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 […]
The University of West Florida has been named by the National Security Agency as the National Center of Academic Excellence Cybersecurity Regional Resource Center for the Southeastern region. In this role, the UWF Center for Cybersecurity will provide leadership to advance cyber defense education among colleges and universities in the region and support new and […]
The program is unique to Florida and was created in 2014 by Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature. It went live in 2016. It is offered at no cost for veterans who meet the requirements.
The University of West Florida recently welcomed a new Latina-based sorority, Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc., during an official induction ceremony at the University Commons. Nine Kappa Delta Chi sisters traveled to the UWF campus on March 25 to initiate seven founding members: Miranda Anaya; Deni Avelar; Skylar Braswell; Josie Chonoles; Leonie Dupuis; Jenifer Prine; […]
The public is invited to attend the University of West Florida Students Scholar Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20. Activities will be held in the Commons, the Conference Center and the Music Hall of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. The free event features the research […]
The annual juried show featuring student work is now up in The Art Gallery. The exhibit remains open through April 15. About 45 works are on display.
The University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering now offers Code and Tech Stars, CaTS, a free, semimonthly program on the Pensacola campus to encourage interest among fourth through sixth grade females in science, technology, engineering and math. Offered at 10 a.m. on the first and third Saturday of each month, […]
The Chartres labyrinth design symbolizes the pilgrimage to Jerusalem and is based on earlier spiral designs from prehistory.
Dr. Kristina Killgrove, bioarchaeologist and assistant professor of anthropology at the University of West Florida, was selected by the Society for American Archaeology to receive its 2017 Award for Excellence in Public Education. She accepted the award during the SAA 82nd Annual Meeting, March 29 – April 2, 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Killgrove was selected for […]
Finley’s lecture capped off a week-long visit to the Pensacola area sponsored by the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities.
The University of West Florida Wellness Services and UWF Peer Educators will host the 18th annual Take Back The Night event at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 6 in the UWF Field House. Take Back The Night serves as an international event to educate, protest and bring awareness of violence by creating safe communities and […]
The University of West Florida International Programs will host Una Bilic, site director for the Tallahassee International Rescue Committee, or IRC, at 6 p.m. on April 7 at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. Bilic will share her experiences as a Bosnian refugee and discuss the reality refugees face today in her presentation, titled […]
