Column: Since Great Recession, Pensacola has lagged in new business births

In a new column, Haas Center Economic Development Coordinator Allison Tyler Romer looks at post-recession new business starts—or “births”—in communities throughout the country. Romer finds relatively few new business births in the years following the Great Recession of 2007–09—particularly in the Pensacola area. Her article can be accessed through the UWF Center for Research and […]

UWF students to present artistic works as part of Irish Experience program

Theatre, art and music students from the University of West Florida will present artistic works as a culmination of the 2016 Irish Experience program, “From the Emerald Coast to the Emerald Isle.” UWF’s Irish Experience program allows students to take their artistic talents abroad and focus on their individual fine art disciplines and areas of […]

UWF students participate in international piano festival

Two students from the University of West Florida Department of Music competed against accomplished musicians from the U.S., Asia and Europe in the Lancaster International Piano Festival, at the Winter Visual and Performing Arts Center and the Ware Center of Millersville University in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. An estimated 50 pianists attend the annual festival each year, […]

UWF Leisure Learning to host 20th anniversary Open House

The University of West Florida Leisure Learning program within the Department of Continuing Education will celebrate its 20th anniversary with an open house on Sept. 1, 2016, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Argonaut Athletic Club on the UWF Pensacola Campus. Adults ages 55 and older are invited to learn more about the program […]

UWF receives $25,000 from AT&T for STEM educational outreach

The University of West Florida recently received a $25,000 gift from AT&T to support the enrichment and expansion of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, educational outreach activities for K-12 students. The gift will not only support existing programs organized by the UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, but it will also […]

UWF Historic Trust launches Half-Price Sundays at additional location beginning Sept. 18

The University of West Florida Historic Trust will extend Half-Price Sundays to the Pensacola Children’s Museum, beginning Sunday, Sept. 18. The offer will kick off with an official Worldwide Day of Play event in partnership with Nickelodeon and “Greater Pensacola Parents” magazine from noon until 4 p.m. Worldwide Day of Play is a day each […]

UWF reaches record enrollment of more than 13,000 students for Fall 2016 semester

The University of West Florida has surpassed 13,000 in enrollment for the first time in the institution’s history, reaching 13,030 students for the Fall 2016 semester, as of today, Aug. 24, 2016. “We have a lot to be excited about as we start the fall semester, and this news adds to that excitement,” said UWF […]

Pensacola Museum of Art presents Salvador Dali “Controversial Lines: Late Prints” exhibition through January 2017

The Pensacola Museum of Art, part of the University of West Florida, will present “Controversial Lines: Late Prints” by Salvador Dali from Sept. 9, 2016, through Jan. 7, 2017. An opening reception will be held at the museum on Sept. 9, 2016, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The exhibition— featuring more than 50 works organized […]

University of West Florida Haas Center to study election process

The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office and the Haas Center at the University of West Florida is undertaking a new study to determine how satisfied voters are with the types and availability of voting options in the county. “For quite some time, we have wanted to conduct a study to try to gauge voter […]

UWF assistant professor to attend makerspace roundtable at White House

Thomas Asmuth, an assistant professor in the University of West Florida Department of Art, will travel to the White House on Aug. 24 to participate in a roundtable discussion at an event called “The Nation of Makers.” Asmuth teaches new media at the University and works on art projects that meld science and technology. He […]

UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center invites special guests to open house barbecue

WHAT: The University of West Florida Military and Veterans Resource Center will host a barbecue to welcome students, faculty and staff back to campus for the fall semester and provide campus community members the opportunity to learn more about the MVRC and VetSuccess on Campus resources and benefits. DETAILS: Invitees include staff from Rep. Jeff […]

UWF hosts area students, teachers for Emerging Scholars in Environmental Health program

The University of West Florida recently hosted 11 local high school students and nine teachers for the Summer 2016 Emerging Scholars in Environmental Health Program. This marks the third graduating class for the eight-week program that enhances hands-on learning and critical thinking skills and provides teachers with educational resources and methods for the classroom. The program includes […]