The University of West Florida College of Business and Pen Air Federal Credit Union will host the Fall 2017 Financial Bootcamp at 11 a.m. on Oct. 25 in the UWF Conference Center. The presentation, which begins at 11:30 a.m., will introduce basic tips on understanding how to use credit wisely. At 11 a.m., a free […]
The University of West Florida’s Military and Veterans Resource Center recently hosted two no-cost Veterans Florida Entrepreneurial Training Session, “So You Want to Be An Entrepreneur” and “What is the Lean Startup Model for Entrepreneurs?” at the UWF Conference Center. The workshop was held in partnership with Veterans Florida as part of the Veterans Florida […]
Researchers at the University of West Florida Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation are leading an effort to study the impacts of invasive lionfish by engaging students in Escambia and Santa Rosa County high schools in citizen science. As part of an ongoing partnership designed to promote STEM education through hands-on learning, more than 900 […]
The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities will begin its 2017-18 Experience Downtown Lecture Series on Oct. 26 at the Pensacola Museum of Art. Carrie Fonder, UWF art lecturer, and Valerie George, UWF associate professor of art, will explore how commissioning entities and viewing audiences have contested public works of […]
The University of West Florida Usha Kundu, MD College of Health has launched Argo Shield, an initiative to teach sun safety and promote skin cancer prevention among children in Escambia County this fall. In Escambia County, the UV Index, which forecasts the risk of overexposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun, ranges from two to […]
A team of seven University of West Florida students, the UWF Cybernauts, won first place at the ITEN WIRED Summit Cyber Defense and Incident Response Competition on Wednesday at the Hilton on Pensacola Beach. Teams from UWF, Pensacola State College, University of South Alabama and Navy Information Operations Command Pensacola participated in the competition. Each […]
The University of West Florida Army ROTC Program recently hosted its 14th Annual Argonaut Challenge. The annual competition for regional high school JROTC programs tests cadets physically and mentally, and further develops them as leaders and as team members. Twenty different teams participated in this year’s competition, bringing together over 200 high school students from […]
The University of West Florida will honor Dr. Joseph T. Spaniola and Dr. John E. Worth on Friday, Oct. 27 as part of the UWF Rite of Passage lecture series. The event will be held in the Argonaut Athletic Club on the UWF Pensacola campus at 2 p.m. It is free and open to the […]
University of West Florida President Martha Saunders hosted a private event last week at the Dorr House in downtown Pensacola to thank local artist Tracey Savery Davis for generously donating her original artwork, “Oleander,” to the University. “I have been a Tracey Davis fan for many years,” Saunders said. “Her work is unique, and we […]
UWF Notice: Tropical Storm Nate Oct. 5, 2017 University officials are actively monitoring Tropical Storm Nate, which is currently located in the Caribbean. In order to provide the campus community with the opportunity to prepare for potential weather conditions, all UWF locations will be closed Saturday, Oct. 7 at noon through Monday, Oct. 9. This […]
The University of West Florida’s Pensacola Museum of Art announces the exhibition “The Reflected Self: A Cultural History of Portraiture,” which is on view through Oct. 22 in the Charles. W. Lamar, Sr. Assembly Room located on the second floor of the museum. This exhibition provides an interactive means of exploration and discovery by allowing […]
The Art Gallery at the University of West Florida will present “ReSource,” a faculty exhibition, from Oct. 19 through Nov. 18. A reception will take place on from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19. TAG is located in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. In addition to the display of their original […]
