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Pensacola State College hosts 1st Annual Florida College System Cybersecurity Competition

Sponsored by Cyber Florida, Pensacola State hosted the inaugural Florida College System cybersecurity competition in the Pensacola campus’s Donald McMahon III Center for Cybersecurity. Fourteen Florida College System institutions from across the state participated in the competition. “The competition entailed real-world cybersecurity scenarios, where students were challenged to solve various cybercrime scenarios and storylines,” explained Dr.…

PSC grad Austin Pugh is 1st Valentino Wall of Fame champion

When Austin Pugh started courses at Pensacola State, he never imagined his name would one day grace the wall of a College classroom. However, Pugh knows you should “never say never!”

Lumberjack Fest brings out crowds and competitors

The 34th Annual Lumberjack Festival and Northwest Florida Forestry Conclave was held Oct. 21 on Pensacola State College’s Milton campus. The Lumberjack Festival featured dozens of competitors in events ranging from Axe Throw and Bow Sawing to Pole Toss and Compass and Pacing.

Donna Winterberry receives Special Olympics award

Pensacola State College professor Donna Winterberry has been chosen to receive the Special Olympics Florida Nancy Sawyer Health Access Award. The Nancy Sawyer Health Access Award recognizes an individual, agency, health organization, program, partner, or local Special Olympics program as a health hero who has carried the torch, greatly impacted and sustained equal access to health, fitness, or wellness for our athletes and people with intellectual disabilities for four or more years.

Work-study student awarded National VUB scholarship

Xavier Andrews always loved the world of sports fitness and wanted to use his knowledge and skills to help others heal from injuries. A $1,000 National Association Veterans Upward Bound (NAVUB) Scholarship is helping the U.S. Navy veteran reach that goal. “I earned my Pre-Physical Therapist Assistant (associate in arts) degree this past summer, and I’m just waiting to get into Pensacola State’s (associate of science degree) program,” said the 29-year-old Andrews, who served four years in the Navy as an aviation electronics technician.

Pensacola State cuts ribbon on Bear Jones Moore Reeves Center for Math and Advanced Technology

It was a day of celebration as the ceremonial ribbon was cut Oct. 30 on Pensacola State College’s new Bear Jones Moore Reeves Center for Math and Advanced Technology. “This is a great day for Pensacola State College, our students, our supporters, and Escambia and Santa Rosa counties,” said PSC President Ed Meadows. “The Bear Jones Moore Reeves Center for Math and Advanced Technology will provide state-of-the-art instructional space for our math department and enable us to expand our advanced technology and cybersecurity programs. Our cybersecurity programs are among our most rapidly growing degree programs.”

Blackwater Pyrates Local History Preservation Scholars

The Blackwater Pyrates recognized two Pensacola State College Pirates at a dinner on evening of October 18th. PSC students and scholarship recipients, Alicia Hartwig-Schmitz and Layton Davis, were honored at the event with scholarship support for the Fall 2023 term.

Rotary Club of Pensacola Celebrates 23 Years of PSC Scholarship Support

For the past 23 years, the Rotary Club of Pensacola has supported Pensacola State College students with an endowed scholarship at the PSC Foundation. Since 2000, PSC Pirates have benefited from more than $112,522 in scholarships from this generous Club.

Pensacola State College celebrated its 75th anniversary on Sept. 13 with a full day of events

Pensacola State College celebrated its 75th anniversary on Sept. 13 with a full day of events. The College opened on Sept. 13, 1948, with 136 students in Akins Boarding House in downtown Pensacola. PSC has grown to seven campuses and centers – Pensacola, Milton, Warrington, Downtown, Century, South Santa Rosa, and a Truck Driving Training Facility in the Santa Rosa Industrial Park East.

PSC recognizes supporters for artwork donations

Pensacola State recently honored patrons who donated art to the College’s Flash Forward Permanent Collection in the Charles W. Lamar Studio. The honorees ─ Susan Voss, who gifted the College four Robert Mapplethorpe photogravures, and Gordon “Flash” and Elizabeth Sprague – were recognized at the “Flash Forward: In-Kind Donor Event” on Sept. 26 in the Lamar Lecture Hall of the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts.

‘Inspired by Place’ on display at PSC through Dec.

The landscape photography of four artists  ─ Todd Bertolaet, Don Clark, Mark Alan Francis and Roland Miller ─ connect in the “Inspired by Place: Contemporary Landscapes” exhibit at Pensacola State College. A Gallery Talk is set for  6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, in Lamar Lecture Hall (Room 1513) at the Charles W. Lamar Studio in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts. A reception will follow at 7 p.m. “Inspired by Place” is on display in the  Lamar Studio until Dec. 15.

18 students awarded Sandy Sansing Scholarships

Michaela Rosales has a clear plan for her life. The Pensacola State College graduate earned an associate degree in August and re-enrolled in the College’s Electrocardiograph Technician Program this fall. The Sansing Scholars Endowed Scholarship helped make it possible.

PSC takes 1st in YMCA Corporate Cup Games

The Pensacola State College Team won first place in the 27th YMCA Corporate Cup Challenge (Large Company Division) held on Oct. 7. Held on the College’s walking track, the YMCA Corporate Cup Challenge helps to increase employee health and fitness, develop community spirit, and boost company morale, all while raising scholarship funds for the Y’s All Scholarship Fund. Companies are divided into two divisions based on employees and team members compete in 20 events.

Foo Foo Fest artist lecture, reception set for Nov. 7

Pensacola State College will host a presentation by Scott Andresen, this year’s Pensacola Foo Foo Festival “Rhythm & Canvas – A Celebration of the Arts!” artist, on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Andresen’s Artist Lecture on his exhibit, “I Carry My Landscape with Me,” will be at 5 p.m. in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Building 15, Lamar Lecture Hall (Room 1513).  A reception will follow at 6 p.m. and the exhibit is on display through Dec. 15 in the Switzer Gallery.

PSC Milton campus to host 34th Annual Lumberjack Fest on Oct. 21

The 34th annual Northwest Florida Forestry Conclave Lumberjack Festival is set for 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, near the track on Pensacola State College’s Milton campus. The campus is at 5988 Highway 90, Milton. The Lumberjack Festival features competitive events for adults 16 and up in categories such as Axe Throw, Bow Sawing, Grand Caber Toss, Pole Toss, Standing Chop, Knife Throw and more.

PSC names basketball court in honor of Joe Ambersley, Coach Pete Peña

When the Pensacola State College men’s and women’s basketball teams play at home next month, it will be on a renovated court with a brand new name. The (Joe) Ambersley and (Pete) Peña Court was unveiled during a Thursday, Oct. 12 ceremony in Hartsell Arena. The court was named in honor of Peña, the College’s basketball coach for the past 15 years, and his longtime friend and PSC Athletics supporter, Joe Ambersley. Ambersley and Peña’s actual signatures are inscribed on the court, emblazoned with the PSC Pirate logo.

Pensacola State to stage ‘Escape to Margaritaville’

Pensacola State College’s Theatre Department will present the charming 2017 jukebox musical, “Escape to Margaritaville,” on Oct. 20-22 and 27-29. Based on the music of the late Jimmy Buffett, the production will be staged in Ashmore Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus at 1000 College Blvd. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. “Escape to Margaritaville” revolves around a part-time bartender and singer who falls for a career-minded tourist. The show also features the original song, “Three Chords.”

PSC Nonprofit Center to hold Volunteer and Intern Management workshop on Sept. 7

Volunteer and Intern Management will be the topic of Pensacola State College’s Nonprofit Center for Excellence workshop on Thursday, Sept. 7. Kendrick Doidge, vice president of business and public relations at HCA Florida West Hospital; Josh Newby, president and CEO of the Council on Aging of West Florida; and Paula Shell, president and CEO of Big Brothers and Big Sisters, will be the trainers for the workshop set for 8 a.m.-noon in the Florida Power and Light Company Nonprofit Center Annex on the College’s Pensacola campus.

Pensacola State student selected a 2023 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar

Pensacola State College student Yana Ramos was selected as a 2023 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar. Ramos, a 28-year-old Bulgaria native, is one of 213 Phi Theta Kappa members selected for the award. She will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Ramos is a general studies major with a 4.0 grade point average and is on track to graduate in May 2024.

Grover Robinson IV joins Pensacola State Family

Former mayor, commissioner is associate vice president of government and community relations Longtime Pensacola State advocate Grover Robinson IV has joined the College as the associate vice president of government and community relations. Robinson, former Pensacola mayor and Escambia County District 4 commissioner, replaces Sandy Cesaretti Ray, who retired in 2022. In the position, Robinson will serve as the College’s governmental affairs lobbyist and liaison to members of the Florida State Legislature.

College’s eSports Team needs new gamers

The Pensacola State College eSports Team is looking for gamers who have the forte for Fortnite, a calling for Call of Duty, or the athletic prowess for Madden NFL 22. “We are looking for more players to round out the 2023-2024 roster and are now accepting applications,” said Jeremy Sommers, the College’s eSports head coach.

Nursing is a family tradition for PSC graduate

Choosing a career in nursing was an easy decision for Megan Doan of Pensacola. Doan, who recently earned her associate in science degree in nursing, comes from a long line of healthcare professionals. “My grandmother was a nurse, my father is a nurse, and my sister-in-law is a nurse,” Doan said following Pensacola State College’s Summer Pinning Ceremony held Aug. 3 at First Pentecostal Church of Pensacola.

PSC receives $2.49M grant to help train construction trade craftsmen

Pensacola State College has been awarded nearly $2.5 million in Community  Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery funds to bolster construction trades employment in Hurricane Sally-impacted communities. PSC, George Stone Technical College, CareerSource Escarosa and Habitat for Humanity will collaborate to train low- to moderate-income residents in the carpentry, electrical, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), masonry, plumbing and welding trades.

Pensacola ComposerFest XVIII set for Sept. 24

Enjoy the original music of mostly local composers at Pensacola ComposerFest XVIII set for 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 24, at Pensacola State College’s Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus.

8 Medical Assisting Program grads receive pins on

Eight Pensacola State College Medical Assisting Program students were pinned during an Aug. 10 ceremony on the Warrington campus. Nakeria Bryant, Mei’Schelle Daniel, LaCora Holmes, Oddyssey Paige, Chineka Rudolph, Armani Walker, Ja’Maiya Williams and Kenneth Winslow were recognized at the event held in McMillan Auditorium.

Pensacola State to host College Fairs Sept. 11, 12 on Pensacola and Milton campuses

Pensacola State College is teaming up with the school districts of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to host College Fair 2023 on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 11 and 12. Escambia County and Santa Rosa County high school juniors, seniors and their parents are invited to meet representatives to ask questions about admissions requirements, tuition, fees,…

PSC supporters and donors treated to appetizers from around the world at Garde Manger

Pensacola State College donors and supporters were treated to an assortment of hors d’oeuvres from around the world during the Garde Manger Donor Appreciation Reception held July 19 in the Delaino Student Center on the Pensacola campus. Culinary students created themed dishes ranging from Jamaican jerk chicken wings to Naples, Italy’s Caprese Crostini, an All-American…

PSC Student Activities Game Room officially opens

Pensacola State supporters donate arcade games, pool table July 19 was a day of celebration for new and old-school gamers at Pensacola State College. The College’s Student Activities Game Room was officially opened in the Delaino Student Center on the Pensacola campus. Equipped with two air hockey tables, a pool table, a ping pong table…

PSC President Ed Meadows named chairman of Florida College System Council of Presidents

Dr. C. Edward Meadows, President of Pensacola State College TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Association of Florida Colleges (AFC) and the Florida College System Council of Presidents (COP) announce their new leadership. The AFC has secured Tony Carvajal to serve as its CEO and executive director, and voted Pensacola State President Dr. C. Edward Meadows as…

11 Northwest high school seniors experience hands-on learning at Nurse Explorer Boot Camp

4-day program held on Pensacola State’s Warrington campus After four days of learning to perform simulated venipunctures, assess vital signs and perform a head-to-toe assessment on simulated patients and create fake vomit (or emesis) from household items, Choctaw High rising senior Kayden Sutton is even more determined to become a registered nurse. The 18-year-old was…

9 PSC performing arts students selected to 2022-2023 FCSAA All-Academic Team

Nine Pensacola State College performing arts students have been named to the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) 2022-2023 All-Academic Team. Ezra Baker, Tabari Daniels-Butcher, Haileigh Furlong, Sienna Hudak, Daelan Moreland, Owen Raley, Tristen Rodriguez,  Hudson Laws Savage and Francisco Segovia were honored for academic excellence, leadership and community service. To be selected for the…

Pensacola State College Staff Profile

Meet Tilden Whitfield, an academic advisor/life skills coach for TRIO Veterans Student Support Services. Whitfield, 30, has worked in postsecondary education and recently joined the Pensacola State College Family. In his position, Whitfield helps military veterans who are first-generation college students with career choices, degree plans, class schedules, applying for financial aid, and even transferring to a four-year college institution.

New Student Orientation and Fall 2023 Registration

Preparation for the Fall 2023 term is in full swing at Pensacola State College. Registrations are ongoing and New Student Orientation sessions will continue this month. Upcoming New Student Orientation sessions are set for: 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, on the Warrington campus Student Center, Building 3600. CPR training also will be held from noon-4:30…

Pensacola State College Administrator Profile

Say hello to Corey Lofton, Pensacola State College’s Director of Nursing. Lofton has worked in health care for numerous years – from direct care to hospital administration. He is currently pursuing his Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. Lofton works on the Warrington campus. He joined the Pensacola State family in 2022.

Pensacola State College, Charter Academy and WSRE-TV participate in Watson Family Foundation Juneteenth festival

Pensacola State College, PSC Charter Academy and WSRE-TV participated in the “Watson Family Foundation’s Second Annual Juneteenth: A Family Reunion for the Culture” held Saturday, June 17, in Museum Park in downtown Pensacola. On hand for the event were PSC administrators and faculty members – Director of Community and Special Initiatives Rameca Vincent-Leary, Business Department…

Pensacola State College celebrates Juneteenth 2023

The young and young-at-heart all turned out for Pensacola State College’s annual Juneteenth observance on Sunday, June 18. More than 150 attendees helped the College celebrate Juneteenth ─ the newest federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans. “This was a phenomenal celebration with some amazing talent in the room,” said PSC Professor Tonie Anderson-Steele, event organizer and Milton campus dean and counselor.

Bahrain delegation visits PSC to learn about workforce education

The delegation visited United States from May 28 through June 9 under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. The International Visitor Leadership Program On Demand Division and the WHA/EAP/NEA Branch arranged the national program. Gulf Coast Diplomacy Council organized the local program. A delegation of nine educators from Bahrain visited…

16 Pensacola State students receive $22,000 in Cantonment Rotary Club scholarships

The Cantonment Rotary Club awarded scholarships to 16 Pensacola State College students at a luncheon held on June 14 at St. Luke United Methodist Church. Sixteen Pensacola State College stellar students received $22,000 in Cantonment Rotary Club scholarships on Wednesday, June 14. Sienna Hudak performs at Cantonment Rotary Scholarship luncheon Since 1991, the Rotary Club…

Pensacola State and Northwest Florida state colleges sign 2+2 articulation agreement

Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows, right, and Northwest Florida State College President Devin Stephenson shake hands after signing an articulation agreement that will give some NWFSC graduates an expedited path into PSC’s Bachelor of Applied Science in Cybersecurity. NWFSC grads can receive expedited admission into Pensacola State BAS in cybersecurity program Pensacola State College…

Warrington Club Day

About 200 health sciences students on Pensacola State College’s Warrington campus feasted on Chick-fil-A sandwiches on May 23 during the Summer Semester Kickoff and Student Clubs Sign Up Day. Sixty-two students opt-in to sign up for different student organizations. “Even though it was raining off and on, there was still an amazing turnout,” said Chandler…

Graphic design student’s ‘Golden Hour’ photo selected for 2023 President’s Choice Award

Ryann Makenzie Salter, center, is pictured with PSC President Ed Meadows and Chelsea Weaver, Gallery Coordinator for the Visual Arts Department, at the unveiling of Salter’s photo, “Sunset on the Line.” The framed image is on display in Barfield Administration Building’s second-floor foyer. ‘Sunset on the Line’ hangs in Barfield Administration Building A golden hour…

Crawfish Cookout

Pensacola State students and employees enjoyed nearly 500 pounds of crawfish when the College hosted the Crawfish Cookout on May 24 in the Building 5 Gazebo on the Pensacola campus. Cub’s Crawfish supplied the expertly-seasoned Gulf Coast delicacy, sausage, potatoes and corn. The Summer Semester kick-off included Cajun music, good friends and cornhole.

17 seniors recognized at PSC Charter Academy’s inaugural commencement ceremony on May 18

“Education is everything. Education is how you build your potential to become the person that you can be,” retired U.S. Navy Capt. Timothy “Lucky” Kinsella told members of Pensacola State College Charter Academy’s inaugural graduating class. Seventeen graduates were honored at the commencement ceremony held May 18 in McMillan Auditorium on the Warrington campus. Kinsella,…

Pensacola State College Administrator Profile

Dr. Michael S. Payne, PSC Academic Department Head, Business Meet Dr. Michael S. Payne, the new Department Head for Pensacola State College’s Business Department. A veteran of both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, Dr. Payne has worked in higher education for more than 20 years – having started his collegiate career at the…

23 PSC faculty, staffers graduate from President’s Leadership Institute

PLI Class of 2023 – The 2023 Pensacola State College President’s Leadership Institute members were recognized on May 17 at Atlas Oyster House in Pensacola. PSC President Ed Meadows congratulated the graduates on completing the program, where administrators, faculty and staffers spend nine months learning about the College and postsecondary education in Florida. Twenty-three Pensacola…

PSC Board of Trustees to vote on proposed fees at June 12 meeting

The Pensacola State College District Board of Trustees meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, June 12, 2023. The meeting was initially set for Tuesday, June 20, 2023. However, due to the new date, the Board of Trustees will vote on changing or enacting the following: Student Accident Insurance and Student Professional Liability Insurance fees, Applied…

Pensacola State College Spring Commencement signals new beginnings for graduates

Escambia County Sherriff Chip Simmons, a Pensacola State College alum, told graduates to think about where they started, where they are, and where they’re going. About 450 of the 1,032 eligible for spring graduation attended the 2023 Spring Commencement ceremony held Thursday, May 11, at the Pensacola Bay Center. But for some listening to Simmons’s…

Culinary Arts student Luther Scott has hot plans after winning silver at SkillsUSA Florida

Luther Scott Luther Scott’s Airline Chicken is probably better than the mass-produced meal or snack you had on your last flight. Scott, a Pensacola State College culinary arts student, won a silver medal at the SkillsUSA Florida 2023 State Leadership and Skills Conference held April 10-13 in Jacksonville. At the competition, Scott had to create…

Physical Therapist Assistants, Veterinary Technicians, Dental Hygienists pinned May 9

Maria Garcia spent 22 years in the United States Air Force, rising to Senior Master Sergeant. Now, she is a physical therapist. Sarah Brunner gave birth to her second child on Feb. 20 ─ deep into the final stretch of intense studies. Now she is a veterinary technology graduate. Shelbey Odom was an academic standout…

PSC Nonprofit Center to hold Honoring Public Trust workshop on June 1

Andrea Krieger Honoring the Public Trust will be the topic Pensacola State College Nonprofit Center for Excellence workshop on Thursday, June 1. Set for 8 a.m.-noon in the Florida Power and Light Company Nonprofit Center Annex on the College’s Pensacola campus, Andrea Krieger, PSC executive director of Institutional Development, is the workshop trainer. The campus…

Nursing profession welcomes 71 PSC grads into honorable ranks, including a mom, daughter

Mother, Breanne Duby with daughter, Morgan Duby “I’m going to cry.” You couldn’t blame Breanne Duby for getting a little emotional. Moments earlier, the 39-year-old mother received her nursing pin on Thursday, May 4, at the 2023 Pensacola State College Department of Health Sciences Spring Pinning Ceremony. Her oldest daughter, Morgan Duby, 20, also was…

33rd Annual Kids College begins May 24 with new camps

Pensacola State College’s 33rd annual Kids College summer camp has new programs and opportunities for children ages 6 through 12, including a chance for some kids to live the PSC “Pirate Life” for a week. A gymnastics camp will be offered for children ages 4 and 5. The 2023 PSC Kids College runs May 24…

Pensacola State College Adult Education graduate traveled many miles to earn GED

Imer Hernandez-Gomez Some routes to achievement are longer than others. For Pensacola State College Adult Education graduate Imer Hernandez-Gomez, the journey started when he left his native Honduras four years ago for the United States to better himself. He is one of 36 PSC Adult Education students who earned a GED during the spring semester.…

Pensacola State’s Finals Week morphs into Feed Me Week

Students enjoy Finals Week breakfast, lunch, games, Star Wars trivia and warm weather. During finals week  ─ May 1-4 ─ at Pensacola State College, Student Engagement and Leadership made sure that no one took an exam on an empty stomach. Finals Week activities began on Monday with a Pancake Breakfast hosted by PSC’s Baptist Campus…

PSC culinary management grad places in Pensacola Gumbo Cookoff

Carolyn Lungaro, Mama C’s Cajun Cookin’ Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Louisiana native and Pensacola State College alumna Carolyn Lungaro has been cooking gumbo for decades. The Spring 2022 PSC culinary management grad recently showcased her skills in the Pensacola Gumbo Cookoff held April 22. Lungaro won first place in showmanship and second place in judges…

PSC launches tennis clinics, pickleball camps

One of the world’s most time-honored sports and one of the nation’s fastest-growing sports are coming to Pensacola State College. The College and the United States Tennis Association will offer a six-week adult tennis clinic for intermediate players that begins Friday, May 12, at the tennis complex on the Pensacola campus. Pensacola State recently received…

PSC Nonprofit Center to hold Human Resources workshop on May 11

Four Human Resources professionals will facilitate a Pensacola State College workshop on Thursday, May 11. Set for 8 a.m.-noon in the Florida Power and Light Company Nonprofit Center Annex on the College’s Pensacola campus, the workshop will discuss recruiting, screening, interviewing, training, disciplining and more. The campus is at 1000 College Blvd. The Nonprofit Center…

PSC announces proposed lab fees changes for Applied Technology and Professional Services programs

Pensacola State College announced proposed lab fee changes for several Applied Technology and Professional Services Departments for students enrolled in the programs. The College’s District Board of Trustees will vote on the fee changes at the Tuesday, June 20 meeting at 5:30 p.m. on the Pensacola campus. If approved by the Board of Trustees, the…

PSC announces proposed lab fees for Performing Arts programs

Pensacola State College announced proposed lab fees for students enrolled in the Performing Arts Department programs. The College’s District Board of Trustees will vote on the fees at the Tuesday, June 20 meeting at 5:30 p.m. on the Pensacola campus. If approved by the Board of Trustees, the new fees will take effect for the…

PSC announces proposed increase to Full Cost of Instruction Fee for students

Pensacola State College has proposed an increase to the Full Cost of Instruction Fee for students. The College Administration recommends $264 as the Full Cost of Instruction Fee. The current Full Cost of Instruction Fee is $237.50. The proposed fee averages the cost of upper-level and lower-level credit courses with average systemwide costs of $260…

PSC Athletics honors student-athletes during Sports Banquet

Three student-athletes were awarded the inaugural Carla Williams Award at the Pensacola State College Athletics Sports Banquet held on April 26 in Hartsell Arena. Basketball players Zondrick Garrett Jr. and Douthshine Prien, along with softball player Susanna Soldi were selected for the award, which is presented to a student-athlete “who has demonstrated leadership in both…

Pensacola State graduation set for May 11 at Bay Center

Chip Simmons, Escambia County Sheriff Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons will be the keynote speaker at the Pensacola State College Spring graduation ceremony at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 11, in the Pensacola Bay Center. Simmons earned his associate degree in criminal justice from Pensacola Junior College and was inducted into the Pensacola State College Distinguished Alumni…

8 PSC student-athletes commit to 4-year universities, colleges

Pensacola State College baseball player Andreaus Lewis II is going to Manhattan College in New York City to continue his collegiate playing career and to study business and finance. Perfect, since Manhattan is the world’s capital of business and finance. Never mind that Manhattan College isn’t actually in Manhattan – it’s in the adjacent Bronx…

PSC Charter Academy seniors share knowledge about potential careers at Senior Symposium

Pensacola State College Charter Academy seniors presented their Capstone Projects on April 20 on the Warrington campus. Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows walked around the D.W. McMillan Auditorium on the Warrington campus, peppering PSC Charter Academy seniors with questions about careers ranging from veterinary science to creating video games to restoring old automobiles. Yes,…

Student Excellence Awards Ceremony honors PSC’s best, most-dedicated students

Nearly 100 Pensacola State College students were honored for achievements in academics, leadership, service and volunteerism at the 2023 PSC Student Excellence Awards Ceremony on April 13 in the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio at WSRE-TV. The ceremony recognized Program and Department Scholars, Scholastic Achievement (3.9 grade point average or higher) and members of…

PSC Family plays and celebrates at 2023 Pirate Fest

That was fun. Let’s do it again! Pirate Fest 2023 took over the Pensacola State College Pensacola campus on April 18 for a day of wacky fun, good food and fellowship. Hundreds of PSC students, faculty, staff, alumni and family members came out for a morning and afternoon of inflatable fun that delivered everything from…

Pensacola State’s ‘Little Women’ production receives FCSAA Superior Rating

Pensacola State College’s theater production of Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” received a Superior rating from the Florida College System Activities Association – Theatre Division. Raines Carr, theater director at Chipola College, was the adjudicator. Carr also recognized individual performers ─ Jolene Cintron, who played Jo March, Harley Furlong as Amy…

PSC’s first International Festival was a cultural showcase of food, music, dance

Little kids danced jigs to the music of McGuire’s Irish Pub Bagpipe Band. Other little ones pranced in the grass later, keeping rhythm with the joyous Italian dancers gliding across the stage. There was so much music, so much food, so much dance, and so much fun at Saturday’s inaugural Pensacola State College International Festival.…

PSC’s most creative student-artists celebrated at awards ceremony

Megan Rathmann with Brian Weaver Pensacola State College graphic design student Megan Rathmann won the coveted Anna Award at the 2023 Annual Student Art Awards Exhibition Awards Ceremony held April 13 in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts. Graphic technology student Natalee Stuart’s linoleum print, “Meaningless Death,” won Best of Show. “We are…

Celebrate Community College Month and send us your stories about how PSC/PJC helped affect or change your life

April is Community College Month and we’re asking you to share your stories about Pensacola State College and how it helped to affect your life and reach your goals. For 75 years, Pensacola State College and its predecessor, Pensacola Junior College have helped build futures and change lives. PSC’s impact on our community is immense.…

PSC’s inaugural International Festival will feature sounds, sights and flavors from across the globe

It’s almost here! The first Pensacola State College International Festival is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 15, on the Pensacola campus. The festival will feature food from various cultures, from German brats to Thai food to American-style barbecue. Musical entertainers include headliner Larry Watson, McGuire’s Irish Pipe Band, the MyxTape band, and…

Lyceum ends musical season with performances by Motel Radio, Kahlo Quartet, PSC’s Wind & Jazz Ensembles

Lyceum Student Series: Motel Radio The last three musical performances of the Spring 2023 Pensacola State College Lyceum series are this month. New Orleans-based indie rock band Motel Radio will perform on Wednesday, April 19, while Kahlo Quartet, a Philadelphia-based chamber music group that mixes traditional classical music with Latin American influences, will perform on…

Human Foosball! Toxic Slime! Even something nuclear is coming to Pirate Fest 2023

Inflatable Human Foosball 38-foot Double Lane Bungee Run Nuclear Toxic Slime Battle Zone Joust                     Troy Moon Pensacola State College   Ask around. I’m not the brightest guy. So, when I saw that Pirate Fest 2023 was going to feature something called “Human Foosball,” I put…

Incoming PSC students walk The Pirate Path during orientation

PSC Recruiting Coordinator John Solet leads incoming students through a tour on Tuesday, April 11. Incoming Pensacola State College soccer players Maddie Motes and Sidney Roest have already familiarized themselves with the practice pitch on the Pensacola campus. On Tuesday, April 11, Motes and Roest learned more about the non-soccer aspects of PSC. The recent…

PSC Student Success Story: Johnny Gazoo

Johnny Gazoo Johnny Gazoo knows the difference Pensacola State College can make in a person’s life. He’s hoping his time, work and effort at PSC will help him reach his goals – one of which is to go back and sit on the side of that Central American volcano. Gazoo and his wife moved from…

Fellows Foundation accepting scholarship applications for 2023-2024 academic year

Applications for Fellows Foundation scholarships are being accepted through May 1. Available to students majoring in health care fields or the ministry, the scholarships will be awarded in July for the upcoming 2023-2024 academic year. The scholarships range from $1,000 to $10,000, and applicants can reapply each subsequent academic year. Medical School/Physician Assistant Students who…

PSC welcomes Chandler White as new Student Engagement and Leadership Coordinator

PSC Coordinator of Student Engagement and Leadership Chandler White speaks with an incoming student at a Pensacola State College Resource Fair on April 11. Chandler White’s job is almost akin to that of a cheerleader coach/college mascot hybrid. His job is to recruit Pensacola State students to become more engaged with the College, exhibit school…

Get your fill of food, entertainment, culture at PSC International Festival

Larry Watson will perform at the Pensacola State College International Festival set for April 15. The New School Motown-inspired singer will perform at 3 p.m. on the festival’s main stage. Of course, there will be something Asian at the Pensacola State College International Festival on Saturday, April 15. The recently-opened Something Asian food truck will…

Pensacola State alum discover fulfilling careers at UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County

Khaliah Williams, from left, Dorothy Lee and Chinesa Sunday are all Pensacola State alums who work at the UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County office. Khaliah Williams’ new job is an important one that will improve the lives of Escambia County’s most vulnerable and those in need. On March 20, Williams, a Pensacola State College alumna, started…

2023 Student Art Awards Exhibition opens at Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts

The stellar work currently displayed in Pensacola State College’s Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts looks very professional. Yet all 100 artists featured in the exhibition are Pensacola State students. The annual PSC Student Art Awards Exhibition opened on April 3 and runs through May 5 in the Switzer Gallery. An opening reception and…

Pensacola State saxophonist Pierre Baldwin wins first place in Jazz Pensacola student competition

Pierre Baldwin You practice to get better. And if results mean anything, and they do, moving from second place to first is a sure sign of improvement and achievement. Pierre Baldwin practices his saxophone a lot. The PSC Marine Biology student won first place in the Jazz Pensacola Student Jazz Competition’s Collegiate Instrumental category, besting…

Spring Festival of Flowers set for today through Sunday on Milton campus

Joanna Hrycuna arranges ornamental metal garden flowers while her husband Gary Hrycuna rakes up their spot at the UF/IFAS and PSC Milton Campus Spring Festival of Flowers. The Mobile, Ala., couple travel selling their wares across the south. Their two-person company is called the Lazy Scroll. The Spring Festival of Flowers takes place Friday through…

Pensacola State College names Mark Yepishin women’s soccer coach, 4 players sign with team

There will be a lot of local flavor on the inaugural Pensacola State College women’s soccer team, which begins its first season of play in August. The first four players signed to the Pirates team are all high school and club standouts from Santa Rosa County. PSC’s first soccer coach, Mark Yepishin, promises more local…

National Security Agency bestows program validation to PSC’s Associate in Science Cybersecurity degree

Pensacola State College’s Cybersecurity Program has passed the first hurdle in earning a National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity designation from the National Security Agency (NSA). The NSA is the U.S. intelligence agency responsible for global data and intelligence collection and processing. The National Centers of Academic Excellence have validated the College’s Associate of…

PSC Academy of Teaching Excellence welcomes 6 extraordinary instructors

Six Pensacola State College faculty members are the 2023 Academy of Teaching Excellence inductees. Awarded annually to outstanding classroom instructors who demonstrate sustained teaching excellence, the inductees and their departments are: Instructor Lauren Baugus, English and Communications Assistant Professor Dr. Kate Cavanaugh, Natural Sciences Adjunct Faculty Tabitha Epperson-Graham, Humanities and Social Sciences Professor Don Lee,…

New York poet Edmund Berrigan shares stories, experiences during PSC visit

Edmund Berrigan Edmund Berrigan was born with poetry in his blood. His father, Ted Berrigan, was a well-known and respected “late-Beat” poet and writer. According to the Chicago-based Poetry Foundation, his mother, Alice Notley, has become “one of America’s greatest living poets.” Notley spoke at Pensacola State College in 2019 as part of the Lyceum…

PSC, ST Engineering explore launching Aviation Maintenance Training Academy

Pensacola State College and ST Engineering have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opening a new Aviation Maintenance Training Academy at the Pensacola International Airport. The announcement was made during the Feb. 27 grand opening of ST Engineering’s Hangar 2. The proposed academy would be open to adult learners and dual-enrolled high school students…

PSC Research Analyst Dr. Albaraa Basfar named Distinguished Ph.D. Student in Ohio University’s Education Studies Program

Albaraa Basfar Dr. Albaraa Basfar will travel back to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, this May, where he will receive his doctorate and be recognized as the Distinguished Ph.D. Student in the university’s Education Studies program. “I’ve very honored,’’ said Basfar, Pensacola State College Research Analyst in the Office of Institutional Research. “It was a…

PSC Adjunct Professor Benjamin Rollings receives Steinway Piano Award

Christy Myers, regional representative for Steinway with Benjamin Rollings, winner of the Top Piano Teacher Award from Steinway & Sons. Benjamin Rollings was a talented and accomplished piano student, earning scholarships and graduation distinctions throughout his musical studies, which began at age 6. As a teacher, Rollings is just as accomplished. Rollings is a Pensacola…

PSC International Festival scheduled for April 15

McGuire’s Irish Pub Pipe Band Filipino pancit, African drummers, Polynesian Hula Dancing, Irish bagpipe tunes and a Japanese bonsai exhibit will be among the many offerings at the 2023 Pensacola State College International Festival. Set for 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, the festival will transform the College’s Pensacola campus into a bazaar of…

PSC selected a 2023 Gold Military Friendly School by Viqtory Media

Pensacola State College has been named a 2023-2024 Gold Military Friendly® School by Viqtory Media. This is the 14th year the College has received the accolade and the second consecutive year earning the gold designation. Pensacola State is one of 250 schools to receive the gold status for leading practices, outcomes, and effective programs that…

PSC African American Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Wiggins Scholarship recipients grateful for support and opportunities

2023 AAMES Wiggins Scholarship Recipients, from left front row, Dr. Tonie Anderson-Steele, Taliesha McClain, Devina Hall, Dr. Rameca Vincent Leary, Katisha Williams and Teala Reguindin. From left back row, Onesimus Gordon, Taelen Stovall, Penelope McCants, Aria Hilliard, Chandra Walker and Dr. Ed Meadows Teala Reguindin recently graduated from Pensacola State College’s nationally-acclaimed Nursing Program as…

Pensacola State College 2023 Finger Style Acoustic Guitar Competition winners announced

The prize winners and competition officials for the Pensacola State College 2023 Finger Style Acoustic Guitar Competition are, from left, Jason Sisko, adjudicator; Derrick Javier, adjudicator and competition sponsor representative for Minds on Music; First-place winner Donald Hinchman; Second-place winner Laws Savage; Third-place winner Simon Joos; Bokyung Byun, Guest Artist and adjudicator; Jim DeStafney, competition…

PSC Performing Arts brings ‘Little Women’ to Ashmore Auditorium

Pensacola State College Performing Arts Department is bringing the beloved classic “Little Women” to the Ashmore Auditorium this week, with performances running Thursday through Sunday.

It’s playwright Kate Hamill’s retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s Civil War era landmark novel, “Little Women,” published in two parts in the 1860s.

Yet the war between two of the four March sisters – Jo and Amy – is focused here.

Priority Registration now open! Register before end of month to win iPad

A steady stream of returning Pensacola State College students moved through Building 21 n the Pensacola campus on March 1 to register for summer and fall 2023 semesters. March 1 was the first day of Priority Registration, which runs through March 31. Returning students who register for classes during Priority Registration will be eligible to…

PSC proposes new testing fees for Advanced Manufacturing programs

Pensacola State announces proposed fee increases for the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council’s Certified Production Technician (MSSC-CPT) Exams for students enrolled in the College’s Advanced Manufacturing-AS programs.

The one-time Online Candidate Post-Secondary and Industry Registration for the MSSC-CPT Exam is proposed to increase to  $65. Students currently pay a $60 fee. On Jan. 12, the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council announced the Online Candidate Post-Secondary and Industry Registration fee will increase to $65 – effective July 1, 2023.

PSC announces proposed lab fees changes for Health Science programs

Pensacola State announced proposed fee changes for 21 Course Lab Fees for students enrolled in the College’s Health Science programs.   The College’s District Board of Trustees will vote on the fee changes at the Tuesday, April 18, meeting set for 5:30 p.m. on the Milton campus. If approved by the Board of Trustees, the…

TRIO programs celebrate legacy of helping students most in need

Penny Taylor, PSC TRIO-Student Support Services Retention Specialist. The free hot dogs and hamburgers are gone. However, Pensacola State College’s TRIO programs still offer free student trips, academic advisors, free tutoring, and so much more all year. TRIO programs nationwide celebrated a legacy of student service on Feb. 28. Pensacola State’s TRIO Day celebration on…

Chasity Brooks wins 2023 PSC Sunset Photography Contest

Chasity Brooks and PSC Photography Professor Kristen Regan. Chasity Brooks was named the 2023 Pensacola State College Sunset Photography Contest winner during a short ceremony at Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille on March 1. A grandmother and PSC photography student, Brooks was one of five students whose work was featured throughout February at the popular…