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Endowed scholarship helps Pace Center for Girls grads attend Pensacola State
Kayla was 16 years old when she dropped out of high school during her junior year. “I was dealing with family issues at the time,’’…
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Ascend donates $50,000 to PSC endowed scholarship originally established by Monsanto, Solutia retirees
Ascend Performance Materials’ Cantonment site presented Pensacola State College a $50,000 check for student scholarships on Monday, Sept. 12, at the company’s plant on Old…
Composers from Ukraine and Georgia (the country, not the state) are featured alongside PSC musicians at Pensacola ComposerFest XVII
Student composers will present original musical compositions alongside works from established regional and even European composers at Pensacola ComposerFest XVII. Set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday,…
RSVP for the Sept. 27 PSC Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony, Pirate Experience
Two things will happen at the Pensacola State College Hartsell Arena on Sept. 27. First, the newest Pirate student-athletes will be introduced and celebrated at…
New PLI class will learn all aspects of PSC, Florida College System
Twenty-five Pensacola State administrative, faculty and staff members are on a nine-month journey to learn about the College and postsecondary education in Florida. The 2022-2023…
Volleyball and cross-country seasons begin, as do softball, baseball exhibition seasons
The Pensacola State College volleyball team already has a handful of wins under its belt, but it won’t be the only Pirates team bringing home…
Upcoming PSC art exhibition will be an immersive, subversive, visually compelling multimedia experience
If you’ve recently walked by the Charles W. Lamar Studio in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, you’ve probably noticed the doors to…
PSC observes Suicide Prevention Month with walk, panel discussions, mental health screenings, more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts it bluntly: “Suicide is a serious public health problem …and is a leading cause of death” in…
Sue Havens shares inspirations, processes for ‘Cull+’ art exhibit
Pensacola State first-year photography student Davan Royster moved slowly through the College’s Switzer Gallery, taking in every bit of the compelling artwork of Sue Havens,…
Sparkie Harrison becomes new director of College’s Century Center
Administrator was Career Pathways Counselor for PSC Adult Education Department Sparkie Harrison is the new director of the Pensacola State College Century Center in the…
Pensacola State-built mini house is ready, should last 200 years
Some first-time homeowner is going to get an awesome home. So awesome that it could be the only home they’ll ever need to buy. “This…
Pensacola State International Festival set for April 15
Performers, vendors, volunteers, sponsors are needed for April 15, 2023 event. How many cultures are represented at Pensacola State College? In Northwest Florida? The Gulf…
PSC Student Resource Guide provides info on virtual tutoring, employment, food pantry, more
We hope the first week of the fall 2022 semester went well. But we also know that sometimes things happen. Dogs eat homework all the…
Students are back. Fall classes have started. Campuses are buzzing. Finally!
Art instructor Paula Work talks to students on Aug. 15, the first day of the fall 2022 semester. Ashanti East wasn’t taking any chances on…
Play a musical instrument? Cool! Join one of PSC’s bands
Play guitar? Want to earn college credits for playing guitar? Well, the Pensacola State College Jazz Ensemble sure could use your shredding. (Not sure if…
PSC Welcomes New EOC Director Brett Patterson (and read about his cool side gig)
By day, Brett Patterson helps some of our community’s most vulnerable folks attend Pensacola State College. By night, Patterson jams with his wife Lee Patterson…
Eagle Scout and PSC freshman Nicolas Salazar already makes community a better place
Nicolas Salazar just graduated from Pace High School a few months back, but he’s already made an impact in making Northwest Florida a better place.…
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…
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…