From Staff Reports PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola Junior College invites the community to learn about solar power, wind power, biofuels and other energy resources at the Renewable Energy Forum. The free event is 6 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Hagler Auditorium, Building 2A, on the Pensacola campus. As a part of PJC’s “Environmental and Economic Sustainability” project – also known...
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Multicultural Job Fair
Staff Reports PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola Junior College invites the community to its 14th annual Multicultural Job Fair 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio, Building 23, on the Pensacola campus. Sponsors are the PJC Black History Committee, PJC Student Job Services and WSRE-TV. Each year, employers seeking a diverse pool...
WSRE airs inauguration
Pensacola Junior College invites the community to watch the historic swearing in of President-Elect Barack Obama as WSRE-TV presents a live feed of the inaugural ceremonies. The live feed airs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Hagler Auditorium, Building 2A, on the Pensacola campus. The event is free and open to the general public. Moderated by...
The importance of grades in the coming semester
By: Ben Johnson Published: January 8, 2009 One semester is over, another begins. For many of you, this is just another semester, but for others this will be a first or final step with PJC. One thing that I have observed, is the busy hustle and cramming of classes among students so they can get out of here as quick...
International basketball players come to PJC
By: Lauren Fagler Published: January 8, 2009 Pensacola Junior College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams have a diverse international influence this year, introducing five players from foreign nations. The men’s team has three international players on its roster, while the women’s team has two foreign athletes. Not only have these players faced the challenge of being so far away from...
PJC hopes to offer 4-year degrees by 2011
By: Kristin Martin Published: January 8, 2009 From education to culinary arts to nursing programs, Pensacola Junior College offers students a wide variety of associate degrees, and within the next few years, students most likely will be able to receive baccalaureate degrees in some programs. About eight months ago, PJC began discussing the possibility of offering baccalaureate, or bachelor’s, degrees....
Building 1 causes safety concerns for PJC students
By: Erin Smallwood Published: January 8, 2009 Poor lighting and lack of communication have had students and teachers in Building 1 concerned about their safety for several years now. “My faculty has voiced concerns to me about safety issues in the building when they teach evening classes since I came here in 2000,” said Department head Wanda Cook. There are...
SkillsUSA: Champions at Work coming to PJC
By: Steven Dickens Published: January 8, 2009 A new campus organization has formed to encourage Pensacola Junior College students to consider vocational-technical careers. SkillsUSA recently held its first regional meeting of the year at PJC’s Hagler Auditorium. It was the first time PJC participated in such a meeting, held to help students and teachers learn about the organization and invite...
Junk to Art Workshops bring out student imagination
By: Troy Lambert Published: January 8, 2009 Stop! Don’t throw that junk out. Bring your junk to Pensacola Junior College’s “Junk to Art Workshop.” On Oct 24, 2008, as part of Pensacola Junior College’s sustainability project, Assistant Professor of Communications, Jen Ehrhardt, and Adjunct of Philosophy, Judy Golding, started a series of workshops where artists, students and anyone who wanted...
Parents invade student privacy to obtain grades
By: Ashley Thompson Published: January 8, 2009 Recently, the Registrar’s Office at Pensacola Junior College has been receiving phone calls from concerned parents trying to obtain information about their child’s classes, and even grades. However, once a student enters college or any post-secondary school, the right to access information shifts from the parent to the student. “This rarely makes a...