Sponsored Research Highlights

• The University of West Florida is a partner with the National Flight Academy to design and develop a highly engaging, immersive curriculum for the five and a half day STEM related educational experience for middle and high school students at the National Museum of Naval Aviation.
  

  The UWF team constitutes members from the School of Education, Academic Technology Center, Engineering and Computer Technology, Communications Arts, Computer Science, Physics and Environmental Sciences in an interdisciplinary partnership to develop a world-class, aviation-inspired curriculum. For more information, contact Dr. Pam Northrup.

• Hometown Heroes and Hometown Heroes Reach Out serves our military veterans by facilitating the path to a Master's degree in Social Work, Computer Software Engineering, or Criminal Justice from the University of West Florida. The programs provide counseling, screening, selection; educational financial assistance; relocation guidance; comprehensive employment planning, and placement assistance with follow-up mentoring. For more information or to learn about eligibility requirements, contact Angelia Byers.

• The Academic Technology Center and School of Justice Studies and Social Work have worked with the Families First Network to develop a series of games and a simulation to assist new counselors in interviewing family members. The game is web-based and will roll out Fall 2010. For more information contact Dr. Pam Northrup.

 

• The UWF CORAL Center is currently conducting nine research projects including a three-year study of Santa Rosa County Schools' Early Reading Intervention Program, an Evaluation of the Escambia County Schools' 21st Century Learning Communities, and a study of factors contributing to successful employment of welfare clients of WorkForce Escarosa. Learn more about the UWF CORAL Center and their projects by visiting their website.
• The Institute of Innovative Community Learning's TeacherReady website is the one stop online learning place for "soon-to-be" and new teachers. The Institute's years of research has shown that teachers have little time to search for best practices or complete training programs - TeacherReady is designed to be an online learning place that makes teachers' learning more enjoyable and a lot less stressful.

• UWF SES Book Club is one of the state-approved Supplemental Education Services providers for Northwest Florida. The Book Club offers tutoring in reading, science and math to students in schools throughout Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties. To learn more about SES visit their website.