UWF accepting nominations for Spirit of UWF and Alumni Awards

The University of West Florida is accepting nominations for its Spirit of UWF and Alumni Awards. The inaugural Spirit of UWF Awards celebrate and strengthen collaboration between the University and the larger community UWF serves. Those eligible for nomination include businesses, organizations, agencies and individuals, along with UWF administrators, staff, faculty and students. Nominations will […]

UWF Dance Marathon exceeds fundraising goals for children’s hospital

More than $43,000 was raised at the fifth annual University of West Florida Dance Marathon in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a nonprofit organization that raises funds and awareness for approximately 170 pediatric hospitals in North America. All proceeds from the 10-hour event at the UWF Commons Conference Center will be donated to the […]

UWF, Pathways for Change bring sales training to Escambia Co. inmates

After years of teaching sales skills to corporate professionals and students, University of West Florida marketing professor Dr. Bob Kimball is taking his instruction to a new audience: inmates at the Escambia County Work Release Center. In February, Kimball conducted a two-day sales course, Bob’s Sales Camp, with 24 inmates participating in the Pathways for […]

UWF Department of Music presents The Perdido Brass

The University of West Florida Department of Music presents The Perdido Brass in concert. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7 in the Music Hall, located in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, located in Building 82. The program includes works by Handel and J.S. Bach, as well as the “Second […]

UWF Historic Trust announces access program for low-income families

The University of West Florida Historic Trust announces it has joined “Museums for All,” a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Association of Children’s Museums, to encourage families of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum habits. “Museums for All” enables up to four people, […]

Study: Public sees benefit in police use of body-worn cameras

University of West Florida professor Dr. Matthew Crow and assistant professor Dr. Jamie Snyder, along with Florida Atlantic University professors Drs. Vaughn Crichlow and John Smykla, completed the second part of their research on police body-worn cameras, or BWCs. During that phase of the research, Crow gauged how the public perceives police BWC use. “We […]

UWF students assist with tax preparation for families in Pensacola

University of West Florida College of Business students are providing tax preparation services free of charge to low- to moderate-income individuals and families at two Pensacola locations through SaveFirst, an initiative of Impact America. This marks the second year that Impact America will offer its services in the state of Florida, and the first year […]

UWF researchers studying effects of artificial reefs

Written by Richard Conn, UWF Center for Research and Economic Opportunity. Photo by Michael Spooneybarger. Among the projects funded by BP because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the deployment of artificial reefs along Florida’s Panhandle as part of an effort to restore crucial habitats for fish and other marine animals. University of West […]

UWF Historic Trust breaks ground on Museum Plaza

The University of West Florida Historic Trust hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today for Museum Plaza, a historic preservation and education project that will help tell the story of Pensacola’s rich history. “The UWF Historic Trust is committed to providing both visitors and neighbors of this city an authentic interpretation of history that is unique to […]

UWF College of Business, Combined Rotary of Pensacola now accepting nominations for 2017 Ethics in Business Award

The University of West Florida College of Business, in partnership with the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola, is now accepting nominations for the 2017 Combined Rotary of Pensacola Ethics in Business Award. “We are proud that this will be the 15th year that the Rotary Clubs of Pensacola and the UWF College of Business have […]

UWF Historic Trust to host groundbreaking for Museum Plaza

WHAT: University of West Florida President Martha Saunders and the UWF Historic Trust Board of Directors will host a groundbreaking ceremony for Museum Plaza, a historic preservation and education project that will help tell the story of Pensacola’s rich history. WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 TIME: 10 a.m. WHERE: Behind the T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Museum […]

UWF invites public to explore integration of art and science through STEAM2017

Beginning in February 2017, the University of West Florida will explore the integration of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics to determine how those fields can influence the preservation of a clean environment through a new public program, STEAM2017. STEAM2017 is a five-week program which will include art exhibitions, lectures, artist-led workshops for students of […]