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UWF President Martha Saunders talking with three students outdoors on the UWF Pensacola campus.

Welcome to the Human Resources' website. Our website is designed to provide portals for site visitors based on the type of visitor: job seeker, new hire, employee, or supervisor.

News and Announcements:

To learn more about what is happening in Human Resources and around campus, review the articles below.

Emergency Closing Due to Severe Weather - REVISED

The University of West Florida will be closed due to the threat of severe weather from 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, 01/21/2025, through 5:29 a.m. Saturday, 01/25/2025. All essential personnel are asked to report to work as assigned. If you are essential personnel and required to report to work, your supervisor will notify you. Otherwise please follow your departmental emergency closing procedures.

All non-exempt, hourly employees should report Administrative Leave on their timesheet for their regularly scheduled work shifts for the period of the closure and indicate “Emergency Closing” in the comment section. Additional instructions for time and leave reporting are defined within the “Reporting Hours during the Emergency Closing” document provided by Human Resources.

As always, the safety of our students, faculty and staff are the University’s top priority. In the event of an emergency, please contact the UWF Police Department at 850.474.2415.

Additional Resources:

Qualifying individuals, including employees of UWF, may receive a one-time lump sum benefit when adopting through Florida's child welfare system. The annual application period for this benefit began the first business day of January and concludes on the last business day of March.

The Workplace Flexibility Program Manual is a guideline for both the supervisor and the employee interested in flex scheduling or remote work.  Both of these programs are intended to create flexible conditions that will enhance the capability of both the employee and the University to meet/exceed the stated goals and objectives more effectively.
 
You can find the following forms on MyUWF:
  • Flexible Work Schedule Request Form
  • Remote Work Request Form

To view our job openings, go to

careers.uwf.edu

General Data Protection Regulation

The University of West Florida (UWF), is committed to safeguarding the privacy of personal data. UWF is subject to the European Union General Data Protection Act (GDPR) if data is provided from a location in the European Union. For more information on whether the GDPR applies to your personal data, please visit the EUGDPR website. For detailed information and to learn more, please visit the UWF General Data Protection Regulation webpage or the UWF EU GDPR Privacy Notice. For information as to how this pertains to Human Resources, please visit the UWF Human Resources GDPR Privacy Notice.

Combined Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

The University of West Florida is committed to assisting all members of the UWF community in providing for their own safety and security. The 2023 Combined Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available on the UWF Police Department website.

The website and booklet contain information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as: crime prevention, fire safety, university police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures and other matters of importance related to security and safety on campus. They also contain information about crime statistics for the three previous calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University of West Florida; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.

If you would like to receive a hard copy of the 2023 Combined Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for the 2024-2025 Academic Year which contains this information, visit the UWF Police Department at Building 94 or request a copy be mailed to you by calling 850.474.2022. This information is required by law and is provided by the UWF Police Department.