Category: <span>Archived News</span>

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...

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...

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...

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...

Published: August 23, 2006 Come experience the creativity and passion of award-winning pianist Jeri-Mae Astolfi, a headliner of the Pensacola Junior College Lyceum 2006-2007 series. Her performance is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Hagler Auditorium, Building 2, Pensacola campus. A native of Canada, Astolfi is an avid performer of repertoire ranging from the...

Published: August 23, 2006 Take a trip to Mars and see the planet’s spectacular polar ice caps, sprawling extinct volcanoes, vast meteorite craters and huge canyons. Go on a Voyager encounter, touring Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto. Tune to WSKY: Radio Station of the Stars. All this and more is featured at the Pensacola Junior...

Published: August 23, 2006 Health screenings and massages will be available at the PJC/Santa Rosa Medical Center Health Fair from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 14, in the L.I.F.E. Center, Building 4000, on the Milton campus, 5988 Highway 90. The Santa Rosa Medical Center is offering cholesterol, bone density, glucose tolerance, prostate cancer and pulmonary...

Moria Dailey Published: April 26, 2006 Recent Florida legislation brings good news for Bright Futures Medallion Scholars. Florida legislatures passed House Bill 5005, which grants Bright Futures Medallion Scholars, the second level of Bright Futures, 100 percent paid tuition and fees at community colleges.  Medallion Scholars previously received only 75 percent paid tuition and fees,...

Moria Dailey Published: April 26, 2006 “The legislature did a great job for the community college system,” Tom Delaino, PJC president, said of the budget that was decided upon by the Florida Senate and House of Representatives. As mentioned in an article in the April 26 issue of The Corsair, PJC officials were concerned with...

Published: April 26, 2006 Pensacola Junior College now offers students, faculty and staff Internet and Intranet wireless communications. With partners Wave Net of Pensacola and Cisco Systems Inc., PJC has installed a state-of-the-art wireless system across the Pensacola, Warrington and Milton campuses, and the Downtown Center. Currently, PJC has the largest Cisco wireless system in...