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PSC Academy of Teaching Excellence welcomes 6 extraordinary instructors

Six Pensacola State College faculty members are the 2023 Academy of Teaching Excellence inductees. Awarded annually to outstanding classroom instructors who demonstrate sustained teaching excellence, the inductees and their departments are: Instructor Lauren Baugus, English and Communications Assistant Professor Dr. Kate Cavanaugh, Natural Sciences Adjunct Faculty Tabitha Epperson-Graham, Humanities and Social Sciences Professor Don Lee,…

New York poet Edmund Berrigan shares stories, experiences during PSC visit

Edmund Berrigan Edmund Berrigan was born with poetry in his blood. His father, Ted Berrigan, was a well-known and respected “late-Beat” poet and writer. According to the Chicago-based Poetry Foundation, his mother, Alice Notley, has become “one of America’s greatest living poets.” Notley spoke at Pensacola State College in 2019 as part of the Lyceum…

PSC, ST Engineering explore launching Aviation Maintenance Training Academy

Pensacola State College and ST Engineering have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opening a new Aviation Maintenance Training Academy at the Pensacola International Airport. The announcement was made during the Feb. 27 grand opening of ST Engineering’s Hangar 2. The proposed academy would be open to adult learners and dual-enrolled high school students…

PSC Research Analyst Dr. Albaraa Basfar named Distinguished Ph.D. Student in Ohio University’s Education Studies Program

Albaraa Basfar Dr. Albaraa Basfar will travel back to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, this May, where he will receive his doctorate and be recognized as the Distinguished Ph.D. Student in the university’s Education Studies program. “I’ve very honored,’’ said Basfar, Pensacola State College Research Analyst in the Office of Institutional Research. “It was a…

PSC Adjunct Professor Benjamin Rollings receives Steinway Piano Award

Christy Myers, regional representative for Steinway with Benjamin Rollings, winner of the Top Piano Teacher Award from Steinway & Sons. Benjamin Rollings was a talented and accomplished piano student, earning scholarships and graduation distinctions throughout his musical studies, which began at age 6. As a teacher, Rollings is just as accomplished. Rollings is a Pensacola…

PSC International Festival scheduled for April 15

McGuire’s Irish Pub Pipe Band Filipino pancit, African drummers, Polynesian Hula Dancing, Irish bagpipe tunes and a Japanese bonsai exhibit will be among the many offerings at the 2023 Pensacola State College International Festival. Set for 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, the festival will transform the College’s Pensacola campus into a bazaar of…

PSC selected a 2023 Gold Military Friendly School by Viqtory Media

Pensacola State College has been named a 2023-2024 Gold Military Friendly® School by Viqtory Media. This is the 14th year the College has received the accolade and the second consecutive year earning the gold designation. Pensacola State is one of 250 schools to receive the gold status for leading practices, outcomes, and effective programs that…

PSC African American Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Wiggins Scholarship recipients grateful for support and opportunities

2023 AAMES Wiggins Scholarship Recipients, from left front row, Dr. Tonie Anderson-Steele, Taliesha McClain, Devina Hall, Dr. Rameca Vincent Leary, Katisha Williams and Teala Reguindin. From left back row, Onesimus Gordon, Taelen Stovall, Penelope McCants, Aria Hilliard, Chandra Walker and Dr. Ed Meadows Teala Reguindin recently graduated from Pensacola State College’s nationally-acclaimed Nursing Program as…

Pensacola State College 2023 Finger Style Acoustic Guitar Competition winners announced

The prize winners and competition officials for the Pensacola State College 2023 Finger Style Acoustic Guitar Competition are, from left, Jason Sisko, adjudicator; Derrick Javier, adjudicator and competition sponsor representative for Minds on Music; First-place winner Donald Hinchman; Second-place winner Laws Savage; Third-place winner Simon Joos; Bokyung Byun, Guest Artist and adjudicator; Jim DeStafney, competition…

PSC Performing Arts brings ‘Little Women’ to Ashmore Auditorium

Pensacola State College Performing Arts Department is bringing the beloved classic “Little Women” to the Ashmore Auditorium this week, with performances running Thursday through Sunday.

It’s playwright Kate Hamill’s retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s Civil War era landmark novel, “Little Women,” published in two parts in the 1860s.

Yet the war between two of the four March sisters – Jo and Amy – is focused here.

Priority Registration now open! Register before end of month to win iPad

A steady stream of returning Pensacola State College students moved through Building 21 n the Pensacola campus on March 1 to register for summer and fall 2023 semesters. March 1 was the first day of Priority Registration, which runs through March 31. Returning students who register for classes during Priority Registration will be eligible to…

PSC proposes new testing fees for Advanced Manufacturing programs

Pensacola State announces proposed fee increases for the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council’s Certified Production Technician (MSSC-CPT) Exams for students enrolled in the College’s Advanced Manufacturing-AS programs.

The one-time Online Candidate Post-Secondary and Industry Registration for the MSSC-CPT Exam is proposed to increase to  $65. Students currently pay a $60 fee. On Jan. 12, the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council announced the Online Candidate Post-Secondary and Industry Registration fee will increase to $65 – effective July 1, 2023.

PSC announces proposed lab fees changes for Health Science programs

Pensacola State announced proposed fee changes for 21 Course Lab Fees for students enrolled in the College’s Health Science programs.   The College’s District Board of Trustees will vote on the fee changes at the Tuesday, April 18, meeting set for 5:30 p.m. on the Milton campus. If approved by the Board of Trustees, the…

TRIO programs celebrate legacy of helping students most in need

Penny Taylor, PSC TRIO-Student Support Services Retention Specialist. The free hot dogs and hamburgers are gone. However, Pensacola State College’s TRIO programs still offer free student trips, academic advisors, free tutoring, and so much more all year. TRIO programs nationwide celebrated a legacy of student service on Feb. 28. Pensacola State’s TRIO Day celebration on…

Chasity Brooks wins 2023 PSC Sunset Photography Contest

Chasity Brooks and PSC Photography Professor Kristen Regan. Chasity Brooks was named the 2023 Pensacola State College Sunset Photography Contest winner during a short ceremony at Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille on March 1. A grandmother and PSC photography student, Brooks was one of five students whose work was featured throughout February at the popular…

Pensacola Guitar Orchestra to hold 40th Anniversary Spring Recital on April 1

Members are, from left, Isaac Railing, Israel Railing, Laws Savage, Peg Barrett, Dawson Calugar, Sienna Hudak, Patrick Kinnell, Connor Bond and Rory Swanson. Pensacola State College will present the Pensacola Guitar Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Joe Stallings, in its 40th Anniversary Spring Recital on Saturday, April 1. The recital is set for 7:30…

PSC nursing students crowned 2023 Homecoming Queen and King

Two nontraditional Pensacola State students helped bring back a long-gone tradition at the College.
Nursing students Jocelyn Gebhard and Derek Olford were crowned 2023 Homecoming Queen and King by PSC President Ed Meadows during halftime of the women’s basketball game against Northwest Florida State College on Wednesday, Feb. 22.