Arcadia Mill center and museum reopening

WHAT: The University of West Florida Historic Trust is hosting a private reopening of the newly remodeled Visitor’s Center and Museum at Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site. The Visitor’s Center underwent renovations and was closed to the public from October through January. The renovation project consisted of enclosing a wrap-around porch to increase the exhibit and classroom […]

UWF Center for Entrepreneurship launches resource website to help Northwest Florida entrepreneurs

The University of West Florida Center for Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with Gulf Power Company and FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance, has developed the Northwest Florida Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Assets Portal to assist entrepreneurs in Northwest Florida. “Developing this portal falls perfectly in line with the Center for Entrepreneurship’s mission to serve as a comprehensive resource for economic […]

Artist explores transdisciplinary collaboration as part of Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series

The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities will continue its 2016-17 Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series on Friday, March 3, 2017. Interdisciplinary artist Elizabeth Demaray will present her lecture, “Art and Science: Transdisciplinary Collaboration” at the Pensacola Museum of Art in Historic Pensacola. The event is part of the UWF […]

UWF Department of Music presents The Perdido Brass

The University of West Florida Department of Music presents The Perdido Brass in concert. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7 in the Music Hall, located in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, located in Building 82. The program includes works by Handel and J.S. Bach, as well as the “Second […]

UWF Department of Music presents the Symphonic Band in Concert

The University of West Florida Department of Music will present the Symphonic Band in “Simply Fun,” its first concert of the spring semester, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The concert will be held in the Mainstage Theatre of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, located in Building 82. The concert will feature the […]

UWF Department of Music presents Jasmin Arakawa, guest piano recital

The University of West Florida Department of Music presents Jasmin Arakawa in a guest recital at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 6 in the Music Hall, located in the Center for Fine & Performing Arts, located in Building 82. A charismatic and versatile pianist, Arakawa has performed in North America, Central and South America, Europe, China […]

UWF to host ribbon cutting for Camellia Garden Enhancement Project

WHAT: University of West Florida President Martha Saunders will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the transformation of the Camellia Garden. The Camellia Garden Enhancement Project is a collaborative initiative involving the Pensacola Camellia Club, the UWF Retired Employees Association and the University. WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 TIME: 10:30 a.m. WHERE: University of West Florida […]

UWF Department of Music presents the UWF Singers and Chamber Choir in Showcase Concert

The University of West Florida Department of Music presents the University Singers and Chamber Choir with their “Showcase Concert.” The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2 in the Music Hall, located in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola Campus. Peter Steenblik will direct the UWF Singers and Chamber Choir. […]

UWF and Pensacola Jewish Federation to host cultural historian for annual lecture

The University of West Florida and the Pensacola Jewish Federation will host a lecture by Dr. Steven Fine, Churgin Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University in New York City, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the Music Hall at the UWF Center for Fine & Performing Arts. Fine’s presentation, “The Arch […]

UWF Historic Trust announces access program for low-income families

The University of West Florida Historic Trust announces it has joined “Museums for All,” a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Association of Children’s Museums, to encourage families of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum habits. “Museums for All” enables up to four people, […]

Study: Public sees benefit in police use of body-worn cameras

University of West Florida professor Dr. Matthew Crow and assistant professor Dr. Jamie Snyder, along with Florida Atlantic University professors Drs. Vaughn Crichlow and John Smykla, completed the second part of their research on police body-worn cameras, or BWCs. During that phase of the research, Crow gauged how the public perceives police BWC use. “We […]

UWF Department of Music presents Jazz Ensemble and Combo recitals

The University of West Florida Department of Music will present an evening of jazz on Tuesday, Feb. 7 and Monday, Feb. 13. The performances in the series are free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Center for Fine and Performing Arts Box Office at 850.857.6285. Tuesday, Feb. 7: 7 p.m. […]