The University of West Florida hosted the Sixth Annual Alumni Scholarship Classic tournament today at Scenic Hills Country Club. Each year, the Scholarship Classic draws area alumni, faculty, staff, students and members of the community to compete in the tournament. Over the past six years, more than $44,000 has been raised to directly support UWF […]
University of West Florida (UWF) President Judy Bense welcomed students, faculty, staff and the Pensacola community on Thursday, Sept. 27 at the annual State of the University Address. Bense began the program by providing an update of the current semester. The university opened its doors on Aug. 30 to a record breaking 12,823 students. With […]
Two University of West Florida graduate students have recently taken on leadership roles for the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA). Tying directly to their Strategic Communication and Leadership coursework, Jeff Nall and Valeria Lento create and implement measurable goals for the statewide organization. Jeff Nall, APR, CPRC, who recently took on the role as FPRA’s […]
This fall, the University of West Florida (UWF) and Pensacola State College (PSC) welcomed 35 Pensacola Pledge Scholars, amounting to approximately $60,000 in scholarship awards. Out of these students, 24 freshmen are currently enrolled at UWF. The 2012 UWF Pledge Scholars include: Haley Anderson, Andre Bordelon, Jonathan Brannan, Jackson Buckley, Brett Calkins, Alexa Carter, Phillip […]
The University of West Florida Board of Trustees completed President Judy Bense’s 2011/2012 annual evaluations at their regularly scheduled board meeting today. Bense was evaluated on the achievement of 36 institutional goals and priorities established by the Board of Trustees last year. As a result of the evaluation, President Bense will receive an increase in […]
The University of West Florida (UWF) was named a Best Southeastern College by The Princeton Review for the 10th consecutive year, based on results from the company’s 2013 Best Colleges survey. UWF was one of 136 institutions receiving the Best in Southeast Designation. The company designated 222 colleges in the Northeast, 122 in the West […]
On Aug. 6, a team from NASA successfully landed the Curiosity rover on Mars, and a graduate from the University of West Florida College of Business played a key role in getting it there. Joseph Bergstrom, a 2009 UWF graduate, works in Logistics and Material Services in the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His role is […]
The University of West Florida will host its third annual Family Weekend Sept. 21-23. During the weekend, parents and siblings of UWF students can take part in a variety of activities provided by the Office of Family Programs, connect with one another and become more familiar with campus life. The weekend will be packed full […]
At the University of West Florida, students are not limiting their education to a classroom in Pensacola, or even the United States. Shannon Hemmings and her friend and fellow UWF student, Naomi Eustache, spent four weeks in Paris this past summer to learn French at one of UWF’s partner institutions through the study abroad program. […]
Current and prospective students, alumni and visitors now can get a panoramic view of the University of West Florida main campus from their computer, thanks to the Street View feature in Google Maps. UWF was included in the latest release of new street-level imagery in Google Maps that features university and college campuses across the […]
Sept. 7, 2012 8:55 a.m. The early morning accident involving a UWF student has been cleared from the roadway. The east entrance to the UWF main campus is now open. Sept. 7, 2012 7:23 a.m. Due to the traffic accident that occurred on the main UWF campus this morning, the east campus entrance is closed […]
As you know, the legislature reduced our budget by $11.9m for FY2012/13. This is a non-recurring cut that was designed to reduce our carry forward balances. Yet, overall, the university has lost 47 percent of our state funding since 2007 in both recurring and non-recurring sources. We all feel the pain of dealing with these […]
