Pensacola State College Head Volleyball Coach Pati Gandolfo, from left, setter Kiara Vega and forward Paige Phillips along with Head Soccer Coach Mark Yepishin were honored at the 2024 Pensacola Sports Annual Award Banquet held Feb. 27 at the Brownsville Community Center. PSC Softball Player Georgia Hood, not pictured, also was awarded the 2023 Amateur Sports Award.
“Resistance, resilience and survival” was the message Dr. Kern Jackson left with attendees of Pensacola State College’s “A Black History Celebration of the African Diaspora” held Tuesday on the Pensacola campus.
Pensacola State College was one of eight Bellwether Legacy Award Finalists to compete for the 2024 Legacy Award, which honors an innovative community college program demonstrating five or more years of student success.
Pensacola State College students won two Judges Awards along with 57 gold and silver ADDYs at the recent American Advertising Federation Pensacola 2024 American Advertising Awards Gala.
Pensacola State College selected a new Homecoming King and Queen during festivities held the week of Feb. 12. Chase Dixon and Anna Leigh Spence were crowned the College’s 2024 Homecoming King and Queen on Feb. 14 in Hartsell Arena. Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Jon Stephenson crowned the royals during the intermission of the women’s and men’s basketball games between Northwest Florida State College.
Tori Wallace never imagined she would enjoy spending a Saturday digging up and examining a pig carcass. “The smell didn’t bother me, but it was a great assignment for students in the program because of the hands-on experience,” said Wallace, one of several Pensacola State Crime Scene Technician Certificate Program students to participate in the 2024 Pig Dig held Feb. 1 on the Milton campus.
The inaugural certification class was introduced to a group of donors and community leaders on Jan. 11. Twenty-two Northwest Florida nonprofits make up the class, which was recognized at the announcement and orientation session held in the College’s Bear Jones Moore Reeves Center for Math and Advanced Technology. The nonprofits ranged from relatively new organizations to long-established entities.
Three Pensacola State College employees – Valeria Martinez, Caesarea McCord and Kierra Potts ─ were selected InWeekly’s 2024 Rising Stars.
Pensacola State College is celebrating National Career and Technical Education Month with various campus events. Career and Technical Education (CTE) students work toward an Associate of Science degree, a vocational certificate, or a college credit certificate. This spring, more than 4,750 Pensacola State students are enrolled in CTE Programs. CTE Month celebrates and highlights the value, achievements and accomplishments of CTE programs across Florida and nationwide.
Pensacola State College’s online RN to BSN (Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing) Program continues to be ranked among the best by U.S. News and World Report. In the publication’s “Best Online Bachelor’s Programs 2024 Edition,” the program was ranked second among the 28 Florida College System institutions and sixth among all public and private Florida colleges and universities.
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