Sport clubs rack up awards, volunteer hours

University of West Florida’s (UWF) sport clubs are doing big things, not only in their sport, but in the community as well. Currently, UWF has 25 sport clubs, including new additions, such as the Bowling Club and the Longboard Club.   Men’s Rugby Club The men’s Rugby Club won its Division for 2011, as well […]

UWF’s Larry Strain wins PACE Award

Larry Strain, director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of West Florida (UWF), won the 2012 Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence (PACE) Professional Leader of the Year award Tuesday, Feb. 21. “I am honored and humbled to be the 2012 Pace Award Professional Leader of the Year,” said Strain. “To be […]

UWF begins exchange program with university in China

The University of West Florida signed an agreement on Feb. 15 to exchange students, collaborate on research projects and promote cultural and academic programs with Sichuan International Studies University (SISU), located in Chongqing, China. UWF and SISU have agreed to an array of student exchange programs, including semester, full-year and special short-term courses of study […]

UWF hosts STEM activities for community students

The University of West Florida (UWF) has hosted the Emerald Coast Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) Robotics competition for the past five years, and is the only institution in the state to host the event each year. About 20 middle- and high-school teams face off every year in a competition involving Science, Technology, Engineering […]

Energy efficiency, storm resistance focus for UWF building construction program

The construction industry requires its professionals to take on the toughest jobs with the tightest schedules, and contractors must find a way to build within those parameters. Demands for more efficient buildings also call for knowledge in efficiency standards and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The University of West Florida’s (UWF) Building […]

UWF outlines university’s future, master plan

PENSACOLA, Fla. – University of West Florida (UWF) officials outlined an updated campus master plan for the growth of the university for the next 20 to 30 years Monday at a public forum on campus. Plans include mixed use facilities to house classrooms and academic space, residence halls, and retail space; a new student union, […]

University of West Florida health program “a national template of excellence”

The University of West Florida’s Master of Public Health (MPH) degree is currently featured on the Council on Education for Public Health’s (CEPH) website as an example of best practices for online programs in public health. UWF’s MPH degree is only the second fully online program in the nation to be accredited by the CEPH. […]

UWF and Santa Rosa County School district form joint teacher training program

The University of West Florida (UWF) is starting Teachers Teaching Teachers – or 3T – this Spring, the first program of its kind in Florida. The unique program partners the Santa Rosa County School District (SRCSD) and the UWF School of Education (SoE) in designing and implementing preservice teacher training programs. Program participants complete the […]

StormReady UWF prepared for severe weather

It’s Florida Severe Weather Awareness Week, and the University of West Florida (UWF) is ready should severe weather impact the Gulf Coast states. UWF was designated a StormReady university in 2009, only the third university in Florida to earn the designation from the National Weather Service (NWS). Started in 1999, the program helps communities, including […]

First Annual UWF Argo Invitational Mock Trial Tournament

On Saturday, Jan. 12 the College of Professional Studies and the UWF Mock Trial Team hosted the first annual UWF Argo Invitational Mock Trial Tournament on the UWF campus. The competition included students from three universities, including two teams from UWF. The rounds were judged by attorneys and judges from the Pensacola area. The event […]

UWF math program has most students in state of Florida

The University of West Florida’s Master of Science (MS) program boasts more students than any other university in the state and is the only program that can be taken fully online. “Our program is quite unique,” said Kuiyuan Li, distinguished university professor and chairman of the Math Department at UWF. “It is the only one […]

Student proposes four compounds that could potentially inhibit HIV

Through a unique internship experience, UWF junior Joshua Brown had the opportunity to be a part of an HIV research team at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Brown has been working with Dr. Mike Summers, professor at UMBC, and has proposed four compounds that may potentially inhibit HIV. Brown attended the Summer Biomedical Training […]