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 […]

International Collaboration Looks at European Immigrant Skill Levels

The research looked at the education and skill level of immigrants, as well as their cultural values.

UWF, Pathways for Change bring sales training to Escambia Co. inmates

After years of teaching sales skills to corporate professionals and students, University of West Florida marketing professor Dr. Bob Kimball is taking his instruction to a new audience: inmates at the Escambia County Work Release Center. In February, Kimball conducted a two-day sales course, Bob’s Sales Camp, with 24 inmates participating in the Pathways for […]

UWF to host retired NASA astronaut at 16th annual Women’s Studies Conference

The University of West Florida Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies program and Women’s Studies Collective will host the 16th annual Women’s Studies Conference from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 24 at the UWF Conference Center, Building 22, on the Pensacola campus. Throughout the conference, there will be selected student presentations of scholarly papers and […]

UWF Experts Offer Tips for Naming Businesses, Products

Selecting the wrong name could cause an otherwise fine product to struggle in the marketplace.

UWF Researchers Travel to Chile to Study How Heavy Sunlight Affects Growth

The expectation is that the research will show that many of the organisms sampled are able to repair their DNA at night.

Public-engaging colloquium highlights fourth week of UWF STEAM2017

Artists, scientists and the public will discuss the relevancy and potential of humanities-based efforts in environmental science at the UWF STEAM2017 Colloquium on Saturday, March 4, at the Pensacola Museum of Art. The program will take place in a salon-type setting. The presenters include scholar educators from departments at the University of West Florida, researchers […]