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Pensacola State College baseball starts state tourney with 10th-inning victory
The Pensacola State College softball team speaks with many accents, but with only one voice. And that voice is loud and clear: “We’re ready for state!”
PSC Student Activities Leadership Summit tackles topics from overcoming obstacles to mental well-being
Saul Flores shared his “10 Rules of Grit” during his opening keynote address at the third annual Pensacola State College Student Activities Leadership Summit – a virtual event – on Friday, April 23.
PSC graduation ceremony set for May 9 at Bay Center
More than 400 Pensacola State College students will become Pensacola State College graduates on May 9 during an in-person commencement ceremony at the Pensacola Bay Center.
PSC Welding program earns ‘gold’ endorsement, praise of employers
Pensacola State College’s welding program has won a gold-level endorsement from the Central Gulf Industrial Alliance (CGIA) which includes Mississippi, Alabama and parts of the Florida panhandle.
PSC Humanities and Social Sciences department head Susan Morgan retires after 31 years
After she retires at the end of June, Susan Morgan has a few things to do. But no real plans.
Student pens award-winning national essay on PSC faculty member Amber Carey
Allison Dugas’ essay on Amber Carey was one of three national winners of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development’s (NISOD) Student Essay Contest.
Pensacola State College’s Butch Branch – Milton campus L.I.F.E. Fitness Coordinator – retires on April 30 after 23 years at College
PSC instructor and L.I.F.E. Fitness Center Coordinator Butch Branch retires on April 30 after 23 years at PSC.
PSC Adult Education student essay published in new literacy book
April Milstead never thought she would be a published writer. But a short essay about her Creek Indian heritage is now forever imprinted in book form.
Thirty-two PSC students have their work on display at Art Student Honors Exhibition
Seventy-eight pieces of art created by 32 students are on display in the Switzer Gallery for the Art Student Honors Exhibition.
Whatcha got cooking? Take a picture and you could win a prize
Students are urged to enter the “Shoot Your Dinner Budget Cooking Photo Contest,” set for Monday-Thursday, April 12-15.
PSC’s Allied Health Program Open House gives glimpse into health care field
The PSC Allied Health Department Open House was held Tuesday, March 30, on the Warrington campus.
Six PSC students selected for All-Florida Academic Team
The 2021 All-Florida Academic Team includes six Pensacola State College students who are not only scholars, but valuable campus leaders and community servants.
Pensacola State College Aquatic Center offers variety of classes, activities
The PSC Aquatic Center offers recreation swim sessions, swim classes, water aerobics, and more.
PSC honors 22 instructors, employees during Women’s History Month
They received a rose and a card of appreciation – and both mean so much to the 22 Pensacola State College female faculty members, advisors and employees who were selected by students and colleagues as inspirational figures and role models.
New Baars Technology Building set for April 9 ribbon cutting ceremony
The giant ceremonial scissors are sharp and ready. More importantly, the new Baars Technology Building is looking sharp and ready for an April 9 ribbon cutting ceremony that will signal a new chapter in Pensacola State College’s 73-year history.
A year into COVID-19 pandemic, Pensacola State College remains vigilant
Pensacola State College students and employees are getting ready for another spring break. And since students, faculty and employees will be returning to their respective campuses and centers after the break, there is concern that people letting their guard – and masks – down, could trigger a spike in positive Covid cases at PSC.
Pensacola State College’s Financial Literary Coordinator Khadija Fields works to ensure student success
Khadija Fields is the PSC Title III: Pirate PATH to Success Financial Literacy Coordinator. She regularly brings workshops to the College to help students navigate financial concerns and hardships.
It’s a Financial Aid Frenzy at Pensacola State College
It’s a frenzy! The first-ever PSC Virtual Financial Aid Frenzy takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, March 8-11.
11 PSC students awarded African-American Memorial Endowment, Wiggins scholarships
Eleven PSC students were awarded an African-American Memorial Endowment Scholarship or Dr. Garrett T. Wiggins “Live Your Dream” Scholarship on Feb. 26 at WSRE-TV aboard the Pensacola campus.
PSC welcomes new Visual Arts Department head Alaina Plowdrey
Alaina Plowdrey is the new Pensacola State College Visual Arts Department head, replacing Krist Lien who retired in December.
Pensacola State’s SkillsUSA chapter helps rebuild Warrington campus food pantry with help from Lowe’s
The Warrington, as well as the Pensacola campus, received new refrigerators for their respective pantries, allowing the College to now store refrigerated and frozen items to give to students in need.
Pensacola State College student nurses join COVID-19 fight
The front line of the COVID-19 pandemic battle recently received reinforcements from Pensacola State College’s nursing program.
Pensacola State programs, initiatives impress state Dept. of Education CTE head
Henry Mack III had heard things about Pensacola State College. Good things.
Pensacola State’s second-ever capital campaign has already raised more than 50 percent of goal
Since the 2018 launch, 570 donors have contributed funds to the “Your Community — Your Legacy” campaign, with 226 donors giving $1,000 or more.
Pensacola State College welcomes therapy dog ‘Rudy’ while saying goodbye to ‘Milly’
We’ve heard a few people say they have the best job at Pensacola State College. Brittney Clark, PSC Coordinator of Mental Health Services, is one of them.
PSC Foundation welcomes new members to Board of Governors
Several new faces and a familiar one have joined the Pensacola State College Foundation Board of Governors for the 2021-2023 term.
Pensacola State College AD Bill Hamilton gets emotional at retirement announcement
Bill Hamilton is a head coach, an athlete and athletic director, and the consummate team player. So when Hamilton announced his retirement as the Pensacola State College Athletic Director on Thursday, Jan. 14, at a press conference in Hartsell Arena, he made sure to pay tribute to the team.
Pensacola State College sports – they’re back, baby!
After a fall in which all sports except women’s cross country were shutdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the spring season has five PSC teams – baseball, softball, volleyball and men and women’s basketball – starting their seasons this month.
Pensacola State starts Spring semester with safety as a priority
PSC is asking students, faculty, and staff to be vigilant about following the College’s COVID-19 Response Plan that was issued during the 2020 Summer term and was in place for the recent Fall semester.
PSC Adult Education Program hosts Open House on Jan. 9
Pensacola State College’s Adult Education Program will host an Open House from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, on the Pensacola campus.
Column: We don’t always get what we want, but we still have hope
The song on the radio tells us it’s “the most wonderful time of the year,” and who are we to argue? We don’t have a holiday song of our own to counter with. Besides, it is kinda nice.
PSC Carpentry program helps students design and build next-generation homes
Daniel Cortes started out taking a few business courses at Pensacola State College as he tried to hammer down a career path. But for Cortes, it wasn’t a good fit. Now, Cortes is in the business of carpentry. He’s in his second of three semesters in the nationally-accredited PSC Carpentry program.
PSC alumna scores high marks in improving Milton Campus Testing Center services
If Pensacola State College Milton Campus Dean Jennifer Hill Faron was giving Stacy Young a grade, it would be an “A-plus.”
Krist Lien has overseen tremendous growth, success at PSC Visual Arts Department
Krist Lien has been teaching art for decades now. He’s taught at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Montevallo. And since May 2006, Lien has been department head of Pensacola State College’s Visual Arts Department.
Mom and Daughter find inspiration in each other as they finish PSC Nursing program
Now, Mom and Daughter are registered nurses. They have just earned their Associate of Science in Nursing from Pensacola State College. The women will receive their nursing pins at a ceremony on Dec. 10 and receive their diplomas on Dec. 13.
Molly McGuire Endowed Scholarship grows by $50,000 after McGuire’s/IPC donation
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.
PSC bids farewell to an icon, Gean Ann Emond (who is funnier than you might think)
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.
PSC truck driver Richard Whatley goes above-and-beyond for Pirate cross-country team
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.
Pensacola State College exceeds FCS standards and its own goals for 2019-2020 despite hardships
Even in this unprecedented year, Pensacola State College has been able to be one of the top-performing schools in the Florida College System.
PSC Milton campus now has cross country course
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.
Human Resource’s Rhonda Likely retires after 38 1/2 years at PSC
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.
Nine named Pensacola State College ‘2020 Employees of the Year’
Nine PSC employees were honored as the College’s “Employees of the Year” for their hard work and dedication to the school.
PSC Culinary Management’s popular Lunch & Dinner series limited to faculty, staff for fall
The food might be as delicious as in previous series seasons, but the atmosphere is different.
Businessman, PSC alumnus Sandy Sansing inspires, provides scholarships to students
Sansing met the current class of “Sansing Scholars” at a pizza luncheon recently at the Pensacola campus Student Center.
Gene and Maureen Valentino’s gift will propel PSC Entrepreneurship Program
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.
PSC athletes find way to practice without gymnasium
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.
Storm relief goes on at PSC
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.
Pensacola State receives $1.6 million grant to build truck driving training facility
Work should begin within the next few months on a new Pensacola State College truck driving training facility in Santa Rosa County.
PSC’s Pensacola campus used as emergency staging area after Hurricane Sally
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.
Pensacola State College recovers from Sally’s rampage
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.
Student Veterans Association members, like us all, were forever affected by tragedy of 9-11
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.
PSC Student Ambassadors stay active in campus life
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.
New grant will provide scholarships, equipment for CTE students and programs
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.
Troy Moon: Old guy credits PSC with teaching him how to tell time
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.
First-generation college students among PSC Presidential Scholarship recipients
Chloe Huffman, Mackenzie Kent and Makayla Prado are the three Presidential Scholars for the 2020-2021 school year.
Grant renewals ensure Trio programs success
Two federal programs that help Pensacola State College students who are sometimes the most academically vulnerable have been refunded for an additional five years.
Kenneth Phillips is back at Pensacola State to face the music as new Performing Arts Director
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.
Welcome (Or Welcome Back) to Pensacola State College
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.
Pensacola State College ready for unique, challenging reopening
Pensacola State College’s fall semester begins Monday, Aug. 17, and it will be unlike any period in the College’s 72-year history.
Meet the PSC South Santa Rosa Center Director – now Dr. Karen McCabe
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.”
New Pensacola State College police chief is also an alumnus
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.
PSC staff members are PSC graduates as well
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.
Mother and Daughter finish PSC Nursing program together
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.
New Title III advisers are dedicated to helping students overcome obstacles
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.
President’s Leadership Institute finishes challenging year
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.
Manna Food Pantries increases support for Pensacola State College students in need
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.
PSC L.I.F.E. Fitness Centers on Pensacola, Milton campuses reopen with Covid-19 precautions
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.
Pensacola State College Covid-19 Response Plan stresses distancing, masks, cleanliness and safety
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.
PSC Vet Tech receives dog, cat foods donation to support program
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.
Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows honored with Rotary award
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”.
PSC’s Program Coordinator in the Mechanical Design Program designs way for future education
Mike Cannon is the PSC’s Mechanical Design and Fabrication, Associate in Science degree, program coordinator and instructor.
Pensacola State researcher David Feliciano published by American Institutes for Research
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.
Pensacola State’s new STEM facility ready for fall opening
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.
Pensacola State College’s Building Trade programs offer fast-track to construction world
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.
Pensacola State College’s Charlie Schuler relishes classic beauty
PSC humanities professor Charlie Schuler seeks the beauty of the world, whether in art, language or the lonely sea.
Pensacola State College’s Massage Therapy program is much more than just pressing flesh
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.
Pensacola State restocks Food Pantry after AFC Food Drive
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.
Pensacola State College starts weekly Open Zoom Info Sessions to communicate with prospective students
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.
A.J. says ‘Go Here, Get There.’ Listen to him, because he’s a nurse
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.
Earn a health care vocational certificate at PSC in as little as eight weeks
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.
Pensacola State GED students are now published poets, writers
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.