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>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO
PENSACOLA STATE TODAY.
I'M YOUR HOST DREXEL GILBERT.
IN TODAY'S EDITION WE'LL LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE POPULAR SKILLS
USA PROGRAM HOSTED BY PENSACOLA
STATE.
PENSACOLA STATE PRESIDENT DR. ED
MEADOWS WILL JOIN US TO TALK
ABOUT THE NEWEST ADDITIONS AND
SUCCESS STORIES FROM PENSACOLA
STATE.
AND WE'LL ALSO SHOW YOU WHY
SUMMER IS AN EXCITING TIME AT
PSC WITH A VARIETY OF CONTINUING
EDUCATION COURSES, AND SUMMER
CAMP.
FIRST LET'S BEGIN OUR SHOW BY
WELCOMING TO THE SET TWO GUESTS
WHO ARE FIGURE PROMINENTLY TO
THE SKILLS USA PROGRAM, FIRST
JENNIFER PONSON IS COORDINATOR
OF STUDENT OUTREACH.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND TYLER KIRCCHAR FOR L
SKILLS U SA, FLORIDA.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
LET'S DEFINE SKILLS USA.
WHAT IS SKILLS USA?
>> SKILLS USA IS A STUDENTS
ORGANIZATION AT ITS CORE.
IT SERVICES HIGH SCHOOL AND
COLLEGE POST SECONDARY STUDENTS
IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL
FIELDS.
WHAT MAKES SKILLS USA SO UNIQUE
IS IT PROVIDES THE STUDENTS THAT
ARE IN THE CLASSROOM LEARNING
HARD SKILLS ABOUT CARPETRY AND
WELDING AND COSMETOLOGY, REALLY
EMPHASIZES THE SOFT SKILLS THEY
NEED TO GET A JOB AND KEEP A
JOB.
Q. TALK ABOUT SOFT IS IT SKILLS.
>> ANYTHING FROM HOW TO CONDUCT
YOURSELF ON A JOB INTERVIEW, HOW
TO PRODUCE A RESUME, HOW TO
COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR EMPLOYER.
THOUSAND DRESS PROFESSIONALLY AT
WORK.
WE FEEL THESE SKILLS ARE SO
CRUCIAL TO THE STUDENTS IN ORDER
TO GET THE JOB, KEEP THE JOB, BE
SUCCESSFUL IN THE FUTURE.
>> WHY DO YOU THINK THIS IS
PROGRAM IS SO POPULAR WITH THE
STUDENTS?
>> THE STUDENTS HAVE A NICE
OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY NETWORK
WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS BUT WORK
WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS IN OUR
LOCAL COMMUNITY.
THROUGH THEIR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS
OF WORK.
NOTHING AS FAR AS THE
IMAGINATION AND PRODUCTIVITY
PERHAPS MORE THAN A LITTLE BIT
OF COMPETITION AN SKILLS USA
KNOWS ABOUT THAT TOO.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WE HAVE OVER 100 COMPETITIONS
COMING TO PENSACOLA WITH THE
STATE SKILLS USA CONFERENCE.
AND THOSE COMPETITIONS RANGED
FROM CULINARY TO BAKING.
>> A LOT OF COMPUTERS AND IT,
ANYTHING FROM BROADCAST NEWS TO
ALSO OUR WELDING AND MARINE
SERVICE AND PLUMBING.
IT'S A VERY, VERY DIVERSE GROUP
OF COMPETITIONS THAT ARE HELD
ANNUALLY.
WE'RE VERY LUCKY THAT THE THREE
YEAR SPAN WILL BE HOSTED BY
PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE.
PENSACOLA STATE REALLY BROUGHT
SOMETHING UNIQUE TO THE TABLE
WHEN THEY PROPOSED TO HAVE THIS
CONFERENCE HERE.
THAT WAS BY ADDING THE WORLDS OF
POSSIBILITIES CAREER,POE.
>> WE HAVE VIDEO OF THAT, WE'LL
ROLE IT SO WITH WE CAN LOOK
WHILE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT.
>> THE WORLDS OF POSSIBILITIES
IS GEARED TOWARDS LOCAL 7TH AND
8TH GRADERS GIVING THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT
POSSIBLE FUTURE CAREERS FOR
THEM.
>> BASICALLY WANT TO PLANT SEEDS
IN THESE 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS AND
HOPES THAT THEY WILL CHOOSE ONE
OF THE CAREER FIELDS.
SO RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE
COMPETITION FOR SKILLS USA, WE
HAVE THE WORLDS OF POSSIBILITIES
CAREER EXPOE.
AS THE 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS WALK
THROW THEY SEE THE HIGH SCHOOL
AN COLLEGE STUDENTS COMPETING
AND MAYBE MASONRY OR CARPETRY
AND THEN THEY'LL ACTUALLY HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE HANDS-ON
EXPERIENCE OR ACTIVE EXPERIENCE
IN ONE OF THE WORLDS SUCH AS
WORLD OF CONSTRUCTION.
WORLD OF ENERGY.
A BACKHOE, WE HAD THE BACKHOE IN
WORLD OF CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR.
THERE'S -- IT IS THEY WERE ABLE
TO OPERATE A CRANE AND REALLY
EXCITING FOR THE STUDENTS.
JUST GOES ON AND ON.
WORLD OF AVIATION, THEY HAVE A
SIMULATOR THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO
WORK WITH.
>> VERY GREAT COMMUNITY PARTERS.
THEY SEE THE VALUE IN THIS
ORGANIZATION BY BRINGING AN
INTEREST AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE.
STUDENTS ARE ABOUT TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN ONE OF THE
ACADEMIES AS THEY START THEIR
8TH AND 9TH GRADE YEAR IN SO
MANY LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS THAT
ULTIMATELY FEED TO POST
SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS IN
PENSACOLA, PREPARING THEM FOR
THAT FUTURE.
>> THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS
BENEFICIAL AND FUN TO THE
STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE BUT IT
HAS FARTHER-REACHING EFFECTS.
>> HUGE.
ONE OF THE STATS THROWN OUT
RECENTLY IS OVER THE NEXT TEN
YEARS, 70% OF AVAILABLE JOBS
WILL REQUIRE MORE THAN A HIGH
SCHOOL DEGREE BUT LESS THAN A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
THESE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ARE
CRUCIAL TO THE FUTURE OF OUR
WORK FORCE AND IF WE'RE NOT
PREPARING THE STUDENTS FOR IT
NOW, THEN WE'RE GOING TO SEE A
TRUE SHORTAGE IN 10, 15 YEARS.
IT MIGHT BE TOUGH TO FIND IT.
HVAC TECHNICIAN TO COME FIX YOUR
AIR CONDITIONING IN PENSACOLA IN
THE HEAT OF SUMMER OR PLUMBER TO
FIX YOUR PIPES WHEN YOU NEED
THEM.
IT'S A TRULY IMPORTANT THING
WE'RE DOING.
REALLY PUSHING TO THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
TO THEM.
>> HOW DOES A YOUNG PERSON
BECOME INVOLVED WITH SKILLS USA?
THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION NOW.
>> AS SOON AS THEY HAVE A
CHAPTER -- STUDENTS HAVE A
CHAPTER WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL
THEY'RE ABLE TO TWO TO THEIR
ADVISER AND SIGN UP TO COMPETE.
SO IF THEY HAVE THE CAREER AND
TECHNICAL FIELD WITHIN THEIR
SCHOOL, THEY WILL GO TO THEIR
ADVISER, SIGN UP AND BE PART OF
SKILLS USA FROM THE BEGINNING OF
THEIR SKOL YEAR.
>> OKAY.
>> THEY CAN START A SKILLS USA
CHAPTER.
WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST
IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE TO START A
CHAPTER.
AND WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE
GROWTH THROUGHOUT OUR HIGH
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, THROUGHOUT
THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY
LEARN AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE
SOFT SKILLS AND HARD SKILLS BUT
THERE'S ALSO FUN ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS PROGRAM.
MUCH OF THAT COMES FROM THE
POPULAR RACE.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS AND HOW
OFTEN THAT HAPPENS AND WHY IT'S
SO POPULAR.
>> SKILLS USA IS PARTNERING WITH
ELECTRA ON THIS, AMERICA WHICH
GOES TO STEM, SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERING AN MATH IN OUR HIGH
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
IT TAKE AS COMMON BATTERY AND
THESE TEAMS INTERDISCIPLINARY
TEAMS, FABRICATORS,
ELECTRICIANS, THEY WILL
FABRICATE A CAR, IT'S AN
ENDURANCE RACE TO SEE HOW MANY
TIME THEY MAKE IT AROUND THE
TRACK ON CHARGE OF ONE BATTERY.
IT'S EXCITING.
THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO
IN AND DO THE RESEARCH, SEE HOW
MANY LAPS THEY CAN DO AND ADJUST
THAT FOR A SECOND RUN AROUND THE
TRACK.
>> THAT GIVES THEM SO MUCH
ENTHUSIASM FOR MAKING THIS
ACCOMPLISHMENT, BEING ABLE TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND HAVE UP
THE.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW IT
STIMULATES THE BRAIN.
>> THE HANDS ON APPROXIMATE
POLICE.
>> THE TEAM WORK IF YOU CONSIDER
THE DIFFERENT TRADES COMING
TOGETHER AND WORK OPTION ON THIS
CAR, BUILDING THE CAR, IT TAKES
MANY DIFFERENT MIND SETS TO
FABRICATE THE CAR.
THEN TO ACTUALLY RACE THE CAR.
IN THE RACE AND IF THERE'S
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES COMING
TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO FIX IT.
SO IT'S REWARDING FOR NOT ONLY
THE PEOPLE BUT ALSO STUDENTS AND
FACULTY MEMBERS THAT
PARTICIPATE.
>> VERY QUICKLY AT THE END, HOW
PROUD SHOULD PENSACOLA AND
PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE IN THIS
AREA BE THAT SKILLS USA IS
ENTRENCHED IN THIS COLLEGE?
>> IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.
PENSACOLA IS VERY FORTUNATE TO
HAVE THIS EVENT.
$3 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT ON
PENSACOLA AND WILL BE FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE ARE
ABLE TO OFFER.
>> EVEN FURTHER TO OUR LOCAL
WORK FORCE THEY'RE GETTING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE BEST OF
THE BEST STUDENTS FROM ALL
AROUND THE STATE TRAVELING TO
PENSACOLA TO COMPETE.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM
TO HIRE SOME OF THE BEST OF THE
BEST AND SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL AREA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US FOR PENSACOLA STATE TODAY.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE LOOK NOW AT
WHAT'S COMING AHEAD AT PENSACOLA
STATE AND WE'LL BE BACK WITH A
VISIT FROM PSC PRESIDENT DR. ED
MEADOWS.
>> WELCOME BACK TO PENSACOLA
STATE TODAY.
WE'RE SO GLAD YOU ARE WITH US
FOR THIS PROGRAM.
WE HAVE MORE COMING YOUR WAY.
RIGHT NOW I WOULD LIKE TO
WELCOME TO STUDIOS DR. ED
MEADOWS.
PRESIDENT OF PENSACOLA STATE
COLLEGE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR JOINING US
ON THIS PROGRAM.
Q. THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.
>> SO MANY EXCITING THINGS ARE
GOING ON AT THE CAMPUS.
I WANT TO TELL YOU THE FIRST
TIME I EVER STEPPED FOOT ON THIS
CAMPUS WAS 1978.
I WAS 19 YEARS OLD AND I WAS A
STUDENT AT PENSACOLA STATE
COLLEGE.
IT WAS JUST A GREAT EXPERIENCE
BUT AS I COME BACK AND WALK
THROUGH THE CAMPUS AND LOOK AT
THE WEBSITE AND SEE THE
DIFFERENT CENTERS, I REALIZE
WHAT AMAZING GROWTH THIS COLLEGE
HAS TAKEN PLACE SINCE THEN.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT?
>> SURE.
THERE'S VIRTUALLY NO PLACE TO GO
IN THE TWO COUNTY SERVICE AREA
OR THE SOUTH FOR THAT MATTER
WITHOUT PEOPLE RECOGNIZING THE
ACRONYMS PJC AND OF COURSE IN
2010 WE BECAME PENSACOLA STATE
COLLEGE.
SO THERE ARE GOOD MEMORIES FOR
LOTS OF PEOPLE AND I'M GLAD,
INCLUDING YOU.
BUT WE HAVE GROWN PROGRAM
MATICALLY AND OFFERING
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE RAMS AND
ASSOCIATE PROGRAMS THAT MEET
EMERGING WORK FORCE.
BUT WE HAVE ALSO GROWN IN TERMS
OF LOCATION.
OUR MILTON CAMPUS WAS DESIGNATED
A CAMPUS THREE YEARS AGO AND WE
JUST OPENED TWO CENTERS.
THE SOUTH SANTA ROSA CENTER,
33,000 SQUARE FOOT NEW FACILITY
THERE THIS PAST JANUARY.
ALSO IN CENTURY.
THE CENTURY -- NORTH ESCAMBIA
COUNTY AREA HAS BEEN NEGLECTED
BY HIGHER EDUCATION AND THEY
HAVE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF HARD
TIMES LOSING INDUSTRY AND
BUSINESS THERE.
SO THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOLS AND
MALCOLM THOMAS LEADING THE
CHARGE WE WERE ABLE TO LEASE A
FAIRLY NEW BUILD PING 24,000
SQUARE FEET AND WE'RE OFFERING
VOCATIONAL AND P TECHNICAL
PROGRAMS AND UNIVERSITY TRANSFER
CREDITS IN CENTURY.
AND WE FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT
PARTNERSHIP WITH THAT COMMUNITY.
AS A MATTER OF FACT THEY NAMED
OUR CENTER THE OUTSTANDING
BUSINESS BY THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE OF CENTURY.
SO WE'RE PROUD THAT THEIR PROUD
THAT WE'RE FROM.
>> VERY WELL DESERVED.
>> THE OTHER GOOD THING ABOUT
PENSACOLA STATE IS THAT IT'S
BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE
COMMUNITY NOW FOR ALMOST 65
YEARS.
WE COULDN'T DO THAT WITHOUT THE
HUGE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE WITH
WITH SANTA ROSA SCHOOL DISTRICT,
THE ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT, UNIVERSITY OF WEST
FLORIDA, THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
AND THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND
THE CITIES THAT RESIDE IN --
THAT WE RESIDE IN AS STUDENTS
AND EMPLOYEES.
WE EVEN HAVE UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA AS PARTNER IN OUR MILTON
CENTER WHERE STUDENTS GET
ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND OF SEVERAL
PROGRAMS, FORESTRY AND INDUSTRYK
AND STEP FROM OUR BUILDING THE
THEIR BUILDING AND FINISH THE
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAM SO
A LOT OF WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIPS
TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE IN OUR
SECOND YEAR OF OFFERING THESE
SKILLS USA WHICH IS THE OLD PICK
UP CLUB PROGRAM STATE
CONFERENCE.
WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT
WITHOUT A GRANT RECEIVED FROM
THE COUNTY COMMISSION TO OFFSET
THE COSTS AND ALSO MANY
VOLUNTEERS FROM BUSINESS AND
INDUSTRY THAT ARE GOING TO BE
JUDGING THESE COMPETITIONS FOR
WELL OVER 5,000 STUDENTS FROM
SECONDARY AND P POST SECONDARY
INSTITUTIONS COMING TO PENSACOLA
TO COMPETE IN SKILLS
COMPETITIONS.
SO THE NICE PART ABOUT BEING
ASSOCIATED WITH PENSACOLA STATE
IS KNOWING THAT YOU GOT A LOT OF
SUPPORT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO
THE TRY TO HELP GOOD THINGS
HAPPEN FOR THE RESIDENTS OF OUR
SERVICE AREA.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE WERE
DISCUSSING AT SOME POINT IN TIME
THE FACT THIS THIS IS NOT JUST
AN ISLAND SITTING IN THE MIDDLE
OF PENSACOLA.
THIS COLLEGE GOES BEYOND
PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES TO REACH OUT
TO THE COMMUNITY AND YES, YOU
HAVE THE MORE LOCATIONS THAT
EXPAND THE PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES,
BUT YOU STILL ARE REACHING OUT
AND BECOMING AN INTEGRAL PART OF
THE IMMUNITY VIA THESE
PARTNERSHIPS.
>> WE ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO
VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY.
LET ME TALK ABOUT OUR STUDENT
ATHLETES JUST A MOMENT.
WE BROKE THE 3.0 BARRIER THIS
YEAR WITH THE AVERAGE GPA OF ALL
OF YOU ARE COMBINED ATHLETIC
PROGRAMS, COMBINED OF ALL
STUDENTS GPA THIS PAST SEMESTER
WAS 3.05.
WHICH IS A REMARKABLE FEAT.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN SURPASSED
SOMETIME IN THE PAST BUT NOT
SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE AT THE
COLLEGE.
AND WE LEAD OUR CONFERENCE IN
THE LEAGUE AN STATE IN ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR ATHLETES.
WE DO THAT FOR A LOT OF GOOD
REASONS I THINK BECAUSE WE GIVE
OUR STUDENTS SUPPORT THAT THEY
NEED, TO BE SUCCESSFUL
ACADEMICALLY AND WE STRESS
ACADEMICS TO OUR STUDENTS.
AND ATHLETICS IS IMPORTANT TO
STUDENTS AND MANY STUDENT
ATHLETES GO ON TO DIVISION 1
COLLEGES TO PLAY AT FOUR YEAR
LEVEL.
SOME DO NOT.
SOME -- THIS IS WHERE THEIR
ATHLETIC CAREER ENDS.
BUT IT'S NOT WHERE THE ACADEMIC
CAREER ENDS.
IT STARTS.
SO WE'RE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT
WE HAVE COACHES AND P ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR BILL HAMILTON, THAT IS
FOREVER STRESSING TO OUR
STUDENTS, ONE DAY YOU'RE
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO PLAY
ATHLETICS BUT THE EDUCATION YOU
KEEP FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
AND USE IT TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE
IN THE FUTURE.
I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT
MESSAGE THAT TRANSCENDS NOT ONLY
THE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS BUT ALL OF
OUR ACADEMIC VOCATIONAL TECH
CLINICAL PROGRAMS THAT WE TRY TO
ADVISE OUR STUDENTS IN THE RIGHT
WAY SO THEY UNDERSTAND THE VALUE
OF WHAT THEY'RE RECEIVING AT THE
COLLEGE.
THE PEOPLE THAT I TALK TO IN THE
COMMUNITY THIS IS A LOVING
COLLEGE.
THEY LOVE THEIR EXPERIENCE HERE,
MANY PEOPLE MET THEIR SPOUSES
HERE, OTHERS FOUND THEIR
VOCATION AND THEIR ADVOCATION.
SO IT'S A WONDERFUL ASSET TO OUR
COMMUNITIFUL
>> IT'S A MULTI-TIERED APPROACH
TO ENCOURAGING THESE STUDENTS TO
STAY ON THE HIGH ACADEMIC ROAD.
WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
COACHES, WORKING WITH THE
ATHLETES AND THERE'S THE WRITING
LABS AND THE MATH LABS AND I
HAVE SEEN IT ALL IN ACTION.
AND IT'S A VERY COHESIVE EFFORT.
>> I THINK SO.
I THINK ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND
STUDENT AFFAIRS, FINANCIAL
AFFAIRS THE REEDER SHIP THERE,
THEY WORK TOGETHER VERY CLOSELY
TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
DON'T HAVE SILOS, THAT WE HAVE A
CONTINUUM OF INFORMATION FLOWING
FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO THE NEXT
TO HELP STUDENTS.
>> DR. MEADOWS.
WE'RE ABOUT OUT OF TIME,
ANYTHING TO TAKE AWAY THAT WE
HAVEN'T TOUCHED ON THIS TIME
AROUND?
>> EVEN THOUGH WE CHANGED OUR
NAME, AND WE DO OFFER
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES WE'RE
STILL ONE OF THE LEADING
ASSOCIATE DEGREE PRODUCERS IN
THE NATION.
AND WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NOT
ONLY BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BUT A
ASSOCIATE DEGREES AN
CERTIFICATES AS WELL.
SO SO WE'RE NOT EVERYTHING TO
EVERYBODY BUT WE'RE A
COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE TO YOU ARE
COMMUNITY.
>> A LOT TO OFFER TO A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
DR. MEADOWS.
WE'RE TWOING THE TAKE A BREAK.
WHEN WE COME BACK, MUCH MORE
AHEAD.
WE HOPE YOU STAY WITH US HERE ON
PENSACOLA STATE TODAY.
♪♪
Q. WELCOME BOOK.
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT SUMMER IS A
TIME WHEN EDUCATION SLOWS DOWN.
WELL, NOT AT PENSACOLA STATE.
CONTINUING EDUCATION IS, WELL,
JUST THAT.
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
AND LET'S WELCOME TO SET NOW TWO
GUESTS WHO KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE
CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM AT
PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE
YOU TO DAN BUSSEY, TEEN OF WORK
FORCE AND VOCATION SUPPORT AT
PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALSO WITH US TODAY IS FRANCIS
YO, COORDINATOR OF THE
CONTINUING EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
>> DELIGHTED TO BE HERE WITH
YOU.
>> LET'S TALK FIRST, JUST DEFINE
SOMETHING HERE.
LET'S TALK WHAT IS CONTINUING
EDUCATION?
>> I APPRECIATE THAT
OPPORTUNITY.
I'M GOING TO READ IT BECAUSE I
WANT THE MAKE SURE WE GET
EXACTLY HOW WE PRESENT IT IN THE
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
THE MISSION OF CONTINUING
EDUCATION IS TO BE A STRONG LINK
BETWEEN THE COLLEGE AND THE
COMMUNITY BY OFFERING COURSES
AND PROGRAMS FOR LIFE LONG
LEARNING, RECREATION AN LEISURE,
AND CULTURAL EVENTS AT A
REASONABLE PRICE.
AND CONVENIENT TO STUDENTS OF
ALL AGES.
>> GREAT MISSION STATEMENT.
RAISES A LOT OF IMAGES IN MY
MIND LET EAT TALK ABOUT WHAT
TYPES OF CLASSES YOU OFFER.
>> WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY.
WE HAVE GYMNASTICS AQUATICS
FOREIGN LANGUAGES.
WE DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS DOG
OBEDIENCE, YOU CAN'T LEAF YOUR
DOG YOU HAVE TO COME WITH HIM TO
THE CLASS.
BUT IT'S A WIDE VARIETY OF
THINGS WE DO THEATER CLASSES ONE
ON ONE TUTORING.
ANYTHING NOT ACADEMIC AND YOU
WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE YOU WANT
TO LEARN THE STUFF.
>> IT ALSO GOES BEYOND LEARNING.
IT GOES BEYOND CAMPUS AN
STUDENTS TO THE COMMUNITY.
LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THAT.
HOW DOES THE CONTINUING
EDUCATION PROGRAM AT PENSACOLA
STATE BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY?
>> WE CONSIDER IT ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ISSUE TO HAVE A
VIBRANT STRONG RECK AND LEISURE
PROGRAM, WHEN COMPANIES LOOK TO
RELOCATE THAT'S ONE THING THEY
LOOK AT, DOES THE MOONTY HAVE
THOSE TYPE OF PROGRAMS?
AT PENSACOLA STATE LIKE I SAID,
WE CONSIDER IT ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ISSUE TO HAVE THAT
ROBUST COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
WITH WITH REC AND LEISURE
PROGRAMS.
WE HAVE A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS,
ALL OVER THE ROAD.
WE PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
INDIVIDUALS HERE TO ENJOY
THEMSELVES, LEARN THINGS THAT
THEY'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT.
>> WHEN THE CONTINUING EDUCATION
PROGRAM AT PENSACOLA STATE IS
PITCHED TO THESE COMPANIES THAT
ARE LOOKING TO MOVE INTO THIS
AREA, WHAT'S THE REACTION?
>> THEY'RE POSITIVE.
THEIR EMPLOYEES.
WE'RE AGAIN ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
HIGH-TECH WELL PAYING JOB, THEY
THEIR EMPLOYEES LIKE THIS
RESOURCE WHEN MAKING A DECISION
WHERE COMPANIES WILL RELOCATE.
WE WANT THEM TO COME TO
PENSACOLA AREA AND PENSACOLA
STATE IS PART OF THAT PROCESS.
>> WE TALKED GOING IN SUMMER
MIGHT BE SLOWING DOWN TIME
>> WE'RE DOING KIDS COLLEGE.
SO IT HELPS OPT IDEA OF THEIR
COMFORTABLE IN A CLASSROOM ON
COLLEGE CAMPUS BUT IT'S ALL AGE
APPROPRIATE.
WE GO SIX TO 12 YEARS OLE, AGE
APPROPRIATE, SIX TO EIGHT, EIGHT
TO 10, 10 TO 12-YEAR-OLD GROUPS
AND THEY HAVE HANDS-ON CLASSES.
THEY DO LEGGO WORLD.
MATH GAMES, SWIMMING TENNIS.
AND THEY CHOOSE CLASSES LIKE A
COLLEGE STUDENT.
IT'S ONE CLASS OR THEY CAN STAY
ALL DAY.
SO IT MAKES IT REALLY
INTERESTING FOR THEM TO ENJOY
THAT AND WE HAVE A LOT OF
TEACHERS FROM THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT THAT HAVE THE SUMMER
OFF.
THEY GET TO BRING A LOT OF HANDS
ON ACTIVITIES.
THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN NEW THIS
YEAR, WE HAVE GREEK MYTHOLOGY.
AND EATING THEIR WAY THROW THE
ALPHABET.
>> CAN I TAKE THAT ONE?
LAUGH WILL HAVE
>> SO BESIDES LEARNING READING
TECHNIQUES AND RESEARCH
TECHNIQUES THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO
PREPARE FOOD.
>> AMAZING.
>> PART OF THAT KIDS COLLEGE WE
ARE ALSO FOCUSING ON MATH AND
SCIENCE AS WELL.
THAT'S ONE OF OUR KEY, LEGGO FOR
EXAMPLE DEALS WITH ROBOTICS SO
WE'RE TRYING TO INTRODUCE THOSE
STUDENTS INTO STEM ACTIVITIES AS
WELL AS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERING AN MATH.
SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITIES FOR
KIDS TO TAKE WHAT THEY LEARN IN
SCHOOL AND APPLY IT IN A VERY
FUN ENJOY I BELIEVE WAY ACROSS
THE SUMMER.
>> SO YOU MAKE IT FUN AND SNEAK
IN LEARNING WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.
>> RIGHT.
>> THERE YOU GO.
BRAIN GAMES.
NEW ONE WE'LL HAVE THIS YEAR TOO
SO IT WILL BE FUN.
SO IF A PARENT IS WATCHING THIS
PROGRAM AND IS INTERESTED IN
HAVING THEIR CHILD PARTICIPATE,
WHAT DO THEY DO?
>> THEY CAN CALL US AND GET MORE
INFORMATION OR GO TO OUR
WEBSITE.
AND THE SCHEDULE IS UP ON THE
WEBSITE AND THEY CAN FIND THAT
AND IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
JUST CALL OUR DEPARTMENT AT
484-1797, WE'LL BE GLAD TO WALK
THEM THROUGH IT.
WE WILL BE DELIVERING TO 40
SCHOOLS IN THE TWO SCHOOL
DISTRICTS THE SCHEDULES.
SO IN MOST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
THEY'LL GET IT DIRECTLY.
>> OKAY.
NOW, THIS IS ABOUT THE KIDS, BUT
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE WE
WENT ON THE AIR WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE WIDE AGE RANGE OF
THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE IN
DON'TING EDUCATION.
Z -- CONTINUING EDUCATION.
>> I WOULD SAY OUR YOUNGEST ARE
SIX MONTHS OLD, REALLY.
HOW CAN YOU DO THAT?
BUT THINK ABOUT OUR AQUATICS
CLASSES WE HAVE MOMMY AND ME SO
MOM MYS COME WITH US AND IT'S A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
INTERACTION BETWEEN MOM AND
CHILD.
WE HAVE ALL THE WAY UP TO
90-YEAR-OLDS, MASTER SWIMMERS
CLASS.
>> GREAT.
>> THEY GET UP AND COME AT 5:30
IN THE MORNING.
OUR POOL IS BUSY FROM 5:30 IN
THE MORNING TO TEN O'CLOCK AT
NIGHT AMAZING ALL THE PEOPLE
THAT USE IT.
>> THE INDIVIDUALS WE HAVE
TEACHING CLASSES REALLY ARE
EXPERTS IN THE FIELD.
THEY LOVE FLOWER ARRANGING, THEY
LOVE SWIMMING.
THEY LOVE DANCE.
WHATEVER IT HAPPEN TO BE AS FAR
AS RECK AN LEISURE THEY LOVE IT.
YOU'LL FIND REAL PASSION WHEN
YOU TAKE A REC AND LEISURE
CLASS.
>> THE PRIORITY IS PASSION AND
SKILL.
>> WE HAVE JUST ABOUT 30
SECONDS.
QUICKLY TELL ME ABOUT SOME OF
THE SUMMER CAMPS OR SUMMER --
>> WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE
SUMMER DANCE WORKSHOP YOU'LL SEE
LATER IN THE SHOW BUT WE'LL HAVE
ALL THE REGULAR ADULT CLASSES,
ALL SUMMER LONG.
WE DON'T JUST DO KIDS COLLEGE.
WE STILL HAVE ALL THE LANGUAGE
CLASSES, WE HAVE MUSIC ACADEMY,
A LOT OF PLANNING OPPORTUNITIES,
A LOT OF FAMILY TYPES OF THINGS
TO IMPROVE YOUR FINANCIAL
POSITION, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
RETIREMENT.
WE HAVE JUST THE WHOLE GAMUT OF
HEALTH CLASSES, TAI CHI, BELLY
DANCING.
>> WE TRULY ARE A RESOURCE FOR
THE COMMUNITY.
LOOK AT THE WEBSITE, GIVE US A
CALL, WE'LL BE DELIGHTED TO
ASSIST YOU IN GIVING INFORMATION
ABOUT THE GREAT COURSES WE
OFFER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
PART OF PENSACOLA STATE TODAY.
APPRECIATE IT.
I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT
EATING YOUR WAY TRUE THE
ALPHABET.
WE'LL BE BACK.
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>> WE TOUCHED BRIEFLY ON IT BUT
WANTED TO GIVE YOU MORE
BACKGROUND ON ONE OF THE MOST
POPULAR SUMMER PROGRAMS AT
PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE.
THE SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE WHICH
DRAWS STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS
FROM BOTH FAR AND NEAR.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
>> THE AGE GROUP FOR THIS
WORKSHOP IS FROM AGE 10 ALL THE
WAY TO ADULTS.
WE OFFER THREE LEVELS IN EACH
ONE OF THE STYLES.
SO BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE AND
ADVANCED.
THE DANCERS THAT COME TO THE
WORKSHOP NOT ONLY COME FROM THE
STATE OF FLORIDA OR OUR REGION
BUT COMING FROM EIGHT STATES IN
THE SOUTHEAST REGION FROM NORTH
CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ALL
THE WAY OVER TO LOUISIANA,
GEORGIA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI.
THIS WORKSHOP IS A VERY SPECIAL
WORKSHOP.
I FEEL PASSIONATELY ABOUT IT.
THE OVERALL QUALITY IS WHAT
ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO OUR
WORKSHOPS.
WITH OUR INSTRUCTORS.
WE HAVE ALL THE INSTRUCTORS ARE
WORKING PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR
FIELD, THEY'RE EDUCATORS.
THEY TEACH CLASS.
THEY DON'T SHOW COMBINATIONS AND
HAVE KIDS DO IT.
THEY'RE TEACHING TECHNIQUES.
WE OFFER CLASSES IN BALLET,
CLASSICAL BALLET, CONTEMPORARY
MODERN, JAZZ, TAP, HIP HOP,
MUSICAL THEATER DANCE,
IMPROVIZATION.
WE ALSO HAVE PILATES CLASSES FOR
DANCERS, THE TEACHER THAT'S
TEACHING THAT HAS A DANCE
BACKGROUND.
WE ALSO OFFER INFORMATIVE
SEMINARS ONE WHICH IS ON DANCE
INJURY PREVENTION.
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>> AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A WRAP
FOR THIS EDITION OF PENSACOLA
STATE TODAY.
I'M YOUR HOST DREXEL GILBERT,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
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