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UWF Team Places First in International Information Systems Competition

The team built an application that works with Facebook to screen words on a users’ profile to detect if there are negative or positive sentiments being expressed.

Jul. 25, 2016

UWF community programs awarded International Paper Foundation grants

The University of West Florida was recently awarded more than $13,000 in grants from the International Paper Foundation, which supports U.S. nonprofit organizations within the communities where International Paper has operating facilities. The grants are divided among four programs at UWF, including the UWF Community Garden, BEST Robotics, Explore Summer Camps and the National Writing […]

Jul. 25, 2016

Economic Report: UWF to Help Develop Regional Economic Plan

Institution is working with Florida’s Great Northwest to develop a strategic economic development plan for the 13 counties that make up the region.

Jul. 22, 2016

UWF social work and nursing students to embark on service-learning trip to Guatemala

Next month, students from the UWF Departments of Social Work and Nursing will head to Guatemala for a service-learning trip as part of the UWF Emerge program. This program was created by the College of Education and Professional Studies to encourage faculty to integrate high-impact educational practices into course work. “Two recognized high-impact practices are […]

Jul. 21, 2016

Column: Redevelopment, rather than development, needed to fight sprawl in Pensacola

In a new column, Phyllis K. Pooley, director of special projects at the University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement, examines the growth of urbanized areas throughout the United States, with a focus on urban sprawl in the Pensacola area. Her article can be accessed through the UWF Center for Research and […]

Jul. 20, 2016

University of West Florida named a 2016 Great College to Work For by The Chronicle of Higher of Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently named the University of West Florida a 2016 “Great College to Work For.” Conducted annually, the Great Colleges to Work For survey collects data and highlights colleges that receive top ratings from their employees on workforce practices and policies. This year, 281 institutions participated and 93 were recognized. UWF […]

Jul. 20, 2016

Redevelopment Needed to Fight Urban Sprawl in Pensacola

Pensacola area scored 76.84 and ranked 181 out of the 221 areas measured, indicating that the area has more urban sprawl than other developed areas.

Jul. 20, 2016

UWF Team Searches for More Artifacts from Luna Fleet

The archaeological team is searching on land for artifacts from Luna’s settlement that inhabited what is now Pensacola from 1559 to 1561.

Jul. 19, 2016

UWF Emerge Scholars study social work in Japan

Students in the University of West Florida College of Education and Professional Studies recently spent time in Japan, studying social work practices abroad. Five students and one faculty member traveled to Tokyo, Saitama and Kyoto as part of the Immersive Experiences in Social Work course offered through the CEPS Emerge program. Emerge provides opportunities for […]

Jul. 19, 2016

Author, Editor Reflects on Lifelong Love of Poetry

Jonathan Fink is a professor and the director of creative writing at the University of West Florida, where he also edits Panhandler Magazine and Panhandler Books.

Jul. 18, 2016

UWF MBA students spend time in Germany before welcoming German MBA students to Pensacola campus

As part of the MBA Study Abroad Experience, a group of University of West Florida MBA students recently met with UWF Germany MBA students in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Immediately following this trip, students in the Germany MBA program spent three weeks at the UWF Pensacola campus. The first cohort of Germany MBAs began in Fall 2003. […]

Jul. 15, 2016