By PHYLLIS K. POOLEY | ppooley@uwf.edu Phyllis Pooley serves as director of special projects with the University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement in Pensacola. With the movement of the baby-boom generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) through the workforce, much has been written regarding the aging of the workforce, the question of […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust announces new extended hours and discounted rates at the T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum. On Thursday through Saturday, the museum will close at 7 p.m. Tickets purchased after 4 p.m. on these dates are 50-percent off. The museum is also open on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. for […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust and Apple Corps Foundation will present the Appleyard Storytelling Cottage, an exhibit featuring Pensacola’s premier storyteller, John Appleyard, starting in June 2016 at the McMillan House in Historic Pensacola Village. The exhibit will feature many of Appleyard’s stories and will celebrate his numerous contributions to the community. He […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program and Pen Air Federal Credit Union will host the spring Financial Boot Camp on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the College of Business Education Center, Building 76A, Room 103, on the UWF Pensacola Campus. The boot camp, designed […]
The Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series hosts Drs. Michelle Williams and Jacob Shively, as they present, “Radicalism, ISIS and National Security,” on March 31, 2016. The lecture will take place at the Museum of Commerce on 201 E. Zaragoza St. in downtown Pensacola. The series is free and open to the public, with a reception […]
MyCareerShines surpasses major milestone in online registrations MyCareerShines, Florida’s comprehensive education and career planning system, recently announced that more than 100,000 Florida students have registered to use this innovative, online tool. Making its debut in September 2015, MyCareerShines has quickly become the go-to resource to help Florida students plan for future career opportunities. The system […]
The University of West Florida Department of Music recently sent nine instrumentalists and nine vocalists to the annual Florida Music Educators Association Conference held Jan. 13-16, 2016. Seven of the instrumentalists were selected from undergraduate music students around the state to play in the All-State Intercollegiate Band, with two of the students placing first chair. […]
Archaeologists, historians and the casually curious can all find gold in a rare and distinctive collection of maritime books recently donated to the University of West Florida’s library. Whether the subject of interest is a legal document, a personal diary or notes about shipwreck remains, researchers are likely to find something in the hundreds of […]
The University of West Florida’s Presidential Search Committee will seek input regarding the presidential search through open forum meetings on March 7 and 8, 2016. On Feb. 22, 2016, the UWF Presidential Search Committee selected Greenwood/Asher and Associates, Inc. as the official search firm for the UWF Presidential Search. Greenwood/Asher and Associates, Inc. will be […]
New grads collectively would earn an extra $30M, raise tax revenue by $1M by 2022 By ALLISON TYLER | atyler1@uwf.edu Allison Tyler serves as economic development coordinator for the Haas Center at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Officials in Alabama are celebrating a recent announcement that the state’s high school graduation rate has […]
The Arc Gateway organization of Pensacola has contracted with the University of West Florida Center for Applied Psychology to help evaluate the two-year Program for Adult Learning. The Arc is an organization supporting those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Its PALS program, created in 2014, gives adults with disabilities the opportunity to go to college, […]
William M. Healey, recreation and sports services director at the University of West Florida, was elected to the NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation Board of Directors as the At-Large Director. The honor was announced on Feb. 8, after an online vote by NIRSA members. Beginning May 1, Healey will serve a three-year term governing strategic […]
