In “Where All Good Flappers Go: Essential Stories of the Jazz Age,” Dr. David Earle has assembled a collection of colorful short stories written primarily in the 1920s that celebrate the awe-inspiring charm of flappers: young women from the era who embraced an irreverent persona and unconventional attitude. Earle is chair of the University of […]
The Florida Public Archaeology Network, a program of the University of West Florida, has received a $99,968 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative. The grant funds the project “People of the Apalachicola Region: Exploring cultural heritage as a vector for ecosystem planning, management and adaptation.” The […]
The University of West Florida celebrated a $170,000 donation to UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music in support of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Scholarship Fund on Monday, June 12, at Flora-Bama in Perdido Key. The new funds are a result of a Music City Hit-Makers fundraising concert at the Saenger Theater Pensacola in […]
University of West Florida theatre and English literature student Deja Gamble will present her original play “Wishful Thinking,” March 24-25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Besser Theatre at UWF’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts on the Pensacola campus. Entrance is free and based on a first-come basis. As a child growing up in West […]
The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the Jazz Combo in concert on Tuesday, February 7 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola campus. Join the UWF Combo under the […]
The University of West Florida hosted the first annual Holocaust Remembrance Event featuring Dr. Leon Chameides, a Holocaust survivor, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in the Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine & Performing Arts. The purpose of the event was to honor those who perished in the Holocaust, remind students and community […]
The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present our Music Hall Artist Series with Lee Harrelson, euphonium on Monday, February 6 at 7:30 p.m. The performance will be held in the Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola campus. Harrelson is […]
The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the UWF Chamber Music Class in concert on Wednesday, February 1 at noon. The concert will be held at Old Christ Church in historic downtown Pensacola. The UWF Chamber Music Series at Old Christ Church continues celebrating its 16th season. In honor […]
The University of West Florida announced a $250,000 gift from Rhonda and Jerry Maygarden to the Maygarden Family Scholarship Endowment at the UWF Foundation and to name the Jerry Louis Maygarden Undergraduate Communication Program. The UWF Board of Trustees approved naming the undergraduate program during its December 2022 meeting. “The Maygardens are longtime supporters of […]
The UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the Piano Celebration on Saturday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine & Performing Arts, Building 82, on the Pensacola campus. In 2007, due to the generous gift of Helen Wentworth, the […]
The University of West Florida’s Division of Academic Engagement and Student Affairs in partnership with the UWF College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities; CASSH Workgroup on Race, Ethnicity and Belonging; and the UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts invite you to a special event on Tuesday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. The performance […]
For 46 years, the University of West Florida Writing Lab has empowered students, inspired writers and created a community of support for the written word. The lab is staffed with UWF undergraduate and graduate paper readers and tutors who are trained to assist their fellow students with content, manuscript formatting, documentation style and the conventions […]
