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UWF celebrates grand opening of state-of-the-art laboratory building
UWF celebrated the grand opening of Building 80, a newly remodeled space that will house the institution’s new civil engineering program and Tyler Chase Norwood Construction Management Program on UWF’s Pensacola campus. The upgraded building features three new wet and dry labs where construction management and civil engineering students can gain hands-on experiences with construction materials.
UWF breaks University record for donors participating in Day of Giving
UWF exceeded its fundraising goals during the 7th annual Day of Giving, raising more than $194,000 from 1,256 UWF alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends. The annual 24-hour, online, social media-driven fundraising initiative was held on April 17 during UWF’s Founders Week. This year’s Day of Giving marked more than $1 million raised from Day of Giving events over the last 7 years.
UWF celebrates the grand opening of the Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center
UWF celebrated the grand opening of the $6 million Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center at the Darrell Gooden Center. This state-of-the-art facility enhances care for student-athletes and includes warm-up and recovery areas, innovative physical therapy and treatments, added offices for athletic training and football staff, and new team meeting spaces.
UWF announces $150,000 gift to name the Elizabeth S. Calhoun Analytical Lab and establish the Elizabeth S. Calhoun Endowment for Industrial Careers.
A $150,000 gift to the University of West Florida established the Elizabeth S. Calhoun Endowment for Industrial Careers and named the Elizabeth S. Calhoun Analytical Lab, which will benefit undergraduate chemistry majors in UWF’s Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering. The endowment will focus on supporting women and Pell-eligible students.
UWF announces gift in excess of $9 million to name football stadium
This evening, the University of West Florida launched the public phase of the “Here for Good capital campaign,” the largest campaign in University history. President Saunders announced a transformative gift of more than $9 million from Darrell and Debbie Gooden to break ground on the Darrell Gooden Stadium. This represents the largest gift from a living donor in the history of the University.
UWF announces gifts from key Football Founders to support Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center
The University of West Florida recently announced $100,000 gifts each from Dr. Judy Bense, UWF President Emeritus, and Eric and Peg Nickelsen, UWF Football Founders, in support of the Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center within that expansion.
UWF receives $600k gift commitment from Sandy Sansing to name new Sports Medicine Center
The University of West Florida announces a gift commitment of more than $600,000 from Sandy Sansing to support the Sandy Sansing Need-Based Student-Athlete Scholarship and for the expansion of the Darrell Gooden Center to include a new Sports Medicine Center. With this gift, the new Sports Medicine Center will be named in his honor.