About 40 divers, including more than 25 students from the UWF Scuba Club, put their pumpkin carving skills to the test in the third annual Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest at the Grand Lagoon Yacht Club in Pensacola. The annual event benefits Toys for Tots, and the entry fee for the competition was one unwrapped toy […]
On Sept. 12, 2001, just one day following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the United States Marine Corps gained a young man ready to serve his country at any cost. After completing two tours in Iraq, one that left him severely wounded, veteran student Robin “Griff” Griffiths […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. – University of West Florida (UWF) Provost Chula King announced the appointment of Dr. Pamela Northrup to dean of UWF’s College of Professional Studies (COPS), effective immediately. Northrup served as interim dean of COPS since early 2010. “The numerous comments I received from COPS faculty and staff regarding this appointment were overwhelmingly positive,” […]
Before she left high school, Brandi Crews helped raise $32,000 so that disadvantaged children in her community could have presents for Christmas. She also tutored mentally disabled children with reading, sent care packages to the troops in Iraq, volunteered with the March of Dimes and Relay for Life and co-produced a docudrama on drunk driving […]
The Mobile Patriots visited the University of West Florida (UWF) Tuesday night for the tenth year in honor of Disability Awareness Month. A rowdy crowd attended an exhibition game between the Patriots and teams of UWF faculty, staff and students and members of the Pensacola Community. “This event is always awesome,” said Alesia Ross, coordinator, […]
Environmental science graduate student Tanya Gallagher is one of 12,000 students at UWF On most Sundays, you can find UWF graduate student Tanya Gallagher toting her guitar and singing her favorite Jack Johnson songs to the morning brunch crowd at one of Pensacola’s beach restaurants. Her folk-acoustic music style provides brunch go-ers the perfect environment. […]
Explore Summer Camps is honored to be named the winner of the 2011 UPCEA Program of Excellence – Noncredit Award. UPCEA South, serving 14 states within the U.S., recognizes outstanding credit and non-credit programs throughout these regions. Programs are judged on innovation, creativity, success, impact and adaptability. UWF is proud to have been selected for […]
Kathleen Heubach, director of the Institute for Innovative Community Learning in the University of West Florida’s College of Professional Studies and a faculty member in the School of Education, is an active member in the community, teaching tomorrow’s educators, performing academic research and participating in community service. Her expertise is literacy in schools and transforming […]
PENSACOLA, FLA. – More than 2,500 military and veteran students at the University of West Florida (UWF) will have access to specialized resources to assist in the transition from military to civilian life with the opening of the UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center (MVRC). The Center officially opens today. Students who served in the […]
About 1,000 people attended the Homecoming festivities at the University of West Florida, including a concert with We the Kings, a pep rally, soccer games and a community festival Oct. 6 through 8. This year marked a transition for UWF’s Homecoming, as the celebrations focused heavily on community engagement and family-friendly themes. “This year’s events […]
Junior business major Amy Bueno is one of 12,000 students Carrying a grocery store bag of food and hurrying down the hall, Amy Bueno breathlessly entered the SGA office to speak about her life and experiences as a first-generation college student. Bueno is the first person in her family to attend college, and is one […]
Underwater dives, lost relics and sunken Civil War- and World War II-era vessels may seem like the components of a high-budget adventure film, but for nine students and three staff members in underwater archeology at the University of West Florida, it comprised 16 days of their summer. Each time an oil and gas company wishes […]
