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 […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In 2011, the Florida Legislature appropriated $30 million under the Oil Spill Recovery Act to the University of West Florida’s Office of Economic Development and Engagement. The legislation, passed in response to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, called specifically for OEDE to develop and implement an innovative economic development program that emphasized research and […]
While the environmental impacts to Northwest Florida that resulted from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were minimal compared to those felt in Louisiana and other Gulf states, the economic damage in Northwest Florida was profound. Though oil didn’t reach local beaches until June 2010, the devastating effects on tourism were evident shortly after the disaster […]
When the oil-drilling rig Deepwater Horizonexploded and sank in April 2010, resulting in the largest oil spill in U.S. history, faculty and students from the University of West Florida were quick to respond to the man-made disaster. “We realized pretty quickly that it could have serious effects here in Pensacola, that the oil could reach the […]
Today, the University of West Florida announced that Fred Levin, attorney and community advocate, is gifting his multi-million dollar waterfront home and estate, known as Timeless Tanglewood, to the institution. The donation also includes much of the renovated home’s contents, including works of art and collector’s items. The total value of the donation is more […]
