By Joshua Encinias Published on October 10, 2007 Alpha Beta Gamma at PJC is participating in Make A Difference Day to re-stock the pantry shelves at the Ronald McDonald House of Northwest Florida. The mission of the Ronald McDonald House of Northwest Florida is to be the best Home-Away-From-Homer for children and families of children…
By Diana Poist Published on October 10, 2007 In Building 6, next to the Testing Center on the Pensacola campus of PJC, is an office that Rachelle Burns likes to refer to as a “one-stop shop.” Burns is director of Student Support Services, one of seven Department of Education TRIO programs targeting at-risk college students. …
by Lorraine Organ Published on October 10, 2007 The sand is pure white, the water is a clear emerald color, and the sunlight is reflecting off of the crashing waves. That is enough to marvel at. Perhaps you would like to go for a swim. Suddenly, you come across a few surfers who are feeling…
by Brenda Savage Published on October 10, 2007 Last year, PJC began offering students personal e-mail accounts. This semester, Pirate Mail has become the primary method PJC uses to communicate with students. Pirate mail is an email account automatically created for each PJC student enrolled in college credit courses. Pirate mail is a fast, efficient…
Kristen Bailey Published: September 28, 2005 Complimenting their glazed doughnuts and hot coffee with jazz music and blue skies, students and faculty of PJC gathered yesterday in the gazebo at a small reception celebrating the Literary Roundtable’s newly published literary magazine, Issue. Former writers and artists for the magazine, as well as newcomers to the…
Monica Moody Published: September 28, 2005 Dressing for a night out is nothing like it used to be. The ever-changing rules that dictate fashion trends could easily leave you passed-out on your bedroom floor with a spinning headache and nothing to wear. So, after hours of careful research and countless sleepless nights spent hunched over…
Kristen Bailey Published: September 28, 2005 Composed of more than 400 varied pieces covering all possible art mediums, PJC’s art department has been formulating PJC’s Permanent Collection for more than 30 years. “When I was hired in 1974, the charge was to create a professional art exhibition for the department and the college,” Allan Peterson,…
Rachel Strehlow Published: September 28, 2005 Cast members have been chosen for the Pensacola Junior College performance of the classic play “The King and I” which will be presented Nov. 11 to 13 at the Ashmore Auditorium on the Pensacola campus. Benjamin Ayers has been cast as the King of Siam and Jennifer DelGallo-Taylor will…
Matt Foster Published: September 14, 2005 Michael Garret, a respected author and Stephen King’s first editor, visited the Pensacola Campus recently to teach some creative writing classes. All of the courses were designed to compliment one another. In one of his classes, “How to Become a Published Author,” Garret shared what he considered to be…
Moria Dailey Published: September 14, 2005 Christian students at PJC now have a place to seek support and guidance. The relatively new chapter of national organization Intervarsity Christian Fellowship is welcoming students with open arms. The chapter was started in March, 2005. The chapter is headed by student president Anthony Lee, as well as co-advisors…