UWF to host Lean Startup movement creator for virtual fireside chat

The University of West Florida Center for Entrepreneurship will host a virtual fireside chat with Steve Blank, creator of the Lean Startup movement, from 1-2 p.m. on Thursday, March 9 at the College of Business Education Center, Building 76A, Room 101. In conversation with UWF adjunct professor Gerry Goldstein, Blank will discuss what inspired the […]

Plantbot Genetics Talk, Exhibit Start Conversations About Green Issues

The talk was part of STEAM2017, a five-week program of lectures, workshops and talks with artists and scientists sponsored by the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at UWF.

UWF launches free online course highlighting research in the Gulf

Beginning this March, the University of West Florida’s Innovation Institute will launch the first in a series of free online courses that focus on UWF research in the Gulf of Mexico. “This course allows us to share some of the outstanding work of our faculty with the rest of the world,” UWF President Martha Saunders […]

MyCareerShines surpasses another major milestone

More than 300,000 Sunshine State students and adults are planning their future on MyCareerShines, Florida’s comprehensive education and career planning system. The system is powered by a suite of age-appropriate online tools that allow students to develop a personalized education plan that connects interests and skills to careers and jobs. MyCareerShines is administered by the […]

UWF accounting students No. 3 in nation in passing CPA Exam

University of West Florida accounting students ranked third in the nation in 2016 for first-time pass rate on the Certified Public Accountant Examination. The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy released its 2016 University Edition of Candidate Performance on the Uniform CPA Examination, and UWF candidates passed sections taken at an 87.1 percent clip. […]

UWF Researchers Compile Bear/Vehicle Collisions Data for State Wildlife Officials

Ray Eslinger and Dr. John Morgan have produced research that could help state wildlife officials curb those collisions in the future. Through their research, they have identified 376 bridges in the state that are near collision hotspots.

Arcadia Mill center and museum reopening

WHAT: The University of West Florida Historic Trust is hosting a private reopening of the newly remodeled Visitor’s Center and Museum at Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site. The Visitor’s Center underwent renovations and was closed to the public from October through January. The renovation project consisted of enclosing a wrap-around porch to increase the exhibit and classroom […]

International Group Visits Feminist Theory Class

The international group’s visit to the class is part of the Education and Activism For Young Women Project sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.

UWF Center for Entrepreneurship launches resource website to help Northwest Florida entrepreneurs

The University of West Florida Center for Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with Gulf Power Company and FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance, has developed the Northwest Florida Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Assets Portal to assist entrepreneurs in Northwest Florida. “Developing this portal falls perfectly in line with the Center for Entrepreneurship’s mission to serve as a comprehensive resource for economic […]

UWF Historic Trust to host presentation by storyteller Appleyard

The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host “Life and Living in Pensacola’s Historic District 1885-1900” by Dr. John Appleyard at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the Voices of Pensacola presented by Gulf Power. “The period of 1885-1900 was a time of incredible changes for Pensacola’s residents,” Appleyard said. “Back when utilities were […]

Archaeologists Gather to Discuss Luna Settlement, Wrecks

The presentation and panel discussion called “Archaeology of the Luna Expedition in Pensacola” was held at the Museum of Commerce as part of the Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series.

Artist explores transdisciplinary collaboration 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 UWF Downtown Lecture Series on Friday, March 3, 2017. Interdisciplinary artist Elizabeth Demaray will present her lecture, “Art and Science: Transdisciplinary Collaboration” at the Pensacola Museum of Art in Historic Pensacola. The event is part of the UWF […]