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PSC Foundation welcomes Gulnaz Okumus to team
Gulnaz Okumus speaks Turkish, English, Russian and Tatar. If numbers are a language, she speaks that too. Okumus, a native of Turkey, is an accounting…
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PSC game room on the way, as is College’s inaugural esports team
Pensacola State College is bringing a little old-school fun and a little new-school pizazz to the Pensacola campus this fall. The inaugural PSC Pirates esports…
PSC pins 65 new nurses at Summer Pinning Ceremony
Pensacola firefighter Blane Coomer has already delivered a baby this year after responding to a call. That’s even before he received his nursing pin. On…
Sue Havens’ ‘Cull+’ exhibit opens Aug. 15 at Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts
The work of artist Sue Havens has been exhibited in New York City, Germany and Sweden, and featured in the pages of Andy Warhol’s Interview…
PSC welcomes (back) Officer Kim Cooper to police force
A lot of the faces are different. There’s new construction and some buildings are long gone. Still, Pensacola State College’s Pensacola campus feels familiar to…
Mini-home built by PSC students will go to first-time homebuyer
There was no ribbon. Instead, Pensacola State College Carpentry Program Coordinator Tony Grahame cut a yellow stretch of construction site tape to mark the completion…
Pirate Path New Student Orientation sessions attract big crowds
Scott Brumfeld isn’t a runway model by trade. But there he was on stage at a July 26 Pirate Path New Student Orientation in the…
PSC welcomes 2022-2023 Student Ambassadors – public face of the student body
Julie Olmedo had the club cart – oversized golf cart – in reverse and was ready to go. The cart wasn’t ready to go though.…
PSC celebrates friends, donors at Garde Manger celebration showcasing food created by the Culinary Program
April Huffman has been a Pensacola State College Culinary Program student for three years. She’s received scholarships since her second semester. If she didn’t, Huffman…
Need more Elvis? Hear Presley’s music in the PSC Summer High School Onstage Workshop production ‘All Shook Up’
The cultural flame lit by Elvis Presley has never been extinguished, even 45 years after his death. Still, that flame hasn’t burned this bright for…
Students, prospective students come from across region for Pirate Open House at Warrington campus
It’s more than a five-hour drive from Huntsville, Alabama – Rocket City, USA – to Pensacola State College’s Warrington campus, a small but serene and…
SouthState Bank gives $2,500 to PSC Foundation’s Nonprofit Center for Excellence and Philanthropy
SouthState Bank strives to help and support the residents and the communities it serves. Furthering that commitment, SouthState Bank’s donated $2,500 to Pensacola State College…
PSC instructor Michael Coleman finishes 1st in keyboard category at world competition
Pensacola State College adjunct music instructor Michael Coleman wowed judges in Vienna with his piano composition “Room 857.” But he might have put a little…
PSC receives financial gifts that will fund scholarship, training and conference center
Pensacola State College celebrated the generosity of two donors – the family of Sharen Siefert and the Highpointe Hotel Corp. ─ who contributed significantly to…
Horace ‘Ed’ Hartsell, third president of Pensacola Junior College, dies at age 86
Horace “Ed” Hartsell, the third and longest-serving president in the history of Pensacola Junior College/Pensacola State College, died Wednesday, June 29. He was 86 years…
PSC mourns passing of Larry Bracken, former Executive Director of Government Relations
Larry Bracken advocated for Pensacola State College and Pensacola Junior College at the highest levels. He pushed and promoted the institution’s interests at the local,…
Meet Zack Potts: PSC alumnus is now Financial Aid Specialist
When Zack Potts was a Pensacola State College student, he didn’t really know that much about all the financial aid opportunities available to students. Now…
Spanish instructor Scott Schackmann becomes PSC Humanities and Social Sciences Department Head
Pensacola State College Spanish instructor Scott Schackmann will still teach after becoming head of the Humanities and Social Sciences Department on Tuesday, July 5. Not…
Pirate Path New Student Orientation draws full house
They came from far and they came from near, but it was a full house as Pensacola State College kicked off its Pirate Path New…
PSC partners with Co:Lab to help area entrepreneurs and small businesses
It’s “Taco Thursday” at Pensacola Co:Lab and workers from more than a dozen different companies are sitting in a common area munching on tacos, and…
PSC English and Communications Department has new Assistant Department Head – Christine O’Donnell
It’s almost as if Christine O’Donnell’s vocation was written for her. Of course, whatever was written, O’Donnell would have been happy to identify all the…
PSC welcomes new Visual Arts Department director Brian Weaver
Brian Weaver considers himself fortunate that he found Pensacola State College. He wasn’t really aware of PSC – he’s from Oil City, Pennsylvania after all…
New Student Services Adviser Tyra Henderson is a PSC alumna who knows the challenges students face
Tyra Henderson started out at Pensacola State College as an EKG student, earning her certificate in the health care field in 2016. She worked in…
PSC receives $15,000 SkillsUSA/Lowe’s grant to enhance carpentry, construction technology programs
If it’s hard for companies to find employees in these trying days, it’s even harder to find good, dependable workers who are knowledgeable and well-trained…
James Reeves named a PSC Foundation Fellow for his unwavering support of the College
James Reeves was named a Pensacola State College Foundation Fellow on Monday in honor and appreciation of his significant and steadfast support of the College.…
Summer Youth Leadership Program Camp
John Solet, a Pensacola State College recruiter, made a presentation to youth attending the Poarch Creek Tribe’s Summer Youth Leadership Program Camp on Monday, June…
Civil rights activist, renowned journalist to headline PSC Juneteenth celebration
Two civil rights pioneers ─ Lynda Blackmon Lowery, a Bloody Sunday marcher, and Jerry Mitchell, an investigative reporter ─ will headline Pensacola State College’s Juneteenth…
‘Henry Box Brown: A Musical Journey’ comes to WSRE Amos Studio June 17-18
The critically-acclaimed musical, “Henry Box Brown: A Musical Journey,” is coming to the WSRE Jean and Paul Amos Performance Studio thanks to a grant awarded…
Attention gamers: PSC wants you for new esports team, club
OK gamers. Haven’t you been sitting in your bedroom playing “Call of Duty” long enough? Maybe it’s time to come to Pensacola State College instead.…
PSC Distinguished Alumni Association Awards Gala honors 5 who helped College, communities
The five honorees recognized at the Pensacola State College Distinguished Alumni Association Awards Gala on Saturday, June 11, have not only made the College better.…