In a large, warehouse-like classroom lined with displays of pipes and fittings and gauges and fans and dials and the word “volts” on little signs everywhere, Glen Gorman steps up to the raised dais in front of a half-dozen students and manipulates a computer mouse. Continue Reading HVAC instructor retiring after bringing decades of experience to PSC classrooms
During October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month) and into November, the group made Knitted Knockers that will be donated to women who have had mastectomies and other procedures. The group of knitters, crocheters and seamstresses meets most Thursdays during their lunch via ZOOM. Continue Reading PSC Stitchin’ to Serve group creates prostheses for breast cancer survivors
On Nov. 5, friends and family of Molly McGuire – the restaurant’s and family’s matriarch ─ brought plenty of warm, friendly feelings to Pensacola State College. They also brought a check for $50,350 that will grow the Molly McGuire Culinary Arts Endowed Scholarship and provide even more funds for PSC students. Continue Reading Molly McGuire Endowed Scholarship grows by $50,000 after McGuire’s/IPC donation
Gean Ann Emond brain works like a calculator. She’s a numbers-cruncher whose gears turn best when there are spreadsheets and numbers and more numbers to work with. But that doesn’t make her a human calculator. Because a calculator doesn’t have a heart, nor the ability to make someone feel, smile and even laugh. Continue Reading PSC bids farewell to an icon, Gean Ann Emond (who is funnier than you might think)
Richard Whatley does his job, sure. The Pensacola State College truck driver is the fella to call if you need something moved from one building to another, or even to another campus. Apparently, he’s also the guy to call if you need a cross-country course set up quickly. Continue Reading PSC truck driver Richard Whatley goes above-and-beyond for Pirate cross-country team
Dr. Rasheda Likely always was interested in a career in science. A self-described curious child, she “asked why” and questioned just about everything. Today the Pensacola native and Pensacola State College alumna has reached her goals. Continue Reading PSC alum earns doctorate, now teaches at Kennesaw State University
Even in this unprecedented year, Pensacola State College has been able to be one of the top-performing schools in the Florida College System. Continue Reading Pensacola State College exceeds FCS standards and its own goals for 2019-2020 despite hardships
Now, not only does Washington High have a great new course to hold its Invitational – the school plans on returning to the Milton campus for the Wildcat Invitational next year and beyond – but the PSC cross country team now has its own course to host competitions in upcoming seasons. Continue Reading PSC Milton campus now has cross country course
Theresa Hoang has been involved with Pensacola State College’s SkillsUSA chapter since its inception – first as a student and now as a leader. Continue Reading Hoang is SkillsUSA Florida Region 1 Alumni of the Year for second year
For almost a decade, Rebecca Gunter has been a part of Pensacola State College’s SkillsUSA program. This year, Gunter’s countless hours of dedication to the College’s SkillsUSA chapter, along with the regional, state and national programs, have earned her the SkillsUSA Florida Honorary Life Membership Award. Continue Reading Gunter receives 2020 SkillsUSA Florida Honorary Life Membership Award
Sonja McCall-Strehlow is a business entrepreneur, coordinator for Pensacola State College’s massage therapy program and facial specialty program, a champion for her students, and most recently, the 2020 SkillsUSA Region 1 Adviser of the Year. Continue Reading PSC programs’ coordinator named SkillsUSA 2020 Adviser of the Year
Come Monday, Nov. 2, Rhonda Likely isn’t sure what she’s going to do. Likely, a PSC alumna herself, retired on Friday, Oct. 30. Continue Reading Human Resource’s Rhonda Likely retires after 38 1/2 years at PSC
As a child, Jessica Comeau was fascinated by the sweet sounds of the mountain dulcimer. Now more than 16 years later, Comeau, a Pensacola State College adjunct instructor, shares her love of the instrument with others through performances and most recently lessons. Continue Reading PSC instructor shares love of mountain dulcimer with others
Nine PSC employees were honored as the College’s “Employees of the Year” for their hard work and dedication to the school. Continue Reading Nine named Pensacola State College ‘2020 Employees of the Year’
The food might be as delicious as in previous series seasons, but the atmosphere is different. Continue Reading PSC Culinary Management’s popular Lunch & Dinner series limited to faculty, staff for fall
Jennifer Ponson’s name is synonymous with SkillsUSA – not only at Pensacola State College but throughout Florida. This year, she was named the SkillsUSA Florida Region 1 Champion of the Year. Continue Reading Ponson named SkillsUSA Florida Region 1 Champion of the Year
Sansing met the current class of “Sansing Scholars” at a pizza luncheon recently at the Pensacola campus Student Center. Continue Reading Businessman, PSC alumnus Sandy Sansing inspires, provides scholarships to students
On Wednesday, Gene and Maureen Valentino were at the Pensacola campus when the College said “Thank You” by renaming a lecture hall in Building 10 in their honor. Continue Reading Gene and Maureen Valentino’s gift will propel PSC Entrepreneurship Program
Michelle Schulte the gallery director and chief curator of the Switzer Center, has been working steadily alongside her Visual Arts Department colleagues to help clean the damage inflicted on the Center by Hurricane Sally and prepare it for re-opening. Continue Reading Dealing with pandemic prepared Visual Arts instructors for disruption by Hurricane Sally
Normally, the team would be practicing inside the gymnasium that is the centerpiece of the Louis A. Ross Health and Sports Center. But the roof over the facility was damaged by Hurricane Sandy and needs to be replaced. Continue Reading PSC athletes find way to practice without gymnasium
Outside the Louis A. Ross Health and Sports Center on the Pensacola State College Pensacola campus, a handful of hard-hatted carpenters are constructing wooden floor segments for the gymnasium. Continue Reading Storm relief goes on at PSC
Work should begin within the next few months on a new Pensacola State College truck driving training facility in Santa Rosa County. Continue Reading Pensacola State receives $1.6 million grant to build truck driving training facility
Recently, more than 50 Pensacola State student-athletes and coaches came to the rescue of local families whose homes and properties were devastated by Hurricane Sally. Continue Reading PSC student-athletes help community recover from Hurricane Sally
U.S. News and World Report has ranked Pensacola State College among the nation’s best postsecondary institutions in its 2021 annual report. Continue Reading U.S. News ranks PSC among nation’s best colleges in 2021 report
In the immediate days after the storm, the PSC Pensacola campus was a staging area for the State of Florida’s emergency central fueling station. Continue Reading PSC’s Pensacola campus used as emergency staging area after Hurricane Sally
(But new books by Jones are on the way)
Pensacola State College English instructor Jamey Jones’ tenure as the seventh Poet Laureate of Northwest Florida ends in October after a two-term, six-year span as the region’s poetry ambassador.
But who knows? Maybe a future poet laureate is being taught by Jones right now. (The Poet Laureate of Northwest Florida is chosen by the West Florida Literary Federation.)
Jones, who teaches poetry, English composition and American and contemporary literature, has the teaching pedigree for sure. In 2019 Jones, who joined the College’s faculty in 2013, was inducted into the PSC Academy of Teaching Excellence.
But even though he “teaches” poetry, Jones admitted that art can be nurtured, but rarely properly “taught.” Continue Reading PSC instructor Jamey Jones’ stint as Poet Laureate ends soon
Pensacola State College re-opens for classes on Monday, Sept. 28 after shutting down for two weeks in the approach and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which caused damage on most PSC campuses and centers and throughout Northwest Florida and Lower Alabama. Continue Reading Pensacola State College recovers from Sally’s rampage
In a back patio behind the Hanniton Watts’ American Legion Post #193, Pensacola State College student Dustin Reddin spent the early-afternoon of Sept. 11, 2020 frying up some catfish. Continue Reading Student Veterans Association members, like us all, were forever affected by tragedy of 9-11
For those who aspire for a career in public service, Pensacola State College’s JobX website has a position for you. Continue Reading More than 100 job opportunities listed on PSC’s JobX website
You need a little pep in your step and a lot of pep for your school if you’re going to be a Pensacola State College Student Ambassador. Continue Reading PSC Student Ambassadors stay active in campus life
There’s a lot more scholarship money to be offered to potential Pensacola State College students interested in Career and Technical Education fields because of a just awarded $726,388 grant the College has received. Continue Reading New grant will provide scholarships, equipment for CTE students and programs
The path toward a bachelor’s degree is much smoother for Pensacola State student Jonathan Snell because of a scholarship made possible by Veterans National Homecare donations. Continue Reading Veterans National Homecare makes second $5,000 donation to PSC scholarship fund
Two more classes after this semester and I’ll be ready to graduate, only 34 years after I started my college journey back when the school was called Pensacola Junior College. Continue Reading Troy Moon: Old guy credits PSC with teaching him how to tell time
Chloe Huffman, Mackenzie Kent and Makayla Prado are the three Presidential Scholars for the 2020-2021 school year. Continue Reading First-generation college students among PSC Presidential Scholarship recipients
Two federal programs that help Pensacola State College students who are sometimes the most academically vulnerable have been refunded for an additional five years. Continue Reading Grant renewals ensure Trio programs success
Troy Moon, Pensacola State College College is supposed to be hard. It’s supposed to present challenges. But college is not supposed to be debilitating. But for some students, it feels that way. Sometimes the problems the students face don’t even stem from school. But sometimes those dilemmas are so overwhelming they threaten to affect the… Continue Reading Pirates CARE team looks out for students’ mental health
Now, 37 years later, Kenneth Phillips is back at the College and though the surroundings are familiar, the job is brand new. Phillips is now the head of the Pensacola State College Performing Arts Department. Continue Reading Kenneth Phillips is back at Pensacola State to face the music as new Performing Arts Director
This fall, the PSC Foundation is preparing for its only live event – the Day of Clays ─ set for Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Santa Rosa Shooting Center in Pace. Continue Reading 2020 Day of Clays scheduled for Oct. 3 at Santa Rosa Shooting Center
The 2020 fall semester began on a hot summer Monday for Pensacola State College students. But it was a different “First Day of School” than the College has ever experienced before. Continue Reading Welcome (Or Welcome Back) to Pensacola State College
Pensacola State College’s fall semester begins Monday, Aug. 17, and it will be unlike any period in the College’s 72-year history. Continue Reading Pensacola State College ready for unique, challenging reopening
An early-morning rain shower, humidity and warm temps did little to deter a group of Pensacola State College student-veterans from helping a community organization on a recent Saturday. Continue Reading PSC student-veterans, organizations give back to local community
Karen McCabe’s daughter Emma was the first person to refer to her as “Doctor.” “It was in a text,” said Karen McCabe, director of the Pensacola State College South Santa Rosa Center. “But she was the first.” Continue Reading Meet the PSC South Santa Rosa Center Director – now Dr. Karen McCabe
New PSC Chief of Police Robert Goley wasn’t hired so much to police the students, faculty and staff as he was to protect the PSC family. Continue Reading New Pensacola State College police chief is also an alumnus
Katja Lunsford, an administrative assistant at the College’s South Santa Rosa Center, and Theresa O’Quinn, senior executive assistant to the vice president of business affairs, were among the graduates recognized at Saturday’s 2020 Spring and Summer Commencement ceremony. Continue Reading PSC staff members are PSC graduates as well
Kristie Chelico and Jorianna Mallow, mother and daughter, both graduated from Pensacola State College’s Nursing Program on Aug. 1, two days after they received their nursing pins at the PSC Department of Nursing Pinning Ceremony. Continue Reading Mother and Daughter finish PSC Nursing program together
Two new Student Services Advisers are perfect fits for their jobs in the Pirate Path to Success program, which assists first-generation college students. Pell Grant recipients Jacqueline Brazile and Ashley Faulkner are both the first in their families to attend college. And a third recently-hired Student Services Adviser, Amber Johnson, while not the first college graduate in her family, has a background in helping people overcome obstacles. Continue Reading New Title III advisers are dedicated to helping students overcome obstacles
The PSC President’s Leadership Institute is a nine-month professional development program that helps PSC administrative employees and faculty acquire skills and knowledge to better understand the challenges of leadership and management. Continue Reading President’s Leadership Institute finishes challenging year
Beginning Aug. 1, Manna Food Pantries will provide 200 bags of food every two weeks to the College. Each bag contains five days of nutritional meals, and a student can receive up to six bags every two weeks to feed other members of their household. Continue Reading Manna Food Pantries increases support for Pensacola State College students in need
The Pensacola State College L.I.F.E. Fitness Centers on the Pensacola and Milton campuses have reopened, after closing in the spring because of the ongoing pandemic. Continue Reading PSC L.I.F.E. Fitness Centers on Pensacola, Milton campuses reopen with Covid-19 precautions
Pensacola State’s Covid-19 Response Plan gives details on how the College will work to keep PSC students and employees healthy and virus-free. Continue Reading Pensacola State College Covid-19 Response Plan stresses distancing, masks, cleanliness and safety
Pensacola State College COVID-19 Update from President Ed Meadows Continue Reading Pensacola State College COVID-19 Update from President Ed Meadows
Southern Veterinary Partners donated 164 pounds of dry dog and cat food, and 252 cans of wet food, to the Pensacola State College Veterinary Technology Program to help feed the animals students and instructors care for on the Warrington campus. Continue Reading PSC Vet Tech receives dog, cat foods donation to support program
Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows has been named the 2020 recipient of the Grover III Robinson Award by the Rotary Club of Pensacola. The award goes to the Rotary member who best exemplifies the Rotary Club’s motto of “Service Above Self”. Continue Reading Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows honored with Rotary award
Mike Cannon is the PSC’s Mechanical Design and Fabrication, Associate in Science degree, program coordinator and instructor. Continue Reading PSC’s Program Coordinator in the Mechanical Design Program designs way for future education
A Pensacola State College alumna is making a difference in the community by helping to feed those in need. Continue Reading PSC alum helping to feed those in need during pandemic
When Julie-ann Morgan joined the cross country team in ninth-grade, she had no idea she had a natural aptitude for the sport or that it would help her pay for college. Continue Reading Pace High standout joins PSC women’s cross country team
Pensacola State College Senior Research Analyst David Feliciano was recently published on the website of American Institutes for Research (AIR), a non-profit group founded in 1946 dedicated to research, evaluation and technical assistance. Continue Reading Pensacola State researcher David Feliciano published by American Institutes for Research
The new state-of-the-art Pensacola State College STEM building will be open and ready for students when fall classes begin on Aug. 17. Continue Reading Pensacola State’s new STEM facility ready for fall opening
Some Pensacola State College students work from the classroom. Others work from the dining room. Or bedroom. And no, we’re not talking Zoom meetings. Continue Reading Pensacola State College’s Building Trade programs offer fast-track to construction world
In light of the country’s current racial tensions, Pensacola State is presenting a students-only town hall “Living Room Conversation on Racism.” Continue Reading PSC students ‘Living Room Conversation on Racism’ set for June 24
PSC humanities professor Charlie Schuler seeks the beauty of the world, whether in art, language or the lonely sea. Continue Reading Pensacola State College’s Charlie Schuler relishes classic beauty
Massage therapy is both and art and a science. So says Sonja McCall-Strehlow, and she would know. She’s been a massage therapist for 37 years, and for the last 18 years she has taught Massage Therapy at Pensacola State College. Continue Reading Pensacola State College’s Massage Therapy program is much more than just pressing flesh
In the Pensacola State College Student Government Association office, Mel Miner looked over the bounty of food stuffed in the room – boxes and bags filled with canned goods, peanut butter, mac-and-cheese and a full menu more. Continue Reading Pensacola State restocks Food Pantry after AFC Food Drive
Pensacola State College recruiters along with admission and Student Services representatives will be available to talk to interested students in Open Zoom Info Sessions each Wednesday. Continue Reading Pensacola State College starts weekly Open Zoom Info Sessions to communicate with prospective students
After graduating from Tate High School in 2016, Alvin “Aj” Gordon Jr., came to Pensacola State College on a two-year baseball scholarship, and a dream of something beyond the baseball diamond. Continue Reading A.J. says ‘Go Here, Get There.’ Listen to him, because he’s a nurse
There is a program offered at Pensacola State College which will have you ready to work in a health care facility just two months after starting classes. Continue Reading Earn a health care vocational certificate at PSC in as little as eight weeks
For most people, dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging – to put it lightly. One Pensacola State College administrator, however, has turned to an age-old stress reliever for help. Continue Reading PSC administrator finds solace in playing Madal drum
Three Pensacola State GED students are featured in The Florida Literary Coalition’s “The Path Taken,” which publishes poems and stories from adult learners from across the state. Continue Reading Pensacola State GED students are now published poets, writers
Pensacola State College’s Association of Florida Colleges chapter is hosting a food drive for the Pirate Food Pantry. Continue Reading AFC hosts food drive for Pensacola State Food Pantry
There’s a U.S. map on the lobby wall of the Pensacola State College Veterinary Technology Program office with pins showing where graduates have gone to practice their profession. Most of the pins are in Northwest Florida, sure. But there are others here and there. Virginia, Texas, and even far-flung Oregon. Continue Reading PSC Veterinary Technology Program has record of success
The Visual Arts Department at Pensacola State College has announced the 2020 Art Student Honors scholarship and award recipients. Continue Reading PSC announces 2020 Art Student Honors scholarship and award recipients
Pensacola State College music instructor and noted composer Michael Coleman has a beautiful Steinway grand piano in his home. And even though he is a finalist for an American Prize award for his composing, Coleman still doesn’t get first dibs on the piano. Continue Reading Pensacola State music instructor finalist for ‘American Prize’
The new Pensacola State College disc golf course is open on the Pensacola campus, offering six Innova chain baskets and numerous starting tee areas. Continue Reading PSC Pensacola campus disc golf course now open
Nancy Layne took guitar lessons at Pensacola State College. She also took a poetry class while at PSC. And both skills have helped her establish a footing in Nashville, (Music City USA) Tennessee, where she is a burgeoning singer-songwriter. Continue Reading Pensacola State alumnus chases music dreams in Music City USA
On this particular Tuesday evening, Pensacola State College Spanish instructor Scott Schackmann joined the students in his Spanish II class in their remote classroom, on the Zoom video conferencing program. Immediately he noticed, in one of the now-ubiquitous Zoom meeting cells, a dog holding a hand-written sign that read, “We’re Going Miss You!” Continue Reading PSC Spanish instructor understands the language of learning
Pensacola State College is joining the nationwide initiative to express appreciation to our local and global frontline healthcare workers, first responders, and all essential personnel who are committed to getting us through this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading PSC honors frontline heroes during COVID-19 crisis with Menge Tower tribute
A photography exhibit by Pensacola State College student Lisa Carver is on display at one of Pensacola’s favorite restaurants. Continue Reading PSC photography student wins month-long exhibit at Jaco’s
There will be a Pensacola State Kids College this summer. But like the older College students, Kids College attendees will learn and enjoy group activities from home. Continue Reading PSC Kids College goes virtual
Four Pensacola State instructors were selected as 2020 Academy of Teaching Excellence inductees. Continue Reading Four PSC instructors inducted into Academy of Teaching Excellence
Pensacola State College will continue to hold online and live online broadcast classes during the summer semester. Continue Reading Summer classes begin May 11 at Pensacola State College
Pensacola State College’s distinguished SkillsUSA chapter has earned another well-deserved accolade. Continue Reading Pensacola State College’s SkillsUSA chapter earns Florida Gold Medal of Distinction
More than 200 PSC students were honored with 2020 Student Excellence Awards. Continue Reading More than 200 Pensacola State College students earn ‘Excellence’ awards
Fourteen Pensacola State College student-athletes will continue their academic and athletic careers at Division I, Division II and NAIA institutions this fall. Continue Reading Pensacola State student-athletes ink scholarship deals with universities
The PSC Robinson Honors Program is doing what it can to keep students entertained, engaged and connected. Continue Reading Virtual trips, online fun-and-games help keep PSC students in touch during shutdown
PSC will offer weekend and late night live online weekday math and computer science classes during the summer term, which begins May 11. Continue Reading PSC to offer weekend, late night classes to help students work around COVID-19
Five PSC students captured seven Gold ADDYs during the District 4 competition, which includes colleges and universities in Florida and the Caribbean. Continue Reading Pensacola State College Visual Arts students dominate at ADDY Awards
Performing Arts head Don Snowden retires this summer after 33 years at Pensacola State College. Continue Reading Strike up the band for a farewell to Don Snowden
Julie Riser’s essay on Penny Taylor is one of three national winners of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development’s (NISOD) Student Essay Contest. For the win, both Julie and Taylor will each receive $1,000 and the college will receive a complimentary NISOD membership. Continue Reading PSC student’s essay about TRIO’s Penny Taylor wins them each $1,000
Pensacola State President Ed Meadows helped Warrington campus officials load boxes upon boxes of masks, gowns, gloves and other protective gear into a College vehicle on Friday for donation to area healthcare facilities to be used in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic fight. Continue Reading Pensacola State College donates medical protective gear to area health care facilities
Pensacola State College summer registration is right around the corner and the Student Services department is here to meet students’ needs – virtually. Continue Reading Student services still are available at Pensacola State
As soon as the coronavirus threatened to block Pensacola State College students and faculty from classrooms, administrators developed an emergency plan to move courses online. Fortunately they had a team of instructors already well-versed in the Live Online (synchronous online) realm, a team that could be deployed to teach other instructors and professors, a team that soon became known as the “Zoom Crew.” Continue Reading ‘Zoom Crew’ rallies to expand Live Online instruction throughout the College
Pensacola State College’s Robinson Honors Program students usually meet on Mondays. But with the COVID-19 pandemic closing campuses, the honors students had to adjust like everyone else. So, honor student Julie Riser showed her fellow students how to make turkey chili, using Zoom interactive technology to let her classmates follow her live. Continue Reading PSC students and faculty adjust to online conversion – and do a little cooking too
Bill Waters retires in July. The Pensacola State College eLearning Department director came to the college in 1999, and has seen how the internet revolution has changed life, and learning. But he’s never seen anything like what’s happened in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic altering life across the globe in a matter of months. Continue Reading PSC’s eLearning Department ensures smooth transition to online
Manna Food Pantries donated 33 banana cases filled with food staples to Pensacola State College on Tuesday, April 7, in response to a survey of students needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Manna is prepared to follow PSC’s initial distribution to students with additional deliveries. Continue Reading Manna Food Pantries donates food to feed PSC’s most vulnerable students
Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows speaks to Troy Moon in his office on the Pensacola campus, where he has been during much of the COVID-19 pandemic, steadying the Pirate ship amid a sea of worldwide turmoil. Continue Reading Pensacola State able to meet challenges in uncertain times, says college president
Because of concerns about COVID-19, the PSC Writing Lab tutors will be available through virtual tutoring six days a week for the foreseeable future so that students can still get the writing help that they may need, says Jessica Millis, Writing Lab district supervisor. Continue Reading PSC Writing Lab tutors ready to assist online
Phase 1 of the building plan is the $15 million two-story east wing building that is in the final construction stages. Phase I completion is slated for May, and classes in the new facility will begin at the start of the fall term in August. Continue Reading New (and awesome) STEM facility in final construction stretch
Since 1993, the PSC Planetarium has offered students – and the public – a glimpse into the heavens from images projected on the planetarium’s 40-foot diameter dome. Continue Reading Pensacola State’s Planetarium still educating and inspiring thousands after renovation
The PSC Bookstore websites remain open and have extended free ground shipping on all items with no minimum purchase. This includes various formats of course materials, supplies, apparel, technology and more. Continue Reading PSC Bookstore websites offer free eTextbook options, free online shipping; store location closed
Tonie Anderson-Steele is in her early 60s now, and she hasn’t forgotten the simple pleasures of her own youth. But she doesn’t forget the darker periods either. Or the darkness those who came before her were subjected to on United States soil. Continue Reading Milton campus’ Tonie Anderson-Steele hopes PSC students are her legacy
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