English department launches 1925 virtual newsstand web site

While the advent of the Internet has endangered the future of print newspapers and magazines, it has enabled the history of a lost institution to be shared via The 1925 Virtual Newsstand Web site. Created by University of West Florida senior English majors, the site is the culmination of an ongoing senior capstone project lead […]

Cooperative education benefits UWF students in a variety of ways

The UWF Cooperative Education program offers students an attractive package: Learn more about a chosen career, earn credit hours and get paid — all at the same time. “An experience in cooperative education benefits a student in a multitude of ways,” said Patrice Friant, who supervises the program and works with employers to develop employment […]

Festival on the Green returns for 10th year

Plan on helping the University of West Florida celebrate its 10th anniversary of Festival on the Green March 26 and 27 on the UWF Main Campus in Pensacola. The festival is free and open to the public. The agenda for annual arts and crafts festival is filled with fun and activities for the whole family, […]

Health care + information technology = medical informatics

For educators and staff of the University of West Florida’s online certificate of medical informatics program, job No. 1 is often defining the relatively new and fast-growing field. As defined in the UWF ebook, “Medical Informatics: Practical Guide for the Healthcare Professional,” medical informatics is “the application of computers, communication and information technology and systems […]

Study abroad opportunities at UWF

Mark Twain once said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” That’s exactly what 30 University of West Florida […]

Kugelman Foundation names honors program

The University of West Florida Honors Program recently received the prestigious honor of becoming a named program. The Kugelman Foundation has pledged $250,000 to name the Honors Program the Kugelman Honors Program. The Kugelman Foundation also directed its current endowed scholarship funds to support Honors students. “By naming a major program, the Kugelman name will […]

Theater student’s agenda: graduate, move north, find work

Brittani Rappise’s time at the University of West Florida is coming to an end soon, but her professional career is just waiting to begin. After graduation in May, the Totowa, N.J., native plans to leave the Pensacola area and move to New York or Philadelphia and seek work in the theater. She’ll take with her […]

From UWF to CIO of Fortune 500 company

The University of West Florida has thousands of successful alumni. Tom Keiser is no exception. Keiser graduated in 1988 with a bachelor’s in systems science – Business (equivalent to the current management information systems degree program). Today, he is the executive vice president and chief information officer for Gap Inc. responsible for the technology organization […]

Health and Wellness Services available to students

College life can be an exhilarating experience, but it can also be stressful. The University of West Florida Counseling and Wellness Services offers a variety of services to help students achieve and maintain mental and physical health. Counseling Services offers counseling and therapy to help students while Wellness Services promotes health programs, such as alcohol […]

Argo PALs help incoming students find their way academically

The transition from high school to university campus can be daunting for some, but UWF has eight students on the frontlines to provide support academically. They are called Argo PALs or Argo Peer Assistant Leaders. The program is in its second year and works directly with the Delphi living-learning community through the Department of Student […]

StoryCorps to visit Pensacola: NPR broadcast program seeks stories from community

In an era when celebrity gossip, political mudslinging and corporate media reign supreme, it’s easy for authentic, meaningful stories to get lost in the shuffle. That’s why StoryCorps launched what is now one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, enabling everyday people to share their stories with the people that matter most […]

Nominations sought for Annual Alumni Awards

The University of West Florida National Alumni Association is gearing up for their 2010 Annual Alumni Awards Recognition Program, which will take place Saturday, March 27 on UWF’s Main Campus in the Conference Center. All alumni and friends are invited to attend the event. The program serves to recognize those who work to help and promote […]