The University of West Florida Historic Trust is hosting monthly volunteer recruitment sessions to present volunteer opportunities. The next session will be from 2-3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18 at the T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum, located at 330 S. Jefferson Street in downtown Pensacola. The sessions are free and open to the public. Attendees who bring […]
The University of West Florida Department of Music will present the Jazz Combo and Ensemble in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25. The concert will be held in the Mainstage Theatre at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the UWF Pensacola Campus. Under the direction of Director of Jazz Studies, […]
Four University of West Florida mathematics students placed second in the Graduate and Professional School Division of the Major League Baseball-sponsored Diamond Dollars Case Competition in Phoenix. The UWF team of Talia Barraco, Stacey Burchette, Shawn Harrell and Joseph Kennedy finished runner-up to students from Columbia University’s Sports Management Program. Eight teams competed in the […]
WHAT: University of West Florida will host the inauguration of Dr. Martha Dunagin Saunders, the sixth president of the University. WHEN: Friday, April 21, 2017 TIME: 2 p.m. WHERE: Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82 Main Stage Theatre 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, Florida 32514 INFORMATION: uwf.edu/inauguration
The University of West Florida is accepting nominations for its Spirit of UWF and Alumni Awards. The inaugural Spirit of UWF Awards celebrate and strengthen collaboration between the University and the larger community UWF serves. Those eligible for nomination include businesses, organizations, agencies and individuals, along with UWF administrators, staff, faculty and students. Nominations will […]
The University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering now offers Code and Tech Stars, CaTS, a free, semimonthly program on the Pensacola campus to encourage interest among fourth through sixth grade females in science, technology, engineering and math. Offered at 10 a.m. on the first and third Saturday of each month, […]
Dr. Kristina Killgrove, bioarchaeologist and assistant professor of anthropology at the University of West Florida, was selected by the Society for American Archaeology to receive its 2017 Award for Excellence in Public Education. She accepted the award during the SAA 82nd Annual Meeting, March 29 – April 2, 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Killgrove was selected for […]
The University of West Florida Wellness Services and UWF Peer Educators will host the 18th annual Take Back The Night event at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 6 in the UWF Field House. Take Back The Night serves as an international event to educate, protest and bring awareness of violence by creating safe communities and […]
The University of West Florida International Programs will host Una Bilic, site director for the Tallahassee International Rescue Committee, or IRC, at 6 p.m. on April 7 at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. Bilic will share her experiences as a Bosnian refugee and discuss the reality refugees face today in her presentation, titled […]
ARGO ALERT: This is an update to the report of shots fired on the Pensacola campus on Friday, March 31, 2017. The suspect fired three shots at 6:08 p.m. at the outdoor basketball courts, which are open to the public. No one was injured. A witness reported that the shooter left the scene and departed […]
University of West Florida graduate, Jessica Whitten, won the Category 1 Civilian of the Year for the Air Force Test Center, which encompasses the 96th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida; 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, California; and Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Arnold AFB, Tennessee. “This is quite an astounding accomplishment for someone with less […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust announces its Pensacola Museum of Art (PMA) is now open from noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets purchased during the Sunday hours are half-price. “Half-price Sundays have been extremely popular at our T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum and our Pensacola Children’s Museum,” said Rob Overton, Jr., executive […]
