By Lauren Haggett, University Communications Nine high school dual enrollment students experienced a bit of the open ocean last week as they traveled 25 miles out to sea for their oceanography class. Dual enrollment is a program UWF offers to high school students allowing them the opportunity to take college classes for credit while still […]
By Josh Newby, University Communications Michael Wolcott, a ‘02 alumnus and producer on the show “Loma Linda 360,” won an Emmy award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. “Loma Linda 360” was named the best health/sciences program and best magazine program in the region at the 37th Annual Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards. […]
By Lauren Haggett, University Communications Kasie Foreman, a junior at the University of West Florida, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2005 when she was 13 years old. While in the hospital during her long battle with cancer, she decided she wanted to help out other kids facing the same challenge. She founded a non-profit […]
By Josh Newby, University Communications Leah Gibney, a competitive wakeboarder from the University of West Florida, recently placed third in the national CBS Alt Games in San Diego, Calif. The Alt Games is an annual collegiate competition featuring alternative sports such as wakeboarding, beach volleyball, snowboarding and skiing. Gibney competed in the competition against students […]
By Josh Newby, University Communications Steve Siegert, B.A. ’72, recently attended the University of West Florida’s victory at the NCAA Division II baseball national championship in Cary, N.C. Siegert graduated from UWF with a degree in Psychology and said that he was very proud of his alma mater and hopes this does great things for […]
By Lauren Haggett, University Communications A graduate of the University of West Florida is now living life on the edge as a storm chaser. Jim Edds, a 1984 chemistry graduate, discovered his true calling in life after working as a research chemist in Pensacola in 1992. Today, he is his own boss following his dreams […]
The program, Hometown Heroes, began in spring 2011 and has already enrolled 26 veterans seeking degrees and/or certificate completions. Although book fees are not paid for, the price of tuition is completely covered by the university. Hometown Heroes currently offers 51 undergraduate programs, 50 graduate programs and more than 110 specializations. Traditional, on-campus classes are […]
By Lauren Haggett, University Communications Eleven University of West Florida history students departed May 10 for a 17-day traveling summer class to explore American history. This class is unique due to the use of social media to update their followers as they make their way up the east coast and then back to Pensacola. This […]
By Josh Newby, University Communications Craig Lockhart, a junior at the University of West Florida, recently won the Newman Civic Fellow award from Campus Compact, a national coalition of more than 1,100 college and university presidents. The award recognizes students on college campuses who demonstrate a desire to find solutions to problems facing their local […]
By Lauren Haggett, University Communications More than 25 ROTC cadets from the University of West Florida commissioned into their respective services on May 29. Eighteen cadets from Air Force ROTC and eight cadets from Army ROTC will begin their journey in the U.S. military after four years of training at UWF. ROTC is a program […]
By Lauren Haggett, University Communications The University of West Florida held its spring commencement on April 30 and graduated more than 1,100 students. Graduates eagerly awaited their entrance into the Pensacola Civic Center on Saturday, as some of them have been looking forward to this day for a long time. “I knew that if I […]
By Josh Newby, University Communications A group of University of West Florida students recently assisted Appetite 4 Life (A4L), a local philanthropic food organization, by providing a comprehensive public relations strategy and renovating their current facility. For the past eight years, the Public Relations Campaigns class, taught by Eileen Perrigo, has upheld a reputation for […]
