Criminal justice students at the University of West Florida recently conducted a study at Fort Pickens to determine how campers felt about the potential for crime occurring at their campsites. Drs. Sara Evans and Jamie Snyder, assistant professors of criminal justice, teamed up to create a course titled, “Code of the Campground: Fear of Crime […]
The University of West Florida Board of Trustees unanimously voted to ratify the 2014-17 Collective Bargaining Agreement today during its quarterly meeting. This follows 16 months of negotiations between UWF and faculty members represented by the United Faculty of Florida. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the UWF chapter of the UFF voted 82-0 in favor of the bargaining agreement. Today’s […]
Today, the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida and the Greater Pensacola Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting to commemorate the grand opening of the FSBDC at UWF offices in the Greater Pensacola Chamber building. “This partnership is an example of our commitment to advancing the economy of Northwest Florida,” said […]
By Rick Harper, Ph.D. rharper@uwf.edu The United Way organization has published a new study looking at household incomes and housing affordability for each of the 67 counties in Florida. Entitled ALICE (short for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), and produced by scholars at Rutgers University, the study presents information on financial hardship. At 220 pages, […]
The University of West Florida and the Pensacola Sports Association will host the 35th annual NIRSA National Flag Football Championships Jan. 2 to 4, 2015 at the Ashton Brosnaham Complex. Registration is currently open for both the collegiate and open divisions until Tuesday, Dec. 9 for college and Monday, Dec. 29 for open teams. The […]
A University of West Florida student was recently named the recipient of the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which awards up to $5,000 to fund a study abroad experience. Joseph Smith, a junior international studies and finance major, will study abroad in Morocco during the Spring 2015 semester through the International Studies Abroad program. […]
The University of West Florida Department of Computer Science will host two student teams from Pine Forest High School for the online state rounds of the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition on Friday, Dec. 5 at the University. Pine Forest is the first high school in the Escambia County School District to compete in […]
The following is an installment in an ongoing series of monthly updates on the employment situation in select Northwest Florida markets. By: Rick Harper, Ph.D. rharper@uwf.edu The metro area jobs report for October was released on Nov. 21, and the Okaloosa County metro area registered 81,900 jobs seasonally adjusted on nonfarm payrolls. This was an […]
The following is an installment in an ongoing series of monthly updates on the employment situation in select Northwest Florida markets. By Rick Harper, Ph.D. rharper@uwf.edu The metro area jobs report for October was released on Nov. 21, and Panama City registered 73,600 jobs seasonally adjusted on nonfarm payrolls. This was a decrease of 700 […]
The following is an installment in an ongoing series of monthly updates on the employment situation in select Northwest Florida markets. By Rick Harper, Ph.D. rharper@uwf.edu The metro area jobs report for October was released on Nov. 21 by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, and Pensacola registered 163,600 jobs, seasonally adjusted, on nonfarm payrolls. […]
The University of West Florida Haas Center for Business Research & Economic Development announces Allison Tyler as economic development coordinator effective November 2014. In her new position, Tyler will oversee implementation of the Town of Century’s economic development strategic plan. Tyler’s position was created as part of a recent economic development agreement between the Town […]
WHAT: The Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida and the Greater Pensacola Chamber will host a ribbon cutting to commemorate the grand opening of the FSBDC at UWF offices in the Greater Pensacola Chamber building. This partnership will allow the FSBDC at UWF to operate through a satellite office in downtown […]
