The University of West Florida celebrated the grand opening of the Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center at the Darrell Gooden Center, a $6 million state-of-the-art facility dedicated to enhancing the quality of care for UWF student-athletes. The Darrell Gooden Center expansion includes areas for student-athletes to warm up and cool down prior to and post […]
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 TIME: 4 to 6 p.m. Open House4:15 p.m. Ribbon Cutting WHERE: University of West Florida Darrell Gooden Center 11000 University PkwyBuilding 234Pensacola, FL 32514 MEDIA CONTACT:Brittany SherwoodUniversity of West Floridabsherwood@uwf.edu850.503.6510
Beginning in Fall 2023, the University of West Florida will offer a new Master of Science in Administration with a specialization in sport administration. The graduate program will be offered fully online. “Graduate sport administration programs are in high demand nationally, and UWF is well positioned to be a strong choice for students locally, nationally, […]
The University of West Florida hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center, a $6 million facility dedicated to enhancing the quality of care for all UWF student-athletes. The 10,000-square-foot center will be an addition to the Darrell Gooden Center on UWF’s Pensacola campus. “UWF has always been a place for big […]
Working local sporting events is something UWF alumna Tera Malarik ’21, an athletic trainer for Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, truly loves. It also gives her the opportunity to serve as a preceptor to UWF Master of Science in Athletic Training students like Anthony Perea-Quijano. A volleyball tournament in January, however, is one […]
The University of West Florida recently announced $100,000 gifts each from Dr. Judy Bense, UWF President Emeritus, and Eric and Peg Nickelsen, UWF Football Founders, in support of the Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center within that expansion. Bense first announced the establishment of a UWF football team in Fall 2013, during her eight-year tenure as […]
The University of West Florida announces a gift commitment of more than $600,000 from Sandy Sansing to support the Sandy Sansing Need-Based Student-Athlete Scholarship and for the expansion of the Darrell Gooden Center to include a new Sports Medicine Center. With this gift, the new Sports Medicine Center will be named in his honor. “Sandy […]
Inspired by an ultrarunner in Palm Bay, Florida, who ran 100 miles in one day to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts, University of West Florida cross country coach Caleb Carmichael laced up his Nike running shoes and left his home at 5 a.m. on Monday, April 6. He returned about 3½ hours and nearly […]
The University of West Florida Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine announce an expanded athletic training partnership that will allow UWF athletes additional access and resources from Andrews Institute’s world-class sports medicine professionals. Andrews Institute currently serves as the official medical partner, providing UWF athletics with team physicians. UWF […]
WHAT: The University of West Florida Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine will announce an expanded athletic training partnership. The partnership will allow UWF athletes additional access to Andrews’ world-class sports medicine professionals for athletic training services. WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019 TIME: 8 a.m. WHERE: Andrews Institute Athletic […]
An economic impact analysis completed by the Haas Center at the University of West Florida shows the 2018 football season generated an estimated $9.7 million in sales in Escambia County. The Haas Center used various inputs, including ticket, concessions and merchandise sales information from UWF Athletics, student spending and other data in its calculations. Nearly […]
The University of West Florida has announced a major gift to name University Park Center the Darrell Gooden Center and establish scholarships for UWF students, in honor of UWF alumnus Darrell Gooden and his wife, Debbie Gooden. The Goodens’ gift commitment, along with their planned gift, are a continuation of Darrell Gooden’s legacy at UWF. […]
