The digital magazine for faculty, staff, students and friends of Pensacola State College
March 11, 2021
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Khadija Fields stood in the back of Pensacola State College’s Hagler Auditorium listening to a Pen Air Federal Credit Union representative talk to around a dozen students about making the upcoming spring break not only safe, but affordable.
Fields wasn’t on the stage, but it was her show. She’s the PSC Title III: Pirate PATH to Success Financial Literacy Coordinator. She regularly brings workshops to the College to help students navigate financial concerns and hardships.
A PSC alumna, Fields began her position in September.
“We try to help students financially – from learning how to budget to information on student loans and the types of loans,” she said. “We also help provide them with information on scholarship and grants, because some of our students might not know they qualify. We don’t want them taking out loans if they don’t have to. It will be too much of a burden.”
Only six months into her position, Fields has already made an impact.
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Fundraising volunteers for the African-American Memorial Endowment Scholarship and Dr. Garrett T. Wiggins “Live Your Dream” Scholarship presentation on Feb. 26. Most of the volunteers are former PSC students and past AAMES/Wiggins scholarship recipients. Front row, left to right: Dr. Rameca Vincent Leary; Tawada English; Khaliah Williams; Verona Hutchinson. Back row, left to right: Dan Frisbie; Trace Brown; Dr. John Woods; Jonathan Stallworth; Dr. Ed Meadows. Not pictured: Brian Sutton; Michelle Jones. This is a composite photo, created from individual photos of the participants without masks. All participants wore masks and were socially distanced during the event. |
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Some of the 11 PSC students who were awarded an African-American Memorial Endowment Scholarship or Dr. Garrett T. Wiggins “Live Your Dream” Scholarship on Feb. 26. Front row, left to right: Lakisha Jones; Keyaundra Mobley; Paris Guy; Nevaeh Anderson-Polk; Lecia Bradley. Back row, left to right: Dr. Tonie Anderson-Steele; Daniel Haile; Xavier Sapp; Dr. Rameca Vincent Leary; Dr. Ed Meadows. This is a composite photo, created from individual photos of the participants without masks. All participants wore masks and were socially distanced during the event. |
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'100 for 100' campaign raises $14,239.96 for PSC scholarships |
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An annual blockbuster event with an innovative 2021 twist, the recent "100 for 100" fundraising campaign raised $14,239.96, according to Rameca Leary, PSC's Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives, who coordinated the drive.
The funds are being used for the African-American Memorial Endowment and the Dr. Garrett T. Wiggins "Live Your Dream" Scholarships. Eleven PSC students were awarded one of these scholarships during a Feb. 26 ceremony at WSRE-TV.
The scholarships are usually awarded at an annual banquet, but this year’s event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scaled-back ceremony was presented by the PSC Black History/Multicultural Committee. Because the funds raised from the banquets normally help fund the scholarship pool, this year Leary spearheaded a “100 for 100” campaign. Leary and 10 volunteers set a goal of 100 people donating $100 – a $10,000 goal. The donations received this year will be used for future scholarship recipients.
The scholarship presentations will be broadcast as part of the "Pensacola State Today" program, with the first airing at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 25. Additional airings will be 3 p.m. Saturday, April 3; 1 p.m. Sunday, April 4; 3 p.m. on April 6, 17 and 20; and 1 p.m. on April 18.
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Left to right: Dr. Rameca Leary; PSC President Ed Meadows; Dr. Tonie Anderson-Steele; Aaron Watson. This is a composite photo, created from individual photos of the participants without masks. All participants wore masks and were socially distanced during the event. |
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PSC President Ed Meadows presents award sponsor Aaron Watson with a work bag filled with PSC merchandise. |
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A year ago, Pensacola State College students and employees went on spring break. When the week was over, they didn’t come back to campus. At least not right away as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the College to transition to online classes for the rest of the spring term, with students and employees – at least most employees – working and studying from home.
Now, Pensacola State College students and employees are getting ready for another spring break. And since students, faculty and employees will be returning to their respective campuses and centers after the break, there is concern that people letting their guard – and masks – down, could trigger a spike in positive COVID-19 cases at PSC.
“I think that today, we’re in an excellent place regarding COVID-19,” said Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows. “And we’ll remain in good shape as long as students and employees don’t bring Covid back after the spring break.”
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Pensacola State College provides high-quality, low-cost education to the residents of Northwest Florida through university transfer, workforce certificates, degrees, continuing education, corporate and professional development, and televised programming through the WSRE Public Broadcasting Service.
The PSC Foundation seeks to enhance the College’s ability to provide these services through a five-year campaign, "Your Community - Your Legacy," focused on supporting student scholarships, academic programs, faculty and staff professional development, and facility and technology infrastructure.
Click the button below to learn more about the campaign and to make your donation!
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