Daily Archives: January 26, 2023

Pensacola State College dedicates FPL Innovation Center at the Charter Academy

The new Florida Power and Light Company Innovation Center in the Pensacola State College Charter Academy can take a student from the middle of an African savanna where they are surrounded by zebras and elephants to inside the human body to learn up close about biology.

Those journeys are made on one of 10 virtual reality goggles that are part of the high-tech, state-of-the-art equipment in the Florida Power and Light Company Charter Academy Innovation Center that was dedicated Tuesday, Jan. 24.

PSC’s online RN to BSN Program ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report

Pensacola State College’s online RN to BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) Program continues to be ranked among the best in the Florida College System, the state and nation by U.S. News and World Report.

In the publication’s “Best Online Bachelor’s Programs 2023 Edition,” the program was ranked third among FCS institutions, 10th among all Florida colleges and universities and 74th in the United States.

Also, the online RN to BSN Program was ranked second in the FCS, seventh among all Florida colleges and universities and 43rd in the U.S. in the publication’s 2023 Best Online Bachelor’s Program for Veterans category.

PSC partners with HCA Healthcare Foundation to launch Nurse Explorer Boot Camp and help grow nursing ranks

Gabe Bullaro, CEO of HCA Florida West Hospital, knows what the lauded healthcare institution is investing in with its $50,000 grant to establish a Nurse Explorer Boot Camp at Pensacola State College’s Warrington campus.

It’s an investment in our community and the health of its citizens. It’s job growth investment which aims to bring more young talent to nursing and health-care-related fields and professions. It’s also an investment in PSC’s mission to educate and train nurses and ready them for immediate entry into the workforce.

PSC English Department celebrates 20 years of Hurricane Review international literary anthology

If you know contemporary poetry, then you’ll recognize some of the writers in the 2023 literary anthology “Hurricane Review.”

An annual publication of the Pensacola State College English and Communications Department, the 20th edition of the “Hurricane Review” features 26 local, national and international writers whose works were chosen from numerous submissions.

Guitarist Bokyung Byun to perform Feb. 18 at Pensacola State College

The 2021 Guitar Foundation of America’s International Concert Artist Competition Grand Prize winner, Bokyung Byun will bring her refined musicianship to Pensacola State College next month.

Presented by the College’s Guitar Association, Byun’s performance is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, in Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus.

Admission is $11 for adults, $9 for senior citizens and non-PSC students and $7 for PSC employees. The performance is free for current PSC students and Friends of the Performing Arts members.

PSC Finger Style Acoustic Guitar Competition set for Feb. 18

The 2023 Pensacola State College Finger Style Acoustic Guitar Competition is set for 10 a.m.-noon  Saturday, Feb. 18, in Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium.
The competition is open to all acoustic guitarists who are 18 years old or younger on the date of the competition. Ashmore Auditorium is Building 8 on the Pensacola campus at 1000 College Blvd. There is no application fee. The first-place winner will receive a $600 cash prize. The second-place winner will be awarded $450. The third-place winner will receive $300.