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PJC closed on Feb. 22

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola Junior College will be closed Friday, Feb. 22, for the second annual All College Day.     No classes will be held, and all offices will be closed for business.     The normal schedule will resume Saturday, Feb. 23.     All College Day is set aside to provide a variety of professional...

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Police investigating Warrington campus break-ins

By Michael Rutschky Published on February 13, 2008 The PJC campus police department is currently investigating a series of break-ins at Warrington Campus. According to Dr. Marilyn Coseo, the program director of Radiography, an office in Building 3200 was broken into on the night of Feb. 25.  This makes for the third break-in that Coseo...

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New York Times’ Best Selling Author Scheduled to Speak at PJC

On Friday evening, February 22 at 6:00 p.m., Phi Theta Kappa’s Theta Chi Chapter will be hosting its third Satellite Seminar on the Honors Study Topic, “Gold, Gods and Glory:  The Global Dynamics of Power”. The event will be held in building 21, room 2110 on the Pensacola Campus.  Friday evening’s seminar is presented by...

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Demand for respiratory therapists to grow

By Matt Brown Published on February 13, 2008 As the Baby Boomers slowly make their way towards their golden years, they will find themselves needing assistance with health and medical concerns. Due to the large population, whcih will require such health care, jobs in the health and medical fields are growing largely as a whole....

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Longtime PJC educator went the extra mile to help students

By Lindsey Luker Published on February 13, 2008 Last Thursday, PJC lost not only an invaluable faculty member, but a truly caring individual.  For the past 30 years, the Adult High School program at PJC has been more than fortunate to have Dr. James Edward Grant as department head of secondary education.  Grant was fully...

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African American Student Association keeps members positive

By Lindsey Luker Published on February 13, 2008 Nothing could be more valuable to students than plenty of encouragement and a strong, positive attitude to get them through a tough semester.  At PJC, there are plenty of clubs that offer many academic opportunities as well as support.  One particular club is the African American Student...

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GEARS center helps build community for gay and bisexual youth

By Lindsey Luker Published on February 13, 2008 Being openly gay or bisexual is not as uncommon as in the past.  However, college students are still struggling with the issue of “coming out.”  Some are fortunate enough to have a supportive family.  Many have social lives where they can be open about their sexual orientation...

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College Goal Sunday

By Terry Strickland Published on January 30, 2008 Pensacola Junior College is participating in College Goal Sunday, a national and Florida initiative to help students get the financial aid they need to attend college. This year’s event is 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 24 at PJC’s three campuses. Designated locations: Pensacola campus, Baroco Center for...

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The CLAST deadline has passed

By Joshua Encinias Published on January 30, 2008 The Essay portion of the <a href=”http://www.pjc.edu/students/services/testClast.aspx“> College Level Academic Skills Test </a> will be held on Feb. 16.  Students who do not have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 in their English Comp 1 and Comp 2 classes are required to take the test.  The same GPA...