The University of West Florida announced today a $1 million gift from Dr. Bob Kimball, UWF professor of marketing and economics, to create the Bill and Ellie Kimball Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship Award…
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SunTrust Foundation gives $50K for UWF Pensacola Pledge Scholars
The University of West Florida received a $50,000 grant from the SunTrust Foundation for the Pensacola Pledge Scholars Fund. The gift will further bolster the program, which provides scholarships to high school…
UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering paid internship program
The University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering launched a new internship program to prepare students to enter professional work in all STEM fields. The need was first…
Transformers cleaning up historic Pensacola cemetery
As part of their MLK Day of Service community outreach project, Gulf Power’s service organization, Transformers, and the Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy, will partner with…
Funding for day care providers to earn college degree
The University of West Florida Innovation Institute’s Complete Florida program recently announced a new partnership with T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarship Program, an organization that helps day care providers earn a degree in…
UWF alumnus Darrell Gooden invests $100,000 in UWF football
University of West Florida alumnus Darrell Gooden, founder of Gooden Homes, has gifted $100,000 to the UWF football program. Gooden’s contribution will help address the growing program’s facility and equipment needs. In…
Bense named UWF President Emeritus
Today, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees named Dr. Judith Bense President Emeritus, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Bense will retire as president on Dec. 31, 2016. President Emeritus is an…
Buzz: Harper no longer on UWF Cabinet
Sources at the University of West Florida have told Inweekly that Dr. Rick Harper is no longer an assistant vice president and head of the university’s Office of Economic Development and Engagement….
Kelly to leave UWF for SC college
The PNJ reports that UWF’s Vice President for University Advancement, Dr. Brendan Kelly, has been hired as the chancellor of University of South Carolina Upstate. USC Upstart will hold a press conference…
UWF Theatre Dept tackles ‘A Christmas Carol’
The University of West Florida Department of Theatre will celebrate the 10th anniversary production of “A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story of Christmas,†a new take on the beloved Charles Dickens…
UWF launches 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign, Bense kicks in $1M
The University of West Florida hosted the 50th Anniversary Gala celebrated this week the public launch of the 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign. The fundraising goal: $50 million. Retiring UWF President Judy Bense…
UWF hospitality professor recognized for innovation in teaching
University of West Florida professor Dr. Alison “Ali†Green received the John Wiley & Sons Award for Innovation in Teaching from the International Council on Hospitality, Restaurant and Institutional Education. Green, assistant…
Wow: UWF music professor to perform at Carnegie Hall
Dr. Leonid Yanovskiy, professor and director of strings and orchestra in the Department of Music at the University of West Florida, will perform at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Nov….
Pensacola State and UWF in Best for Vets: Colleges 2017
Military Times has named the University of West Florida and Pensacola State College to its Best for Vets: Colleges 2017 list based on a comprehensive survey of veteran and military student offerings…
UWF and County celebrate Judy Bense Day
The University of West Florida celebrated President Judith Bense today with an End Zone Celebration in the Field House. Students, faculty and staff gathered to say farewell and listen to Bense as…
UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center celebrates 5th anniversary
The University of West Florida Military and Veterans Resource Center celebrated its fifth anniversary on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The celebration included an open house barbecue to honor those who have protected and…
UWF receives Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award
For the second consecutive year, the University of West Florida has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, or HEED, Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The award recognizes colleges and universities…
UWF breaks ground on University Park Center
Pensacola, Fla. – Oct. 6, 2016 – The University of West Florida broke ground today on University Park Center, a mixed-use facility adjacent to Pen Air Federal Credit Union Field, with an…
The need to increase mental health counseling on college campuses [podcast]
With a 48 percent increase in the number of students seeking counseling, Florida universities are asking for an additional $14.5 million in the coming budget year to hire more mental health professionals,…
Manufacturers Council partners with UWF
The Northwest Florida Manufacturers Council (NWFMC) has announced a stronger partnership with the University of West Florida (UWF), one that will immediately bring many benefits to our membership. The partnership with UWF…
