The University of West Florida College of Arts and Sciences will host Robert Edsel, No. 1 New York Times best-selling author of the book, “The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History,” on Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Music Hall. Edsel, a former […]
The University of West Florida’s newly established Faculty Catalyst Initiative, recently awarded $30,000 to highly productive faculty in the area of research and creative activities. The UWF Faculty Catalyst Initiative is a Pace Academic Development Award funded project that supports scholarly and creative projects and activities of successful UWF faculty. Of the 13 applications received […]
The University of West Florida announced today a $100,000 gift commitment from Pen Air Federal Credit Union in support of UWF College of Business students. The gift will establish the Pen Air Federal Credit Union Betty M. Petree Endowment for scholarships and program support for College of Business students. Additionally, the Pen Air Federal Credit […]
The University of West Florida Department of Chemistry has selected 24 students to attend the 247th American Chemical Society’s National Meeting and Exposition in Dallas. This year’s expo, “Chemistry and Materials for Energy,” will run from Sunday, March 16 through Thursday, March 20. As part of the meeting, the students will present multidisciplinary research, hear the latest […]
The Greater Pensacola Chapter of the United Negro College Fund honored Lewis Bear Jr., chair of the University of West Florida Board of Trustees and president/CEO of the Lewis Bear Company, and Mamie Webb Hixon, assistant professor of English and director of the UWF Writing Lab, during its Inaugural Chairman’s Luncheon held today at New […]
University of West Florida music student, James Matthews, has been chosen as an American Protégé International Piano & Strings Competition 2014 Honorable Mention Winner. Matthews will perform on Sunday, April 20 at 11:30 a.m. in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City, N.Y. Matthews, a native of Lakeland, Fla., is a junior music […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program recently hosted a Marine Leadership Workshop featuring Capt. Nicole Villareal Bastian, U.S. Marines Officer Selection Officer. During the workshop, Bastian spoke on “Leading the Community, Leading for Life.” Bastian was one of the first 24 women to graduate from The Citadel, the Military College […]
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host Michael Mika, on Thursday, Feb. 27 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. for his presentation titled 2K14 Digital Disruption, Tips for Living with the ‘New Normal.’ The event will take place at the UWF College of Business Education Center, Building 76A, Room 101. Mika, Digital Marketing Consultant for 2ManyApps […]
The University of West Florida, in partnership with Manna Food Bank of Pensacola, is launching its first Argo Pantry food drive today, Feb. 19 with an open house from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. The open house will take place at the Dean of Students Office, Building 21, Room 130. Beta tested in fall 2013, […]
On Saturday, February 8, the University of West Florida hosted nearly 300 students from Northwest Florida’s public and private schools in the Florida Panhandle at the third annual Northwest Regional Florida Science Olympiad. The event was held at the UWF School of Science and Engineering. Florida Science Olympiad is an official state chapter of Science […]
The University of West Florida chapter of Student Veterans of America will host “Overcoming Adversity” on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in the UWF Conference Center. The event will highlight the achievements of the Carl Brashear Foundation, Volunteers of America, Student Veterans of America and the UWF Military Veterans Resource Center for their continued […]
Today, the Florida Small Business Development Center at UWF signed an agreement to partner with the Santa Rosa County Economic Development Office to collectively champion entrepreneurial progress in Santa Rosa County. The partnership will enable the FSBDC at UWF and Santa Rosa County Economic Development Office to collaborate in existing and develop new, mutually beneficial […]
