The University of West Florida continues to closely monitor the Zika virus – a virus spread by mosquitoes – and the effect it is having in the state of Florida. UWF Environmental Health and Safety is working with federal, state and local officials to ensure the safety of the UWF community in relation to the […]
WHAT: The University of West Florida will host a special event to announce a major gift to the University from Pen Air Federal Credit Union. WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 TIME: 11 a.m. WHERE: University of West Florida Argonaut Athletic Club 11000 University Parkway, Building 54 Pensacola, Florida 32514
University officials continue to closely monitor Tropical Storm Hermine. At this time, it is not expected to pose a threat to this area. All University of West Florida campuses, including the Pensacola Campus, online and Emerald Coast will remain open. If conditions change, the University will update the campus community. To learn more about storm preparedness, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
