UWF to host national case competition featuring publicly traded company

The University of West Florida College of Business will host the first UWF Business Case Competition: Masters Level April 13-14, 2018. Graduate students from all universities that hold the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, known as AACSB, accreditation are invited to attend. Students will compete for $10,000 in cash prizes and have the unique opportunity […]

UWF Department of Theatre presents The Music Man

The University of West Florida Department of Theatre presents “The Music Man,” a musical with book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson. Performances will be held Feb. 16 & 17 and 23 & 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 18 & 25 at 2:30 p.m. All performances will take place in the Mainstage Theatre of […]

MyCareerShines surpasses 500,000 student and adult users

More than 500,000 students and adults in Florida are taking hold of their futures with the help of MyCareerShines, Florida’s comprehensive online education and career planning system. MyCareerShines’ online tools allow for personalized education plans that connect individual interests and skills to careers and jobs. MyCareerShines, managed by the Florida Virtual Campus through the UWF […]

UWF welcomes new chair of Department of Social Work

The University of West Florida College of Education and Professional Studies welcomes Dr. Chathapuram “Ram” Ramanathan as the chair of the Department of Social Work. “We are pleased to have Dr. Ramanathan lead the department of social work here at UWF,” said Dr. William Crawley, dean of the UWF College of Education and Professional Studies. […]

UWF Department of Music presents the Jazz Combo in Concert with UWF Alumni Jazz Combo

The University of West Florida Department of Music will present the Jazz Combo in concert on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. The combo will be joined by a number of special guests, a group of UWF Alumni returning to perform. The concert will be held in the Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing […]

UWF music professor honored with 50-year service award

A University of West Florida music professor has been recognized for a milestone of career service. The Florida Music Education Association honored Dr. Larry Reed with the 50 Year Music Education Service Award during its annual professional development conference, held Jan. 10-13, 2018, in Tampa, Florida. Reed, faculty associate in the Department of Music, has […]

ARGO ALERT: Chemical Explosion in Building 58 Update

ARGO ALERT: ALL-CLEAR Chemical Explosion in Building 58 Update Jan. 25 3:14 p.m. University officials have received an all-clear following the small chemical explosion in Building 58 on the UWF Pensacola campus. An evacuation order has been lifted and the building is now open to faculty and staff. Classes in the building remain cancelled until […]

UWF to host grand opening for Sea3D Additive Manufacturing Laboratory in downtown Pensacola

The University of West Florida will debut its one-of-a-kind Sea3D Additive Manufacturing Laboratory on Jan. 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. during a grand opening and reception event at the facility’s location inside the Museum of Commerce in Historic Pensacola. Sea3D, which provides valuable 3-D printing resources for both the University and Northwest Florida community, was funded […]

UWF ranked No. 5 in Victory Media’s 2018 Military Friendly® Schools Top 10 list

The University of West Florida ranks fifth in the nation on Victory Media’s 2018 Military Friendly Schools list for the large public schools category. This is the tenth year that UWF has been named a Military Friendly® school. “We take good care of all our veterans and families,” said Marc Churchwell, director of the Military […]

Research on Gulf continues years after spill

The initial work done by University of West Florida faculty and students immediately after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has helped spawn new research at the University, such as a study finding that coquina clams could serve as indicator organisms for future oil spill events. Among the projects paid for by oil spill funding […]

UWF Executive Mentor Program to host war hero portrayed in ‘Black Hawk Down’

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program and Wells Fargo will present “Dedication, Pride and Commitment: Leadership Lessons from Black Hawk Down for Business and For Life,” by retired Army 1st Sgt. Matt Eversmann on Jan. 30. The event is free and open to the public, and will take place in […]

Pensacola Museum of Art to host 64th annual Youth Art Focus

The Pensacola Museum of Art, in partnership with Escambia County School District and the PMA Guild, presents the 64th annual “Youth Art Focus” in recognition of National Youth Art Month. This exhibition is on view now through Feb. 18, in the Kugelman Family and Henderson Thornton galleries. The exhibition will highlight art students and art […]