Category: Education
UWF accounting students No. 3 in nation in passing CPA Exam
Press release: University of West Florida accounting students ranked third in the nation in 2016 for first-time pass rate on the Certified Public Accountant Examination….
Breaking news: UWF accounting students rank #3 in first-time passage of CPA exam
The University of West Florida’s accounting program has earned a excellent reputation over the years. Yesterday, that reputation was further solidified when NASBA (National Association…
Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series: ‘Art and Science: Transdisciplinary Collaboration’
The University of West Florida College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities will continue its 2016-17 Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series on Friday, March 3….
UWF Historic Trust hosts storyteller John Appleyard
The University of West Florida Historic Trust will host “Life and Living in Pensacola’s Historic District 1885-1900†by John Appleyard at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb….
Achieve Escambia boss resigns
After less than four months on the job, Achieve Escambia’s Director Greg Voss has resigned. Achieve Escambia was founded in early 2016 by Navy Federal Credit…
Escambia County continues to lose students
For the third consecutive year, the Escambia County School District saw its student enrollment drop. Meanwhile Santa and Okaloosa counties have experienced steady growth. The districts…
PSC celebrates Black History with scholarship event Feb. 24
Pensacola State College is celebrating Black history and heritage with an annual scholarship event at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at the Jean and Paul…
PSC Book Talk: Historian Brian Rucker offers fresh look into Civil War era
Noted historian and author Brian Rucker brings a fresh look into the Civil War era at Pensacola State College’s Book Talk at 2 p.m. Wednesday,…
Police increase presence at Booker T. Washington High
Parents and students are still in the dark over the gun incident that occurred on Booker T. Washington High campus on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Both…
Some states have form letters for principals to report a weapon on campus
What is the procedure for the Escambia County School District to inform parents about a gun incident on a school campus? The Booker T. Washington…
Other principals do not hesitate to inform parents about guns on campus
In January, a student at Goose Creek High School in South Carolina was arrested after he was reportedly found with a gun at the school.Goose…
Police report on Washington High incident
Inweekly has received a redacted copy of the arrest report of William David Caldwell, age 16. According to the report, a female student at Booker…
Audio, transcript of Washington High robocall
Here was what Dr. Michael Roberts told the parents and students yesterday about the student found with a gun on campus: Good evening, parents and…
Washington High principal did not tell parents about gun in school (update)
Booker T. Washington High School principal Dr. Michael Roberts sent out a robocall to parents yesterday, but he did not tell the parents a student…
Breaking news: Student arrested with gun at Booker T. Washington High School
Pensacola Police have confirmed that a Booker T. Washington High student was arrested yesterday after he was found with a gun on campus. The rumors…
Music educator of the year named: Jonathan Clark
In an effort to support music education and to celebrate local educators who excel, the Blues Angel Music Foundation announces the awarding of their inaugural…
Creative Learning offers merit scholarships
Creative Learning Academy has launched a new program that provides academic scholarships to high-achieving students. CLA will offer a limited number of selective, merit-based scholarships…
Pensacola native, Booker T. Washington alum wins prestigious award
The University of Iowa Press book Dubuque’s Forgotten Cemetery: Excavating a Nineteenth-century Burial Ground in a Twenty-first-century City by Robin M. Lillie and Jennifer E….
Chamber hands out PACE awards
Last night, the Greater Pensacola Chamber announced its 57th Annual PACE Award recipients during a special one-night event at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front….
UWF announces major gift to enhance, name College of Health
University of West Florida President Martha Saunders announced today a gift in excess of $5 million from Dr. Usha and Mahadeb Kundu to name the…
