Dozens of experts gathered at the Hampton Inn last week to discuss and develop guidelines relating to the integrity of research when sensitive populations such as veterans, the elderly, the homeless and other special needs groups are the subject.
The University of West Florida College of Business, in partnership with the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola, is accepting nominations for the 2016 Combined Rotary of Pensacola Ethics in Business Award. “We are proud that this will be the 14th year that the Rotary Clubs of Pensacola and the UWF College of Business have recognized […]
The University of West Florida College of Education and Professional Studies welcomes Dr. Roy “Butch” Rodenhiser as the chair of the Department of Social Work. “We are excited to have Dr. Rodenhiser join UWF to lead the department of social work,” said Dr. William Crawley, dean of the UWF College of Education and Professional Studies. […]
The Resort and Commercial Recreation Association presented its 2015 Excellence in Research Award to Dr. Andrew Holdnak, associate chair of the Department of Hospitality, Recreation and Resort Management at the University of West Florida. The award recognizes Holdnak’s case study entitled “Comparing 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Estimated Tourism Impacts on Escambia County, Florida, Using Bed […]
The Military and Veterans Resource Center of the University of West Florida is expanding its successful Mentoring and Counseling Program as part of ongoing efforts to provide more comprehensive services to military students and families in Northwest Florida. The expansion is made possible in part by additional funding from the Florida legislature, which provides ongoing […]
Jennifer M. Feltman, a visiting professor in the art department of the University of West Florida, specializes in the art and architecture of medieval Europe.
The University of West Florida announces Joel R. “Rick” Duke as founding director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of West Florida College of Business. In July 2015, UWF announced the formation of the Center for Entrepreneurship through a $1 million gift commitment from Quint and Rishy Studer. Thanks to the Studers’ generosity, […]
Following the powerful storm that swept through northern Escambia County on Monday, the Florida SBDC at the University of West Florida deployed its emergency response Mobile Assistance Center to the town of Century to aid local businesses impacted by the storm. The FSBDC at UWF has partnered with the Century Council members and city officials […]
MyCareerShines – Florida’s new career and education planning system – is now available to the vast majority of Floridians in school and the workforce. The system is powered by a suite of age-appropriate online tools that allow students and job seekers to develop a personalized plan that connects interests, skills and education to careers and […]
Little is known about the swath of less well-to-do citizens who accounted for the bulk of the Roman empire’s population.
The University of West Florida and the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition will host world-renowned organic and organometallic chemist professor Dr. John Hartwig on Feb. 23, 2016, for two lectures as part of the William D. Smart Seminar Series in Chemistry. The opening lecture, “New Modes for Functionalization of Organic Molecules” will be […]
By PHYLLIS POOLEY | ppooley@uwf.edu Phyllis Pooley serves as director of special projects with the University of West Florida Office of Economic Development and Engagement in Pensacola. In addition to the standard unemployment rate, which essentially measures the success in finding a job for those that are actively seeking one, there are other methods that attempt […]
