Published: August 23, 2006 Students who are enrolled in the Associate in Arts program will see a number of changes this semester. One of these changes concerns the Gordon Rule requirement for writing-emphasis courses. In past semesters, students have been required to write a specific number of words in writing-emphasis (Gordon Rule) classes. As of...
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June 15, 2009August 13, 2025Archived News
‘Bright’ students receive full tuition at community colleges
Published: August 23, 2006 Medallion scholars attending community colleges now get 100 percent of their tuition and fees paid thanks to the Florida legislature. The House bill was signed by Gov. Jeb Bush in May and takes effect for this fall semester. The scholarship is one of several awards that make up the Florida Bright...
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June 15, 2009August 13, 2025Archived News
QEP to change the future of learning
Sahara Locke Published: August 23, 2006 PJC educators believe that students should become independent, lifelong learners, and plan to implement strategies through “Learning To Learn.Learning For Life.” The topic is part of the Quality Enhancement Plan now underway as part of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation process. PJC was first accredited in...
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June 15, 2009August 13, 2025Archived Opinion
VULTURES ON A CAROUSEL: Cheese coney contends with costumed cow
Michael Rutschky Published: August 23, 2006 Through the large screen holes in front of my face, I could see the crowd cheering for me as I stepped into the center of the makeshift arena. I was nervous, not because of the impending showdown, but because of possible health risks of attempting the rigors of combat...
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June 15, 2009August 13, 2025Features
Tuition changes for non-residents
Published: August 23, 2006 PJC students who are not Florida residents may be affected by changes in residency requirements that will become effective in fall 2007. To receive in-state tuition rates, students are required to present two documents that indicate legal ties to the state with issue dates of at least 12 months prior to...
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June 15, 2009August 13, 2025Features
Students can stay well-groomed for less
Michael Rutschky Published: August 23, 2006 While most PJC students have to wait until after graduation to work in the field of their major, certain departments are giving students the opportunity to work as they learn. This, of course, benefits students who are gaining the experience required to move into the field, but it also...
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June 15, 2009August 13, 2025Archived News
Speak up. Be heard.
Published: August 23, 2006 The Generation Next van stopped by PJC Aug. 17 to videotape students ages 16-25 about their beliefs about world events. Corsair Staff Photographer Sean Drain, right, completes consent forms while David Andrukonis prepares the camera. Video segments and a documentary are slated to air on PBS later this fall and in...
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June 15, 2009August 13, 2025Archived Sports
Volleyball team wins scholars awards
Published: August 23, 2006 The Florida Community College Activities Association in Tallahassee recently selected Pensacola Junior College student Jessica Costa as the 2005-2006 FCCAA Female Scholar Student Athlete of the Year/Volleyball and PJC’s female volleyball team as the 2005-2006 FCCAA Female Academic Team of the Year.
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June 15, 2009August 13, 2025Features
PJC fall gardening courses
Published: August 23, 2006 Mulching. Pruning. Container gardening. Growing fall crops. Landscaping. Enhance these gardening skills with a Pensacola Junior College Continuing Education course at the Pensacola and Milton campuses. Choices: Landscape Design I, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 7 through Oct. 5, Milton, $60. Fall Vegetable Gardens, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept....
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June 15, 2009August 13, 20252009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment
‘Art’
Published: August 23, 2006 PJC’s new Post Script Productions is presenting the comedy “Art” at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 24, 25, and 26 at the Hagler Auditorium. General admission tickets are $5 each and proceeds benefit the PJC Lyceum Series. This series was created as a venue for more experimental, avant garde theatre productions. Starring...