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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.

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’s Charlie Schuler relishes classic beauty

Charlie Schuler seeks the beauty of the world, whether in art, language or the lonely sea.

The Pensacola State College humanities professor teaches students the classics and educates them on Latin, the history of Greece and Rome, as well as philosophy, art and the elements of academics that provide a certain refinement to education.

But Schuler isn’t teaching this summer. The beach is calling.

The lifelong surfer, who lives on Pensacola Beach, is spending as much time as possible enjoying the Gulf of Mexico. (In January, Schuler placed third in the Men’s Longboard category at the Waterboyz Winter Classic.)

Pensacola State able to meet challenges in uncertain times, says college president

Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows was 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.

The campus is closed – as are all PSC campuses and centers ─ to students and the public through the end of the spring term. However Meadows said much of the staff, faculty and administration have worked throughout the crisis to ensure the College’s stability, and, its success in the future when the nation emerges from COVID-19.

“I think our leadership has responded very well,’’ Meadows said. “Dr. (Erin) Spicer and the department heads worked through the College’s spring break to get us moving forward as quickly and effectively as possible.”

PSC campuses and centers have been closed since March 23, but classes were transitioned to online and resumed on March 30. While many PSC faculty were already familiar with online teaching, some had to be instructed in conducting online classes using Canvas and other online tools.

State Supreme Court Director Credits PJC with Laying Groundwork for Successful Career

For decades, Craig Waters has credited his two years at then- Pensacola Junior College with giving him the start he needed for a career of more than 30 years now as a lawyer and communications director at the Florida Supreme Court.
Waters especially mentions his studies in English, history and journalism while attending PJC

Five inducted into Pensacola State’s Athletics Hall of Fame 2020 class

By Troy Moon, Pensacola State College 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. Inducted into the PSC Athletics Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Hartsell Arena on…

Student Affairs admin’s ‘full circle’ brings her back to a welcoming PSC

By Mike Suchcicki, Pensacola State College Kathleen “Katie” Hudon is almost apologetic as she pauses after a sentence to say, “I chase rabbits in conversations.” True, she bounces around a lot, subject-wise, as she describes her work as Director of Student Affairs for the Warrington campus, but it’s not from absent-mindedness or a flight of…

Pensacola State College’s three Branches have made the college a second family home

By Troy Moon, Pensacola State College Pensacola State College’s family tree has many branches. But only one branch has three Branches. And the three – Butch and Jeanne Branch, and daughter Michelle Branch – are all graduates of Pensacola State College/Pensacola Junior College, as well as college staff and faculty members. “All of us went…

Patrick Rooney: PSC Alum Is Miracle Worker for Up-and-Coming Entrepreneurs

Patrick Rooney says he had some “amazing teachers” during his days at what was then Pensacola Junior College in the early ’70s. One of those teachers of whose memories he remains quite fond was a math instructor, Mary Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer knew Rooney was a star math student and was, in fact, the head of the…

Pensacola State Alumnus Establishes Scholarship in Late Mentor’s Name

MICHAEL V. HARRELL SCHOLARSHIP TO BENEFIT CULINARY, HOSPITALITY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP MAJORS Gary A. DeLapp, recipient of the 2019 Pensacola State College Distinguished Alumni Life Achievement Award, has established a scholarship to honor his longtime mentor –the late Michael V. Harrell. Open to culinary and hospitality management, culinary arts and business entrepreneurship majors, recipients of the Michael…