UWF hosts Marks Invitational Speech and Debate Competition

The University of West Florida Speech and Debate team hosted the annual Marks Invitational Speech Tournament Nov. 3-5, drawing in eight regional colleges and universities. Students from across the country have competed in speech and debate events at UWF for more than 40 years. Nearly 50 competitors participated in the tournament, delivering a total of […]

UWF team earns third place in computer programming contest

A team of University of West Florida students recently placed third in the annual Southeast Association for Computing Machine Regional Programming contest’s division II category, hosted by the UWF Department of Computer Science. The contest was held Nov. 11, simultaneously at four regional universities including the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina; Kennesaw State University, […]

Projects on display for first year of Research Triad Program

Faculty and students in the University of West Florida College of Education and Professional Studies recently unveiled projects on which they collaborated with community partners during the inaugural year of the Research Triad Program. The Research Triad Program is the brainchild of Dr. Carla Thompson, the director of the UWF Community Outreach Research and Learning […]

Holiday Lantern Tours come to Historic Pensacola

The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host holiday guided home tours on Dec. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16. The lantern tours, led by living history interpreters dressed in Victorian finery, will include the Lavalle House, the Dorr House and the Lear/Rocheblave House. Each house will be decorated for the holidays and […]

UWF to offer new course on marketing lionfish as food

Beginning this spring, the University of West Florida College of Business will offer a new course that will delve into the potential to market the highly invasive lionfish to consumers. The hope is that enhancing the lionfish market as food could help curb its threat to native species in the Gulf of Mexico. The course, […]

UWF announces suspension of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and temporary suspension of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Today, University of West Florida President Martha Saunders announced measures taken with two Fraternity & Sorority Life organizations. The Tau-Psi chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity has been suspended for a minimum five-year period following the conclusion of an investigation into hazing as well as risk-management and alcohol-related misconduct. The activities occurred at an unregistered, […]

Faculty panel to explore topic of public space as part of Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series

The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities will continue its 2017-18 Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series on Nov. 30 at Historic Pensacola’s Museum of Commerce. A UWF faculty panel will explore public space as an expression of community values in “Public Space, Collective Memory and Community Identity.” The lecture is […]

UWF Department of Music presents the Symphonic Band Holiday Concert

The University of West Florida Department of Music will present the Symphonic Band Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Mainstage Theatre of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. This year’s presentation of the annual holiday concert will feature original variations of standard Christmas […]

UWF Historic Trust museums to participate in Museum Store Sunday campaign

The University of West Florida Historic Trust announces its T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum, Pensacola Children’s Museum and Pensacola Museum of Art will participate in the Museum Store Association’s inaugural international shopping campaign Museum Store Sunday on Nov. 26. More than 500 museums from around the world will offer special promotions on Museum Store Sunday. The […]

UWF Department of Music presents the Runge Strings Orchestra in concert

The University of West Florida Department of Music will present the Runge Strings Orchestra in concert on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. The performance will be held in the Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. The Runge Strings Orchestra presents another performance for the UWF community. The program will […]

UWF Department of Music presents Traditions of Song

The University of West Florida Department of Music presents the UWF Singers, Chamber Choir and Concert Choir in “Traditions of Song.” The performance will take place on Monday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. Under the direction of Dr. Peter Steenblik, the choral […]

Pensacola Museum of Art announces fall exhibition: Crossing Boundaries: Art and the Future of Energy National Juried Exhibition

The University of West Florida Pensacola Museum of Art, 350 Pensacola and UWF Department of Art announces the exhibition, “Crossing Boundaries: Art and the Future of Energy National Juried Exhibition” as part of the Clean Energy Festival and Pensacola Foo Foo Festival. The exhibition will be on view through Jan. 14, 2018 in the Charles […]