The University of West Florida Office of Equity and Diversity, in partnership with Epps Christian Center, awarded nine community members who inspire and empower the Pensacola area. The sixth annual Trailblazer Awards was hosted virtually on Feb. 23, 2022 via the UWF Equity and Diversity Facebook page. “This year’s awards are particularly special because they […]
The University of West Florida paid tribute to the Lunar New Year 2022 on Palafox Street in downtown Pensacola on Friday, Jan. 21. UWF’s Department of International Programs, Center for Asian Studies, Office of Equity and Diversity and Gallery Night partnered for The Lunar New Year Festival honoring the “Year of the Tiger.” “After a […]
A virtual simulation system at the University of West Florida Center for Behavior Analysis is providing hands-on training for UWF’s Army ROTC cadets and local law enforcement agencies. The VirTra 300 LE firearms training simulator is a virtual reality system designed to incorporate applied behavior analysis with behavior-based fluency. “Behavior analysts strive to understand behavior […]
The University of West Florida has been awarded the 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, or HEED, Award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine for the fourth consecutive year and sixth time overall. “Inclusive excellence is truly a priority at UWF. We are honored that our efforts have been recognized with the HEED award for another […]
Updated February 9, 2022 The University of West Florida and Miami Dade College have completed an articulation agreement that aims to expand cybersecurity workforce development in Florida.A memorandum of understanding was signed on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at MDC Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami. Under the agreement between UWF and MDC, MDC students graduating with […]
An exhibit honoring victims lost and others impacted by the tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001 is now on display on the second floor of the Pensacola Museum of History. The University of West Florida Historic Trust curated the exhibit, 9/11 Remembered, which runs through January 2022, with items on loan from the 9/11 Memorial & […]
The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity gave Cadette Girl Scouts a unique opportunity to earn three badges while exploring the field of cybersecurity through one of its GenCyber summer camps in June. The UWF GenCyber Journey in Cybersecurity camp, funded through the National Security Agency and the National Science Foundation GenCyber Program, aims […]
Some local children are spending their summer gaining reading skills and cultural knowledge at Central Gulf Coast’s Freedom Schools. Thirty children in grades kindergarten through five are benefiting from the six-week summer literacy and cultural enrichment program. In just its second year, the program received over 100 applicants this year, more than three times the […]
The Kugelman Honors Program and Andrews Institute Research and Education Foundation are collaborating to offer the University of West Florida’s brightest students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity through a flagship internship program. Each semester, between four and seven UWF students in the Kugelman Honors Program are selected for internships in biomedical research, marketing or accounting. Dr. Gregory […]
We recognize that over the past few weeks, many members of our University community have felt a mix of emotions awaiting the outcome of the trial of Derek Chauvin. The guilty verdict does not make up for George Floyd’s murder or the feelings of anguish, fear and frustration felt by so many of us in […]
As the future he envisioned started slipping away and a sense of failure consumed his thoughts, Abraham Sculley ’19 fell into a dark place his freshman year at UWF. Then came a phone call. The phone call. Sculley dodged calls and texts from this persistent friend for weeks, but on that night in 2014, he […]
The University of West Florida is partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida to provide virtual college and career information sessions for high school students. The virtual sessions last through mid-April and explore options for students to consider beyond high school, with a special emphasis on paths to earn a college degree affordably. […]
