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AFC hosts food drive for Pensacola State Food Pantry
Pensacola State College’s Association of Florida Colleges chapter is hosting a food drive for the Pirate Food Pantry.
PSC Veterinary Technology Program has record of success
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.
PSC announces 2020 Art Student Honors scholarship and award recipients
The Visual Arts Department at Pensacola State College has announced the 2020 Art Student Honors scholarship and award recipients.
Pensacola State music instructor finalist for ‘American Prize’
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.
PSC Pensacola campus disc golf course now open
The new Pensacola State College disc golf course is open on the Pensacola campus, offering six Innova chain baskets and numerous starting tee areas.
Pensacola State alumnus chases music dreams in Music City USA
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.
PSC Spanish instructor understands the language of learning
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!”
PSC honors frontline heroes during COVID-19 crisis with Menge Tower tribute
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.
PSC photography student wins month-long exhibit at Jaco’s
A photography exhibit by Pensacola State College student Lisa Carver is on display at one of Pensacola’s favorite restaurants.
PSC Kids College goes virtual
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.
Four PSC instructors inducted into Academy of Teaching Excellence
Four Pensacola State instructors were selected as 2020 Academy of Teaching Excellence inductees.
Summer classes begin May 11 at Pensacola State College
Pensacola State College will continue to hold online and live online broadcast classes during the summer semester.
Pensacola State College’s SkillsUSA chapter earns Florida Gold Medal of Distinction
Pensacola State College’s distinguished SkillsUSA chapter has earned another well-deserved accolade.
More than 200 Pensacola State College students earn ‘Excellence’ awards
More than 200 PSC students were honored with 2020 Student Excellence Awards.
Pensacola State student-athletes ink scholarship deals with universities
Fourteen Pensacola State College student-athletes will continue their academic and athletic careers at Division I, Division II and NAIA institutions this fall.
Virtual trips, online fun-and-games help keep PSC students in touch during shutdown
The PSC Robinson Honors Program is doing what it can to keep students entertained, engaged and connected.
PSC to offer weekend, late night classes to help students work around COVID-19
PSC will offer weekend and late night live online weekday math and computer science classes during the summer term, which begins May 11.
Pensacola State College Visual Arts students dominate at ADDY Awards
Five PSC students captured seven Gold ADDYs during the District 4 competition, which includes colleges and universities in Florida and the Caribbean.
Strike up the band for a farewell to Don Snowden
Performing Arts head Don Snowden retires this summer after 33 years at Pensacola State College.
PSC student’s essay about TRIO’s Penny Taylor wins them each $1,000
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.
Pensacola State College donates medical protective gear to area health care facilities
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.
Student services still are available at Pensacola State
Pensacola State College summer registration is right around the corner and the Student Services department is here to meet students’ needs – virtually.
‘Zoom Crew’ rallies to expand Live Online instruction throughout the College
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.”
PSC students and faculty adjust to online conversion – and do a little cooking too
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.
PSC’s eLearning Department ensures smooth transition to online
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.
Manna Food Pantries donates food to feed PSC’s most vulnerable students
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.
Pensacola State able to meet challenges in uncertain times, says college president
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.
PSC Writing Lab tutors ready to assist online
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.
New (and awesome) STEM facility in final construction stretch
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.
Pensacola State’s Planetarium still educating and inspiring thousands after renovation
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.
PSC Bookstore websites offer free eTextbook options, free online shipping; store location closed
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.
Milton campus’ Tonie Anderson-Steele hopes PSC students are her legacy
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.
Recent Pensacola State graduate earns Coca-Cola Gold Scholar Award
Miriam Villa, who graduated from PSC in fall, 2019, was recently selected as a 2020 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar.
Pensacola State College to hold ‘Thank a Donor Day’ on April 1
On Wednesday, April 1, Pensacola State students will have their own chance to say “Thank you” to the numerous donors who support every aspect of the College.
Eight PSC students receive scholarships at Dr. Garrett T. Wiggins ‘Live Your Dream’ Banquet
Pensacola State College celebrated its diversity and commitment to minority students on Feb. 28 at the annual African American Memorial Endowment Scholarship Program and the Dr. Garrett T. Wiggins’ “Live Your Dream” Scholarship Banquet. Eight students received scholarships that will help them continue their education at PSC.
From ‘Miss Fury’ to ‘Wonder Woman’ and beyond: PSC presents ‘Female Superheroes’ discussion
Statistics show that in the 1940s, girls were as likely to read comic books as boys. But there was a difference, said retired educator Magdalena Lamarre.
Pensacola State College saluted as Military Friendly School
PSC was named one of 625 “Military Friendly Schools” for 2020-2021 by VIQTORY, a veteran-owned company that connects former military members to civilian employment and educational opportunities. This is the 11th consecutive year that VIQTORY has named Pensacola State College a Military Friendly school.
PSC takes lead role in documenting Santa Rosa County lynching victims
PSC personnel are taking a lead role in researching Santa Rosa County lynchings, with hopes to document the brutal acts and, eventually, recognize the victims with a historical marker to be erected at a yet-to-be specified location.
CANCELLED- 32nd Annual Lumberjack Festival celebrates the Great Outdoors March 28 at PSC Milton campus
Taking place from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Pensacola State College’s Milton campus, 5988 U.S. 90, the free Lumberjack Festival has something for everybody, including children’s activities, tasty foods and treats and nature and wildlife exhibits.
Five inducted into Pensacola State’s Athletics Hall of Fame 2020 class
There are five new Pirate legends whose swashbuckling tales of athletic success and glory, and stories of unwavering support for Pensacola State College, are now forever enshrined in the college’s rich history and lore.
Cybersecurity student leaves troubled past for a bright future with help from PSC
Marie Perry, 30, is a cybersecurity student at Pensacola State College, having received her Associate in Science degree in December. Currently she’s in the Bachelor of Applied Science Program for Cybersecurity and hopes to start the Cyber Forensics Program in the fall.
Sociology professor to discuss ‘Female Superheroes’ in Feb. 27 lecture at PSC
Magdalena Lamarre will examine the evolution of women in popular culture through the lens of the comic book universe in the lecture “Female Superheroes: What Are Their Real Powers?” to be delivered at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in the Hagler Auditorium.
Pensacola State College’s African American Student Association is one of top chapters in Florida
The Pensacola State College African America Student Association, made up mostly of young students born as beneficiaries of the civil right movement and the grit, determination and righteousness of those who preceded them, is determined to remember the past.
Student Affairs admin’s ‘full circle’ brings her back to a welcoming PSC
Katie Hudon’s day-to-day functions include support of the Warrington staff, oversight of admissions and advising, as well as the functions of the L.I.F.E. Fitness Center, policy and process development, service on the Pirates CARE team, and authorization over recruitment, admissions, dual enrollment, registration, advising/counseling, student support services and career development.
Pensacola State College’s three Branches have made the college a second family home
Pensacola State College’s family tree has many branches. But only one branch has three Branches.
Fifth-graders explore ponds, assemble bones at PSC South Santa Rosa Center
About 60 Holley-Navarre Intermediate fifth-graders from three different classes visited the South Santa Rosa Center on Friday, Feb. 7. Holley-Navarre Intermediate School has 15 fifth-grade classes, and the other classes will visit the South Santa Rosa Center each Friday through February, as well as March 27.
Identical twins chase identical dreams at Pensacola State College
Andrew and Aundre Conner are identical twins from their heads to their toes.
Wilma Duncans-Burnett, the ‘gold standard’ of Allied Health, retires in February
Wilma Duncans-Burnett, who began her teaching career at Pensacola State College – then Pensacola Junior College – in August 1988, will teach her final class on Feb. 29. Maybe.
PSC smartphone app adds bold new upgrades to maps, course search and more
The official PSC smartphone app has been given some major upgrades.
Artist Susan McCollough has exhibited in Paris, Florence and now Pensacola State College
Being in a room full of Susan N. McCollough paintings must be akin to what it’s like being in the middle of a jazz improvisation performed by the masters – graceful, yes, but imbued with a spirit of frantic kineticism and spellbinding abstractism that is both mesmerizing and provoking.
Disc golf course coming to PSC main campus
Sometime this spring, the discs will be flying across open fields on Pensacola State College’s Pensacola campus.
Hey CTE students, want to rise above? Consider HOSA, National Technical Honor Society or SkillsUSA to reach next level
Put your confidence to the test by joining SkillsUSA, a national organization that serves career and technical students.
PSC to hold Financial Aid Day on Feb. 16
Get free, expert help applying, registering and paying for college at Pensacola State College’s Financial Aid Day set for noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Student Center, Building 5, on the Pensacola campus, 1000 College Blvd.
Come back to PSC for free!
PSC is one of the 28 Florida colleges participating in Gov. DeSantis’ “Last Mile College Completion Program,” which offers free tuition to students close to finishing their degree.
PSC celebrates national CTE month with a job fair, open houses, tours
February is national Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, and the College will participate with a series of events designed to showcase the program’s effectiveness in job training.
Pensacola State to present 25th Multicultural Job Fair on Saturday
More than 20 Northwest Florida employers are looking to hire at the 25th Multicultural Job Fair set for 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Feb. 1.
Pen Air donates $5,000 to Pensacola State scholarship fund
On Jan. 13, Pen Air Federal Credit Union gave $5,000 to the Pensacola State College Scholarship Fund in a ceremony held in the Pen Air Federal Credit Union Classroom located in Chadbourne Library.
Jaco’s is perfect place to snap sunset photo – and perfect PSC partner
All through February, Jaco’s will showcase Pensacola State College’s Photography Program, when students’ sunset-inspired photographs will be featured and displayed. The student who is chosen by Jaco’s patrons to have the best photograph wins a month-long exhibit in April.
Dona and Milton Usry join Pensacola State ‘Hall of Honor’
On Jan. 21, Pensacola State College honored Dona and Milton Usry, who have become personal and appreciated friends to many in the PSC family, including college president Ed Meadows.
Brown to lead donor-centered fundraising workshop on Jan. 29
Nonprofit expert Cathy Brown will host “Donor-Centered Proposals and Presentation” workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Pensacola State College.
‘Toying with Science’ comes to Pensacola State on Jan. 25
Garry Krinsky will bring Toying with Science, a fast-paced, fun-filled and interactive learning experience, to Pensacola State College on Saturday, Jan. 25.
WSRE announces change in top management
Pensacola State College has appointed Jill Hubbs to serve as interim general manager of WSRE and executive director of the WSRE-TV Foundation.
‘Machinal’ auditions set for Jan. 21-22 at Pensacola State College
Pensacola State College will hold auditions for “Machinal” at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 21 and Jan. 22, in Ashmore Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus, 1000 College Blvd.
‘Contemporary Expressionism’ on display Jan. 27-May 1 at PSC
“Contemporary Expressionism,” an exhibit, featuring the works of Alabama-based artist Susan N. McCollough will be on display Jan. 27-May 1 in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts at Pensacola State College.
Pensacola State’s BSN program is one of nation’s best, fueling graduates’ success across region, nation
For the second consecutive year, Pensacola State College’s online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program has been listed among the best in Florida and nation by U.S. News and World Report.
PSC vet tech grads achieve 100 percent pass rate on national competency exam
It’s the first 100 percent passing rate for a class from the PSC Veterinary Technology Program since 2013, when all nine students passed the 150-question Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE).
Underground FX Lab brings new round of special effects makeup workshops to PSC
Beginning this month, PSC’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development Training presents another series of special effects makeup courses with instruction by the illusion-on-demand company Underground FX Lab.
Pensacola State College Lyceum Series presents Spring 2020 at the Ashmore Auditorium
Pensacola State’s Lyceum Series for Spring 2020 gets underway at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, with a performance by Chinese-American pianist Xun Pan, and continues with a variety of great performances, all presented at the Ashmore Auditorium.
Pensacola State’s AFC chapter earns statewide honors
Pensacola State College’s Association of Florida College chapter received the Platinum Chapter Award at the 70th AFC Annual Meeting and Conference held Nov. 6-8 in Innisbrook.
Pensacola State students win big at FCS Publication Awards Conference
Several Pensacola State College students won awards at the 2019 Florida College System Publications Awards Conference held Nov. 14-16 in Tampa.
Acclaimed pianist Xun Pan to celebrate Beethoven’s birthday on Jan. 12 at PSC
Acclaimed pianist Xun Pan will perform at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at Pensacola State College’s Ashmore Auditorium.
PSC honors graduates at Commencement ceremony at Pensacola Bay Center
More than 1,000 students received their degrees and certificates during Fall semester, including 120 students who earned baccalaureate degrees, which PSC first began offering in 2010.
PSC debuts 136 new nurses at emotional pinning ceremony
136 Pensacola State College students received nursing pins at a Dec. 12 ceremony. Many of the new nurses have already landed jobs at local hospitals and health care facilities.
Milton PTK brings truckload of socks, jackets, gloves, blankets and more to needy veterans
Ben Freeman and fellow Pensacola State College dual enrollment student Sydney Bates delivered the gifts on behalf of the Milton campus Phi Theta Kappa honors society chapter, which collected the donated items in recent months.
Pensacola State fall graduation set for Sunday at Bay Center
Pensacola State College will hold commencement exercises and nurses pinning ceremonies this week.
Our thoughts are with NAS Pensacola
Along with the rest of the Northwest Florida community, the Pensacola State College family is heartbroken and stunned by the tragic events of this morning. Our best wishes and heartfelt support go out to the victims, their families, the first responders and everyone affected by this senseless attack.
PSC Holiday Experience on Milton campus raises scholarship funds in winter wonderland
Held annually, the Holiday Experience is a major fundraiser for the college and helps provide scholarships for students in need as well as program additions/improvements.
Panhandle Tiger Bay Club honors legacy, co-founder with PSC scholarship
Once known for bringing in some of the nation’s leading speakers and public figures, the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club is no more, having merged with the University of West Florida Downtown Lecture Series in early November. But the club’s legacy – and that of one of its founders – will live on with a Pensacola State College scholarship totaling $5,000.
Five honorees to be inducted into PSC’s 2020 Athletics Hall of Fame
Five of Pensacola State’s most-accomplished Pirates will make up the College’s 2020 Athletes Hall of Fame class.
Phi Theta Kappa chapter has served PSC’s best-and-brightest since 1956
It’s the drive to excel and “do better” that is found in all Phi Theta Kappa members, said Biology Professor Jeff Wooters, who has served as the Theta Chi chapter adviser since 1994.
Tickets are on sale now for PSC’s Planetarium holiday shows
Tickets are selling quickly for the Pensacola State College Planetarium and Space Theater holiday shows.
Dixon School students get inspiration – and Bananas Foster – during visits to PSC culinary, cosmetology programs
The nearly two-dozen Dixon students were visiting the PSC Culinary Arts program as part of the middle school’s celebrated arts program. The next day, a different group of students visited the Cosmetology program, where they watched PSC students style hair and received tips from instructors.
Bookstore reopening shows off updated interior, products from Christmas ornaments to PSC pajamas
The Pensacola State College Bookstore held its grand reopening recently with a ribbon cutting ceremony and even a celebratory cake.
PSC students build mini-home in downtown Pensacola
PSC’s building trade students are building a prototype, energy-efficient, 600-square-foot mini-home for the Escambia County Housing Finance Authority. When complete, the dwelling will be sold to a qualified, first-time homeowner at an affordable rate.
AFC Member Spotlights for November: Rob Gregg and John Woods
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.
2019 Walter F. Spara Writing Competition winners honored at reception
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.
Ugandan Book Drive a success for Robinson Honors Scholars
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.
2019 Holiday Experience set for Dec. 3 on PSC Milton campus
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.
Former PSC national champion returns to College for basketball game
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.
PSC students’ artwork on display at National Naval Aviation Museum
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.
PSC Veterinary Technology students welcome the public into their ‘hospital’ at open house
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.
Leary takes anti-colorism message to audiences both young and adult
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.
PSC building students get tour of STEM building under construction
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 named a Military Times 2020 Best for Vets school
Pensacola State College has been named one of Military Times’ 2020 Best for Vets Schools.
For Institutional Research Director Michael Johnston, it’s all about ‘loving the data’
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.”
Dozens of high school students get valuable hands-on experience at PSC Health Career Fair
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.
PSC theater director to be inducted into FCSAA Hall of Fame
Pensacola State College Theater Director Rodney Whatley has been selected for induction into the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) Hall of Fame.
Pensacola State College honors veterans at cookout in advance of Veterans Day
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.
Working nurses earn bachelor’s degrees in PSC online RN to BSN Program
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
Area charitable organizations learn how to raise funds, court donors effectively at Nonprofit Summit
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.