Florida SBDC at UWF opens new Panama City location

The Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida hosted a grand opening for its new Panama City location on Tuesday. As part of a statewide service network of more than 40 centers, the FSBDC at UWF is based in the UWF College of Business and maintains full-service offices in three locations, […]

UWF Historic Trust to unveil interpretive master plan

WHAT: The University of West Florida Historic Trust will unveil its interpretive master plan. UWF President Judith Bense, UWF Vice President of Advancement Brendan Kelly and UWF Historic Trust Board Chair Jerry Maygarden will unveil the transformational vision of Historic Pensacola. WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 TIME: 4 p.m. WHERE: Museum of Commerce 201 E. Zaragoza […]

Florida SBDC at UWF to host Panama City grand opening

WHAT: The Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida will host a grand opening and ribbon cutting for its new Panama City location. The full-service SBDC at UWF Panama City office resides within the center of the Panama City Mall. This location serves businesses in Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and […]

UWF, state colleges partner to recruit more math and science teachers

Educators, business leaders and public officials have collaborated across counties in recent years to address what many have called a critical shortage of technical workers. Now, a coalition of Northwest Florida higher education institutions is working to attack the problem at its root by increasing the number of middle and high school teachers in science, […]

UWF to expand Military and Veterans Resource Center to Fort Walton Beach location

University of West Florida office and classroom space at Eglin Air Force Base will soon relocate to the University’s Fort Walton Beach campus on the Emerald Coast to promote stronger community relations. With UWF Emerald Coast situated almost directly between Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field, the University plans to expand the services of its Pensacola-based […]

UWF Innovation Institute continues CoderDoJo movement and hosts programming classes for kids

University of West Florida Innovation Institute is hosting a CoderDojo programming class for kids, ages 7-17, to engage in a fun learning experience, where they will learn how to code and develop apps, websites, games and more. CoderDojo is an open source, volunteer-led movement that establishes free, non-profit coding clubs and sessions for elementary, middle […]

UWF Historic Trust hosts “Goodnight Pensacola” book reading and signing for Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play

The University of West Florida Historic Trust has partnered with Nickelodeon to encourage children to get up, get out and go play on Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play set for Sept. 26. Worldwide Day of Play is a day each year during which Nickelodeon goes completely dark for three hours, taking programming off the air […]

UWF alumna receives Southern Criminal Justice Association award

University of West Florida alumna Kati Andrews was recently named the recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Undergraduate Student award from the Southern Criminal Justice Association for her accomplishments at UWF. A committee from the association selected her from an array of nominees among criminal justice programs throughout the Southern region. “I’ve been to their conferences […]

UWF partners with McDonald’s for nursing scholarship endowment

The University of West Florida announced the establishment of the McDonald’s of Northwest Florida Nursing Scholarship Endowment on Thursday, Aug. 20. The Department of Nursing will award the scholarship to select upper division nursing students thanks to an initial $35,000 donation by McDonald’s. The donations from McDonald’s of Northwest Florida came from franchise owners William […]

Mobile app developers aim to make history more relevant, lucrative

A mobile app developed by researchers at the University of West Florida is helping to make history more accessible, relevant and lucrative. That was the upshot of a roundtable discussion held Aug. 19 at the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center, in downtown Pensacola. The event was meant to showcase the work of UWF professor Patrick […]

UWF recognized for service to veterans with Purple Heart University honor

Today, the Military Order of the Purple Heart recognized the University of West Florida as a “Purple Heart University” at the UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center. The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the United States armed forces who are wounded in combat. The Military Order of the Purple Heart also awards the […]

Triumph Gulf Coast Inc. to hold first meeting

Triumph Gulf Coast Inc. to hold first meeting Organization to oversee Deepwater Horizon oil spill funds recovered by attorney general The University of West Florida Center for Research and Economic Opportunity is organizing the inaugural meeting of Triumph Gulf Coast Inc. The meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at […]