The University of West Florida (UWF) has hosted the Emerald Coast Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) Robotics competition for the past five years, and is the only institution in the state to host the event each year. About 20 middle- and high-school teams face off every year in a competition involving Science, Technology, Engineering […]
The construction industry requires its professionals to take on the toughest jobs with the tightest schedules, and contractors must find a way to build within those parameters. Demands for more efficient buildings also call for knowledge in efficiency standards and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The University of West Florida’s (UWF) Building […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. – University of West Florida (UWF) officials outlined an updated campus master plan for the growth of the university for the next 20 to 30 years Monday at a public forum on campus. Plans include mixed use facilities to house classrooms and academic space, residence halls, and retail space; a new student union, […]
Six University of West Florida (UWF) students took first place in Denver, Colo., beating out 14 of the top logistics programs in North America during the Operation Stimulus/Denver Transportation Club annual logistics case competition. The team spent two weeks and nearly 200 hours each preparing a detailed case analysis of a real-world global supply chain […]
An article authored by Professor Wade Jeffrey , Latitudinal gradients in degradation of marine dissolved organic carbon. (PLoS One 2011), has been selected and evaluated by Robie Macdonald, a Member of the Faculty of 1000 (F1000), placing his work in the F1000 library of the top 2 percent of published articles in biology and medicine. […]
University Archivist and Librarian Dean DeBolt published an article in Archival Today titled “Making our Archives ‘Sound’”. The article discusses UWF’s movement into the world of digital audio online. Read his full article here: http://www.gaylord.com/makingarchivessound.asp
The University of West Florida’s Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is currently featured on the Council on Education for Public Health’s (CEPH) website as an example of best practices for online programs in public health. UWF’s MPH degree is only the second fully online program in the nation to be accredited by the CEPH. […]
Dr. Gayle Baugh, associate professor, Management/MIS, has been appointed editor of the prestigious journal titled “Group and Organization Management” for a period of three years from Jan. 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2014. The journal, published by Sage Publications group, focuses on articles that extend management and organization theory and addresses practitioner implications. The journal […]
The 7th edition of Jane Halonen’s college textbook, “Your Guide to College Success” was recently published. The book is currently used in UWF’s freshmen Academic Foundations class, and is a “you can do this” guide to surviving college, according to Halonen, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “This book is for students trying […]
The University of West Florida (UWF) is starting Teachers Teaching Teachers – or 3T – this Spring, the first program of its kind in Florida. The unique program partners the Santa Rosa County School District (SRCSD) and the UWF School of Education (SoE) in designing and implementing preservice teacher training programs. Program participants complete the […]
It’s Florida Severe Weather Awareness Week, and the University of West Florida (UWF) is ready should severe weather impact the Gulf Coast states. UWF was designated a StormReady university in 2009, only the third university in Florida to earn the designation from the National Weather Service (NWS). Started in 1999, the program helps communities, including […]
On Saturday, Jan. 12 the College of Professional Studies and the UWF Mock Trial Team hosted the first annual UWF Argo Invitational Mock Trial Tournament on the UWF campus. The competition included students from three universities, including two teams from UWF. The rounds were judged by attorneys and judges from the Pensacola area. The event […]
