Category: <span>Archived News</span>

Sep 11 2006 12:00AM It’s now Sept. 11, 2006, five years after the fateful day that drastically changed our nation.  The Corsair staff teamed up with Julie Ruengert’s Reporting class and blanketed the Pensacola campus, soliciting memories of Sept. 11, 2001.

Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Pensacola Junior College is hosting the 25th Gulf South History and Humanities Conference Oct. 5-7 at the Hilton Garden Inn on Pensacola Beach. The conference is an annual event sponsored by the Gulf South Historical Association, drawing researchers and scholars from colleges and universities in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas....

Sep 11 2006 12:00AM The Visual Arts Gallery at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola Junior College, is kicking off its 2006-2007 Lyceum Exhibition lineup with Pinky Bass and Jan Black. The exhibit runs Sept. 11 through Oct. 23. The opening reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21. Bass’ pinhole photography...

Ricky Di Sep 11 2006 12:00AM PJC will receive more than $4 million in federal and state grants in upcoming years, including funding for several new programs. SUCCEED Florida!, a program founded in 2005 by the state legislature to fund workforce education programs, is giving $810,000 to PJC during the 2006-2007 term.  The money will...

Lindsey Chavers Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Renovated PJC Planetarium caters to all ages Astronomers are redefining what it actually means for an extraterrestrial object to be a planet.  Pluto is no longer a planet, and it is only a matter of time before other objects are added to the list of planets that have been...

By Kristin Martin Published on November 7, 2007 The Northwest Florida Blood Center will be holding a blood drive at the Pensacola campus on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. between buildings 1 and 5. “We’re the community blood center, so pretty much all the blood that the hospitals use comes...

By Kristin Martin Published on November 7, 2007 Peter Wilkin, PJC Disciplinarian, has been dealing with disruptive behavioral problems from students on a daily basis this semester. This term, approximately 75 referrals from PJC police and faculty have been given to Wilkin. “This day and age teachers are very, very, very, very concerned about any...

By Rachael Worth Published on November 7, 2007 Everybody knows the stress of having to write a paper without help.  PJC’s online writing lab is designed to give students online tutoring and advice on grammar, reading, and writing related to any subject.  The lab is run by Christine Prendergast, reading and writing lab supervisor. Prendergast...

By Myra Layfield Published on November 7, 2007 A new way to communicate is being introduced to our society. A three-dimensional world via internet takes instant messaging to another level. The popular cyber-world known as “Second Life” was created by Linden Research Inc. in 2003, and for the last year has been taking the world...

By Jade Lantz Published on November 7, 2007 Samantha Majors, 18, a freshman at PJC, has her finances in place.  After graduating from Tate High this past spring, with a GPA of 3.5, she now attends PJC as an Elementary Education Major, paid for by four different scholarships. While attending Tate, Majors participated in many...