Category: Education
More changes with UWF Board of Trustees
After my post this morning, I received notification the State Board of Governors did not renew the appointments of Suzanne Lewis, Jill Singer and Stephanie…
Daily Outtakes: PNJ misses significance of UWF Board picks
UPDATE: The Associated Press also picked up the story. Read here. The Pensacola News Journal completely dropped the ball on reporting on the significance of…
DeSantis ensures UWF Board of Trustees takes a hard right turn
Today. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed five new members to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees, none of which are UWF alumni or live…
Daily Outtakes: Protecting potential Trump presidential library
State Sen. Don Gaetz is co-sponsoring new legislation (SB 118) that proposes state control of presidential libraries The proposed bill for Florida’s 2025 Legislative Session…
Four UWF faculty ranked among world’s Top 2% of Scientists
Four University of West Florida researchers earned a place on Stanford/Elsevier’s Top 2% Scientist Rankings lists in 2024 and 2023. The prestigious list identifies the…
Discussion behind-the-scenes on indoor sports complex
Pensacola Sports CEO Ray Palmer shared the location of the proposed indoor sports facility is going back to the “drawing board on location.” “One of…
Daily Outtakes: A Conversation with Lindsey Cannon
In this conversation on our podcast, Lindsey Cannon, the executive director of the Escambia Children’s Trust, discussed the Trust’s various Out-of-School programs, the challenges faced…
Top reads: 12/15/24 edition
1. Waverly, Westmore request six-month extensions: The developers of the Waverly condos and Westmore apartments can’t meet the deadline to begin construction by Dec. 31….
Top listens for the week, 12/14/24 edition
Spotify now hosts our podcast – (we don’t) color on the dog. Listeners heard Congressional candidate Jimmy Patronis say why he is running, find out…
Trust puts four OST programs on hold
The largest expenditure of the Escambia Children’s Trust has been for Out-of-School (OST) programs. With the third and final year of the agreements up for…
Daily Outtakes: Children’s Trust debates funding at Year 3 OST programs
The Escambia Children’s Trust Program Committee met on Tuesday to discuss its largest budget item, Out-of-School programs, and whether to fund all of them for…
Wentworth collection available online
On our new podcast, “(we don’t) color on the dog,” University of West Florida President Dr. Martha Saunders stated that the entire collection of T.T….
UWF welcomes first School of Education dean
The University of West Florida announces Dr. Denise Soares as the first dean of the newly formed UWF School of Education, effective January 6, 2025….
UWF faculty member awarded prestigious NIH grant
Dr. Rodney Guttmann, a biology professor in UWF’s Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, has been awarded his second major National Institute of Health…
NAIA teams give back to Pensacola
Athletes from the NAIA Women’s National Soccer Tournament are set to make a meaningful contribution to Communities Caring at Christmas while competing at Pensacola’s Ashton…
NAIA Soccer Championship Tournament starts today
The 2024 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship will be played at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex from December 2-9. In this 41st annual competition, the following…
Escambia Top 10 Teachers of the Year
The Office of Community Involvement for the Escambia County (FL) Public Schools is proud to announce the Top 10 Teachers of the Year Nominees. Nominated…
School Board must testify in book case
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Reversing an October decision in a legal battle over access to books, a federal judge…
Breaking: Dr. Ken Ford steps down as IHMC CEO
After more than 34 years under the leadership of founder Dr. Ken Ford, the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition will see a new…
Ice Flyers, UWF football team lose; UWF Women Basketball remains undefeated, Volleyball sweeps
RECAP: HAVOC 5, ICE FLYERS 3 PENSACOLA, FLA. – The Pensacola Ice Flyers faced off against the Huntsville Havoc on Saturday night to finish their…





















