UWF Department of Music presents the Jazz Combo & Jazz Ensemble in Concert

The University of West Florida Department of Music will present the Jazz Combo and Ensemble in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25. The concert will be held in the Mainstage Theatre at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the UWF Pensacola Campus. Under the direction of Director of Jazz Studies, […]

Professor receives NEH summer stipend to study skeletal remains in Italy

Dr. Kristina Killgrove, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of West Florida, received a summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities to study skeletal remains of victims of the 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius volcano eruption. The NEH awards only about 80 of the prestigious stipends to recipients annually across the country. […]

UWF math students finish second at Major League Baseball sponsored competition

Four University of West Florida mathematics students placed second in the Graduate and Professional School Division of the Major League Baseball-sponsored Diamond Dollars Case Competition in Phoenix. The UWF team of Talia Barraco, Stacey Burchette, Shawn Harrell and Joseph Kennedy finished runner-up to students from Columbia University’s Sports Management Program. Eight teams competed in the […]

Inauguration of UWF President Martha D. Saunders

WHAT: University of West Florida will host the inauguration of Dr. Martha Dunagin Saunders, the sixth president of the University. WHEN: Friday, April 21, 2017 TIME: 2 p.m. WHERE: Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82 Main Stage Theatre 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, Florida 32514 INFORMATION: uwf.edu/inauguration

Escambia County Offers Kudos to UWF Associate Professor

Dr. Lakshmi Prayaga recently received the Information Technology Partner Award from the Escambia County School District.

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 named by NSA as National Center of Academic Excellence Cybersecurity Regional Resource Center for the Southeast region

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 […]

Program to Help Veterans Evaluate Business Ideas Enters Second Year

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.

UWF’s first Latina-based sorority holds official induction ceremony

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; […]

UWF Student Scholars Symposium to highlight research, creative work of students and faculty

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 […]

‘TAGGED’ Exhibit Open Through April 15 in The Art Gallery

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.

UWF to address shortage of women in STEM fields with program for elementary students

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, […]