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Spicer receives 2017 Chair Academy’s leadership award
Dr. Erin Spicer, Pensacola State College’s vice president of academic and student affairs, has been honored for her outstanding leadership.
Three Free ‘Bach’s Lunch’ Concerts at PSC
Pensacola State College’s Performing Arts Department presents free “Bach’s Lunch” concerts from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays, April 6, April 13 and April 20, at the Gazebo by the Delaino Student Center, Building 5, on the Pensacola campus.
Auditions for ‘How I Got That Story’ at PSC Ashmore Auditorium April 3-4
Pensacola State College invites area actors to audition for the black comedy, “How I Got That Story,” at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, April 3-4, at the Ashmore Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus.
PSC registration begins April 3 for Summer and Fall Terms
Pensacola State College registration for summer and fall terms begins Monday, April 3
Pensacola State alum playing in NCAA’s Final Four
Pensacola State College has been well-represented in the NCAA Final Four basketball tourney during March Madness. One of the Pirates’ own – Hassani Gravett – is now a guard for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.
‘Life in a Jar: the Irena Sendler Project’ at PSC Ashmore Auditorium April 1-2
During World War II, Polish social worker Irena Sendler, along with her underground network, rescued 2,500 Jewish children in Warsaw, largely by knocking on doors in the Jewish ghetto and, in Sendler’s own words, “trying to talk the mothers out of their children.” “Life in a Jar: the Irena Sendler Project” brings this gripping story to life at Pensacola State College
PSC students win 52 ADDYs at local AAF Gala
Pensacola State College graphic design and photography students won 52 awards in the college/university student division at the recent 2017 American Advertising Federation Pensacola ADDY® Awards Gala.
Pensacola State opens new Contact Center, staffs new recruiters
After nearly a decade and three college transfers, Donte Sheppard knew he needed to buckle down if he was going to obtain his college degree. He was discouraged but not defeated so he came back to where it all started – Pensacola State College.
Choral Society of Pensacola performs works by Mozart and Puccini
Works by Mozart and Puccini fill the air as The Choral Society of Pensacola performs “Crowning Glory”
Pensacola Guitar Ensemble Performs Free Classical Concert at PSC March 18
The Pensacola Guitar Ensemble performs a free, classical concert
Pensacolian Mark Markham performs at PSC Kamerman Piano Series March 26
Acclaimed international musician and Pensacola native Mark Markham caps the 2017 Kamerman Piano Series
Campus Safety Month
Florida State University Police Chief David Perry was the Campus Safety Month featured speaker on Monday, March 13, on the Pensacola campus.
President Ed Meadows shares college news and accomplishments at campus meetings
New faculty and staff were recognized, college-wide accomplishments were celebrated, and an abundance of information was shared as PSC President Ed Meadows held five campus meetings on the Milton, Pensacola and Warrington campuses last week.
Old dogs and Hank Williams
Pull up a chair and get ready to be entertained as Rheta Grimsley Johnson recalls the friendship of old dogs as well as old-style country music by Hank Williams, Tom T. Hall, and other Grand Ole Opry icons at her Book Talk at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, in the Chadbourne Library on the Pensacola campus.
Literary Quiz Bowl 2017
Samantha Brown, left, a Tate High School senior, was the winner of Pensacola State College’s 2017 Literary Quiz Bowl held Thursday, March 9, on the Pensacola campus.
Pensacola State Brain Bowl places 8th at national tourney
Pensacola State’s Brain Bowl team finished eighth in the nation among two-year colleges at this year’s National Academic Quiz Tournaments. Held Feb. 24-25 in Minneapolis, the tournaments included the top 23 two-year college brain teams in the nation.
Virginia Tech Shooting survivor remembers harrowing April morning
Nearly 10 years later, Anderson who survived three gunshots in the deadly April 16, 2007, mass shooting realizes those random acts saved her life. On Monday night, the nearly 30-year-old shared her personal experiences
Talent of the Month
Veronica Mills, a member of Pensacola State College’s cosmetology department, was selected as the Talent of the Month for February by Kelly Services.
Lumberjack Festival
d Meadows, Pensacola State College president, from left, Anthea Amos, dean at the Milton campus, and Butch Branch, coordinator of Student Leadership and the LIFE Fitness Center in Milton, share a laugh during the 29th annual Forestry Conclave and Lumberjack Festival held Saturday, March 4, on the campus
SkillsUSA competition, career expo open up world to area students
Hosted by Pensacola State College, the Region 1 SkillsUSA competitions are based on leadership, service and technical fields ranging from cybersecurity to health occupations to HVACR. Pensacola State students who placed in their categories include: