Category: Education
UWF names head of UWF Center for Cybersecurity
The University of West Florida announces retired Navy Capt. Susan K. Cerovsky as Director of the Center for Cybersecurity, effective March 16, 2015. Cerovsky joins…
UWF Upcoming Events feature Century Business Challenge, Civil Rights and Dead Sea Scrolls
University of West Florida Upcoming Events March 1-7, 2015 Below are upcoming events at the University of West Florida: Title: Upcoming Century Business Challenge Orientation…
Kennedy coming to Pensacola in May
WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, will present Academy Award-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning producer Rory Kennedy on Tuesday, May 19 at 7 p.m. as part…
Pensacola Speaks: Eryka Wallace highlights #ArgosPostResponsibly
UWF’s Eryka Wallace come on Pensacola Speaks yesterday to talk about UWF’s Argos Post Responsibly campaign and battling Internet trolls. She offered this tips: PHOTOS:…
Pensacola Speaks: What I learned about PATS Center on Tuesday
Yesterday we had Wendy Underhill talk about the PATS Center at Brown-Barge Middle. For nearly 50 years, gifted students have been bused to the PATS…
Florida children benefit from anti-poverty programs
By Stephanie Carson, Florida News Connection Poverty intervention programs are lifting half a million children out of poverty in Florida. That’s the findings of a…
Hightower named to statewide committee on education
Escambia County School Board member Patty Hightower has been appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to a new statewide committee that will explore testing, parent involvement,…
Pensacola Speaks: Why is PATS Center important
On Pensacola Speaks, we will talk about the PATS Center. PATS stands for Program for Academically Talented Students. For nearly 50 years, gifted students have…
PSC and faculty reach agreement
Press Release: College Administration and Faculty Association Reach Agreement Pensacola State College Administration is pleased to announce that the Pensacola State College Faculty Association has…
Viewpoint: Jeff Bergosh’s proposed ‘School Discipline Initiative’ is Just Wrong
By George Hawthorne School Board Member, Jeff Bergosh’s, proposed “discipline†initiative clearly is rhetoric that includes the “coded-language†of racial discrimination and can best be…
Five years ago, Malcolm Thomas and the Middle
The Brownsville Fallout By Sean Boone Published Feb. 11, 2010 A Community Must Wait Longer For Saving Grace It’s a Wednesday afternoon in late January;…
Education reform moves to center stage
With Mardi Gras and Pensacon heating up, you might have overlooked that education reform is also moving to the front burner. Yesterday, I attended the…
Early Learning seeks attention
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Providers of Florida’s early-education programs have joined forces with children’s advocates to “speak with one voice” at…
UWF Faculty Senate questions University Park
The Faculty Senate at the University of West Florida has asked UWF President Dr. Judy Bense and the UWF Board of Trustees to halt the…
UWF Cybersecurity graduate program earns Professional Science Master’s affiliation
In this week’s issue, I interview UWF Provost Martha Saunders. One of the topics we discussed was the Cybersecurity initiative at the university. This is…
UWF Football celebrates first ever signing day
The University of West Florida football program, led by head coach Pete Shinnick, will formally announce its first signing class on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Media…
Next local grassroots fight: PATS Center
Parents are rising up to challenge Superintendent Malcolm Thomas’ push to close the Program for Academically Talented Students (PATS) Center. A online petition has been…
UWF Florida Public Archaeology Network receives prestigious public historical archaeology award from the Society for Historical Archaeology
The University of West Florida Florida Public Archaeology Network recently received the 2015 Daniel G. Roberts Award for Excellence in Public Historical Archaeology by the…
Gov. Scott proposes $673 million in cuts in taxes and fees
Gov. Rick Scott unveiled a proposed $77 billion budget yesterday morning at the AP Legislative Planning Session. His “Keep Florida Working Budget” for 2015-16 uses…
20th Annual Multicultural Job Fair at Pensacola State College on Feb. 7
Pensacola State College is hosting the 20th Annual Multicultural Job Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Delaino Student Center, Building…
