UWF to host inaugural Argo Alumni Stories event

The University of West Florida Center for Entrepreneurship, Student Government Association and Alumni Association will host the Argo Alumni Stories event on Wednesday, April 11 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the UWF Conference Center. A panel of four UWF alumni will share their stories about success and life after graduation. The panelists will include […]

UWF, Pen Air to host financial boot camp to help students, community manage debt

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will partner with Pen Air Federal Credit Union to host the Spring 2018 Advanced Financial Boot Camp on Tuesday, April 3 at 11 a.m. at the UWF Conference Center. The event is open to all UWF students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public. […]

Sold-out UWF Women in Leadership conference tackles important topics

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program welcomed 450 inspired attendees to its annual Women in Leadership conference at the UWF Conference Center and Auditorium on Friday, March 9. “I was so pleased that the UWF conference center was filled to capacity for our Women in Leadership conference for the fifth […]

College of Business calls for Ethics in Business nominations

The University of West Florida College of Business, in partnership with the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola, is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Combined Rotary of Pensacola Ethics in Business Award. This is the 16th year the college and Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola have sponsored the awards. “Over the past 16 years the […]

UWF receives $1.5 million gift to establish financial literacy center

The University of West Florida announces a $1.5 million gift from Consumer Credit Counseling Service of West Florida, Inc. to establish the Center for Financial Literacy at the UWF College of Business. “We are grateful for the opportunities this gift will provide not only to our campus community, but also the citizens of Northwest Florida,” […]

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 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 […]

UWF business professors win Best Paper awards at conference

Two professors in the University of West Florida College of Business were recently awarded “Best Paper” for their respective research by the Society for Marketing Advances. Dr. James Mead and Dr. Katrina Savitskie, assistant professors in the University’s Department of Marketing, Supply Chain Logistics, and Economics, were recognized during the Society for Marketing Advances annual […]

UWF College of Business Executive Mentor Program to host its annual Women in Leadership conference

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host its annual Women in Leadership conference on Friday, March 9, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with check-in from 8 to 9 a.m., in the UWF Conference Center and Auditorium, Building 22. Registration will open on Jan. 8, 2018. The conference […]

UWF business students awarded for social media marketing project

The Florida Small Business Development Center Network awarded student project of the year to a team of six students from UWF’s College of Business. The students, taught by Dr. Sherry Hartnett, professor of social media and digital marketing, were recognized for their successful social media marketing strategy, plan and campaign for the Tin Cow, a […]

UWF to offer new course on marketing lionfish as food

Beginning this spring, the University of West Florida College of Business will offer a new course that will delve into the potential to market the highly invasive lionfish to consumers. The hope is that enhancing the lionfish market as food could help curb its threat to native species in the Gulf of Mexico. The course, […]

UWF College of Business Executive Mentor Program hosts ethics educator Aaron Beam

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host guest speaker Aaron Beam from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 17 in the College of Business, Building 76A, Room 101. Beam will discuss the dangers of unethical business practices and the ethical challenges students and others could one day face in […]