PirateQ 
PSC Charter Academy set to welcome high school students beginning Aug. 8
Principal Karen McCabe is eager to welcome up to 150 high school juniors and seniors to the new Pensacola State College Charter Academy on Aug. 8
‘Pensacola State Today’ to feature three African American Memorial Endowment Scholarship and Wiggins Scholarship recipients
Pensacola State College’s “100 for 100” program volunteers have raised $16,120 during the current campaign to raise money for student scholarships.
Gulf Coast Pirate Swimmers Team takes 1st place at Auburn Masters SCY Invitational swim meet
The Gulf Coast Pirate Swimmers Team ─ made up of adults taking swim classes at Pensacola State College ─ won first place among mid-size teams at the 2022 Auburn Masters SCY Invitational held March 19-20 at Auburn University.
Two PSC music students finish toward top of Jazz Pensacola’s Student Jazz Competition
Two of the top four sports in the 12th annual Student Jazz Competition’s Collegiate Instrumental category were claimed by Pensacola State College music students.
Kyle Lowrey was a stellar PSC student and remarkable young man – his legacy continues with endowed scholarship
The Lowrey Family established the Kyle Alden Lowrey Memorial Endowed Scholarship in 2007 to honor Kyle and to follow through with one of his own goals and desires – to help Pensacola State College and its students.
Pirate softball team ranked 9th in nation
The Pensacola State College softball team is ranked 9th in the nation and is currently the top team in the Panhandle Conference.
Triumph Gulf Coast awards PSC $11.9 million grant for Bear, Jones, Moore and Reeves Advanced Technology Building construction, IT/Cybersecurity Program support
Pensacola State College has been awarded a nearly $12 million grant to fund construction of Phase II of the replacement of the Mary Ellison Baars building, which was demolished in 2019.
Pensacola State’s Hannah Clarke wins Sunset Photography Contest
Hannah Clarke’s abstract photo “At Twilight” was named the winner of the Pensacola State College Sunset Photography Contest on Monday, March 7, during a short ceremony at Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille.
Santa Rosa high school principals, guidance counselors visit PSC for Scholarship Luncheon
The high school principals and guidance counselors who attended the information session luncheon at the Pensacola State College Milton campus on March 2 probably didn’t expect there would be a quiz. Actually a few quizzes.
PSC African American Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Wiggins Scholarship recipients grateful for support and vow to make most of opportunity
“I’m going to make it big someday, you watch,” said Rivera, one of 25 PSC students who were awarded an African American Memorial Endowment Scholarship or a Dr. Garrett T. Wiggins “Live Your Dream” Scholarship at a special ceremony on March 4 in the Jean and Paul Amos Performance Studio at WSRE-TV.
Announcing the Bear, Jones, Moore, and Reeves STEM Building: PSC supporters donate $1M in scholarships for students
Four prominent and generous Pensacola families have collectively given $1 million to fund scholarships for STEM-related programs at Pensacola State College.
Pensacola State College Alumni Association members create two new Endowed Scholarships
Two new endowment scholarships at Pensacola State College have been created by longtime supporters of the College.
Dr. Troy Tippett establishes Endowed Teaching Chair in Science, Technology and Mathematics
Retired Pensacola neurosurgeon Dr. Troy Tippett always appreciated Pensacola State College. After all, many of the nurses he worked with in his decades-long career were graduates of the College’s Nursing Program.
25 PSC students awarded African American Memorial Endowed Scholarship, Wiggins Scholarship
On March 4, the scholarship winners will be recognized at a special ceremony in the Jean and Paul Amos Performance Studio at WSRE-TV.
PSC Financial Aid Day is Feb. 13 – get help with financial aid, advising and registration from our experts
Pensacola State College offers more than 300 scholarships to eligible students and numerous financial aid opportunities.
PSC observes Career and Technical Education Month with job fairs, information sessions
Pensacola State has earned a reputation as a great College to earn an education or learn a trade to go directly into the workforce.
Pensacola State College kicks off United Way campaign with Balloon Pop event on Friday, Feb. 11
The United Way of West Florida has launched its annual workplace campaign and Pensacola State College is ready to meet the challenge.
Guided Particle Systems to hold Feb. 23 open house for engineering students – and are looking for a PSC student for intern position
GPSI will hold an open house for students enrolled in PSC Engineering Technology programs from 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, Building 11, Room 1154, on the Pensacola campus.
Two-week Workday Student Experience mock semester ends with high marks from students
Pensacola State College students who participated in the recent two-week Workday Student mock semester gave the new system high marks.
PSC African-American Student Association hosts African Diaspora commemoration as part of Black History Celebration on Feb. 16
Pensacola State College will commemorate the African Diaspora with a cultural event set for 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, in the Delaino Student Center, Building 5, on the Pensacola campus.
Meet Tanya Brashers: Navy vet is now PSC Veterans Success program coordinator
Tanya Brashers was a good student in high school back in Yazoo City, Mississippi. But she really didn’t see a path to college.
Work on PSC Truck Driver Training Facility moving along in Santa Rosa County and could be ready for students in August
The first shovels hit the dirt at the Pensacola State College Truck Driver Training Facility in late September 2021 during the groundbreaking ceremony for the $7.8 million facility.
Adult Student Information Session on Jan. 18 will assist older students, GED students in forging better future
Pensacola State College is holding an Adult Student Information Session at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18.
Dust off the old saxophone! (Or tuba, clarinet, whatever). Pensacola State College wants YOU to join Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble
If you’re a PSC student and can play an instrument, Holsworth would love for you to come join the PSC College Concert Band – sometimes referred to as the Wind Ensemble – or the PSC Jazz Ensemble.
PSC Visual Arts debuts two exhibits, including instructor Paula Work’s Endowed Teaching Chair Solo Exhibition
Two new art exhibitions will open at Pensacola State College on Thursday, Jan. 6, one featuring a talented art instructor and the other showcasing the work of an artist inspired by the past and present while employing a style that was first used in medieval times and which flourished during the Renaissance.
PSC’s Troy Watts launches ‘Dribbles the All-Knowing Cat’ franchise to engage kids
Troy Watts knows if his creation “Dribbles the All-Knowing Cat” is doing its job in educating children.
PSC graphic arts student not sidelined by tragic car accident
Recent Pensacola State College graduate Anthony McGriff II is going places.
Nearly 90 new nurses are pinned at PSC’s Fall 2021 Pinning Ceremony
On Thursday, Dec. 9, Rebecca Shutz received her Nursing Pin, becoming a full-fledged RN, at a Pinning Ceremony at First Pentecostal Church in Pensacola. She was one of 69 Associate of Science in Nursing students who were pinned, as were 20 nurses who have earned a Practical Nursing Career Certificate.
‘Change Makers’ help transform the lives of Pensacola State students
They are called “Change Makers” for a reason – they change lives.
Employee Service Award recipients are keepers of PSC institutional knowledge
In remarks to recipients of the Pensacola State College 2021 Employee Service Awards, College President Ed Meadows noted the importance of tradition.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maria Tibbetts, a PSC student-athlete, is heading to Cross Country National Championship
Maria Tibbetts is a U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, a heavy equipment operator, a wife and a Pensacola State College student-athlete.
PSC Cosmetology students help female veterans look their best for military ball
If you’re going to a swanky ball, you want to have your hair all gussied up.
New immersive technology will offer virtual healthcare settings for PSC Health Sciences Department
PSC’s new Immersive Technology Room is where instructors can recreate dozens of virtual environments that can in assist in health care training.
11 named Pensacola State’s 2021 Employees of the Year
On Oct. 28, 11 of the College’s best Professional and Career Service staff members were honored at the 2021 Employee of the Year ceremony held in the G. Thomas Delaino Student Center on the Pensacola campus.
PSC volleyball makes playoffs, giant strides with 1st-year coach
Under first-year coach Patricia Gandolfo, the 2021 Pirate team finished the regular season with a 13-5 conference record and is playoff-bound. The team finished 16-5 overall.
WSRE’s documentary on country legend Hank Locklin is nominated for Suncoast Emmy Award
WSRE’s documentary on Northwest Florida’s favorite singing son Hank Locklin has been nominated for a 2021 Suncoast Regional Emmy.
PSC Associate in Science Nursing Program (RN) earns reaccreditation through spring 2029
Pensacola State College solidified its long-standing reputation of academic excellence by earning ongoing national reaccreditation for the Nursing RN Associate in Science Degree Program through 2029.
U.S. Marines land in city for Pensacola Junior College reunion
Throughout the 1960s and continuing until the mid-1970s, small waves of active duty U.S. Marines would land at then-Pensacola Junior College each semester.
Sansing offers inspiration, financial assistance to PSC scholarship recipients
Pensacola business icon Sandy Sansing has helped more than 1,100 Pensacola State College students with nearly $500,000 in financial assistance since he established the Sansing Universal Scholarship in 2002.
Mom was the President of the PSC Robinson Honors Program; now it’s her son’s turn
Jacob Kayl and his mother Audra Kayl-Woodruff have a good-natured academic rivalry going on.
PSC’s best and brightest honored at ‘Recognizing Excellence’ reception
Twenty students were honored at the second “Recognizing Excellence” reception held Oct. 12 on the Pensacola campus.
PSC Lumberjack Festival brings out variety of sports and outdoor enthusiasts
The 32nd Annual Northwest Florida Forestry Conclave Lumberjack Festival on Saturday, Oct. 9, featured folks throwing axes and knives, cross-country runners racing through woods and disc golfers throwing at target baskets in the same woods.
Much needed conference center gets financial support from PSC’s loyal donors and supporters
A proposed Pensacola State College Conference and Training Center has more than $750,000 in pledges from some of the institution’s most loyal supporters.
PSC students, prospective students can use Workday to register for Fall 2022 classes
Pensacola State College’s transition to the Workday enterprise resource planning system reached another goal on Friday, Oct. 1, when the first stage of Workday Student went live.
Pensacola State College Charter School application in hands of Escambia County School District
Pensacola State College administrators delivered copies of its nearly 400-page charter school application to the Escambia County School District on Friday, Oct. 1.
Pensacola State honors Academy of Teaching Excellence inductees
Pensacola State honors Academy of Teaching Excellence inductees
Pensacola State College breaks ground on ‘game-changing’ Truck Driver Training Facility
The first shovels have hit the dirt at the location of the soon-to-be built $7.8 million Pensacola State College Truck Driver Training Facility in Santa Rosa Industrial Park East in rural East Milton.
Pinnacle Awards honor women leaders across Panhandle, including PSC’s Katie Hudon
Pensacola State College’s Director of Student Affairs Kathleen “Katie” Hudon has never stopped trying to better herself or her community.
Central Credit Union of Florida pledges $100,000 to PSC Athletic Department
Central Credit Union of Florida has pledged $100,000 over a five-year period to the Pensacola State College Athletics Department.
Pensacola State College presents Job Fair, attracting 43 employers and hundreds of jobseekers
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, Pensacola State College, partnering with CareerSource Escarosa, presented its annual Job Fair at the WSRE-TV Jean and Paul Amos Performance Studio.
Fall is here and it’s a perfect time for a Lumberjack Festival!
Get those flannel shirts ready! It’s Lumberjack Festival time!
CTE Resources helps Pensacola State students with books, scholarships, advising and even certification reimbursements
After graduating from Pensacola State College in May with an Associate in Science degree in dental hygiene, Stephanie Haber was ready to go to work.
PSC President Ed Meadows was a Fightin’ what? Answer revealed at first ‘Pizza with the President’ session of fall semester
Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows was talking to students on the Warrington campus about his own educational background, including attending Delta State University as an undergrad.
PSC Lyceum back with live musicians, including blues artist Cedric Burnside, Civil Wars’ John Paul White as well as virtual talk with NPR’s Terry Gross
The Pensacola State College 2021 Fall Lyceum series features live musical performances for the first time in 18 months following a season lost to COVID-19.
PSC Hall of Fame legends, student-athletes celebrate at the 2021 Pirate Experience
Four Pirates were inducted into the Pensacola State College Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 9 as part of the annual Pirate Experience celebration in the Lou Ross Center’s Hartsell Arena.
PSC athletes help construct GoldStars Tribute Wall for WSRE 9/11 commemoration
Pensacola State College basketball player Deborrah Redmon wasn’t even born when the United States was attacked on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
Mobile artist Lauren Woods discusses ‘mythic time,’ ballet and even Einstein at PSC Artist Lecture
Lauren Woods has painted places she had never seen or knew existed, only to find out later that what she had conjured in her mind exists in reality – both versions, nature’s and her own, coexisting in the quintessence of time and space.
PSC honors retiring SkillsUSA adviser Jennifer Ponson for decades of leadership
Jennifer Ponson helped Pensacola State College establish a SkillsUSA chapter in 2009. Ever since, her name has been synonymous with SkillsUSA in Northwest Florida, and throughout the state.
It was a Pirate party at Blue Wahoos Stadium as PSC faithful gathered for long-overdue shindig
A tall, lanky right-handed hurler took the mound at Pensacola Blue Wahoos Stadium on Tuesday night and fired, relatively speaking, a high strike to the plate.
New PSC band director has plenty of recruiting connections – and he rocks as Santa
Enter Doug Holsworth, recently hired as the new PSC Director of Bands, replacing the legendary Don Snowden, who retired in summer 2020 after 33 years at the College.
Mobile artist Lauren Woods, PSC art faculty reception is Thursday
Two stunning art exhibits are on display at Pensacola State College.
Pensacola State College EMS program’s new manikin is built to hurt – and be helped
The EMS program’s new manikin is top of the line. Not only does it have realistic body parts, it has the capability to bleed, breath, speak – in English and Spanish – show a pulse and more.
Cybersecurity Club President Ted Sumrall is now tech support specialist, part of Help Desk
Ted Sumrall likes to help people. He’s just that kinda guy. So, he’s working in the perfect place, because Sumrall is one of the folks who answers the phone when you’re having technology problems and call the Pensacola State College Help Desk.
Local builder establishes Student Constructors Endowed Scholarship at PSC
Local builder Amir Fooladi didn’t put his or his company’s name on the endowed scholarship he established to help Pensacola State College students hoping to enter the construction field.
First PSC Teens College Health Science Boot Camp features fake wounds, cool ‘toys’ and even bunnies
All involved with Pensacola State College’s first Teens College Health Science Boot Camp called it a success.
New Humanities & Social Sciences Department head returns to academia after years with the Department of Defense and Homeland Security
Martha Sablatura knows about leadership. In fact, her doctorate degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in her hometown of San Antonio is in Organizational Leadership.
PSC’s South Santa Rosa Center offers cybersecurity, dual-enrollment and full general education associate degree program
Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Derrick Hatcher lives in Navarre but was willing to make the drive to Pensacola to study cybersecurity.
Scholarship created for Patrice Whitten, who helped cultivate hundreds of scholarships, raise millions for PSC
Patrice Whitten has always been a leader at Pensacola State College, even before it was Pensacola State College.
PSC Kids College director stepping down after decades at the helm
Pat Thomason moves and moves quickly. When he walks, it’s with purpose.
Pensacola State’s new Gallery Director is PSC, UWF alumnus
Like many young artists, Jason Pinckard was inspired by cartoons, comic books and video games.
Pensacola State College returns to mandatory indoor masks beginning Monday, Aug. 2
Pensacola State College will reinstate a mandatory indoor mask policy on Monday Aug. 2 because of rising COVID infections and in accordance with recently released guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Caresse Galiza takes reins of Milton campus L.I.F.E. Fitness Center and Student Activities
When COVID-19 hit in spring 2020 forcing a shutdown at all Pensacola State College campuses and centers, Caresse Galiza stayed busy.
Pensacola State College student – a sailor – wins Coca-Cola Military Leaders of Promise scholarship
When Cassidy Gadsby was in high school back in Pennsylvania, she heard all about the scholarships being pitched to upcoming Class of 2018 graduates.
Retired PSC English professor’s latest book is International Book Awards finalist in 2 categories
Former Pensacola State College English professor Marian O’Shea Wernicke’s latest novel does mirror some aspects of her life
Pensacola State College Garde Manger event is celebration of College’s friends and donors and a showcase for Culinary program
Pensacola State College’s annual Garde Manger Celebration brought more than 150 of the College’s donors and supporters to the Pensacola campus on Wednesday, July 22 for an event featuring food and friendship.
New volleyball coach brings desire to win games and help shape young lives
Patricia Gandolfo was announced as the new Pensacola State College volleyball coach on Thursday, July 22.
Pensacola State College has $11 million in grant money for new and returning fall students
Pensacola State College has $11 million in student emergency relief grants that can be awarded to students to help them attend the College.
Pensacola State College Visual Arts department to ‘take over’ First City Art Center’s Gallery 1060
The Pensacola State College Visual Arts Department and the First City Art Center always have had a strong relationship.
PSC Student Affairs, Student Services resume regular hours, will open on Saturday, July 17 to help students
The Pensacola State College Student Affairs and Student Services Offices on all campuses and centers have resumed their five-day work week as of June 28.
Six Pensacola State College instructors honored by National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development
Six Pensacola State College instructors are recipients of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development’s (NISOD) Annual Excellence Awards.
Century Center’s new coordinator Alex Andrews wants to meet needs of community
Just a few weeks into the job as the new Pensacola State College Century Center director, Alex Andrews met with leaders of the town located at the northern edge of Escambia County at a Chamber of Commerce meeting.
PSC’s first ‘Juneteenth’ event is a celebration of freedom
True freedom for all Americans would come with President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, though news of that freedom was slow to spread to some parts of the still-young country.
PSC history professor Brian Rucker pens book on Walt Disney World Resorts
Brian Rucker knows how Disney is supposed to be done. His book “Worlds Within the World: The Story of the Walt Disney World Resort Hotels 1971-2021” was released in May.
Nonprofits learn the secrets of major gift fundraising at PSC center workshop
Kent Huyser shared some of his fundraising expertise with local nonprofit leaders on Wednesday, June 9, at a “Major Gift Fundraising” workshop at the PSC Nonprofit Center for Excellence and Philanthropy.
PSC’s Michael Johnston elected chair of Florida Department of Education Management Information Systems Advisory Taskforce
Pensacola State College data maestro Michael Johnston is the new chair of the Florida Department of Education’s Management Information Systems Advisory Taskforce.
Pensacola State’s Lumberjack Festival returns in October
After a year’s absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pensacola State College will host the 32nd annual Northwest Florida Forestry Conclave and Lumberjack Festival on Oct. 3 at the Milton campus.
Pensacola State College ‘Kids College’ opens June 7, spots are filling quickly
Pensacola State College’s popular Kids College has courses and classes designed to educate and entertain children no matter their interests.
PSC Planetarium is open for group visits – facility closed during the pandemic, damaged in Hurricane Sally
PSC Planetarium is open for group visits – facility closed during the pandemic, damaged in Hurricane Sally
PSC awarded $3.8M Triumph grant for truck driving program
Pensacola State College’s truck driving program has received a financial boost from Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.
Truck driver shortage spurs interest in Pensacola State College’s commercial driving program
Twelve students currently are enrolled in PSC’s Commercial Vehicle Driving program, a 320-clock-hour certificate course where students train to earn their Class A Commercial Driver’s License.
It’s ‘S.H.O.W.’ time – Pensacola State College’s 30th annual Summer High School Onstage Workshop
Some of the best high school drama students in Northwest Florida are expected to audition and perform in Pensacola State College’s 30th annual Summer High School Onstage Workshop.
Pensacola State Adult Education graduates believe GED will help them realize dreams
On Thursday, May 13, 44 PSC Adult Education students received a GED diploma, which is the equivalent of a high school diploma, at a graduation ceremony in the Pensacola campus student center.
Southern Appalachia meets academia in new folk-pottery exhibit at PSC Anna Lamar Switzer Center
The styles are similar, but the journey to the finished product is far removed.
PSC announces new technology innovation center funded by Gulf Power Foundation $100,000 gift
Pensacola State College plans to open a dual-enrollment charter school at the Warrington campus that will target military dependents and at-risk students.
PSC’s newest nursing grads faced unprecedented challenges
On Thursday, May 6, 27 PSC student nurses received their nursing pins, nursing lamps and recited the nursing pledge at a service on the Warrington campus.
PSC Vet Tech graduates tackle all aspects of animal care
Just three days before they would graduate, a cohort of 10 Pensacola State College Veterinary Technology Program students received vocational pins and recited an oath that would make them part of a noble profession sworn to care for animals, large and small, slithering or walking, pet or beast of burden.
PSC web administrator Jason King is also member of Coast Guard Auxiliary
Pensacola State College’s Jason King is back in uniform nearly a quarter century after leaving the United States Coast Guard.
PSC History Professor Brian Rucker key figure in Escambia County 200th anniversary celebration
Brian Rucker will share his vast historical perspective on Northwest Florida during a July 13 Pensacola Archaeology Society Lecture Series presentation
PSC’s Honors Biology students research reports cover variety of complex issues, subjects
They are some of our best and brightest – young Pensacola State College Honors students with a passion for knowledge and a talent for research.
Pensacola State College unveils Donald McMahon III Center for Cybersecurity
Pensacola State College fortified its position as a growing regional leader in cybersecurity on Tuesday, May 4, with the unveiling of the state-of-the-art Donald McMahon III Center for Cybersecurity, which is housed in the newly-opened Baars Technology Building.