This month we celebrated Veterans Day and this month the Pensacola State College Association of Florida Colleges chapter is recognizing two employees who ─ together ─ served more than five decades in the military.
The outstanding writers of the 2019 Walter F. Spara Writing Competition were recognized at an awards reception on Nov. 13 in the College’s Anna Lamar Switzer Center.
For its 2019 service project, Pensacola State College’s Robinson Honors Program collected 1,326 books and raised $537 to cover the shipping costs to create a library for the preschoolers through fourth-graders at Pajwenda Primary School.
Tucked into the woods just off Highway 90, Pensacola State College’s picturesque Milton campus will transform into a magical and musical landscape on Dec. 3 for the annual PSC Holiday Experience.
It was a homecoming of sorts at Wednesday’s night matchup between the Pensacola State College Pirates and Coastal Alabama ─ Monroeville Eagles. Former PSC Pirate basketball standout Glover Jackson was in the stands. For those who don’t remember, Jackson was a member of the College’s 1993 NJCAA Division 1 National Championship team coached by Bob Marlin.
The works of nine Pensacola State College graphic design students will be on display starting Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the National Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola.
The students of PSC’s veterinary technology program eagerly welcomed the public into the environment of their chosen vocation during an open house on Nov. 13 in Building 3200 of the Warrington campus.
Dr. Rameca Leary, Business Faculty and Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives at PSC, recently addressed the students at Dixon School of the Arts on the topic of colorism. She’ll be bringing that message to PSC.
Pensacola State College building construction program students toured the new STEM facility under construction on the Pensacola campus to get a better understanding of what it takes to build a multi-million project.
Pensacola State College has been named one of Military Times’ 2020 Best for Vets Schools.
Michael Johnston, 37, is PSC’s executive director of the Institutional Research Department, as well as the College’s State and Federal Reports Coordinator. He has been referred to, lovingly, as PSC’s “Data Guy.”
Several dozen high school students from five Northwest Florida counties and Baldwin County, Alabama, attended the 23rd Annual Pensacola State College Health Career Fair on Oct. 25 at the Warrington campus.
Pensacola State College Theater Director Rodney Whatley has been selected for induction into the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) Hall of Fame.
A recent cookout on the Pensacola campus to honor Veterans Day was sponsored by the PSC Student Veterans Association, with support from PSC’s Veterans Upward Bound and Veterans Student Support Services, and featured burgers, hot dogs, ribs, sides and even two patriotic cakes created by the PSC Culinary Arts Program – one was decorated as a U.S. flag; the other cake featured the service emblems of U.S. military branches.
Buffi Bailey sits outside a downtown cafe, sipping a caramel latte and looking over her computer screen as the sounds and scents of the city swarm around her. Bailey, a doctor of nursing at Pensacola State College, is working. But of course, this isn’t a typical work day
Nationally-recognized fundraising consultant and researcher Penelope Burk brought her decades of experience to the inaugural Nonprofit Center For Excellence and Philanthropy at Pensacola State Summit on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 on the Pensacola campus.
Everyone on the PSC Milton campus knows Jennifer Hill Faron. The Milton native was named the campus’ interim dean in August and she continues to hold the Director of Student Affairs position at the campus as well – a position she has held since February 2018.
Three area athletes will begin their collegiate careers when the Pensacola State College basketball team opens its 2019-2020 season this weekend.
Jan and Ron Miller have named Pensacola State College the sole beneficiary of the $2.5 million Charitable Remainder Unitrust the couple established after selling their long-time business, Arco Marine, earlier this year.
If new Pensacola State College Century Center coordinator John Artinger is going to make the hour-plus drive to work each weekday from Navarre in southern Santa Rosa County to Escambia County’s northern border with Alabama, he’s going to do the most with his day once he arrives. Two weeks into the job, the former PSC adjunct psychology instructor and 35-year-educator already is trying to grow Century Center and expand its offerings to students and recruit into Alabama territories.
Taking advantage of an excellent opportunity to interact with prospective faculty while also sharing the benefits of teaching at Pensacola State College, Dr. Rameca Vincent Leary, Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives, recently participated in the 35th Annual McKnight Fellows Meeting in Tampa, Florida.
At 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, members of Boston Brass will present a free Master Class on music performance in Pensacola State College’s Ashmore Auditorium. The auditorium is Building 8 on the Pensacola campus, 1000 College Blvd.
Located in Building 2, Room 250, on the Pensacola campus, the “Not-So-Scary Haunted House” aims to give visitors a little taste of suspense and mystery, while forcing them to engage with Braille and American Sign Language to discover “who” or “what” is haunting the room.
Tickets are now on sale for Pensacola State College’s production of “The Producers” to be staged Nov. 8-10 and Nov. 14-17 in Ashmore Auditorium.
For the last few years Mitzie Sowell has served as associate professor of natural sciences ─ teaching anatomy and physiology, microbiology and introduction to biology at the college’s South Santa Rosa Center.
While many traditional degree-seeking students might enter college not knowing what they want to eventually do once they earn a degree, students in the Allied Health Department programs know exactly what they want to do.
The Pensacola State College Veterinary Technology Program Open House is set for 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, on the Warrington campus. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the Vet Tech Program instructors and tour the college’s state-of-the-art facility in Building 3200 at 5555 W. Highway 98, Pensacola. The event also includes financial aid information, student organization exhibit and animal ambassadors.
Jeff Conner, the only original member of Boston Brass, will present his free entrepreneurial clinic, “The Portfolio Musician,” on Thursday, Nov. 7, at Pensacola State College.
The Pensacola Civic Band opens its 48th season with “Sketches of Spain,” featuring the world-renowned Boston Brass. The performance is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre. Under the direction of Don Snowden, the Pensacola Civic Band will perform music that will ignite the senses to all that Spain has to offer.
Sure, New Orleans’ Chef Kevin Belton came to Pensacola State College on Friday to cook up some of his award-winning, celebrated gumbo for the folks over at the WSRE-TV Pensacola Barn Dance Wine & Food Classic. But that wasn’t for hours and Belton sure didn’t want to wait to eat. So the towering, big teddy bear chef – he’s 6 feet 9 inches – visited the Pensacola State College Culinary Arts kitchen in the afternoon, to see what the students were cooking up for the evening’s event.
It was only after Jordan Campbell ─ who went by “Bekah” while at PSC ─ graduated with honors in May 2014, that instructor Ann Coon learned “the perfect role model” had a dark, stained and strained past. Just three years before graduating, Campbell was in prison serving time for fraud and theft brought on, she said, by years drowned and lost in drugs, dependency and, at times, abuse.
Pensacola State College was recently awarded a $2.2 million U.S. Department of Education Title III grant to help low-income students. The grant funds will be used to initiate a five-year program to improve services for low-income students, including hiring more advisors and tutors.
Pensacola State College’s Pirate fans can now purchase athletic apparel and other items from the comfort of their home, office or anywhere with a Wi-Fi connection.
Pensacola State College dental hygiene students will provide free dental sealants to children 15 years and younger on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Warrington campus.
The 2019 Pensacola Writing and Book Festival promises something for everyone ─ from the young to the young-at-heart. Set for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, in the Studer Community Center in downtown Pensacola, the festival will feature best-selling author Lenora Worth as the keynote speaker and include a lineup of other writers and workshops.
When this month’s AFC Spotlight Member began working at Pensacola State College, moviegoers were flocking to theaters to see “Forrest Gump,” Sony had just released the first PlayStation and Nokia ruled the cellphone market. The year was 1994, and Tammy Henderson, the College’s human resources director, remembers her love and commitment to the Association of Florida Colleges.
This year’s Lyceum schedule features musicians ranging from Maggie Koerner – former lead vocalist for celebrated jam band Galactic – to jazz artist Ron McCurdy, who will lead a musical tribute to iconic American author Langston Hughes.
High school seniors interested in a medical field might be able to actually give injections at the 23rd Annual Pensacola State College Health Career Fair on Oct. 25 at the Warrington campus.
Two Pensacola State Veterinary Technology graduates are featured in the October edition of Trends magazine. Gena Medley and Kirsten Kirkland were photographed at their jobs at Animal Hospital of Tiger Point.
Eleven law enforcement officers make up the Pensacola State College Police Department ─ one part of the school’s Public Safety Department, which also includes 17 non-sworn public safety officers who act as security guards on all campuses.
Pensacola State students served up a wee bit of Irish food and flavor at a reception last week for family, friends and supporters of the College’s Culinary Arts Program. But the main course was two donations that will grow the Molly McGuire Culinary Arts Endowed Scholarship fund and help more students pursue their dreams.
Historically young people have voted at a lower rate than older generations, however millennials are now wielding more power at the ballot box. And Pensacola State College students are helping lead the charge. During the 2018 midterm election, 42 percent of Pensacola State students voted ─ compared to 39.1 percent voting rates of students from other U.S. colleges and universities, according to Tufts University’s National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement.
Fundraising specialists from a variety of agencies throughout Northwest Florida were “Fired Up” by fundraising expert Gail Perry, who delivered her “Art of Raising Major Gifts” workshop Sept. 26 at Pensacola State College. The room of 50 attendees listened as Perry, who’s based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, spoke on the importance of prospect lists and building relationships with prospective donors.
Since 2016, Pensacola State has offered a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Cybersecurity. Program graduates will be prepared to earn 17 industry standard certifications. Some can even be earned while in the program. The cybersecurity program teaches students about security network technologies and operating systems, security management, databases, risk management, ethics, security testing and much more
On Nov. 1, the college will roll out its new PirateQ queuing system, which will streamline the registration process, cut down on waiting times and allow registration officials and academic advisors to devote more time to each student’s needs. The new PirateQ system is a product of QLess, a California-based technology firm that designs queuing systems for hospitals, government agencies, educational institutions and other large-traffic facilities.
Ten third-term Pensacola State cosmetology students offered free haircuts to homeless, hard-times military veterans who can’t afford such luxuries during the annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down at the Salvation Army.
Eight Presidential Scholars were honored at a Recognizing Excellence reception at the PSC Pensacola campus Sept. 17. The students, most recent high school graduates, were awarded scholarships based on a variety of factors, primarily stellar academic achievement. Also honored were the 12 Pensacola State College Student Ambassadors — always dapper in their sharp blue blazers — who are students that represent the college at various events, from college fairs to on-campus functions and receptions.
The works of “Mike Davey & Tracy Spikes: Untitled” are on exhibit in Pensacola State College’s Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts through Friday, Oct. 11. Davey and Spikes will be in attendance at an artists’ reception set for 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, in the Switzer Gallery, Building 15, on the College’s Pensacola campus.
Acclaimed pianist Kadisha Onalbayeva will perform at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at Pensacola State College.
Stephen Walls cooks under the name “Walls Clay” – look him up on Facebook – and makes what he boasts is “Florida’s Biggest Food.” On Saturday, he’s serving up a 10-foot burrito to a local fire department and a couple nonprofit groups. On Wednesday, he cooked chicken on a Rolls Royce 501-D13 engine he’s converted into a smoker/grill. But it’s not just big food Walls has cooking. He’s also has big dreams. One of them is moving from the south side of the Pensacola State College Pensacola campus to the north side.
Forty-nine Pensacola State students recently were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (PSC chapter), and when asked the hardest class they’ve taken, a handful of students offered up “CCNA’’ ─ a series of classes in the College’s cybersecurity program.
When you first open the new Pensacola State College mobile app, you see a beautiful twilight photo of the M.J. Menge Bell Tower. But it’s only there a second before it fades to the important stuff: A menu list of helpful links, including the App homepage, which is similar to the College’s website page.
If you need a task done, Robert Seay is one of the go-to people at Pensacola State College. For that reason and many more, Seay has been selected the Association of Florida Colleges chapter Member Spotlight for September.
More than 40 Delta Kappa Alpha Fraternity brothers, including several founding members, gathered on July 27 in the Edward M. Chadbourne Library for the unveiling of the Delta Kappa Alpha Memorial Cabinet.
Recently local businessman Sandy Sansing spoke to a group of scholarship recipients about his humble upbringing working for .25 cent tips at the old Jitney Jungle grocery store on 12th Avenue. The Sansing Scholars at the luncheon learned how now, having found financial and career success, he feels compelled to give back to others who might need just a boost to realize their dreams.
More than 100 fans turned out Tuesday night to meet and greet a couple of Pensacola State greats as well as current student-athletes during this year’s Pirate Experience.
No college or university in the United States ─ public, private, big, small, hoity, plain or toity ─ sends its graduates off with less debt per student than Pensacola State College.
Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows chats with PSC students. That’s just one highlight for Pensacola State from the coveted and anticipated U.S. News & World Report’s “Best College” rankings, released Monday, Sept. 9.
Pensacola State College is teaming up with the school districts of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to host College Fair 2019 on Sept. 8, 9 and 10 at three PSC campuses.
Pensacola State College cosmetology student Bernadette Harned is thinking of moving to Miami to start her career after graduating in December.
If you’ve ever been curious about disc golf, come on out to the Pirates Cove Disc Golf Course on Pensacola State College’s Milton campus on Sept. 28 and let it fly.
Pamper Fido with a bath and a pedicure from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7, at Pensacola State College’s Warrington campus, Building 3200, 5555 West Highway 98.
Raphaël Feuillâtre, Guitar Foundation of America 2018 Rose Augustine Grand Prize, will perform on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28, at Pensacola State College.
Pensacola State College is teaming up with the school districts of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to host College Fair 2019 on Sept. 8, 9 and 10 at three PSC campuses.
Retailer to offer 30 percent discount to College’s students, alumni, employees
If you’ve ever been curious about disc golf, come on out to the Pirates Cove Disc Golf Course on Pensacola State College’s Milton campus on Sept. 28 and let it fly.
Pensacola State College received $5,000 in scholarship funds from Veterans National Homecare for first-generation in college students on Aug. 19.
Pensacola State College instructor/program director Julie Burger was doing a little part-time weekend work at Walgreens until recently.
Pensacola State College graduate Alessandro Bailetti recently co-authored a research paper titled “Enhancer of Polycomb/Tip60 represses hematological tumor initiation by negatively regulating JAK/STAT pathway activity.”
Pensacola State College will hold auditions for “The Producers” at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 23-24, in Ashmore Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus, 1000 College Blvd.
Gail Perry knows how to find money. Little pockets of money here and there. At times, she finds enough money to fill the deepest of pockets. She’s found more than $500 million to date. And you don’t find that much money looking under couch cushions.
Pensacola State’s SkillsUSA student-members made an exceptional showing at the organization’s national conference held in June. Six students place in the Top 10 at the conference. Several Pensacola State employee also were recognized for years of service.
Pensacola State’s RN to BSN program has once again been recognized as one of the best. In its 2019 Best Online RN to BSN Programs rankings, Pensacola State was listed at No. 4 in Florida by RegisteredNursing.org.
The College’s Association of Florida Colleges chapter will begin a monthly spotlight of deserving members. The chapter also recently elected its 2019-2020 officers.
Pensacola’s own Bob Culkeen has been elected the vice chairman of the Florida Public Media organization. Culkeen, WSRE’s general manager, will join officers from all over Florida on the statewide board.
There are different kinds of trouble – however car trouble and needing a place to live are among the worst. Pensacola State’s TRIO-Student Support Services was able to help a student repair her car. She in turn played it forward and was able to come to the aid of another student in need.
The College’s Veterinary Technology Program has donated supplies to help other facilities and organizations in need.
Debbie Douma, Pensacola State College’s dean of grants and federal programs, will share fundraising secrets during a PSC Nonprofit Center for Excellence and Philanthropy workshop.
Pensacola State College received a $100,000 donation for scholarships from Dona and Milton Usry on Wednesday, Aug. 7.
Some Pensacola State College offices will be open extended hours during the peak fall registration period.
Monsanto-Solutia retirees has donated $30,000 to Pensacola State to help students achieve their dreams. The Monsanto-Solutia Retirees Endowed Scholarships will be awarded to students with a Monsanto, Solutia or Ascend connection, Ascend employees enrolled in programs to enhance job skills, students enrolled in a health care program, or chemical engineering students.
Dr. Rameca Vincent Leary has been named Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives at Pensacola State College.
The Pensacola State College chapter of the Association of Florida Colleges is supporting the 2019 community-wide project, “Stuff the Bus” (formerly “Cram the Van“).
Donated items will be provided to the Escambia County School District for students in need, and to provide relief to teachers who spend their own money for classroom items.
Pensacola State College Physical Therapy Assisting student Daniel Kipp won a gold medal in Physical Therapy competition during the 2019 HOSA 43rd Annual International Leadership Conference.
A recent Pensacola State College graduate will be the featured artist for this month’s Gallery Night set for Friday, July 17, in downtown Pensacola.
Five Pensacola State College students were selected for the Florida College System’s 2019 All-Florida Academic Team for Academic achievement, leadership and community service.
Pensacola State recognized five of its own during the College’s 2019 Employees of the Year ceremony held Thursday, June 27.
No European trip is complete without taking in some historical sights, sampling the local fare and experiencing the culture.
A group of Pensacola State College Robinson Honors Program Scholars and faculty members did all that and so much more during a May 25-June 2 tour of Prague and Berlin.
More than 30 local high school students will be featured in Pensacola State College’s 29th annual Summer High School Onstage Workshop production of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.”
A recent facelift has taken more than 20 years off of the Pensacola State College Planetarium and Space Theater.
“The renovations to the planetarium have made it second to none. It’s pretty much a new planetarium ─ from the very top to the walls and flooring,” said Billy Jackson, the College’s planetarium specialist.
All Pensacola State College student services, financial aid and academic offices will be closed Friday, June 28, in order to transition to the new fiscal year. Veterans Student Support Services and Veterans Upward Bound offices will remain open from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. on June 28. All Kids College camps also will remain in session on…
Three Pensacola State faculty members will serve as facilitators during the 2019 Florida Master Teacher Seminar. Set for July 14-18, this will be the eighth year the College has hosted the conference.
The College’s Testing Center has been recertified by the National College Testing Association. Located in Building 6 on the Pensacola campus, the Testing Center was recertified on May 22.
Pensacola State College’s Culinary Arts program received a nearly $32,000 for the Molly McGuire Culinary Arts Endowed Scholarship fund.
On the baseball diamond and in the classroom, Pensacola State’s Logan Blackmon is a shining star. The Pensacola native was recently named the Buddy Kisner Panhandle Conference Student Athlete of the Year and the Dr. Dale O’Daniel Panhandle Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
May 3 was a picture perfect day for the 14th Annual Big Break Golf Classic held at Marcus Pointe Golf Club.
Nielah Black will take attendees on a wisdom journey of wellness tools for the mind, body, soul and spirit when she presents ‘Up From The Mud’ on Wednesday.
A new team will join Pirates Athletics this fall. A women’s cross country team will join the program with Julie Burger, an experienced triathlete and director of the College’s Pharmacy Tech Program, as the head coach.
Some of Pensacola State College’s most accomplished alumni were recognized during at the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards Gala on Saturday, May 4.
Several Pensacola State College TRIO-SSS participants received $1,000 grants during the spring semester.
The Baptist Health Care Foundation has made it easier for students enrolled in Pensacola State College’s EMT program. The foundation has donated $15,000 in scholarship funds for the program.
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