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UrduUWF Usha Kundu, MD College of Health recently partnered with journalist and entrepreneur Dustin Plantholt on a new HeirStory business. Students in the UWF College of Health and UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering will help develop a technology that preserves family legacies.
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UWF to offer new behavior analysis degree
UWF is launching a Master of Science in Behavior Analysis beginning in Fall 2024, pending approval from the Florida Board of Governors. The proposed graduate degree will be offered online and housed in the Health Sciences & Administration within the Usha Kundu, MD College of Health.
UWF student team places second at National Robotics Challenge
Congratulations to the UWF Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering student team who recently placed second in the Sumo Robot category of the National Robotics Challenge.
UWF surpasses fundraising goals on sixth annual Day of Giving
UWF exceeded its fundraising goals during the sixth annual #UWFDayofGiving, raising nearly $198,000 from 1,226 alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends of the University.
UWF earns national award for cybersecurity outreach initiatives
UWF placed second in the 2023 CAE-CD Community Outreach Award Competition, given by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Community to a CAE-Cyber Defense designated institution.
UWF launches ‘Here for Good capital campaign,’ announces gift in excess of $9 million to name football stadium
WF launched the public phase of the “#HereforGood capital campaign,” the largest campaign in University history. President Martha Dunagin Saunders announced the campaign at a gala, alongside an extraordinary gift exceeding $9 million from Darrell and Debbie Gooden to break ground on the Darrell Gooden Stadium.
Former director of UWF Japan House recognized with the Order of the Rising Sun award
Congratulations to Shigeko Honda, who was director of the #UWF Japan Center and Japan House for 26 years, for being awarded the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays at the 20th-anniversary celebration of the Japan House.
UWF ranks in top five nationally for Military Friendly® Schools and Military Spouse Friendly® Schools
UWF has been recognized with a 2024-2025 Top Ten Military Friendly School designation, ranking No. 5 in the large public category. The University was also designated as a Military Spouse Friendly® School in the large public school category.
UWF’s student-managed Argo Bond Fund places second in national competition
Congratulations to the student-managed Argo Bond Fund for placing second among the nation’s student-managed bond funds at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education’s Global Portfolio Competition!
UWF team wins first place at 2024 Southeastern Psychological Association quiz bowl
Congratulations to the UWF undergraduate student team who won the first quiz bowl challenge at the 2024 Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting!
UWF, FIU to host free cybersecurity leadership and strategy training for Florida public sector executives
UWF Center for Cybersecurity and the UWF Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership, in collaboration with FIU Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, will host free cybersecurity leadership and strategy training sessions for Florida public sector executives.
UWF and DOD SkillBridge program help veteran transition to civilian nursing educator career
After serving in the U.S. Army for 24 years, Lt. Col. Brandy Clayton seamlessly transitioned from military nurse educator to civilian professor through the DOD SkillBridge program, finding her new home at UWF Usha Kundu, MD College of Health School of Nursing.
Ascension Sacred Heart and University of West Florida establish immersive nursing experience
UWF and Ascension Sacred Heart will begin a strategic initiative that allows 16 upper-level UWF Usha Kundu, MD College of Health School of Nursing students to complete the final three semesters of their clinical and classroom time on Sacred Heart Pensacola’s campus.
UWF receives approval for Triumph grant to address nursing workforce demands
UWF is positioned to fill projected gaps in the Northwest Florida nursing workforce, following the final approval of a $6,685,757 Triumph grant. Triumph Gulf Coast’s board of directors tentatively approved the award in June and the details of the grant were approved today.
UWF engineering students develop innovative battery charging system for soldiers
UWF team of undergraduate electrical engineering students at UWF Emerald Coast location has developed an innovative battery charging system for soldiers training and operating in jungle environments.
University of West Florida forms a new Office of Workforce Development
UWF is launching the Office of Workforce Development, a one-of-a-kind presidential initiative aimed at aligning education with career success and economic growth. President Martha Dunagin Saunders appointed Dr. Sherry Hartnett to serve as the director of the office.
UWF Center for Cybersecurity-led CyberSkills2Work Program awarded $2.5 million expansion grant, highlighted in White House national strategy
UWF Center for Cybersecurity received a $2.5 million grant from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) Program at the National Security Agency to expand the National Cybersecurity Workforce Development program, CyberSkills2Work.
UWF’s Florida Public Archaeology Network awarded $99,968 grant from NOAA’s NERRS Science Collaborative
Florida Public Archaeology Network, a program of #UWF, has received a $99,968 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative.
UWF awarded $460,000 grant for development of military training program
UWF has been awarded a $460,000 grant by the Florida Defense Support Task Force to support the military training efforts in and around Florida.
UWF excels in metrics measuring high-impact practices, retention and median wages of graduates in Board of Governors’ performance metrics
UWF excelled in many key areas in the Florida Board of Governors’ 2022-23 performance-based funding model and earned high marks in metrics measuring median wages upon graduation, high-impact practices and retention in a state.
UWF to launch MBA program in executive leadership
Beginning in Fall 2023, UWF will offer a new online Executive Master of Business Administration: Leadership Practice and Purpose.
UWF receives $170,000 donation to fund Larry Butler Memorial Music Scholarship
#UWF celebrates a $170,000 donation to Dr. Grier Williams School of Music in support of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Scholarship Fund.
Incredible events taking place in 2023 in the area of Artificial Intelligence
Associate Vice President Dr. Eman El-Sheikh talks about the current and potential future impacts of Artificial Intelligence.
UWF’s Center for Cybersecurity GenCyber camps for area students inspire, educate about careers in cybersecurity
UWF Center for Cybersecurity is preparing the next generation of professionals through its innovative GenCyber Experience Cyber Challenge courses and GenCyber Summer Camp.
UWF nursing students step into real-life scenarios with virtual reality platform
UWF Usha Kundu, MD College of Health School of Nursing students graduating this Saturday will be some of the first groups of students who were able to experience real-life scenarios by practicing with UbiSim virtual reality training.
UWF shatters record for amount raised during fifth annual Day of Giving
UWF’s fifth annual #UWFDayofGiving breaks record by raising nearly $219,000 and connecting with more than 1,380 donors from around the world during the 24-hour event!
UWF breaks ground on Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center
UWF celebrates with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center, a $6 million facility dedicated to providing quality care to all student-athletes.
UWF to celebrate Day of Giving on April 20
University of West Florida Argonauts from across the country and around the world will come together to support the University and its programs on UWF’s fifth annual Day of Giving scheduled for Thursday, April 20.
UWF’s student-managed Argo Bond Fund wins first place in the nation in global portfolio competition
Congratulations to UWF’s Argo Bond Fund for taking home first place among student-managed bond funds at the Q.G.A.M.E. global portfolio competition in NYC.