Attorney and community advocate Fred Levin has made a generous contribution to the University of West Florida football program, donating $100,000 to support the Argonauts. “The University of West Florida’s football program is an asset for both the school and the community,” explained Levin, a Pensacola native and longtime supporter of UWF. “This contribution is […]
The University of West Florida Cyber Club placed first in the college division this past weekend in CyberThon 2017, the third annual cybersecurity challenge event hosted by the AFCEA Blue Angels Pensacola Challenge at Naval Air Station Pensacola National Flight Academy. CyberThon is a community event designed to give high school and college students hands-on experience […]
The UWF Innovation Institute’s Florida Virtual Campus released the results of the “2016 Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey Report.” The survey is the third in a series from 2010 through 2016 that shows the impact high textbook costs have on college affordability, as well as college success and completion. “The findings of this survey […]
WHAT: University of West Florida President Martha Saunders and the UWF Historic Trust Board of Directors will host a groundbreaking ceremony for Museum Plaza, a historic preservation and education project that will help tell the story of Pensacola’s rich history. WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 TIME: 10 a.m. WHERE: Behind the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum […]
Beginning in February 2017, the University of West Florida will explore the integration of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics to determine how those fields can influence the preservation of a clean environment through a new public program, STEAM2017. STEAM2017 is a five-week program which will include art exhibitions, lectures, artist-led workshops for students of […]
The University of West Florida announced today a $1 million gift from Dr. Bob Kimball, UWF professor of marketing and economics, to create the Bill and Ellie Kimball Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship Award in memory of his parents. “This is a very special gift because it comes from one of our own,” said UWF President Martha […]
The University of West Florida Department of Music will present the Runge Strings Orchestra in concert on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. In their first concert of the semester, the Runge Strings Orchestra will present “Spring” […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program has announced Dr. Wendy Murphy and Bentina Terry as keynote speakers for the 2017 Women in Leadership Conference. The annual event will be held Friday, March 3, from 11:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the UWF Conference Center and Auditorium, Building 22, on the […]
The University of West Florida received a $50,000 grant from the SunTrust Foundation for the Pensacola Pledge Scholars Fund. The gift will further bolster the program, which provides scholarships to high school graduates from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to attend UWF or Pensacola State College. “On behalf of the SunTrust Foundation, we are pleased to […]
The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities will continue its 2016-17 Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 with UWF faculty leading a presentation and panel discussion on “Archaeology of the Luna Expedition in Pensacola” at the Museum of Commerce in Historic Pensacola. The event is free […]
The University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering launched a new internship program to prepare students to enter professional work in all STEM fields. The need was first identified when science and engineering students reported turning down professional preparation opportunities in lieu of continuing paid positions not related to their professional […]
WHAT: University of West Florida President Martha Saunders will host a press conference to announce a major gift to the University. WHEN: Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 TIME: 1 p.m. WHERE: University of West Florida Pensacola Campus College of Business Pennington Atrium (Building 76A) 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514
