University of West Florida News

1, 2003 You may cringe at the idea of teaching diversity because you think you're not good at it.

Joe Vinson has the facts at his fingertips. Just about everything you ever wanted to know about Pensacola can be found online at Pensapedia.com, Vinson's "Pensacola encyclopedia." Since 2006, the 28-year-old Pensacola resident has been compiling local facts, figures and history on the Web site, which is similar to Wikipedia, a community-edited ...

The first authentic French bistro at Miromar Outlets will open its doors Friday, the same day as the outlets' 10th annual Independence Day Celebration.

With a fattened GI Bill covering full tuition and more, the number of veterans attending college this fall is expected to jump 30 percent from last year to nearly half a million.

A stone cannon ball, a bright green ceramic dish piece, a chicken bone. These are just a few of the items that have been recovered from a 450-year-old shipwreck sitting under 12 feet of water in Pensacola Bay.

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Besides being Okaloosa County's main attorney, John Dowd holds another distinction: He's its highest-paid employee.

The University of West Florida is investigating a possible case of swine flu on campus, said Janice Cooper, university spokeswoman.

The Rev. Gregory P. Stallworth, formerly of Pensacola, recently received a doctorate of ministry degree from Andersonville Theological Seminary in Camilla, Ga.

Georgetown College men's basketball coach Happy Osborne is one of 10 finalists for the head coaching job at the University of West Florida.

If the University of West Florida expects its basketball team to raise the university's profile, its new coach needs to have one priority: Win.

Published: Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 6:02 p.m. This has been a tough year for Chivonne Jenne Smith's family.

A movie starring turtles and local actors trained by Burt Reynolds will be shot in north county in the next few months.

FAIRBURN, GA, June 19, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Robert Jan Horowitz, Aviation Base Manager for Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of aviation.

Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Thomas surrenders to the digital revolution and becomes a "content provider" for the Internet with his blog.

The Pensacola Section of the American Chemical Society will have its June meeting on Thursday at Landry's Seafood House, 905 E. Gregory St.

UWF and PJC tap into social networking Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter to help recruit prospective students Rebekah Allen * rallen@pnj.com * June 14, 2009 Sending a pamphlet in the mail is no longer cutting it for college recruitment.

University of Florida President Bernie Machen defended a provision Tuesday that allows the use of private money to pay for state-mandated scholarships.

The Budget, Finance and Business Operations Committee of the Board of Governors met Tuesday via conference call to consider proposals from the 11 state universities for a tuition differential at each institution.

Eddie Creamer, president and chief executive officer of Prosperity Bank will be speaker Thursday for the June meeting of The Marketplace Christian Professional Resources Luncheon.