As the future he envisioned started slipping away and a sense of failure consumed his thoughts, Abraham Sculley ’19 fell into a dark place his freshman year at UWF. Then came a phone call. The phone call. Sculley dodged calls and texts from this persistent friend for weeks, but on that night in 2014, he […]
In partnership with the Florida Department of Health, the University of West Florida is hosting a Argo Nation Vaccination Day on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UWF Field House (Building 54) on the Pensacola campus. The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will be administered on […]
UWF will host its third annual Day of Giving, a 24-hour online fundraising initiative, on Thursday, April 15. Day of Giving is a social-media-driven effort that supports the University and its programs. Alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends are invited to make gifts online at dayofgiving.uwf.edu, directing their contributions to any of the 11 […]
Members of the UWF community are encouraged to receive their COVID-19 vaccination to help do their part #ForAllArgos. The University of West Florida is working with the Florida Department of Health to potentially coordinate a COVID-19 vaccination day, administered by an FDOH Vaccination Strike Team. Vaccination Day at UWF is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, April […]
While continuing to closely monitor public health conditions, the University is preparing to provide a full in-person experience for Argos this fall, including increased face-to-face learning and engagement opportunities. The promise of widespread inoculation against COVID-19, as well as your continued commitment to keeping our campus safer and healthier enables us to do so. ACADEMICS […]
The University of West Florida will honor traditions, engage in the community and celebrate the future of the University during its third annual Founders Week, held April 10-15, 2021. This year, UWF will host a combination of in-person and virtual events. In-person events will follow CDC guidelines and UWF COVID-19 protocols, including the requirement of […]
As of today, April 5, all Florida residents age 18 or older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Floridians are encouraged to pre-register at www.myvaccine.fl.gov. Once pre-registered, they will be contacted when the vaccine is available in their area. Floridians can also call the vaccine pre-registration phone number for their county, listed here. Baptist […]
The University of West Florida College of Business, in partnership with the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola, is accepting nominations for the 2021 Combined Rotary of Pensacola Ethics in Business Award. This is the 19th year the college and Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola have sponsored the awards. “For almost 20 years, the Combined Rotary […]
Held outdoors for the first time to prioritize the health and safety of the participants, the ninth annual University of West Florida Dance Marathon raised nearly $43,000 on March 20 in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. All proceeds from the UWF event will be donated to Pensacola’s Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred […]
Dr. Jamin Wells grew up in Rhode Island immersed in the maritime world. Alongside his father, who established one of the area’s first police dive teams and later opened a dive shop, Wells began diving at age 10 in the cold, murky New England water and spent his youth spearfishing, racing sailboats and diving on […]
University of West Florida nursing students are on the front line of the vaccination effort in Northwest Florida, administering vaccines to priority individuals. Since February, 54 nursing students have administered vaccinations at various locations throughout the area in partnership with Ascension Sacred Heart and the Escambia County Health Department. The BSN students work under the […]
Shortly after the University of West Florida hired him as a biology professor in the spring of 2018, Dr. Frank Gilliam walked the Pensacola campus in awe of the majestic canopy of trees. “I’m thinking, ‘this place is amazing’,” Gilliam said. “I’m looking at these longleaf pines, big wide oaks and magnolias and realizing someone […]
