Press release: The eighth annual University of West Florida Dance Marathon raised a record $87,838.21 on Feb. 29 in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for…
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UWF receives $200k gift
Press release: The University of West Florida announced today a $200,000 gift from Roger Hemminghaus to name the Roy and Henrietta (Etts) Hemminghaus Chemistry Lab in the new Laboratory Sciences Annex. The…
Besser leaves $2 million to UWF
Press release: Throughout their lives, Valmae and Ron Besser were ardent advocates for the University of West Florida, supporters of the arts and committed to community improvements in Pensacola. Their longstanding history…
UWF gets two new trustees, Stephanie White and Jill Singer
Press release: The Florida Board of Governors has appointed Stephanie White and Jill Singer and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has reappointed Alonzie Scott to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees….
UWF launches investigation into Complete Florida Plus program
The University of West Florida President Dr. Martha Saunders has launched an investigation into an allegation of potential mismanagement of funds and accounting issues related to the Complete Florida Plus program, a…
Saunders touts UWF successes
PENSACOLA: University of West Florida President Martha D. Saunders reflected on a year of extraordinary accomplishments before turning her attention to “big goals†during her 2019 State of the University address on…
Economic impact of UWF football
An economic impact analysis completed by the Haas Center at the University of West Florida shows the 2018 football season generated an estimated $9.7 million in sales in Escambia County. The Haas…
Hiaasen on fiction writing
Last week, I had the opportunity to talk with newspaper columnist and author Carl Hiaasen about writing fiction. He was in Pensacola for the University of West Florida Seligman First Amendment Lecture…
Hiaasen on freedom on speech
Press Release: The University of West Florida will welcome Miami Herald columnist and satirical novelist Carl Hiaasen to Pensacola for one of three public events as part of its Seligman First Amendment Lecture…
Saunders’ contract extended
After guiding the University of West Florida to three years of unprecedented success in the Florida Board of Governors performance-based funding model, UWF President Martha D. Saunders was awarded a contract extension…
UWF Haas Center 5.0 announced
Pensacola, Fla. – August 21, 2019 – The University of West Florida announces the expansion of the UWF Haas Center in its mission to support communities with market research, workforce development and…
UWF Center for Cybersecurity grand opening
The University of West Florida will celebrate an increased presence in downtown Pensacola with a new home for the Center for Cybersecurity in the Studer Community Institute Building. A grand opening ceremony,…