The University of West Florida Educational Research Center for Child Development was recently awarded funds through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Grant by the U.S. Department of Education. UWF is one of only two Florida universities to be awarded this grant. The CCAMPIS Grant exists to support pell-eligible and military affiliated […]
The University of West Florida (UWF) will host its College of Business Executive Mentor Program panel discussion, titled, “What Employers are Looking for in New Hires” on Oct. 18 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the College of Business Education Center, Room 101. The panel will include: Niels Andersen, president and CEO of KAMedData, KontactIntelligence and VeritasHealthCare; Bill Wein, […]
Saturday, Oct. 5 5:40 p.m. Tropical Storm Karen: Saturday Update University officials are continuing to actively monitor Tropical Storm Karen. All UWF campuses are still scheduled to be closed on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. This includes all classes, events and campus activities. The University will reopen on Monday, Oct. 7. There are no watches or […]
The University of West Florida College of Arts & Sciences will host UWF Professor of English and World Languages, Dr. Allen Josephs, as guest speaker for the upcoming UWF Downtown: A Lecture Series Honoring the Arts and Humanities event. The lecture will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, located at […]
Today, University of West Florida President Judy Bense hosted the annual State of the University Address, where she reviewed the university’s recent accomplishments and outlined priorities and initiatives for the new year. Bense began the address by highlighting the University’s key accomplishments during the 2012-2013 academic year. She thanked key members of the Florida Legislature […]
The Haas Center team at the University of West Florida recently developed an application for mobile devices that serves as a regional economic data dashboard. The Haas Center’s app, which is compatible with iPhone and Android devices, currently serves as the state’s only one-stop resource that provides routine updates on key economic indicators that are […]
The University of West Florida announces the launch of Rite of Passage, a distinguished lecture series celebrating UWF faculty who were recently promoted to full professor. Throughout the 2013-2014 academic year, four professors will present a lecture on a topic of their choosing. The first lecture, honoring Dr. Christopher Pomory, will take place this week. Pomory, […]
The University of West Florida has been designated a “military-friendly school” for the sixth year in a row by G.I. Jobs Magazine. The “Top Military-Friendly Schools” list, featured in the 2014 Guide to Military Schools, honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are embracing America’s military service members and veterans as […]
The University of West Florida College of Business’s new Executive Mentor Program has matched its second class, expanding from 30 students last year to 50 students this year, with area business leaders who will serve as mentors to initiate networking and career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. The following prominent business leaders have been designated as […]
The University of West Florida College of Arts & Sciences and the Department of Communication Arts will present the 2013 Jerry Maygarden Distinguished Lecturer, Alan Keyes on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. The lecture, “The Crisis of America’s Liberty,” will be held in the Music Hall of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts on the main […]
Social work students from the University of West Florida recently traveled to Guatemala to learn firsthand the impact of serving those in need. Christopher Cotten, assistant professor in the UWF Department of Social Work, led a group of one undergraduate and six graduate students to Guatemala this August. The purpose of the trip was service-learning […]
To kick off the Fall 2013 semester, the University of West Florida recently hosted its annual Faculty Forum to highlight the ways in which faculty are incorporating high-impact practices in the classroom and beyond. The forum, which featured a guest speaker and a faculty panel discussion, focused on increasing student engagement through educational practices such […]
