This summer, the emerald coast will meet the emerald isle as ten theatre students from the University of West Florida travel to Ireland to participate in the Carlow Arts Festival and collaborate with Carlow Little Theatre as part of the University’s program, “The Irish Experience.” From May 28 through June 22, the students will present […]
Dr. Sikha Bagui, professor and chair of computer science at the University of West Florida, will present the upcoming Rite of Passage lecture titled, “The Transformation of Data,” on Friday, March 28 at 2 p.m. in the Argonaut Athletic Club at UWF. The UWF Rite of Passage Lecture Series is a distinguished lecture series celebrating UWF […]
The University of West Florida College of Arts and Sciences will host Robert Edsel, No. 1 New York Times best-selling author of the book, “The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History,” on Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Music Hall. Edsel, a former […]
The University of West Florida’s newly established Faculty Catalyst Initiative, recently awarded $30,000 to highly productive faculty in the area of research and creative activities. The UWF Faculty Catalyst Initiative is a Pace Academic Development Award funded project that supports scholarly and creative projects and activities of successful UWF faculty. Of the 13 applications received […]
University of West Florida History Professor Daniel E. Miller will lead a tour of several key World War II locations through three European countries from May 8-23, 2014. This opportunity is open to the general public, as well as UWF students. The trip will include tours of Paris, Normandy Beaches, and Amiens in France; Aachen, […]
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the University of West Florida Office of Equity, Diversity and International Affairs will host author Kjerstin Gruys to discuss her book, “Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall” on Wednesday, March 26 at 5:30 p.m. in the UWF Conference Center. In her lecture, Gruys will challenge women of all ages to […]
The University of West Florida announced today a $100,000 gift commitment from Pen Air Federal Credit Union in support of UWF College of Business students. The gift will establish the Pen Air Federal Credit Union Betty M. Petree Endowment for scholarships and program support for College of Business students. Additionally, the Pen Air Federal Credit […]
The University of West Florida Department of Chemistry has selected 24 students to attend the 247th American Chemical Society’s National Meeting and Exposition in Dallas. This year’s expo, “Chemistry and Materials for Energy,” will run from Sunday, March 16 through Thursday, March 20. As part of the meeting, the students will present multidisciplinary research, hear the latest […]
The Greater Pensacola Chapter of the United Negro College Fund honored Lewis Bear Jr., chair of the University of West Florida Board of Trustees and president/CEO of the Lewis Bear Company, and Mamie Webb Hixon, assistant professor of English and director of the UWF Writing Lab, during its Inaugural Chairman’s Luncheon held today at New […]
University of West Florida music student, James Matthews, has been chosen as an American Protégé International Piano & Strings Competition 2014 Honorable Mention Winner. Matthews will perform on Sunday, April 20 at 11:30 a.m. in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City, N.Y. Matthews, a native of Lakeland, Fla., is a junior music […]
The University of West Florida College of Business and the Office of Equity, Diversity and International Affairs will host Dr. James Johnson as he presents a lecture titled, “Northwest Florida Disruptive Demographics: Implications for Entrepreneurship & Workforce Development,” on Monday, March 31 at 6 p.m. in the Commons Auditorium, Building 22. Johnson is the William […]
Jamie Trindell, a senior chemistry major at the University of West Florida, was recently accepted to both the University of Texas-Austin and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, two of the top-ranked graduate chemistry programs in the country, according to the U.S. News & World Report. Trindell credits her unique experience at UWF for giving […]
