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Head Baseball Coach and Former Pirate, Bryan Lewallyn, leads the charge as PSC Student-Athletes Help Community Recover From Hurricane Sally

Main PageBy Roxanne Lavelle October 14, 2020

Mary Mabins, Pensacola State College Superheroes don’t always wear capes – sometimes they wear Pensacola State College T-shirts and athletic gear. 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. The category 2 hurricane hit the Florida Panhandle and…

New Pensacola State College police chief is also an alumnus

Main Page, NewsBy Roxanne Lavelle August 20, 2020

Robert Goley is also retired U.S. Army colonel, long-time law enforcement officer.
There’s a new lawman in town to keep the peace.
OK, it’s not that dramatic.
Pensacola State College isn’t a town, after all. But it is a community. And it’s a pretty peaceful community as it is. So 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. After all, he’s been part of the family since he came to then-Pensacola Junior College as a teenager just after graduating from Pensacola Catholic High School in 1980.

Kenneth Phillips is back at Pensacola State to face the music

Main Page, NewsBy Roxanne Lavelle August 20, 2020

PSC alumnus is new Performing Arts Director
When Pensacola State guitar instructor Joe Stallings formed the College’s first guitar ensemble in 1983, Kenny Phillips was a member.
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.

New Pensacola State College police chief is also an alumnus

Main Page, NewsBy Roxanne Lavelle August 7, 2020

There’s a new lawman in town to keep the peace.
OK, it’s not that dramatic.

Pensacola State College isn’t a town, after all. But it is a community. And it’s a pretty peaceful community as it is. So 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. After all, he’s been part of the family since he came to then-Pensacola Junior College as a teenager just after graduating from Pensacola Catholic High School in 1980.

“He has a polish to him,” said Tom Gilliam, PSC Vice President of Administrative Services and General Counsel. “He’s very laid back and down-to-earth, but at the same time he has that polish. He’s a great fit for Pensacola State College.”

PSC L.I.F.E. Fitness Centers reopen on Pensacola, Milton campuses

Main Page, NewsBy Roxanne Lavelle August 3, 2020

Troy Moon, Pensacola State College About 18 months ago, Caresse Galiza suffered a torn meniscus and a torn ACL in her right knee during a self-defense class. Well, she definitely works in the right place ─ the Pensacola State College Milton campus L.I.F.E. Fitness Center, where there’s plenty of exercise equipment, weights and even an…

Pensacola State alumnus chases music dreams in Music City USA

Main Page, NewsBy Roxanne Lavelle July 13, 2020

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.

She recently released the single, “Understand It,” which is available on Spotify and other streaming platforms.

“I loved PSC,” said Layne, a Gulf Breeze native who earned her associate degree from the College in 2016. She has since earned a bachelor’s degree in Music Business from Middle Tennessee State University. “I’ve taken classes at a few other colleges, and PSC has the best professors and great facilities. My whole family went to PSC.”

Pensacola State College Covid-19 Response Plan stresses distancing, masks, cleanliness and safety

Main Page, NewsBy Roxanne Lavelle July 13, 2020

Walk the halls on any Pensacola State College campus, and you’ll see everyone masked up and keeping their distance. Walk into any office and you’ll find hand-sanitizer and more masks. And the disinfectant wipes for each office are on their way.

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.

“The purpose of the plan is let all College employees and students know about the required protective actions the College is putting in place to fight Covid-19 and keep everyone safe and healthy,’’ said Tom Gilliam, PSC Vice President of General Counsel.

Alumni Anchor | Winter 2019

Alumni Anchor, Main Page, NewsBy Roxanne Lavelle July 7, 2020

Read the 7th edition of the Alumni Anchor. Issue Highlights:
Alumnus Establishes Scholarship in Mentor’s Name
Alum Helps Up-and-Coming Entrepreneurs
PSC is a Tradition for McArthur Family
Association Honors 8 Accomplished Alumni
15 Inducted into College’s
Athletics Hall of Fame
DKA Fraternity Donates Memorial
Cabinet to Library

PSC alum helping to feed those in need during pandemic

Main Page, NewsBy Roxanne Lavelle July 2, 2020

A Pensacola State College alumna is making a difference in the community by helping to feed those in need.

Kaitlin Santiago, a 2017 Pensacola State graduate, recently moved back home from Washington, D.C., because of the COVID-19 pandemic and, along with Andrea Dias – another former resident ─ started Snack Pack in April. So far, the two have delivered food boxes to more than 200 Escambia County and Santa Rosa County families in need.

The program initially began as a way to make sure children who depended on school breakfasts and lunches still received nutritious foods. The Snack Pack boxes are filled with enough fruit, vegetables, protein, snacks, water, etc., to feed a family for a week.

Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows honored with Rotary award

Main Page, NewsBy Roxanne Lavelle July 1, 2020

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”.

The award is named for Grover Robinson III, father of Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson IV. Grover Robinson III was an Army veteran who fought in the Vietnam War and earned a Bronze Star. He also served in the Florida House of Representatives for 14 years and was a former Rotary Club of Pensacola president. Robinson III, along with his wife Sandra Robinson, died in a helicopter crash in New Zealand in 2000. The Pensacola Rotary also gives an award named for Sandra Robinson.