CO:LAB – the new name of the Gulf Coast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship – has merged Collaboration, Community, Coworking and Coffee in order to help small business owners and upstarts succeed. The rebranding was announced during a press conference held Wednesday, Jan. 11, at CO:LAB housed in Pensacola State College’s Downtown Center. Kelly Reeser,…
Is there a secret you need to get off your chest? Or do you want to admit how you really feel about an issue, incident or person? On Thursday, Jan. 26, Pensacola State will provide the opportunity to cleanse your spirit when the college hosts PostSecret creator Frank Warren from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Jean…
Gov. Rick Scott has declared this week, Jan. 9-13, as Florida First Responder Appreciation Week. “First responders play a critical role in keeping our communities safe, and all Floridians benefit greatly from the services they provide,” said Scott who is encouraging residents to take time to tell first responders and their families how much their…
Preparation and attention to detail paid off in a big way Saturday, Jan. 7, when the Pensacola State Lady Pirates bested Tallahassee Community College 100-89. The Lady Pirates basketball team improved to 16-1 overall and 1-0 in Panhandle Conference play. Now ranked 15th, the Lady Pirates beat 11th ranked Tallahassee in the opening game of conference…
For the next two months, Pensacola State College student Kaitlin Santiago will rub shoulders with the movers and shakers in Washington, D.C. Santiago, 21, has been selected as a spring semester intern for the Florida House Internship Program. During the eight-week program, she will gain invaluable experience at Florida House, the only state embassy in…
A national panel of experts has selected Pensacola State College’s virtual tutoring program as one of 10 finalists for the 2017 Bellwether Award in the Instructional Programs and Services category. An initial pool of about 2,500 applications was narrowed to about 200 applications for each of three categories when choosing the finalists. Besides the Instructional…
Pensacola State College’s 26th Annual Kid’s College recently was named the Best Summer Camp in the Best of the Coast 2016 competition, sponsored by Independent News Weekly. Running from June 6 through Aug. 5, Kids’ College offered several new courses with cutting-edge fun. Campers ages 6-12 were introduced to coding in “Minecraft Modders” and created…
Perfect pancakes are as easy as 1-2-3 when you use Pensacola State College’s Pancake Robot. Students in Wilson Rook’s robotics-mechanics and controls course recently outfitted an industrial robotic arm with two prosthetics that pour and flip pancakes. On Nov. 28, the students tried out the apparatus and were treated to a dinner of golden pancakes…
Last week was a busy one for Pensacola State. The college family said goodbye to Collegiate High and Adult Education, PALS and Pensacola State graduates during commencement exercises held Thursday, Friday and Sunday. More than 130 students received diplomas from Collegiate High and 27 others earned Certificates of General Education Development during summer and fall…
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