The University of West Florida, in partnership with the Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County, will host the Pensacola Literacy Symposium: See the Beauty in Books from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 29 at the UWF Conference Center. The UWF College of Education and Professional Studies event will feature Matt de la […]
The University of West Florida Department of Music presents the Pensacola West Percussion Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11 in the Mainstage Theatre at the Center for Fine & Performing Arts, Building 82. The concert, titled “1…2…3…4…” will feature guest artist Dr. Benjamin Fraley, adjunct instructor of percussion at Troy University, performing Dr. Brian Nozny’s […]
The Pensacola Museum of Art announces the opening of its “63rd Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition,” which will be on display March 24 through April 23. Each year, the PMA highlights its talented members in the exhibition by displaying their works on the museum walls. The exhibition shows the high-level of artistic skill of PMA member […]
The University of West Florida Department of Music presents Dr. Hedi Salanki-Rubardt and Mr. Blake Riley in a duo faculty piano recital “From Bach to Joplin.” The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 10 in the Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. In addition to works of […]
The Art Gallery at the University of West Florida presents the “2017 TAGGED Student Art and Design Exhibition” from March 30 through April 17. A reception will take place from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 30. TAG is located in the Center for Fine & Performing Arts, Building 82. “TAGGED” is an annual juried competition showcasing current […]
The University of West Florida Board of Trustees met today in its first full meeting of the calendar year, with a new chairman in Mort O’Sullivan and vice chairman in Dave Cleveland. This also marked Dr. Martha Saunders’ first Board of Trustees meeting as president of UWF. “I’m looking forward to working with Chairman O’Sullivan […]
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the University of West Florida will receive more than $3 million to assist deserving students in their pursuit of the American Dream. This transformational gift will establish an endowment for need-based scholarships with preference given to immigrants and refugees and enhance accessibility to higher education for UWF […]
The University of West Florida and the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) will host renowned researcher and educator Dr. Monica Olvera de la Cruz for two lectures March 30-31 as part of the William D. Smart Seminar Series in Chemistry. The first lecture, “Polyhedral Geometries in the Living World,” will be from […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust announced today lighting and projection enhancements to its flagship museum, the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum, made possible by a $125,000 gift commitment from the Fiesta of Five Flags Foundation. Through the use of projection and lighting, the museum will become the centerpiece of Pensacola’s vibrant, unique […]
In a new column, Amy Newburn, assistant director of the Haas Center at the University of West Florida, discusses a recent Haas Center study that gauges Santa Rosa County residents’ sentiment regarding the county courthouse. Among the survey’s findings: Sixty-three percent of those surveyed said they believe the county needs a new courthouse. Forty-nine percent […]
The University of West Florida Innovation Institute and FloridaShines awarded Cassie Mense’s fourth-grade class at Myrtle Grove Elementary School with a New Matter MOD-t 3D printer today for winning FloridaShines’ first 3D printing contest. Mense gave her students the assignment to research engineers who had made a significant contribution to science and to create and […]
The University of West Florida Department of Music presents the University Singers and Runge Strings in “Eternal Light.” The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 17 at First United Methodist Church, Six E. Wright St., in downtown Pensacola. Continuing the trend of presenting innovative concert programming, Dr. Peter Steenblik and Dr. Leonid Yanovskiy […]
