Schedule of Events
Schedule of events is subject to change, please check back for any updates.
| Tuesday, September 25, 2007 | |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Community Kick-off Breakfast Historic Downtown Pensacola – Museum of Commerce A breakfast to kickoff the week’s celebration with the community leaders of the Pensacola area. Held at the Museum of Commerce in historic downtown Pensacola, a celebration of 40 years of service to the community will be celebrated. This event is By Invitation Only. |
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| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Campus Kickoff Barbeque UWF Main Campus – Cannon Green Held on the main campus of the University of West Florida, a celebration where President John C. Cavanaugh will speak about the history of the university. All faculty, staff, and students are welcome. |
| Wednesday, September 26, 2007 | |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | UWF Emerald Coast Community Kick-off Breakfast UWF EC – OWC/UWF Fort Walton Beach Campus, Bldg. 1, Room 126 A celebration of distinguished Emerald Coast alumni and Community Partners with President John C. Cavanaugh, Vice Provost Jack Azzaretto, and University of West Florida Cabinet Members. Learn the history of UWF in the Emerald Coast region as we recognize the achievements of our distinguished alumni. This event is By Invitation Only. |
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| 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | UWF Emerald Coast Alumni and Student Recognition All 9 Emerald Coast Locations In recognition of our alumni and students. Take a tour of the campus/center with a UWF Student Ambassador. Learn what the programs offered are all about. Visit with professors and hear what is new within the program. Enjoy cake, punch, and pick up your 40th Anniversary Commemorative Decal. This event is open to the public. |
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| 10:00 a.m. | UWF Emerald Coast – W.E. Combs Campus Ribbon Cutting W.E. Combs Campus Celebrate the completion of Phase II renovations at the Okaloosa County School District – University of West Florida W.E. Combs Campus. Take a tour of newly completed classrooms and state-of-the-art student Cyber lounge. This event is open to the public. |
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| 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | UWF Student Day UWF Main Campus - Cannon Green Geared specifically towards our students, the reason the University of West Florida is here. There will be a band, giveaways, and food provided exclusively for all students on the main campus. |
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| 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | UWF Emerald Coast Celebration Barbeque Emerald Coast Campus – Fort Walton Beach, Marianna, and Combs Geared specifically towards our students, faculty, and staff. There will be commemorative giveaways and food provided at three of our Emerald Coast Locations. Stop by on your way to or from class, have some barbeque, and listen to music. |
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| 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Argo Chef Competition nosh (Andrews Institute) - Gulf Breeze Held at nosh, located inside the Andrews Institute, the Argo Chef Competition will feature Jim Shirley, executive chef for The Fish House and John Cavanaugh, UWF President, cooking against Chef Lee Lucier, owner and executive chef for nosh, eat!, eat! at home and chefs at Marcus Pointe and Dean Van Galen, UWF vice president for Development. Proceeds of the event will benefit UWF’s Hospitality, Recreation, and Resort Management Program. Tickets are $45/person, limited availability. Please call 850.474.2758 for tickets. |
| Thursday, September 27, 2007 | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | UWF Retirees Luncheon UWF Conference Center We honor those who helped found the university and those who have retired from service to UWF. The luncheon will be held in the UWF Conference Center |
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| 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | University Founders Reception Historic Downtown Pensacola - Dorr House This event will honor the University Founders and celebrate our Focus on 40 honorees. We will also recognize past and present Alumni Board of Directors and Distinguished Alumnus award recipients. The reception will be held in historic downtown Pensacola at the Dorr House, the University President’s residence. Attendees will have VIP seating for RadioLive. This event is By Invitation Only. |
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| 6:00 p.m | Radio Live – 40th Anniversary Special Show Historic Downtown Pensacola - Museum of Commerce A special 40th Anniversary show of the popular WUWF program. As always, the cost of admission is the donation of one or more non-perishable food items for Manna Food Pantries. RadioLive is broadcast live from the Museum of Commerce in historic downtown Pensacola. |
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| 8:30 p.m. | Comedian – Robert Kelly UWF Main Campus - Commons Auditorium UWF is proud to bring in comedian Robert Kelly to entertain and amuse students, faculty, staff, and community members in the University Commons Auditorium. Robert Kelly is a nationally-touring comedian whose television appearances have included Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend,” NBC’s “The Carson Daly Show” and “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn,” VH1’s “Awesomely Oversexed” and MTV’s “WHAT?”. |
| Friday, September 28, 2007 | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (90 min. intervals) |
Main Campus Tours Leave from Commons Take a campus tour and see how the main campus has changed since you were here last! Tours given by the UWF Student Ambassadors, the official hosts and hostesses of the university. |
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| 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Departmental Open Houses Scattered around main campus (check back for list of participating departments) Learn about what the different departments within the three colleges are really all about. Visit with professors and hear what is new within the departments. |
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| 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Departmental Alumni Speakers Scattered around main campus (check back for list of speakers, locations, and times) Come hear our alumni share with current students how their education from the University of West Florida has helped them in their careers and give tips for success within their fields of study. |
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| 12:00 p.m. Shotgun | Alumni Golf Tournament |
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| 3:30 p.m. | Ceremonial Groundbreaking of the UWF B.E.S.T. House UWF Engineering and Computer Technology (Construction) Dept. The B.E.S.T. House will showcase green building, energy efficiency and windstorm mitigation and will be built on campus by Philip Russell Homebuilders. The home will allow for educational opportunities for students, community and professional groups through drop-in visitors, outreach efforts, continuing education, and professional development opportunities. This event will unveil the conceptual plans and will place the sign at the site. |
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| 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Alumni Art Exhibition Invitational UWF Art Gallery UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts UWF alumni that have shown their art are invited to come together in an exhibition to showcase their works together as a group. This event will highlight the dedication of a special alumni work of art. Dedication of “Dance of Sun & Moon” by Alumnus Peter King UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA) Peter King, UWF alumnus and renowned artist, has graciously donated a piece of his work to the University of West Florida. We will dedicate the art to its new home here on the UWF main campus and hold the dedication in conjunction with the Alumni Art Exhibition Invitational. |
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| 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Concert Showcase UWF CFPA – Mainstage Theatre The UWF Music and Theater Departments present a “Concert Showcase” in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. This showcase will feature the talents of students and faculty in styles varying from jazz to classical, serious to comical and 60 piece ensembles to intimate solo performances. The Concert Showcase is a unique event in that the no pause, no applause format allows for the audience to see a montage of different performance aspects of the Music and Theater Departments in a non-stop 60 minute presentation. This is a concert event anyone will enjoy and is free and open to the public. A reception, catered by Soiree, will be held before and after the event. |
| Saturday, September 29, 2007 | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (90 min. intervals) |
Main Campus Tours Leave from Commons Take a campus tour and see how the main campus has changed since you were here last! Tours given by the UWF Student Ambassadors, the official hosts and hostesses of the university. |
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| 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Athletic Department Hall of Fame Luncheon Field House A celebration of UWF’s finest athletes and others that have helped UWF’s athletic program grow to where it is today. The new members will be inducted into the Hall of Fame and current members will again be recognized for their achievements. |
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Class Reunions ('68 – '72) ('78 – '82)
('88 – '92)
('98 – '02) Seville Quarter – Phineas Phoggs While all alumni of the University of West Florida are welcome, we honor the classes of ’68 – ’72, ’78 – ’82, ’88 – ’92, and ’98 – ’02 with a celebration held downtown in Seville Quarter to wrap up the week’s events. Cost to attend is $15/person. To register, please call 1.800.226.1893 or click here for the online registration form. Registration deadline is Friday, September 21, 2007. |