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YOU WEREN’T MADE TO GO WITH THE FLOW YOU WERE BORN TO TAKE RISKS, THINK BIG, AND TURN THE TINY RIPPLES OF AN IDEA INTO A WAVE-MAKING BREAKTHROUGH. This is your moment – to make a discovery, make an impact, make a difference, make a SPLASH.


YOU WEREN’T MADE TO GO WITH THE FLOW YOU WERE BORN TO TAKE RISKS, THINK BIG, AND TURN THE TINY RIPPLES OF AN IDEA INTO A WAVE-MAKING BREAKTHROUGH. This is your moment – to make a discovery, make an impact, make a difference, make a SPLASH.


GET IN WAY OVER YOUR HEAD 22:1 student-faculty ratio Translation: small classes and splash-worthy, one-on-one research experiences with professors – like treating Parkinson’s Disease or engineering a solar car. Home to Dive right into research. Right away. UWF’s Office of Undergraduate Research throws you in the middle of deep-thinking, mind-blowing, hands-on research – yes, as a freshman. (Did we mention we offer plenty of research

NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS

scholarships?) Use environmental DNA to track a critically endangered species. Or revolutionize wheelchair tech with unmanned systems thinking. Dive. Dive. Dive.

90+ MAJORS Find yours: uwf.edu/academics

WHO WANTS TO FLOAT IN THE SHALLOW END? Not us. We’re jumpers. Cannonballers. Dive through shipwrecks at the bottom of the seaers. And you? You’re here to immerse yourself in whatever makes your brain surge, which means going all in and getting hands-on from day one. Build aquatic drones or autonomous robots. Win cybersecurity defense contests. Unearth long-lost settlements or start a business from scratch. Point is: THE DEEPER YOU GO, THE BIGGER YOUR SPLASH.


GET IN WAY OVER YOUR HEAD 22:1 student-faculty ratio Translation: small classes and splash-worthy, one-on-one research experiences with professors – like treating Parkinson’s Disease or engineering a solar car. Home to Dive right into research. Right away. UWF’s Office of Undergraduate Research throws you in the middle of deep-thinking, mind-blowing, hands-on research – yes, as a freshman. (Did we mention we offer plenty of research

NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS

scholarships?) Use environmental DNA to track a critically endangered species. Or revolutionize wheelchair tech with unmanned systems thinking. Dive. Dive. Dive.

90+ MAJORS Find yours: uwf.edu/academics

WHO WANTS TO FLOAT IN THE SHALLOW END? Not us. We’re jumpers. Cannonballers. Dive through shipwrecks at the bottom of the seaers. And you? You’re here to immerse yourself in whatever makes your brain surge, which means going all in and getting hands-on from day one. Build aquatic drones or autonomous robots. Win cybersecurity defense contests. Unearth long-lost settlements or start a business from scratch. Point is: THE DEEPER YOU GO, THE BIGGER YOUR SPLASH.


MAKE SOME WAVES HOLD YOUR BREATH. Take a running leap. And go hang-gliding. Serve dinner to the homeless. Program a sci-fi video game. Write for The Voyager newspaper. With 175+ clubs and organizations, there’s no such thing as half-splashing your four years at UWF. Argo Life on campus is overflowing with hundreds – no, thousands – of tsunami-size opportunities. This isn’t a place to dip your toe. HERE, YOU GO ALL IN.

WANT TO SPLASH BIG? Live on campus: uwf.edu/argolife

224 SUNNY DAYS Plus, 25 miles of nature trails and waterways and one of the world’s best beaches just minutes away make UWF the #1 destination for living the splash life.

LIVE THE ARGO LIFE 1,600 acres. 13,000 students. 20 Greek organizations. 1,000+ events. More than 20 intramural teams and sport clubs. A rock climbing wall. 24/7, 365 splash.

SOAK IT UP Move into an on-campus Living Learning Community to get special access to faculty, advisors, road trips, and industry workshops and seminars: uwf.edu/housing


MAKE SOME WAVES HOLD YOUR BREATH. Take a running leap. And go hang-gliding. Serve dinner to the homeless. Program a sci-fi video game. Write for The Voyager newspaper. With 175+ clubs and organizations, there’s no such thing as half-splashing your four years at UWF. Argo Life on campus is overflowing with hundreds – no, thousands – of tsunami-size opportunities. This isn’t a place to dip your toe. HERE, YOU GO ALL IN.

WANT TO SPLASH BIG? Live on campus: uwf.edu/argolife

224 SUNNY DAYS Plus, 25 miles of nature trails and waterways and one of the world’s best beaches just minutes away make UWF the #1 destination for living the splash life.

LIVE THE ARGO LIFE 1,600 acres. 13,000 students. 20 Greek organizations. 1,000+ events. More than 20 intramural teams and sport clubs. A rock climbing wall. 24/7, 365 splash.

SOAK IT UP Move into an on-campus Living Learning Community to get special access to faculty, advisors, road trips, and industry workshops and seminars: uwf.edu/housing


A “Best Regional College - Southeastern” The Princeton Review, 2018

A “Best Public College or University”

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Bizjournals.com, 2017

Listed in Forbes’ “America’s Top Colleges”

“MOST AFFORDABLE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA” COLLEGE CHOICE, 2017

2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

A “Best College” MONEY Magazine, 2017

#9 Best Business School in Florida TopManagementDegrees.com, 2017

#14 for Top Undergraduate Public Accounting Programs in the South Public Accounting Report Professors Survey, 2017

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ONLINE AND ON-CAMPUS COLLEGE IN FLORIDA SCHOOLS.COM, 2017


A “Best Regional College - Southeastern” The Princeton Review, 2018

A “Best Public College or University”

#

Bizjournals.com, 2017

Listed in Forbes’ “America’s Top Colleges”

“MOST AFFORDABLE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA” COLLEGE CHOICE, 2017

2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

A “Best College” MONEY Magazine, 2017

#9 Best Business School in Florida TopManagementDegrees.com, 2017

#14 for Top Undergraduate Public Accounting Programs in the South Public Accounting Report Professors Survey, 2017

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ONLINE AND ON-CAMPUS COLLEGE IN FLORIDA SCHOOLS.COM, 2017


NOTHING CAN STOP THE

ARGONAUTS

WE’RE NEW TO FOOTBALL, BUT NOT TO WINNING. After just two seasons, we’re already championship contenders.

LEGEND HAS IT THAT ANCIENT ARGONAUTS WERE FAST, FEARLESS SPLASHERS. Today’s Argos share that athletic DNA. As a member of the NCAA D2 Gulf South Conference, UWF competes in 15 intercollegiate sports, from rip-roaring football to almighty volleyball. Our athletes have won 120 championships, including eight national titles. Argos are All-Americans, Academic All-Americans, and even future Olympians (just like in Greek mythology). Check out Argo athleticism at GOARGOS.COM.

MEN’S Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Tennis

WOMEN’S Basketball Cross Country Golf Soccer Softball Swimming/Diving Tennis Volleyball

The sound of splash:

DEAFENING Argo fans are the loudest and proudest out there. Join us. Flood the stands to whoop and holler for your favorite Argo teams.


NOTHING CAN STOP THE

ARGONAUTS

WE’RE NEW TO FOOTBALL, BUT NOT TO WINNING. After just two seasons, we’re already championship contenders.

LEGEND HAS IT THAT ANCIENT ARGONAUTS WERE FAST, FEARLESS SPLASHERS. Today’s Argos share that athletic DNA. As a member of the NCAA D2 Gulf South Conference, UWF competes in 15 intercollegiate sports, from rip-roaring football to almighty volleyball. Our athletes have won 120 championships, including eight national titles. Argos are All-Americans, Academic All-Americans, and even future Olympians (just like in Greek mythology). Check out Argo athleticism at GOARGOS.COM.

MEN’S Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Tennis

WOMEN’S Basketball Cross Country Golf Soccer Softball Swimming/Diving Tennis Volleyball

The sound of splash:

DEAFENING Argo fans are the loudest and proudest out there. Join us. Flood the stands to whoop and holler for your favorite Argo teams.


THIS IS YOUR DIVING BOARD. STEP TO THE EDGE

WE HAVE OUR OWN CYBER BATTLE LAB That’s because UWF has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.

THEN TAKE THE PLUNGE – into social work trips to Guatemala or Japan. In-depth tours of the Florida Supreme Court. Or an internship with NASA, Amazon, Caterpillar, Gulf Power, John Deere, or the Olympic Games. Here, we believe the next four years of your life should be a glorious adventure through uncharted waters. So test yourself. THAT’S HOW YOU LEARN WHAT YOU’RE CAPABLE OF.

UWF awarded more than $2 million in merit scholarships in 2016. ARGOS ABROAD Study around the world in: England The Netherlands France South Korea Hong Kong Wales Japan

FROM PENSACOLA TO IRELAND Through UWF’s “The Irish Experience” program, theatre students make an annual Eire pilgrimage to do a little show-andtell at the Carlow Arts Festival.


THIS IS YOUR DIVING BOARD. STEP TO THE EDGE

WE HAVE OUR OWN CYBER BATTLE LAB That’s because UWF has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.

THEN TAKE THE PLUNGE – into social work trips to Guatemala or Japan. In-depth tours of the Florida Supreme Court. Or an internship with NASA, Amazon, Caterpillar, Gulf Power, John Deere, or the Olympic Games. Here, we believe the next four years of your life should be a glorious adventure through uncharted waters. So test yourself. THAT’S HOW YOU LEARN WHAT YOU’RE CAPABLE OF.

UWF awarded more than $2 million in merit scholarships in 2016. ARGOS ABROAD Study around the world in: England The Netherlands France South Korea Hong Kong Wales Japan

FROM PENSACOLA TO IRELAND Through UWF’s “The Irish Experience” program, theatre students make an annual Eire pilgrimage to do a little show-andtell at the Carlow Arts Festival.


THIS IS MY SPLASH “I wake up every day at 6 a.m. raring to make a mark on my community. I’m advocating for Bright Futures scholarship expansion and helping juvenile offenders readjust to society. As a leader, I have to be a visionary who sees change and fights for it.” Kishane Patel ’18 political science

“R.A. Orientation Leader. Sorority sister. Volunteer. Future youngest mayor of Pensacola. I have a passion for lifting up others’ voices and moving them toward their goals. The more involved I am, the more people I help.” Mackenzie Simmons ’19 communications

“My dream is to be an orthopedic surgeon. So I push myself to my limits – starting on campus as a TRiO Council member, SGA senator, Orientation Leader, an EMT program participant, and an intern at multiple hospitals.” D’Mario Edgecombe ’20 biomedical science

“I’ve always been a hard worker. I’m a National Merit Scholar Finalist. I earned a full scholarship to UWF. I’ve chosen one of the most challenging fields to study – mechanical engineering. And I’m not stopping until I’m an aerospace engineer for Boeing.” Diana Hanks ’21 mechanical engineering

“I have won five national championships; hold the NCAA records in the 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, and 100 fly; and I’m a German Olympian and record-holder. But when I came to UWF, I didn’t want to swim – I was burnt out. I found coaches and teammates who made me want to compete again.”

“Splash is all about doing things that change and define who you are. Since I started my journey at UWF, I’ve had the opportunity to become a Student Admissions Representative, a Student Ambassador, and a STEM Chief for the National Flight Academy.” Ayanna Robinson ’18 public relations & sociology

Theresa Michalak ’18 advertising

NOW GO MAKE YOUR OWN: uwf.edu/splash


THIS IS MY SPLASH “I wake up every day at 6 a.m. raring to make a mark on my community. I’m advocating for Bright Futures scholarship expansion and helping juvenile offenders readjust to society. As a leader, I have to be a visionary who sees change and fights for it.” Kishane Patel ’18 political science

“R.A. Orientation Leader. Sorority sister. Volunteer. Future youngest mayor of Pensacola. I have a passion for lifting up others’ voices and moving them toward their goals. The more involved I am, the more people I help.” Mackenzie Simmons ’19 communications

“My dream is to be an orthopedic surgeon. So I push myself to my limits – starting on campus as a TRiO Council member, SGA senator, Orientation Leader, an EMT program participant, and an intern at multiple hospitals.” D’Mario Edgecombe ’20 biomedical science

“I’ve always been a hard worker. I’m a National Merit Scholar Finalist. I earned a full scholarship to UWF. I’ve chosen one of the most challenging fields to study – mechanical engineering. And I’m not stopping until I’m an aerospace engineer for Boeing.” Diana Hanks ’21 mechanical engineering

“I have won five national championships; hold the NCAA records in the 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, and 100 fly; and I’m a German Olympian and record-holder. But when I came to UWF, I didn’t want to swim – I was burnt out. I found coaches and teammates who made me want to compete again.”

“Splash is all about doing things that change and define who you are. Since I started my journey at UWF, I’ve had the opportunity to become a Student Admissions Representative, a Student Ambassador, and a STEM Chief for the National Flight Academy.” Ayanna Robinson ’18 public relations & sociology

Theresa Michalak ’18 advertising

NOW GO MAKE YOUR OWN: uwf.edu/splash


SPLASHING MEANS TAKING A LEAP. ARE YOU READY? VISIT. uwf.edu/admissions/visit APPLY. uwf.edu/apply MAKE YOUR CUSTOM SPLASH. uwf.edu/splash FOLLOW.


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