This month on Sept. 15 the Career Services team at the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus kicks off a speaker series aimed at introducing career-related concepts and skills to St. Petersburg College students as well as the community.
Intro to Podcasting
The series for Fall 2016 begins with the Intro to Podcasting Professional Development presentation from Craig Kopp, General Manager of WMNF Community Radio in Tampa.
Kopp, a media veteran for thirty years, will introduce attendees to podcasting methods, money-making podcasting strategies and suggestions on gaining podcasting experience – skills that arts and entertainment employers are seeking from potential applicants. The free event on Thursday, Sept., 15, from 12:30 – 2 p.m. in SA-114 at the SP/G Campus.
Upcoming speakers
Kopp is the first of three speakers who will be at the SP/G Camus this fall.
Students interested in the music industry will benefit from the Music Licensing and Publishing workshop at the SP/G Campus on Thursday, Oct. 6, in SA-114 from 12:30 – 2 p.m. Jorge Brea, founder and CEO of Symphonic Distribution, and Janette Berrios, Director of Marketing for Symphonic Distribution, will focus on where the music industry is today, future trends, how distribution works, royalties and payments, how to get into the music business, and helpful resources. Additionally, Brea and Berrios will focus on how beginners should market themselves through music and video, blogging,and social media.
Students interested in a future in arts and entertainment should attend the Setting Social Media Goals workshop on Monday, Nov. 14, from 12:30 – 2 p.m., in SA-114 at the SP/G Campus. Presenter Ray Roa, Music Editor for Creative Loafing and Founder for SubAP!, will discuss online presence and analytics from a marketing perspective. SPC students will benefit from learning which social media marketing practices work and which don’t. Though Roa will gear his presentation towards arts and communications students, all will benefit from learning how to manage their online presence.
Speaker Series
The college’s speaker series connects local community leaders, who have mastered skills in their fields, to students and others interested in areas such as getting started in that field, legal issues to avoid, and the dos and don’ts of marketing a business idea or online presence.
The SP/G Career Service team plans to continue the series in upcoming semesters at the campus with speakers representing different SPC academic communities.
Career and Academic Communities
The college recently embraced a model for Career and Academic Communities. Students have the opportunity to choose from fields such as Education, Health Sciences and Veterinary Technology, Technology, Business, or Arts, Humanities and Design. Students get the opportunity to engage in classes with Career and Academic Advisors, who specialize in a particular community and the career options they can offer. Students can explore several careers or learn more about their chosen career path within that community.
The SP/G Career Services team has accepted the mission to expose students within chosen career communities to related occupations. Rosaria Pipitone, a Career Outreach Specialist, launched the series with the upcoming presentation in September.
No matter what your career interest, stay tuned to see what future community leaders will bring their knowledge to the college.