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January 6, 2021
The Pensacola State College inaugural women’s soccer team will take the pitch this fall, adding another team to the Athletics Department.

Though PSC will field a team this fall, exactly which field is yet to be determined. PSC President Ed Meadows and PSC Athletic Director Bryan Lewallyn said the Pirates team will play home games at a yet-to-be determined soccer facility in Northwest Florida. 

The current intramural field on the Pensacola campus will be renovated to make it a regulation collegiate soccer field. 

Also, a search is underway for the coaching staff.

“There are literally thousands of high school players and other youth league players in our community,’’ said Meadows, whose own grandchildren play soccer. “This is a chance to widen our service to the community and give some of our local players an opportunity to continue playing after high school.”

Lewallyn echoed Meadows in his assessment of the benefits of Pensacola State adding a soccer team.

“Soccer is the biggest sport in the community right now,’’ Lewallyn said. “This gives PSC another connection to the community that wasn’t there. There’s a huge soccer community in our area so this is certainly a positive move.” 

Lewallyn said it will probably be two to three years before the new Pirates team is able to play home games at the College. 

“We are in the process of getting some quotes on turning our intramural field into a regulation-size soccer field,’’ he explained. “We’re excited to get going.”

The soccer addition comes two years after PSC added a women’s cross-country team to the Pirates team roster.

“It’s really going to help us grow athletics,’’ Lewallyn said. “Additionally, the connection to the community will be significant.”

Though there are only four other Florida College Systems schools that field women’s soccer teams, Lewallyn said the team will compete against teams from throughout the Southeast.

He expects the Pirates to field a team of about 18 players, though that number will eventually grow. Walk-on players on will be accepted and welcomed, Lewallyn said. A decision about whether athletic scholarships will be offered to potential players is still being discussed. 
BACK TO SCHOOL!
Pensacola State College Spring Semester begins Friday, Jan. 7
What cold weather? It’s spring at Pensacola State College. Or at least it’s time for the 2022 spring semester. 

Classes begin Friday, Jan. 7, for the Spring Session A, which runs through May 6. Session B also begins Jan. 7 and runs through March 4.

But if you need just a little more time to sweep the snow off the brain, there are other opportunities to attend classes at PSC during the spring semester. 

Spring Session C begins Jan. 31 and ends May 6, while Session D begins March 7 and concludes on May 6. Fees for Session C are due Jan. 24, while Session D fees are due Feb. 28. Registration is open for all spring sessions.

To help accommodate students during the sometimes busy and hectic registration process, the College is offering extended service hours Monday through Thursday, Jan. 10-13. 

Registration, advising, financial aid and other services will be available through 6 p.m. on those extended days. 

The last day to add classes for Session A is Jan. 13; it is Jan. 10 for Session B. 

The last day to drop classes for Sessions A and Session B is Jan. 13. 

For more information, call 850-484-2000 or email Admissions@PensacolaState.edu.
Two new art exhibitions will open at Pensacola State College on Thursday, Jan. 6, one featuring a talented art instructor and the other showcasing the work of an artist inspired by the past and present while employing a style that was first used in medieval times and that flourished during the Renaissance. 

An Opening Reception for the exhibitions is set for 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at the PSC Anna Lamar Center for Visual Arts.

The “Anna Lamar Switzer Endowed Teaching Chair Exhibition’’ features the work of Paula Work, pictured, right, a member of the College’s Academy of Teaching Excellence. It will be on display in the Charles W. Lamar Studio Gallery in the Anna Lamar Center for Visual Arts through April 29. 

The work of South Florida artist Lauren Redding is showcased in the “Interstellar Insulation” exhibition, which features compelling and mysterious works produced in silverpoint – a drawing media in which the artist uses silver wire in a stylus to produce images.  


PSC Century Center adds Cosmetology to educational roster
Let’s face it. During the COVID-19 lockdown a lot of us let our hair go. Barbers and stylists were closed. Even Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said one of the things he was missing the most was a good haircut. 

But now with people back at work or back at school, everyone wants to look their best. And to look their best, they’re going to need trained cosmetologists.

That’s one of the reasons that Pensacola State College is reinstating a cosmetology program at the Century Center in North Escambia County.  Cosmetology classes begin at the center on Friday, Jan. 7.

“It’s one of those professions that shut down for COVID, and that’s when everyone realized how important cosmetologists are,’’ said Century Center Director Alex Andrews. “It’s very much a career path for some people and there’s a need and demand.”

Century Center previously offered cosmetology, but the program was shut down years ago because of oversaturation in the profession. Today is different.

“We’ve seen the need rise again and we have responded,’’ Andrews said. “It’s really by demand.” 

So far, 12 people are registered for the cosmetology program classes at the Century Center. Andrews said the program can train 15 students, and he hopes to add three more students to the spring classes.

The cosmetology instructor at the PSC Century Center will be Vina Washington, a longtime Pensacola cosmetologist who has worked independently most of her 20-plus year career.

“I’m excited because I’ve wanted to teach for so long,’’ she said. “I’m really grateful to be able to share the knowledge I have gained through the years.” 

The PSC Century Center also offers classes in welding, GED and various college credit courses such as Spanish, Human Growth and Development, Earth Science and more.

Andrews hopes to add some health care programs at the Century Center in the future. 

“We’re really committed to workforce training,’’ he said. “So that’s our next goal – to bring healthcare training to provide even more options for the people of Century and the northern part of the country.” 

For more information, call 850-471-4622 or email century@pensacolastate.edu. The PSC Century Center is located at 440 E. Hecker Road in Century. 

— Troy Moon