The University of West Florida recently received a $100,000 gift from Members First Credit Union of Florida to name the hitting facility used by the baseball and softball teams. The official check presentation will be held at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 29 at Jim Spooner Field, before the baseball and softball home games. The […]
The University of West Florida formally installed Dr. Martha Saunders as its sixth president during the inauguration ceremony held on April 21 at the UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts. “I am truly glad to be here today the inauguration of a new president is really a celebration of the university she serves,” Saunders […]
Dr. Kristina Killgrove, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of West Florida, received a summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities to study skeletal remains of victims of the 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius volcano eruption. The NEH awards only about 80 of the prestigious stipends to recipients annually across the country. […]
The University of West Florida has been named by the National Security Agency as the National Center of Academic Excellence Cybersecurity Regional Resource Center for the Southeastern region. In this role, the UWF Center for Cybersecurity will provide leadership to advance cyber defense education among colleges and universities in the region and support new and […]
The University of West Florida recently welcomed a new Latina-based sorority, Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc., during an official induction ceremony at the University Commons. Nine Kappa Delta Chi sisters traveled to the UWF campus on March 25 to initiate seven founding members: Miranda Anaya; Deni Avelar; Skylar Braswell; Josie Chonoles; Leonie Dupuis; Jenifer Prine; […]
The public is invited to attend the University of West Florida Students Scholar Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20. Activities will be held in the Commons, the Conference Center and the Music Hall of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. The free event features the research […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust is seeking volunteers to serve as tour guides, living history interpreters, museum store attendants and archive and collection assistants at its properties in Historic Pensacola. The UWF Historic Trust hosts monthly volunteer recruitment sessions to present volunteer opportunities. The next session will be from 5-6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21 at the […]
The University of West Florida will host the 35th annual Novice National Speech & Debate Championship on March 10-12 in the University Commons and classrooms across the Pensacola campus. Students from 25 institutions from 15 states will participate in the tournament. Novice Nationals is a collegial event that advances forensic education for first-year competitors. The […]
The University of West Florida recently celebrated a donation of more than $27,500 to the Department of Music in support of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Award. The funds were raised from ticket sales and donations at the Nashville Songwriters’ Hall of Fame Show as part of the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival, hosted by […]
The University of West Florida Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies program and Women’s Studies Collective will host the 16th annual Women’s Studies Conference from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 24 at the UWF Conference Center, Building 22, on the Pensacola campus. Throughout the conference, there will be selected student presentations of scholarly papers and […]
The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host “Life and Living in Pensacola’s Historic District 1885-1900” by Dr. John Appleyard at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the Voices of Pensacola presented by Gulf Power. “The period of 1885-1900 was a time of incredible changes for Pensacola’s residents,” Appleyard said. “Back when utilities were […]
The University of West Florida hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate the transformation of the Camellia Garden in honor of the institution’s 50th Anniversary. “What a wonderful tribute to our university’s golden anniversary,” said UWF President Martha Saunders. “Like education, the camellia flower has been prized for its beauty and complexity for centuries. […]
