Melissa Brown Sep 11 2006 12:00AM On Sept. 5, Pensacola residents approved what some termed a controversial plan to build a public waterfront park just south of City Hall. In an e-mail interview, Miller Caldwell, of Caldwell Associates Architects and a Bush-appointed PJC Board of Trustees member, offered his history with the project and insights into what’s next on the...
PTK orientations set at campuses
Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for community college scholars, is currently accepting new members. Phi Theta Kappa is dedicated to promoting scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship among honor students at two-year schools around the world. PTK is recognized by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges as the official honor society of two-year...
More than 130 colleges at College Fair
Sahara Locke Sep 11 2006 12:00AM The upcoming College Fair 2006 waits to begin the next chapter of a series of highly successful yearly events, according to Saundra Colville of Career Connections. The event takes place over a period of two days: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 11. at the Jean and Paul Amos Studio on the Pensacola...
PJC designates areas on campuses to recyle paper goods
Sep 11 2006 12:00AM In an effort to control some of the paper volume across campus, City Waste has placed 96 gallon containers throughout the campuses. These bins are only for paper goods – no trash allowed. Cardboard boxes may also be recycled. Pick ups will be every Thursday and bins are located in Buildings 1, 5, 7, 13, 16,...
Patience for Parking
Heather Madden Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Every school morning Beth Gindl, a 19-year old student at PJC, wakes up an extra 20 minutes early to arrive on the Pensacola PJC campus 30 minutes before her first class — enough time to find a parking spot and arrive in class on-time. Gindl is not the only student with parking problems. Many...
PJC hosts second Constitution Day
Sep 11 2006 12:00AM “Every Vote Counts” is the theme of PJC’s second annual Constitution Day program. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 18 in the Student Center (Bldg. 5) on the Pensacola Campus. In light of several recent close elections, from the November 2000 U.S. presidential vote to Escambia County Commission’s currently unresolved...
Thank a Custodian
Sep 11 2006 12:00AM International Housekeepers Week is Sept. 10-16. Please take a moment to thank the dozens of custodians who work to keep our college looking clean and bright
Southern history comes to Pensacola
Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Pensacola Junior College is hosting the 25th Gulf South History and Humanities Conference Oct. 5-7 at the Hilton Garden Inn on Pensacola Beach. The conference is an annual event sponsored by the Gulf South Historical Association, drawing researchers and scholars from colleges and universities in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Special theme sessions will address...
BELK’S School Benefit Sale
Sep 11 2006 12:00AM The Adult Basic Education Department’s volunteers will participate in the Belk’s School Benefit Sale Sept. 15-17. The sale will be at the Belk department store in University Mall on North Davis Highway. Coupon books (with great savings and an opportunity to win 1 of 4 Toshiba Satellite P105-S6002 Laptop Computers) may be obtained from the ABE...
Warrington SGA activities
Troop Care Package – all month we will be collecting goods to be sent overseas to our troops. Please stop by the SGA office in Bldg. 3600 for more information.