Dr. Athena du Pré, communications professor at the University of West Florida, will present a lecture on the role of humor and happiness in health care on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 5:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Pensacola Museum of Commerce, located at 201 East Zaragoza St. in downtown Pensacola. Du Pré’s lecture, titled […]
University of West Florida recreation and sports services director, William M. Healey, was recently recognized as a 2015 Gulf Coast Region Volleyball Hall of Fame inductee. Healey’s daughter and UWF student, Rachel Healey, was also honored with the Robert L. Lindsey Meritorious Service Award for her coaching service to the sport. W. Healey was honored […]
Today, the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College signed a Memorandum of Agreement entitled “Pre-Admission Cooperation and Special Admissions Process.” This partnership admits select students from PSC’s Bachelor of Applied Science Program who show evidence of high academic ability and seek a challenging and engaging graduate experience into the UWF Master of Business […]
The University of West Florida has been selected to receive the 2015 Community Engagement Classification, an honor designated to 361 institutions nationwide by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This is the first time UWF has received this prestigious classification. “We are thrilled to have been selected for this classification,” UWF President Judy […]
WHAT: The University of West Florida and Pensacola State College are signing a Memorandum of Agreement entitled “Pre-Admission Cooperation and Special Admissions Process.” This partnership will admit select students from PSC’s Bachelor of Applied Science Program who show evidence of high academic ability and seek a challenging and engaging graduate experience into UWF Master of Business […]
The holiday hours for the University of West Florida Historic Trust are as follows: The Pensacola Children’s Museum, T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum and the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center will be open on Dec. 23, 26, 27 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site’s Museum and Visitor’s […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host the second annual Women in Leadership: Designing Your Future Conference on Friday, Feb. 13 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the UWF Conference Center on the main Pensacola campus. The conference will feature thought-provoking session presentations and panel discussions from recognized industry leaders. Attendees […]
Today, the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida and the Greater Pensacola Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting to commemorate the grand opening of the FSBDC at UWF offices in the Greater Pensacola Chamber building. “This partnership is an example of our commitment to advancing the economy of Northwest Florida,” said […]
The University of West Florida and the Pensacola Sports Association will host the 35th annual NIRSA National Flag Football Championships Jan. 2 to 4, 2015 at the Ashton Brosnaham Complex. Registration is currently open for both the collegiate and open divisions until Tuesday, Dec. 9 for college and Monday, Dec. 29 for open teams. The […]
A University of West Florida student was recently named the recipient of the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which awards up to $5,000 to fund a study abroad experience. Joseph Smith, a junior international studies and finance major, will study abroad in Morocco during the Spring 2015 semester through the International Studies Abroad program. […]
The following is an installment in an ongoing series of monthly updates on the employment situation in select Northwest Florida markets. By: Rick Harper, Ph.D. rharper@uwf.edu The metro area jobs report for October was released on Nov. 21, and the Okaloosa County metro area registered 81,900 jobs seasonally adjusted on nonfarm payrolls. This was an […]
The following is an installment in an ongoing series of monthly updates on the employment situation in select Northwest Florida markets. By Rick Harper, Ph.D. rharper@uwf.edu The metro area jobs report for October was released on Nov. 21, and Panama City registered 73,600 jobs seasonally adjusted on nonfarm payrolls. This was a decrease of 700 […]
