Five University of West Florida graduating engineering students have been accepted to the highly selective United States Air Force S&E Palace Acquire Program, established to heighten the Air Force’s ability to maintain the leading edge in today’s technology-intensive environment by hiring dynamic, creative and innovative scientists and engineers. UWF students Josue DeJesus, Lee Fulton, William […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program welcomed its fourth class, matching 50 students with mentors from businesses throughout the Northwest Florida community. The Executive Mentor Program accepts new participants each fall and spring and provides mentors and mentees a unique space to learn from one another. Mentees work with executives […]
The University of West Florida Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences will host students from nine Pensacola-area high schools for a science symposium on April 14, 2016. The End of Year High School Science Symposium will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the UWF Conference Center. Approximately 100 students representing high school […]
The University of West Florida will join the extensive list of U.S. colleges and universities to adopt a Tobacco-Free Campus Policy, effective Aug. 1, 2016. The Tobacco-Free Campus Policy prohibits the use of any tobacco product or derivative by employees, students and visitors on all university-owned property. “As an institution, we pride ourselves on being […]
Recognizing that parks play an integral part of a growing, vibrant urban environment, the City of Pensacola Department of Parks and Recreation will evaluate the current parks system, and with citizen input, develop a plan for future growth. A team led by Dr. Matthew Ruckman and comprised of Drs. Jeremy Philips and Charlie Song, all […]
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. […]
