Doug Bates, a Pensacola attorney and Pensacola State College alumnus, will be the keynote speaker at Pensacola State College’s fall graduation set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, in the Pensacola Bay Center. A former Pensacola State standout baseball player, Bates is an attorney with Clark Partington, Attorneys at Law in Pensacola.

Caring for others is something near and dear to LaKynda Curtis’s heart.

Curtis, a U.S. Navy veteran, was the primary caregiver for her grandmother, Estelle Curtis, who passed away in 2008. Leslie Roach, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, also looks forward to helping others.

Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows, PSC Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Troy Tippett, and members of the Council of Presidents and Trustees from across the state met with state legislators Nov. 15 and 16 in Tallahassee to advocate for the Florida College System budget. The group also asked legislators to consider including the FCS in the state’s group health insurance program. 

Pensacola State College hosted the inaugural Annual Florida College System Cybersecurity Competition on Nov. 4 in the Donald McMahon III Center for Cybersecurity on the Pensacola campus. Fourteen FCS institutions from across the state participated in the competition sponsored by Cyber Florida.

Pensacola State College Professor Dr. Brian R. Rucker was a featured author on the WSRE-TV “Connecting the Community” segment, “The Write Stuff,” this fall. A renowned author, Rucker discussed “Worlds Within the World: The Story of the Walt Disney Resort Hotels,” “Floridale: The Rise and Fall of a Florida Boom Community,” and “Mine Eyes Have Seen: Firsthand Reminiscences of the Civil War in West Florida.

The opening reception of the Chaos Acceptance & Design, the 2023 Graphic Design Student Exhibition, was held Nov. 28 in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts. The exhibition showcases a collective of six student portfolios. 

The Pensacola State College Center for Nonprofit Excellence and Philanthropy certification program ensures that applicants meet federal, state and local regulations while adhering to the highest nonprofit management standards.