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We’re thrilled to celebrate one of our own, Lauren Keiser, who has been named Green Gator of the Month by […]

Lauren McCain, University of Florida Office of Professional and Workforce Development’s (OPWD) Assistant Director, is a recipient of the University of Florida Superior Accomplishment Award.

The Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) hosted the kick-off Inspiring Women Leaders (IWL) workshop […]

The Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) hosted the kick-off Inspiring Women Leaders (IWL) workshop […]

Kevin joined the MPI North Florida Chapter in September 2021 shortly after joining the OPWD team. Kevin has been involved […]

Please join the Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) in welcoming our newest team addition: Eva Varnes! Eva is […]

The start of the new year is always difficult to tackle. Offices are slow to start, communication is slow to […]

After 25 years of working with the University of Florida, Laurel (Laurie) Brown is officially retiring on March 31, 2023. […]

Katie Risher, Assistant Director of the Conference Department, is a recipient of the University of Florida’s Superior Accomplishment Award. This […]

Please join the Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) in welcoming our newest team addition: Alex Cromwell! Alex comes […]

The last months of the year always seem to fly by. Our final quarterly meeting of 2022 was not only […]

The summer months were jam-packed with ambitious projects to propel our office forward and, of course, employee vacations! We barely […]

On June 30, 2022, Katie Risher, the Office of Professional and Workforce Development’s Assistant Director for Conference Planning, was installed […]

Three months into 2022 and the Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) is busy flourishing forward. The Spring quarter […]

It’s Mid-February and the office is back in full-swing: Fully recovered from the holidays, picking up speed and adjusting to […]

As we wrap up classes, events and projects for the year, let’s take a moment to look back at the […]

Each Halloween seems to top the last. The Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) gets very spirited around the […]

Please join the Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) in welcoming our newest team addition: Lauren Keiser! Lauren comes […]

During the last quarter, the Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) welcomed three new employees, two gators, one University […]

Please join the Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) in welcoming our newest team addition: Kevin Jackson! Kevin is […]

If anything has proven the value and necessity of accessible learning, it’s the past year. The University of Florida Training, […]

The University of Florida Office of Professional and Workforce Development in partnership with Warrington College of Business will be hosting […]

Please join the Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) in welcoming our newest team addition: Lu Yin! Lu came […]

It’s been a while since we’ve had an official wellness update on the OPWD Insider, and our office has been […]

The University of Florida transitioned to pre-COVID normal operations for the start of the 2021-2022 academic year on June 28, […]

Please join the Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) in welcoming our newest team addition: Kylie Swope! Kylie comes […]

The Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) celebrated Carol Hinton’s career at the UF TREEO Center Thursday, May 27th. […]

A flexible way to engage, virtual events offer a unique platform that brings people together from different areas of academia […]

The University of Florida Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) is pleased to announce the launch of its new […]

Now in its 31st year, the Annual Cross-Connection Control Conference is designed to help solve problems encountered in cross-connection control […]

A year after our employees were officially sent to work from home while the world tried to make sense of […]

March 8-9, 2021 marks the 4th Annual Inspiring Women Leaders (IWL) Conference. This two-day virtual event includes keynote speakers, breakout […]

Our very own Ron Trygar, UF TREEO Water/Wastewater Instructor, was awarded a National Environmental Safety and Health Training Association (NESHTA) […]

Stand Up & Holler: Gator Nation Giving Day is an all-day fundraising event that calls on the University of Florida […]

The UF TREEO Center received a very thoughtful donation from Heyward Florida Inc. this week. The lab equipment (shown above) […]

As the last OPWD Insider post of 2020, we thought it fitting to recap all the initiative and progress we […]

The Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) recently had three flagpoles installed as part of our TREEO Facility Update. […]

To celebrate Halloween this year, our wellness committee put together a decorating competition and Trunk or Treat open to OPWD […]

The University of Florida Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations (UF TREEO) Center values all of its instructors and […]

The GatorCare Fall Walking Challenge has arrived and the Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) has taken on the […]

Carol Hinton, University of Florida Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations (UF TREEO) Associate Director, received the Florida Rural […]

As promised, we are back to share the new and improved facility updates for the TREEO Center. Since the first […]

Behind-the-scenes work for the 2021 Inspiring Women Leaders (IWL) conference is in full swing! To be held virtually March 8-9, […]

The second winner for the NFPT Scholarship was announced July 31st. The Ruby Parker Puckett Scholarship is an opportunity for […]

UF OPWD staff is slowly trickling in as our back-to-work plan is coming into effect. It’s been wonderful to see […]

Ron Trygar, UF TREEO Instructor for Water/Wastewater Programs, was recently a guest on the very first podcast of Treatment Plant […]

As COVID-19 restrictions loosen and our University starts to re-open, the Office of Professional and Workforce Development is working to […]

Last week, a few of our employees took the extra job description ‘other duties as assigned’ to a new level. […]

The mission and purpose of the Community Engagement department in the University of Florida Office of Professional and Workforce Development […]

The University of Florida’s Office of Professional and Workforce Development in partnership with Coursera is pleased to offer for a […]

Working from home is a new challenge for many, but employees of the Office of Professional and Workforce Development have taken […]

Florida’s Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (FlaWARN) has a fresh online look and new database! FlaWARN is the formalized system of […]

The Office of Professional and Workforce Development is working diligently to bring our sector of face-to-face content into the online […]

In accordance with guidance issued by the State University System, the University of Florida, and in response to the COVID-19 […]

This week the Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) is preparing for the 3rd Annual Inspiring Women Leaders (IWL) […]

The first-ever scholarship winner for Spring 2020 was announced in late January. The Ruby Parker Puckett Scholarship is an opportunity for […]

This week the Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) wanted to highlight two employees for their efforts in implementing […]

In December we updated a space at our facility where employees can take a relaxation break, work on a puzzle, […]

The Office of Professional and Workforce Development (OPWD) is excited to embark on an online-blogging journey to educate our audiences […]