UWF Innovation Institute awards elementary class with New Matter MOD-t 3D printer

The University of West Florida Innovation Institute and FloridaShines awarded Cassie Mense’s fourth-grade class at Myrtle Grove Elementary School with a New Matter MOD-t 3D printer today for winning FloridaShines’ first 3D printing contest. Mense gave her students the assignment to research engineers who had made a significant contribution to science and to create and […]

Haas Center Survey: 63% of Santa Rosa Residents Want New Courthouse

The survey’s aim was to capture how Santa Rosa County residents feel the courthouse issue should move forward, if at all, after that election.

UWF Department of Music presents the University Singers and Runge Strings in Eternal Light

The University of West Florida Department of Music presents the University Singers and Runge Strings in “Eternal Light.” The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 17 at First United Methodist Church, Six E. Wright St., in downtown Pensacola. Continuing the trend of presenting innovative concert programming, Dr. Peter Steenblik and Dr. Leonid Yanovskiy […]

UWF Innovation Institute and FloridaShines to host Virtual College Week

FloridaShines, Florida’s student hub of innovative educational services, will host its first Virtual College Week on April 4-6. FloridaShines is managed by the University of West Florida Innovation Institute and is hosting the three-day event after a successful Virtual College Night last fall. “FloridaShines has everything students need to get ready for college,” said Nashla Dawahre, […]

STEAM2017 Colloquium Highlights Collaboration Between Artists, Scientists

The event explored how art adds to the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math to examine issues related to the environment.

UWF Department of Music presents Christopher Creviston, saxophone and Hannah Creviston, piano

The University of West Florida Music Department will present saxophonist Christopher Creviston and pianist Hannah Creviston as part of the Music Hall Artist Series. The event will be at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 30 in the Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. The program will feature works by […]

Community gardener to share vision as part of Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series

The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities will continue its 2016-17 Experience Downtown Lecture Series on March 29, 2017 at the Museum of Commerce in Historic Pensacola, where community gardener Ron Finley will share his vision in “Changing Culture From the Ground Up – Transforming Food Prisons Into Food Forests.” […]

Art, Science Meld in Elizabeth Demaray’s Environmental Projects

Her lecture served as the keynote speech of STEAM2017, which culminated recently at the Pensacola Museum of Art.

UWF Department of Theatre presents Sara Schoch, soprano faculty recital

The University of West Florida Department of Theatre will present “The Kitchen Sink: From Menotti to Meatloaf,” a faculty recital by assistant professor Sara Schoch, soprano. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 23 in the Studio Theatre, located in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82. “The Kitchen Sink” will […]

UWF to host Novice National Speech and Debate Championship

The University of West Florida will host the 35th annual Novice National Speech & Debate Championship on March 10-12 in the University Commons and classrooms across the Pensacola campus. Students from 25 institutions from 15 states will participate in the tournament. Novice Nationals is a collegial event that advances forensic education for first-year competitors. The […]

UWF receives donation to fund music student participation in competitions

The University of West Florida recently celebrated a donation of more than $27,500 to the Department of Music in support of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Award. The funds were raised from ticket sales and donations at the Nashville Songwriters’ Hall of Fame Show as part of the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival, hosted by […]

UWF Dance Marathon exceeds fundraising goals for children’s hospital

More than $43,000 was raised at the fifth annual University of West Florida Dance Marathon in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a nonprofit organization that raises funds and awareness for approximately 170 pediatric hospitals in North America. All proceeds from the 10-hour event at the UWF Commons Conference Center will be donated to the […]