UWF Strategic Plan 2012-2017: • Enhanced Student Access, Progression and Learning and Development • Distinctive Teaching, Scholarship, Research and Professional Contributions • Valued Partnerships: Community Engagement and Service • Sustainable Institutional Excellence Now is our time to lead the way. This is our plan. We created it; we will live it; we will achieve it. Our future is full of potential and together we can reach it.
UWF Facilities Campus Master Plan The University of West Florida has updated its Facilities Campus Master Plan that will transform the University, providing for our growth needs for the next 20 to 30 years. The 2011-2021 master plan will aid in transitioning UWF’s campus to a more residential and traditional experience, while building a true sense of space for students, alumni and the community. Plans include mixed-use facilities to house classrooms and academic space, residence halls and retail space; a new student union; an events center; parking garages; restaurants; a hotel/conference center and a football stadium. As the University grows, so will its efforts to aid regional economic development. UWF’s Business Enterprises, Inc. is developing public-private partnerships to enable us to continue to develop and grow, as state resources are strained. These partnerships will bring enhanced revenue to the University to further address our facility needs.
UWF will Celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 2017 The University of West Florida’s horizon is limitless as we approach our 50th anniversary in 2017. From our beginning as a two-year, upper-division institution of higher education, UWF is now Northwest Florida’s only four-year public university with an enrollment approaching 13,000. In addition to our 1,600-acre main campus, UWF serves students at Fort Walton Beach, Eglin Air Force Base, Hurlburt Field and shared facilities at regional state colleges. In downtown Pensacola, the University manages 27 historic properties, which serve as a living laboratory for students interested in history, archaeology and tourism. The University is answering the call of its community, from
Some of the specific highlights include:
Hotel/Conference Center on East Campus A hotel and conference center located in the northwest corner of Campus Drive and U.S. Highway 90. East Village development Greek Village; campus housing for military, married students, graduate students and faculty/staff. University Park Several new buildings providing: housing; classroom, office and administrative space; a University Union; parking garages; Phase I Football Stadium; Multi-purpose events center; Argonaut statue; grass plaza/mall connecting perimeter buildings; and a bell tower.
supplying key research related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to responding to regional workforce needs. “UWF is on the move. By 2017, UWF will be bigger, stronger, more vibrant,” said President Judy Bense. “We will be known for our quality academic programs, our unparalleled personalized attention and service delivered in state-of-the-art facilities.” No matter how much the University grows, Bense assures it will remain one that is creative, student-centered and strategically focused on excellence. “Our future is full of potential and we intend to reach it. Please join me in celebrating how far we’ve come and brace yourself for the exciting journey ahead.”
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