Announcements
01/03/12 Spring 2012 Graduate Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant - The Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee (SCAC) is pleased to announce the competition for Graduate Student Scholarly and Creative Activity Grants for the spring 2012 semester. Graduate students in good standing may now submit applications for independent projects, conference travel or research required for degree completion. Grants of up to $1,000 may be given. Guidelines and application forms are available on the SCAC web page. The application deadline is 5:00 P.M., CST, February 10, 2012. Proposals received after the deadline will be ineligible to compete for an award. Questions should be directed to Research and Sponsored Programs at 857-6378, scac@uwf.edu or visit us in Building 11, Room 110.
11/10/11 SCAC Graduate Student Grant Recipients - View the complete list of Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee (SCAC) Graduate Student Grant recipients for fall semester 2011 online (PDF).
09/12/11 - Nominations are now being accepted for the annual Faculty Distinguished Research and Creative Activities Awards. Two awards are available to recognize individuals with a distinguished record of securing external funding at UWF. The external funding may be for research, outreach, and/or training activities. At least one of these two awards will recognize an Assistant or Associate Professor with seven or fewer years of service at UWF whose record of external funding demonstrates outstanding achievement and significant future promise. In addition, two awards are available to recognize individuals with a distinguished record of scholarly and/or creative activities at UWF. At least one of these two awards will recognize an Assistant or Associate Professor with seven or fewer years of service at UWF whose record of scholarly and/or creative activities demonstrates outstanding achievement and significant future promise. Award recipients will receive $3,000 in a seed account to promote future research and/or creative activities. The application deadline is 5:00 P.M. CST, Friday, January 13, 2012. Direct any questions to scac@uwf.edu or Cheryl Allen at callen1@uwf.edu or 850-857-6378. These awards are funded by the Research and Sponsored Programs Trust Fund. Guidelines and application forms are available on the Scholarly and Creative Activities Committee (SCAC) web page.
News
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10/13/11 Kathleen Heubach, Education Kathleen Heubach, director of the Institute for Innovative Community Learning in the University of West Florida's College of Professional Studies and a faculty member in the School of Education, is an active member in the community, teaching tomorrow's educators, performing academic research and participating in community service. Her expertise is literacy in schools and transforming low-performing schools into high-performing community institutions.
10/12/11 New resource center supports 2,500 military and veteran students More than 2,500 military and veteran students at the University of West Florida (UWF) will have access to specialized resources to assist in the transition from military to civilian life with the opening of the UWF Military and Veterans Resource Center (MVRC). The Center officially opens today.
Current Awards
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12/06/11 Mr. Jerry G. Cartwright, Director of Florida SBDC State Director's Office Network, received $14,000 from Miami-Dade County for the new project Miami-Dade Business Counseling 2011-2012.
12/14/11 Dr. Thomas R. Reichherzer, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, received $23,315 from Ball State University for the new project Supporting Maintenance of SOA Applications: A Health Care Illustration.