Complete Florida is hosting a College and Career Webinar from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CDT on May 2. This free, live event will focus on preparing the busy adult learner to go back to college, complete their degree and plan for a successful career. Complete Florida is managed by the UWF Innovation Institute. “Complete Florida […]
University of West Florida student Donovan Black received two notable honors recently, the 2017 Grady-Rayam Prize in Vocal Performance and the UWF Arts Advocacy Award. Black, a senior majoring in vocal performance, competed in the Grady-Rayam competition in February in Lakeland, Florida. The annual competition challenges vocalists to learn and perform arranged spirituals before a […]
Attorney and community advocate Fred Levin is investing $550,000 in the University of West Florida to establish the Reubin O’D. Askew Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies. The gift will also help the University purchase land to house the Institute. The Institute will substantially further UWF’s leadership in STEAM initiatives – combined applications of science, technology, engineering, […]
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 […]
