The digital magazine for faculty, staff, students and friends of Pensacola State College
December 1, 2021
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PHOTO: Tai'Sheka Porchia reaches for the layup. |
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The Pensacola State women's basketball team took two more wins over the weekend as they hosted three other teams in their Thanksgiving Classic.
The tournament began Friday with Walter State College going up against Eastern Florida State College. The Lady Pirates ended the evening with a game against St. Petersburg College. Pensacola State got a somewhat slow start in the first quarter but eventually would turn up the heat and dominate their opponent in a 79-40 victory.
During Friday's game, Pensacola's Kristin Williams would account for 22 of the Lady Pirates' points.
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On Saturday, Pensacola State — then ranked No. 20 — would face Eastern Florida State College — then ranked No. 17. Unlike Friday's game, the Lady Pirates battled for every earned point and every defensive stop as the two teams remained close throughout.
In the final quarter, Pensacola State advanced by sheer determination and an energetic camaraderie. In the end, Pensacola emerged the winner with a final score of 68-62.
The team's vocalized spirit has set the tone at this year's home games from the court to the bench and into the stands. This victory was fun to watch and well-deserved.
Among the high scorers were Tai'Sheka Porchia with 17 points, Zahra Daniel with 15 points, and Kristen Williams with 14 points on the night. Porchia also would pull down 12 rebounds to earn her a double double.
The 9-0 Lady Pirates, now ranked No. 19 in the nation and No. 3 in Florida, will hit the road to play against Bishop State Community College at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3. Pensacola State hosted Bishop State earlier this month, defeating them by 51 points. To see the Lady Pirates in action, fans will have to wait for the following Friday, Dec. 10, when they go up against North Arkansas College at 5:30 p.m.
PHOTOS: Upper photo: PSC players, left to right, Caliana Fenceroy, Tai'Sheka Porchia, and Douthsine Prien rush for the layup; above, PSC women's basketball coach Clenita Belford.
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PSC to host Discover Pensacola State on Wednesday, Dec. 8 |
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Pensacola State College will present Discover Pensacola State from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, in the Student Center, Building 5, on the Pensacola campus.
Spring semester classes begin Friday, Jan 7. It’s not too late for new, returning or potential students to register for classes.
Pensacola State staff will be on hand to answer questions and assist with college, financial aid and scholarship applications. Campus tours also will be available.
Spring semester sessions include:
• Session A: Jan. 7 – May 6
• Session B: Jan. 7 ¬– March 4
• Session C: Jan. 31 – May 6
• Session D: March 7 – May 6.
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Pensacola State to present ‘Circle/Cycle’ on Thursday, Dec. 9;
performance is symbolic closing to Woods' ‘Dream State’ exhibit
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Lauren Woods, accompanied by Lori Bilbrey-Vaghefi and Ava Reding, will perform “Circle/Cycle” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at Pensacola State College’s Charles W. Lamar Studio.
Erin Cross will provide original music for the performance, which is a symbolic closing ceremony for Woods’ exhibition, “Dream State.” The exhibition has been on display in the Charles W. Lamar Studio housed in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts (Building 15) since Aug. 16.
“Dream State” will close on Sunday, Dec 12. The exhibit and performance are free and open to the public.
“Circle dances have been a part of human culture for thousands of years. Performed as rites of passage, an invocation of change, or a mode of community ritual, the circle embodies aspects of connection, unity, and cycles of transformation,” said Woods, a regional artist, former ballet dancer and Auburn University assistant art professor.
“Dancing is a way to bond and communicate, expressing elemental and ineffable aspects at the root of our being.”
Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays. For appointment only, call 850-484-2550.
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Massage, Facial students bring lunch, warmth to city’s homeless |
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Sam didn’t have much. In fact, he didn’t have a real home. Or even food.
So, when some kindhearted Pensacola State College students and their instructor delivered PB&J sandwiches and other goodies, including fresh fruit and a warm blanket, Sam wanted to give them something to show his appreciation.
Now a painting he created of a bright and colorful toucan hangs on the wall outside the PSC Massage Therapy Program offices and classrooms. The artwork was a gift from Sam.
On Wednesday, Nov. 17, Massage Therapy Program Coordinator Sonja McCall-Stehlow and eight of her students delivered the food and blankets to homeless people living in large encampments underneath Interstate 110 in Downtown Pensacola. The students, along with others from the Facials Specialty and Cosmetology programs, helped prepare 200 PB&J sandwiches at the College, then bag them up individually with chips, crackers, a homemade cookie and a mint. They loaded the 200 bags, along with 200 bags of fruit – five pieces to a bag – and the blankets into a van and headed to the encampments. They also brought hundreds of bottles of water.
“As a teacher, I want my students to know it is more fulfilling to give rather than receive," McCall-Stehlow said. “We always talk about giving to people, but we haven’t been able to do as much as we would have liked recently because of COVID. But we wanted to do a community project, and this was the idea and we just rolled with it.”
McCall-Stehlow purchased the bread, peanut butter, jelly and chips for the project. The Fresh Market in Daphne, Alabama, donated fruit and water to the endeavor.
“We put a call out for the blankets, and we had 140 donated," McCall-Stehlow said. “We rolled them up and put red ribbons around them. The people we helped were very grateful. One man teared up and said he hadn’t eaten in four days. And everyone was thankful for the blankets because it’s been so cold out.”
Massage Therapy student Anna Smith was one of the PSC students who participated.
“I was really excited to be part of it,’’ Smith said. “It was an awakening experience. It was heartbreaking to see all those tents and all those people living under the highway. I really noticed how grateful they were. They weren’t greedy at all ─ taking just what they needed ─ even if we offered them more.”
She said some at the camp told her they did have jobs and make a little income, even though they are without a home.
“It’s sad, but I’m glad we were able to help just a little," Smith said. “I wish there was more than we could do.”
— Troy Moon
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PSC Alumni Spotlight: Keyaundra Mobley |
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So many Pensacola State College alumni stay close to the College after graduation, but few remain as close as Keyaundra Mobley.
How close?
Well, her office is in the office of PSC Student Engagement and Leadership on the Pensacola campus. That’s pretty close. She is the Assistant Coordinator of PSC’s Office of Student Engagement and Leadership.
Mobley earned her Associate of Arts degree from PSC in May and is now a student studying Legal Studies and Communication at the University of West Florida.
“My ultimate goal is to go to law school after I graduate from UWF," Mobley said. “I’d like to become an attorney and hopefully a federal prosecutor.”
Mobley is in the perfect position at PSC. Much of her job is working to get students more active and engaged. Just the way she was when she was a PSC student.
“I got involved right away when I came to PSC," said Mobley, a Washington High School graduate. “It helped shape my track here and I made so many friends and connections at PSC.”
Mobley was president of the PSC Student Government Association and was involved with the African American Student Association and the Campus Activities Board while a student.
In her current position, she helps organize various College activities and events, such as the recent PSC Gobble Wobble 2K Fun Run, which collected food for the PSC Pirates CARE Food Pantry. She organized various online activities, such as Trivia Thursday and Wellness Wednesdays. Sometimes, you’ll find her on various PSC campuses handing out snacks and drinks at the College’s regular “Snack Grab 'n’ Go” events.
Mobley has always been an involved and engaged student. At Washington High, she was a member of nine clubs and organizations. She also was a member of the Washington High Track and Field team, as well as the basketball team and marching band. She also was named “Miss Washington High” and is member of the school’s Hall of Fame.
“I wanted to come to PSC first after high school because I wanted to follow in my Dad’s footsteps," Mobley said, referring to her father, Shelton Mobley, who is a teacher and coach at Beulah Middle School. “He went here and then to UWF. I’m a Daddy’s girl. We’re a lot alike.”
Her hobbies include water aerobics, which she has participated in at PSC, along with her mother, Paula Mobley.
“I’m also big on real estate," she said. “I like that and interior design and doing the layouts in the 3-D world.”
— Troy Moon
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Bachelor of Applied Science senior art exhibit set for Dec. 6-10 |
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"How Design Makes Us Think, Feel, and Do Things" is the title of Pensacola State College’s 2021 Marjan Mazza Bachelor of Applied Science in Business and Management – Graphic Design Senior Exhibition.
Set for Dec. 6-10, the exhibition is in the Switzer Gallery in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Building 15, on the Pensacola campus at 1000 College Blvd. Admission is free.
An opening reception is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, in the Switzer Gallery. The works of 10 students will be part of the exhibit.
“Design is powerful. It has the ability to make us think, feel, and do things,” said Mark Hopkins, coordinator of the College’s Graphic Design Program.
“Through the use of graphic design, accented by the fields of photography and fine arts, the class of 2021 has created a dynamic collection of works inspired by the concept. This final exhibition illustrates the students’ creativity, passion, and dedication to the field.”
Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Tours are available with prior arrangements.
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Interested in transferring to UWF?
Stop by the Pensacola Campus Advising office in Building 5 to meet with a PSC2UWF Transfer Adviser from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 2.
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