WASHINGTON — NASA is offering community and junior college students from across the country an opportunity to participate in a semester-long scholars program, culminating in a three-day visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Students who apply and are chosen for the National Community College Aerospace Scholars program will interact with NASA engineers and…
KATIE COSEO The Corsair On Tuesday at Warrington Campus, faculty, staff, students and administration gathered together for the ribbon cutting of the Green Education Module. For the past several months students passing the old fire truck garage on Warrington campus have been hearing the drills and saws of construction. When passing the garage students could…
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair “Gesang ist dasein – To sing is to be,” quoted Elisabeth Von Trapp after she had finished her performance in the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium. Elisabeth Von Trapp is the granddaughter of Maria and Baron Von Trapp, whose story inspired the play The Sound of Music. Throughout her life, she sang…
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair On Friday, Nov. 13, PJC and our local Manna food bank came together to host the third annual Throw a Bowl for Manna event, held in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts. This event had a wonderful turn out and the promise of an equally excellent turn out for…
Kelci Pascoe – The Corsair In this economy it is difficult to find something enjoyable to do without breaking the bank. The PJC Historic Society offers fun and free historic walks downtown. They are a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning having fun, getting a good dose of fresh air, and learning about Pensacola’s…
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair On the night of Nov. 5, the usually quiet Visual Arts Gallery was packed full of life. Faculty, students, and visitors were scattered about, chatting about various art works and enjoying refreshments. The reason for the occasion was the PJC Faculty Art Show. The Faculty Art Show, which opened on Nov…
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair In today’s society there are many different ways that someone can get involved with helping the environment. Sometimes it is easy to become overwhelmed with all these options, however now there is an admirable, easy way to help! PJC now offers a fun and completely free way to get involved with…
KIMBERLY SWEETMAN The Corsair The PJC Zookeepers Club is “Going Ape.” Students and faculty have been asked by the Club to donate items for the Center for Great Apes. “This is a wonderful facility whose mission is to provide a permanent sanctuary in a safe and enriching environment for orangutans and chimpanzees in need of…
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair Hospitals are constantly filled with patients in need of urgent care. The lives of many of these patients depend upon whether or not that hospital has a large enough supply of blood. The Northwest Florida Blood Services needs a minimum of 176 pints of blood per day to properly supply our…
The Pensacola Ice Flyers will play the Columbus Cottonmouths on Nov. 7 in the Pensacola Civic Center. Students get two dollars off the price of the ticket when they present their student ID. Groups of ten can pre-order their tickets by Friday and will only have to pay seven dollars per ticket. Groups can also…