Saunders passes on performance incentive

University of West Florida President Dr. Martha Saunders has notified Board chairman Dave Cleveland that she will forego any consideration of a salary increase for…

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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…

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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…

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Podcast: UWF president discusses the importance of capital campaign

Last week, the University of West Florida announced the success of the 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign, which raised more than $64.4 million by almost 20,000…

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UWF State of the University raises the bar

Unlike Mayor Ashton Hayward, Dr. Martha Saunders, president of the University of West Florida, isn’t afraid to address her constituents – UWF faculty, staff, students…

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Podcast: UWF reorganization

Dr. Martha Saunders, president of the University of West Florida, talked on “Pensacola Speaks” about her new cabinet appointments and the merger of Student Affairs…

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Shake-up and reorganization at UWF

University of West Florida President Martha Saunders recently announced new appointments to the University’s executive leadership team as well as the merger and development of…

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Dr. Saunders’ inauguration speech: ‘Ancora Imparo’

The following is the complete transcript of UWF President Dr. Martha Saunders speech from April 27. She talks about the 50th anniversary of the University…

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New UWF prez discusses plans [podcast]

On Thursday, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees selected Dr. Martha Saunders as the next president of the university. Dr. Saunders appeared n…

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Saunders and Studer on Pensacola Speaks

Newly selected UWF president Martha Saunders will be my guest on “Pensacola Speaks” today at 5:33 p.m. In the first half hour, we will have…

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Official statement on selection of Martha Saunders

Today, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees named Dr. Martha Saunders the sixth president of the University, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Saunders will…

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UWF Board selects Saunders as next president

The University of West Florida Board of Trustees selected Dr. Martha Saunders as its next president, by a 9-4 vote. Before the Board voted by…

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Good leaders take ownership

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has seen his job approval rating drop to the mid-30’s after seeing it soar to nearly 70 percent during his first…

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Pensacola Speaks: Dr. Martha Saunders on UWF College of Health

In the second half hour of “Pensacola Speaks” today, we will the University of West Florida’s Provost and Executive Vice President, Dr. Martha Saunders. We…

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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…

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Second Annual Women in Leadership set for Feb. 13

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host the second annual Women in Leadership: Designing Your Future Conference on Friday,…

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UWF Provost finalist for College of Charleston presidency

The College of Charleston Board of Trustees has announced its three finalist to the 22nd president of the college. Among the finalist is Martha Saunders,…

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