weather unit on top of the University of West Florida John C. Pace Library. This unit serves as WeatherSTEM’s donation side for Escambia County and is available for use to all district schools to receive live data and classroom lessons. “The College of Science, […]
WHAT: The University of West Florida Office of Enrollment Affairs will unveil Argo Central, a one-stop shop for students and parents, at a grand opening celebration on Wednesday, April 8 at 2 p.m. Argo Central will offer access to information pertaining to Admissions, Financial Aid, Financial Services and the Registrar’s Offices through various services including […]
The University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement announces that the Town of Century and the Community Economic Development Association for Escambia County are the first participants in OEDE’s Northwest Florida Asset Valuation and Marketing Support Program. As participants in the program, the town and CEDA will work with UWF marketing professors […]
Today, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees voted to keep Dr. Judith Bense as the President of the University of West Florida until Dec. 31, 2016. The extended term, together with changes to the provisions of her contract relating to her return to faculty after Dec. 31, 2016, are set forth in an Addendum to […]
Dr. Della Scott-Ireton, Associate Director of the Florida Public Archaeology Network, received the 2015 Senator Bob Williams Award on March 11, 2015 at the annual Florida Heritage Awards ceremony in Tallahassee for her contribution to exceptional historic preservation in Florida. Dr. Scott-Ireton has worked in Florida for the past 20 years, encouraging communities to value […]
The University of West Florida Wellness Services and UWF Peer Educators will host the 16th annual Take Back The Night event on Wednesday, April 1 at 5:30 p.m. in the University Commons Auditorium. This year’s theme is “It’s On Us,” a national sexual assault awareness campaign. Take Back The Night serves as an international event to create safe […]
The University of West Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Group (AIRG) will host Dr. Kenneth Ford, founder and chief executive officer of the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC), on March 24, 2015 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the UWF Pensacola Campus’ Science and Engineering Building Auditorium. His talk is titled, “Toward Cognitive […]
From graduation and retention rates to cost-per-degree, the University of West Florida has demonstrated vast improvement under the Board of Governors’ performance funding model. The Board, which oversees the State University System, is scheduled to discuss the achievement Thursday, March 19 at 8:40 a.m. EST/7:40 a.m. CST and consider the final results Thursday afternoon. Live streaming and the agenda […]
Sebastian Junger, award-winning journalist and internationally acclaimed author, will present a lecture on international reporting and the impact of war across the globe on Wednesday, March 25 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Pensacola Museum of Commerce, located at 201 East Zaragoza St. in downtown Pensacola. Junger’s lecture titled, “The Front Lines of […]
This summer, the emerald coast will meet the emerald isle as twelve theatre students and four art students from the University of West Florida travel to Ireland to participate in the Carlow Arts Festival and collaborate with Carlow Little Theatre as part of the University’s program, “The Irish Experience,” from May 21 through June 11. This […]
Today, the University of West Florida Historic Trust hosted the grand re-opening of the 37-acre Arcadia Mill Archeological Site. The event showcased Arcadia’s newly constructed bridge and boardwalk site tours; children’s activities including candle dipping, face painting and crafts; featured demonstrators such as the FloraBama Cut-Ups wood carving group; and numerous vendors including the Florida […]
