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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.
Ponson named SkillsUSA Florida Region 1 Champion of the Year
Jennifer Ponson’s name is synonymous with SkillsUSA – not only at Pensacola State College but throughout Florida. This year, she was named the SkillsUSA Florida Region 1 Champion of the Year.
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.
Dealing with pandemic prepared Visual Arts instructors for disruption by Hurricane Sally
Michelle Schulte the gallery director and chief curator of the Switzer Center, has been working steadily alongside her Visual Arts Department colleagues to help clean the damage inflicted on the Center by Hurricane Sally and prepare it for re-opening.
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 student-athletes help community recover from Hurricane Sally
Recently, more than 50 Pensacola State student-athletes and coaches came to the rescue of local families whose homes and properties were devastated by Hurricane Sally.
U.S. News ranks PSC among nation’s best colleges in 2021 report
U.S. News and World Report has ranked Pensacola State College among the nation’s best postsecondary institutions in its 2021 annual report.
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.
PSC instructor Jamey Jones’ stint as Poet Laureate ends soon
(But new books by Jones are on the way)
Pensacola State College English instructor Jamey Jones’ tenure as the seventh Poet Laureate of Northwest Florida ends in October after a two-term, six-year span as the region’s poetry ambassador.
But who knows? Maybe a future poet laureate is being taught by Jones right now. (The Poet Laureate of Northwest Florida is chosen by the West Florida Literary Federation.)
Jones, who teaches poetry, English composition and American and contemporary literature, has the teaching pedigree for sure. In 2019 Jones, who joined the College’s faculty in 2013, was inducted into the PSC Academy of Teaching Excellence.
But even though he “teaches” poetry, Jones admitted that art can be nurtured, but rarely properly “taught.”
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.
More than 100 job opportunities listed on PSC’s JobX website
For those who aspire for a career in public service, Pensacola State College’s JobX website has a position for you.
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.
Veterans National Homecare makes second $5,000 donation to PSC scholarship fund
The path toward a bachelor’s degree is much smoother for Pensacola State student Jonathan Snell because of a scholarship made possible by Veterans National Homecare donations.
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.
Pirates CARE team looks out for students’ mental health
Troy Moon, Pensacola State College College is supposed to be hard. It’s supposed to present challenges. But college is not supposed to be debilitating. But for some students, it feels that way. Sometimes the problems the students face don’t even stem from school. But sometimes those dilemmas are so overwhelming they threaten to affect the…
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.
2020 Day of Clays scheduled for Oct. 3 at Santa Rosa Shooting Center
This fall, the PSC Foundation is preparing for its only live event – the Day of Clays ─ set for Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Santa Rosa Shooting Center in Pace.
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.
PSC student-veterans, organizations give back to local community
An early-morning rain shower, humidity and warm temps did little to deter a group of Pensacola State College student-veterans from helping a community organization on a recent Saturday.
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.
Pensacola State College COVID-19 Update from President Ed Meadows
Pensacola State College COVID-19 Update from President Ed Meadows
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.
PSC alum helping to feed those in need during pandemic
A Pensacola State College alumna is making a difference in the community by helping to feed those in need.
Pace High standout joins PSC women’s cross country team
When Julie-ann Morgan joined the cross country team in ninth-grade, she had no idea she had a natural aptitude for the sport or that it would help her pay for college.
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.
PSC students ‘Living Room Conversation on Racism’ set for June 24
In light of the country’s current racial tensions, Pensacola State is presenting a students-only town hall “Living Room Conversation on Racism.”
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.
PSC administrator finds solace in playing Madal drum
For most people, dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging – to put it lightly. One Pensacola State College administrator, however, has turned to an age-old stress reliever for help.
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.
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.