UWF to inaugurate President Manny Diaz Jr. on Oct. 16

The University of West Florida will formally inaugurate Manny Diaz Jr. as its seventh president on Friday, October 16, with an investiture ceremony and reception at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts.

The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Building 82 on the Pensacola campus at 11000 University Parkway. The ceremony is open to the UWF community.

Diaz Jr. joins UWF following a national search. The inauguration will include formal remarks and a reception for attendees.