On March 13 at 3:00pm, PSC’s own Jamey Jones from the English Department celebrated his third poetry book titled Under the Big Span of Small Regards. While the book was launched in 2024, it has not had its own official release party in Jones’ hometown, as the original release party took place in Brooklyn, New York.
Category: <span>Features</span>
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Student Excellence Awards
Each year, Pensacola State College holds an award ceremony to recognize excellence in students. It includes the All-Florida Academic Team, PSC Department Scholars, Leadership Awards, PSC Program Scholars, Service Awards, Academic Excellence, the Sharlene E. Burkhardt Award, and more.
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Spring Has Sprung: Searching for Wildflowers in Pensacola
Florida is home to many beautiful aspects of nature. The first thing many think of is its beach, but it has more than just that. It is also home to many beautiful wildflowers. As spring is now in full swing, let us take a look at some of Pensacola’s native flowering species.
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Beach Clean-up Extravaganza
On Saturday, April 5, Pensacola State College English professor, Mike Will, organized a beach clean-up for his Composition II students’ semester projects.
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More Pensacola Expansion: Two New Hotels to Be Built Downtown
As Pensacola has experienced explosive growth in tourism in recent years, the city has been forced to respond to this need. The new Three-Mile Bridge, for instance, was one way the city responded to this uptick in visitors. This rise in tourism has resulted in larger companies’ further interest in developing businesses and infrastructure in the area.
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Fin-Flipping Fun: Pensacola Beach’s Gulf Coast Whale Fest
On April 12, people from all over the Gulf Coast excitedly gathered at the Gulfside Pavilion at Pensacola Beach to celebrate the second-annual Gulf Coast Whale Festival. Hosted by Healthy Gulf, a non-profit organization fighting for the conservation and restoration of the Gulf of America’s natural resources, the Gulf Coast Whale Festival brought together local research labs, wildlife refuges, scholarly programs, and environmental organizations to help promote the protection of endangered marine life (e.g. dolphins, manatees, etc.) and provide a “whale of a good time” for the locals.
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Summer Shenanigans and Events
Hello Pirates! Summer is swimming up, and that comes with free time for shenanigans. To help plan for an eventful, memorable, spectacular summer, here is a list of events in the close and far local area with 2 events for every summer month.
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Showcasing Creativity: Student Art Awards Exhibition
On Tuesday, April 8, the Visual Arts Department at Pensacola State College held its annual student art awards show to honor students' artistic achievements. The expo included diverse mediums, such as digital design, drawing, ceramics, painting, sculpture, and photography.
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The De-Extinction of Dire Wolves: Colossal Success or Dire Mistake?
On April 7, a biotechnology company named Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences came forth with an extremely bold claim against the laws of nature itself: that using their revolutionary “de-extinction” technology, they can “mak[e] extinction a thing of the past.” As a proof of concept, Colossal revealed that they had made 20 edits to a gray wolf embryo’s DNA and, on October 1, 2024, three dire wolf pups were born, the first of their species to walk the earth in over 10,000 years. To many, this is a spark of hope.
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Annual Spring Festival of Flowers
On the first weekend of April, the Milton campus at Pensacola State College held its annual flower festival. With the help of the University of Florida and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the area was filled with all kinds of plant nurseries, tents with information about conservation, woodworkers, painters, live music, food trucks, and much more.