A University of West Florida student was recently named Student of the Year by the National Collegiate Honors Council during the council’s 2014 Conference in Denver, Colorado. Jini Curry, a senior biochemistry major, Kugelman Honors Scholar and president of the UWF Honors Council, was chosen from students enrolled at colleges and universities across the country […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host guest speaker Gary Monroe to present on “The Highwaymen: Florida’s African-American Landscape Painters” on Friday, Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m. at Voices of Pensacola presented by Gulf Power. This event is part of the traveling exhibit, “Against All Odds: The Art of the Highwaymen,” which will […]
Message from the UWF Chief of Police regarding FSU Shooting Incident Nov. 20, 2014 Dear Campus Community, The tragic shooting that occurred early this morning at Florida State University serves as a reminder that an active shooter incident can occur anywhere. The safety of our students, faculty and staff is always the University’s top priority […]
The University of West Florida recently hosted the 17th annual U.S.-Japan Social Welfare Symposium, where more than 150 faculty, staff, students and members of the general public listened to presentations on the current state of social welfare in both the U.S. and Japan, as well as visions for the future from a human rights and […]
The University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement recently launched a $1.5 million matching grant program to connect Northwest Florida businesses with research resources available through UWF. The new program, called the Northwest Florida Industry Research Matching Grants Program, makes UWF faculty, staff and students available to participating businesses to promote job […]
The University of West Florida was recently ranked No. 35 out of the Top 100 Four-Year Colleges in the “Best for Vets: Colleges 2015” list by Military Times. The list is developed using a detailed questionnaire with more than 100 questions that analyze each school’s complete offerings for veterans. It serves as a tool for […]
The University of West Florida College of Business will host a professional development workshop, titled “Change, People, Culture: What We Miss in the Interview Conversation” on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 12 to 2 p.m. in the College of Business Education Center, Building 76A, Room 103. The workshop will feature guest speaker Susan Rollwagen, a national […]
The University of West Florida and Historical Research Associates, Inc. signed a licensing agreement for Next Exit History™ yesterday during a partnership celebration event, marking the first agreement signed from a social sciences department at UWF. The event also recognized the grand opening of the HRA Pensacola office. Next Exit History™ is a GPS-based mobile […]
University of West Florida Historic Trust will present “Against the Odds: The Art of the Highwaymen,” a traveling exhibit, from Nov. 6 to Dec. 28 at the Voices of Pensacola presented by Gulf Power. The exhibit is part of the 2014 Pensacola Foo Foo Fest, a 12-day eclectic mixture of art and culture events that […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will present “Employment Law for Business Students: Latest Trends, Myths and Rookie Mistakes” on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Building 36, Room 191. During the event, Russell F. Van Sickle, a Florida Bar Board-Certified labor and employment lawyer, will speak […]
The University of West Florida will honor Drs. Barbara Larson and Michelle Williams at the UWF Rite of Passage Lecture Series event on Friday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m.at the Argonaut Athletic Club. The UWF Rite of Passage Lecture Series is a distinguished lecture series celebrating UWF faculty who were recently promoted to full professor. The […]
Dr. William Belko, associate professor at the University of West Florida, will present a lecture on the U.S. invasion of Spanish Pensacola on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Voices of Pensacola presented by Gulf Power, located at 117 East Government St. in downtown Pensacola. Belko’s lecture, titled […]
