John Cavanaugh, Ph.D.
Welcome to the University of West Florida. In its first 30 years, UWF has served more than 100,000 students from all over the world and currently enrolls more than 9,500 students in its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and College of Professional Studies. UWF has conferred more than 59,000 bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral degrees. |
Our main campus is located ten miles north of downtown Pensacola and consists of 1,600 acres of rolling hills and natural woodland along the Escambia River. Our facilities complement the natural beauty of our nature preserve which includes nature trails, streams and bayous.
UWF also has a strong presence in downtown Pensacola. In spring 2001 the Florida Legislature authorized the transfer of 22 historic properties, located in the center of downtown, from the Department of State to the university. Now, our historic downtown campus has opened its first educational facilities in the J. Earle Bowden Building in Historic Pensacola Village, as well as the Public History and Heritage Center.
The university also shares a Fort Walton Beach Campus with Okaloosa Walton College, has a center at Eglin Air Force Base, and has offices at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Whiting Field in Milton and Hurlburt Air Force Base in Mary Esther. And, the university owns 152 acres of waterfront property on Santa Rosa Island, which is available for recreational, academic and research pursuits.
In addition, UWF has recently partnered with Pensacola Junior College and Chipola College in Marianna. The UWF Division of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies and the PJC Criminal Justice program are now in partnership with the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office to offer higher education opportunities to law enforcement officers. Through sheriff’s office funding, on-site academic counseling, on-site courses and distance-learning classes are offered to law enforcement officers who are interested in obtaining their associate’s and bachelor’s degrees. UWF also has established a social work program on the campus of Chipola College in Marianna. Students from other college programs and from Alabama are taking advantage of the convenient location and opportunities for job placement.
As you can see, UWF provides a truly unique educational environment. Every day our faculty, staff and students celebrate the discovery, dissemination, continuation and application of knowledge. We believe that education is a path to success and a vital contributor to the quality of life.
I invite you to explore our campuses via our Web site and then to personally visit them and form a vision of UWF for yourself. We hope to see you or hear from you soon. Come to UWF and take the next step for your future!
John C. Cavanaugh
President, University of West Florida
