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Breaks Ground on New Residence Hall
The University of West Florida will have an additional 250
students living on campus for fall semester 2010. In what is currently
being called the "Housing Expansion 2010," the residence hall
will be a five-story facility located west of UWF's Martin Hall. Constructed
by The Haskell Company, accommodations will include three-and four-student
suites and each floor of the residence will have a kitchen and lounge
area for students.
"Providing additional housing at UWF will add to our student
life and campus life," said Judy Bense, UWF President. Link: UWF
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Regional Engagement
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Explores History with Local Teachers
Dead guys and dusty books - these are the images many school children
conjure up when they think about studying history. Public school teachers
are challenged with the task of convincing their students that there is
more to history than meets the eye and inspiring them to develop a passion
for the past and an understanding of how it impacts the future. Giving
local school teachers in Escambia County and Santa Rosa Counties the knowledge
and tools they need to rise to the challenge, the University of West Florida
is offering a one-week Social Studies Summer Academy. Through the academy,
UWF will teach school teachers that by connecting local Pensacola history
to general history, they can engage their students and make the curriculum
much more interesting. Link: UWF
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Alumni Spotlight
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Alumna Makes an Impact on Her Students
The thought of becoming a teacher occurred at a young age
for Amanda Lagergren,'07. When she was an elementary school student,
she would silently critique her teachers, thinking about the ways she
would do things differently. However, it wasn't until a few years after
graduating from college that she realized she wanted to make teaching
a career. Lagergren is now in her third year of teaching fifth grade
at Edgewater Elementary, a school in Pensacola with 370 students. And,
this year, she was selected from a pool of 70 nominees as the Escambia
County School District Teacher of the Year for 2009-2010. Link:
UWF
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Student Success
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Student Interns with NASA
After checking her e-mail daily, Tanya Gallagher finally received the
message she had anxiously been awaiting. The e-mail confirmed that she
was selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
to intern with the Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS)
Program. A senior majoring in environmental studies at UWF, Gallagher
is one of only 30 students nationwide to be selected. Gallagher began
her internship June 1 and received a $5,650 stipend to cover her expenses.
During the course of the program, she will study environmental applications
that can be placed in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Link: UWF
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Creating Great Futures Campaign
 Levin
Estate Provides Enduring Legacy for UWF Students
In memory of David Levin, a long-time Pensacola
community leader and attorney, the David H. Levin Memorial Scholarship
Endowment has been established within the University of West Florida
Foundation, Inc. Gifted through a charitable remainder lead trust in
Levin's estate, the gift will fund need-based scholarship support for
UWF students. Link: Creating
Great Futures
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