Category: Education
Thomas continues word games to avoid Sunshine laws and meaningful discussion of gifted programs
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has taken the position that the Program for Academically Talented Students Center, commonly referred to as the PATS Center, is not a…
Thomas changes to Gifted advisory to working group to avoid district transparency rules
At today’s school board workshop, School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas told the board to that he would rename the Advisory Council for Gifted to a working…
Gov. Scott in Pensacola Monday
Gov. Scott to Present School Recognition Funding to Escambia County Schools PENSACOLA, Fla. – Tomorrow, March 16, Governor Rick Scott will present school recognition funding…
University of West Florida Upcoming Events, March 15-21, 2015
Here are the upcoming events at the University of West Florida: Title: Women’s Studies Conference Date: March 16 Time: All Day Details: Women’s Studies Collective…
Lawmakers continue to tinker with education
LAWMAKERS CONSIDER AN EARLIER START FOR SCHOOLS By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA In the shadow of the state’s recent standardized-testing problems and…
Maygarden named new UWF College of Business Advisory Council chairman
The Pensacola Chamber Foundation and the University of West Florida (UWF) recently announced that Jerry Maygarden has been appointed chairman of the UWF College of…
University of West Florida Upcoming Events March 8-14, 2015
Below are upcoming events at the University of West Florida. Media interested in additional information should contact news@uwf.edu. Title: Across the Pond: The Melding of…
Pen Air Federal Credit Union and UWF Executive Mentor Program to host spring Financial Boot Camp
Pen Air Federal Credit Union and the University of West Florida Executive Mentor Program will host the spring “Financial Boot Camp†on Friday, March 20…
UWF celebrates gift to support Clinical Laboratory Sciences
The University of West Florida recently celebrated a transformational gift of $100,000 to UWF’s Clinical Lab Sciences program by Dr. Ranga Rao Krothapalli, in memory…
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…