“Experience Learning” … Sounds catchy, Right? Well… it caught on. At this point you might be wondering what experience learning is. Well it’s pretty straight forward as mentioned in the title. Any student participating gets the opportunity to do what is generally expected of all human beings; to learn from an experience. However, in this … Continue reading “Experience Learning” … Sounds catchy, Right?
SGA is sponsoring a screening of the Leonardo DiCaprio / Fisher Stevens Film “Before the Flood” on Nov 3rd in the Digitorium at 7pm. For a preview of the film, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9xFFyUOpXo http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/before-the-flood/interactives/before-the-flood-find-a-screening/
Empty Bowls began in 1990 in Bloomfield Hills, MI by John Hartom, a high school teacher, his wife Lisa and his students as a way to support a local food drive. One year later Empty Bowls developed into a project to support food banks, soup kitchens and other organizations fighting hunger. John and Lisa formed … Continue reading Empty Bowls fills hearts for over 16 years….
Over 12 days this summer, with cameras and notebooks in hand, the student journalists explored the Midtown neighborhood in St. Petersburg through a series of field trips. Students documented everything from a drum line at a neighborhood church to a mansion being built in the heart of the neighborhood. Through this exhibit of 100 photos, … Continue reading “Through Our Eyes: Midtown and Beyond”
SPC & USF students collaborated for two Friday workshops on the need to foster civil and civic dialogue. SPC & USF faculty collaborated to share with students from both institutions the importance of mindful civic conversation. Workshop attendee’s focused on how divisive individual positions often typified by the proverbial “soapbox” can be and how important maintaining … Continue reading Get Off Your Soapbox: The Art of Dialogue
SPC Seminole and the Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement is proud to present a special event with Mr. Joe Corbin. He is a World War II Veteran who witnessed the horrors of the Nazi death camps. After returning from the war, Mr. Corbin began an adventurous career with the DC Capitol Police as a … Continue reading CCLCE Presents Mr. Joe Corbin: World War II Veteran & Motorcycle Escort to 5 US Presidents
Join us as candidates for State Legislature, Pinellas County School Board and Pinellas County Commission face each other and a panel of experts to discuss their qualifications and the issues at stake in the election! Where: Seminole Campus from 5:30 to 9pm Registration is Required (See link below): https://solutions.spcollege.edu/events/candidate-debate-2016/
On September 17, 1787, the Constitution of the United States of America was signed by delegates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In recognition of this historic event SPC will be hosting a Naturalization Ceremony on the Clearwater Campus at 10:00 am, Friday, September 16th in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Please join us in welcoming over 120 new … Continue reading SPC Welcomes 120 New U.S. Citizens
Grab your colored pencils, markers, crayons, finger paints or watercolors and design a handmade poster showing how you and your family benefit from the freedoms embodied in the U.S. Constitution. SUBMISSION Return Your Poster To: UPC 337F by September 13th, 2016 at 5pm Please, incorporate you name and phone number on the back page of … Continue reading Constitution Day Poster Contest @ Seminole
Artist Derek Donnelly is a Florida native and grew up in St. Petersburg Fl. He graduated from PCCA (Pinellas County Center for the Arts) at Gibbs High school in 2001. Donnelly has produced murals for AARP, Achieva Credit Union and countless local businesses and organizations throughout the Tampa Bay area. He continues to create large … Continue reading Local Artist Derek Donnelly depicts SPC student’s journey with large scale Public Art Project on Gibbs campus