UWF OEDIA to host vigil for world peace

WHAT: Join the University of West Florida campus community and the Office of Equity, Diversity and International Affairs to show solidarity, come together and reflect on recent happenings on college campuses, in our communities and around the world. WHEN: Nov. 19, 2015 TIME: 6 p.m. WHERE: UWF Pensacola Campus – Wellness Services (Building 960), Second […]

UWF Center for Research and Economic Opportunity names Director of Sponsored Research

The University of West Florida Center for Research and Economic Opportunity announced the addition of Dr. Mark Roltsch as UWF’s Assistant Vice President for Research and Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. He will also have a faculty appointment as Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Community Health. Roltsch […]

UWF College of Business Executive Mentor Program to host speaker on engaging the Latino market

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program, in partnership with the UWF American Marketing Association, will host speaker Grace Resendez McCaffery in a session titled “The Importance of the Hispanic Market in Pensacola and How to Reach and Engage with Latinos.” The event will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, […]

UWF Historic Trust celebrates Victorian Holiday Traditions in Historic Pensacola

The University of West Florida Historic Trust will share Victorian holiday traditions in Historic Pensacola during the holiday season with a special tour of the Lear-Rocheblave House from Nov. 17 through Dec. 19. Visitors will experience the historic home decorated with holiday cheer and learn how families celebrated the holiday season in the late 19th […]

UWF business fraternity wins awards at Grand Chapter Congress

The University of West Florida Eta Upsilon chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, a coed business fraternity, attended the organization’s 50th biennial Grand Chapter Congress this August in Chicago. Eta Upsilon received awards in three separate categories for their achievements within the community. Delta Sigma Pi is a professional, business fraternity for men and women with […]

UWF hosts 2015 Emerald Coast BEST robotics competition

The University of West Florida College of Science and Engineering hosted the eighth annual Emerald Coast BEST robotics competition at the UWF Field House on Saturday. Student teams from 18 area high schools and middle schools participated in “Pay Dirt,” a competition in which each team designed and built a robotic system to repair a […]

UWF to host keynote speaker about living mentally well

The University of West Florida’s Counseling and Psychological Services will host “Cracked, Not Broken – The Kevin Hines Story” on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. in the University Commons Auditorium, Building 22, on the Pensacola Campus. The event features keynote speaker Kevin Hines, who will talk about what it means to live mentally well. […]

UWF Historic Trust opens “Apron Strings” exhibit Nov. 10

The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host “Apron Strings: Ties to the Past,” from Nov. 10, 2015 through Jan. 8, 2016, at the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum. The exhibit reevaluates the apron’s varying roles over time in an artistic and cultural manner and chronicles changing attitudes toward women and domestic work […]

UWF to build upon success of first massively open online course

The University of West Florida saw enormous public response to its first massively open online course, as more than 3,400 students enrolled in the free, six-week “Introduction to Geographic Information Systems” web-based course in May 2015. “The fantastic reception by the public from around the world certainly exceeded our expectations,” said Dr. Matthew Schwartz, chair […]

Emerald Coast BEST robotics competition to be held at UWF on Nov. 7

WHAT: The 2015 Emerald Coast BEST robotics competition will be held at the University of West Florida Field House on Saturday, Nov. 7. BEST encourages high school and middle school students to engage in science, technology, engineering and mathematics career fields through their participation in the science and engineering-based competition. The 2015 competition is named […]

UWF Rite of Passage lecture series presents Drs. Matthew Crow and Melanie Sutton

The University of West Florida will honor Drs. Matthew Crow and Melanie Sutton in the first session of the 2015-16 Rite of Passage lecture series on Friday, Nov. 6 in the Argonaut Athletic Club at 2 p.m. The Rite of Passage lecture series celebrates UWF faculty who were recently promoted to full professor. The series […]

UWF Historic Trust to host “Just Above Water: Florida Folk Art” as part of Foo Foo Fest

The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host the traveling exhibit “Just Above Water: Florida Folk Art” as part of Pensacola’s annual Foo Foo Festival. The traveling exhibit, funded by a Foo Foo Festival ACE Fall Arts and Culture Grant, will open Nov. 5, 2015 and close Jan. 25, 2016. The traveling exhibit features […]