Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series continues with Eric Whitacre, Grammy-winning composer and conductor

The Experience UWF Downtown 2015-16 Lecture Series continues with its fourth and final installment of the year on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Eric Whitacre, Grammy-winning composer and conductor, will present his lecture, “Creativity and Connection: The Humanism of Technology,” at the Museum of Commerce on 201 E. Zaragoza St. in downtown Pensacola. The free event will […]

Runge Strings Orchestra Concert Offers Mix Of Traditional and Modern Fare

Though classical music has existed for hundreds of years, it remains fresh through interpretation and combinations of different pieces, and director Leonid Yanovskiy says the coming Runge Strings Orchestra Concert will be a good example of this.

UWF to host community coding competition

The University of West Florida Department of Computer Science will host CodeFest on April 1-3, 2016, in the College of Science and Engineering, Building 4, on the Pensacola Campus. CodeFest is a weekend-long event where programmers, project managers, graphic designers and others within the software development industry collaborate with students to develop a consumer product. […]

UWF MBA student team earns top honors for work with Pensacola business

A team of University of West Florida MBA students won first place at the Small Business Institute’s 40th Annual Academic Conference in New Orleans last month for work done on behalf of a Pensacola business. MBA students Gerry Goldstein, Laura Jensen, Michael Newsom and Stelios Peterson won first place in the category of Best Small […]

UWF engineering students accepted to prestigious Air Force program

Five University of West Florida graduating engineering students have been accepted to the highly selective United States Air Force S&E Palace Acquire Program, established to heighten the Air Force’s ability to maintain the leading edge in today’s technology-intensive environment by hiring dynamic, creative and innovative scientists and engineers. UWF students Josue DeJesus, Lee Fulton, William […]

Dr. Joseph Spaniola leads the jazz ensemble rehearsal at the University of West Florida.

Spaniola Creates Music, Teaches People How to Listen

Dr. Joseph Spaniola has spent 37 years composing and arranging music. For the last nine years he has drawn on these skills to teach students in the music department at the University of West Florida. His classes range from music theory to the history of rock ’n’ roll.

UWF Executive Mentor Program continues to connect students with business leaders

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program welcomed its fourth class, matching 50 students with mentors from businesses throughout the Northwest Florida community. The Executive Mentor Program accepts new participants each fall and spring and provides mentors and mentees a unique space to learn from one another. Mentees work with executives […]

UWF to host science symposium for Pensacola-area high school students

The University of West Florida Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences will host students from nine Pensacola-area high schools for a science symposium on April 14, 2016. The End of Year High School Science Symposium will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the UWF Conference Center. Approximately 100 students representing high school […]

UWF to adopt Tobacco-Free Campus Policy in August

The University of West Florida will join the extensive list of U.S. colleges and universities to adopt a Tobacco-Free Campus Policy, effective Aug. 1, 2016. The Tobacco-Free Campus Policy prohibits the use of any tobacco product or derivative by employees, students and visitors on all university-owned property. “As an institution, we pride ourselves on being […]

UWF professors to talk about homicide textbook

Two University of West Florida professors, Drs. Richard Hough and Kimberly McCorkle, will answer questions about their new textbook, “American Homicide,” during a forum on Thursday, March 24. The event will be held at 4 p.m. in Building 70, Room 115 on the UWF Pensacola Campus. Admission is free and refreshments will be provided. “American […]

Thomas Asmuth working

UWF Professor to Take His ‘Turbidity Paintings’ to Hong Kong

University of West Florida art professor Thomas Asmuth continues to forge a reputation as an innovative explorer of experimental media by blending art, science and technology.

UWF faculty members to assist Pensacola parks department with resident survey

Recognizing that parks play an integral part of a growing, vibrant urban environment, the City of Pensacola Department of Parks and Recreation will evaluate the current parks system, and with citizen input, develop a plan for future growth. A team led by Dr. Matthew Ruckman and comprised of Drs. Jeremy Philips and Charlie Song, all […]