{"id":1708,"date":"2018-05-08T06:38:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T10:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:19:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:19:35","slug":"spc-goes-to-washington-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/civic-engagement\/spc-goes-to-washington-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"SPC goes to Washington, D.C!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>St.Petersburg College Student Government Association (SGA) student leaders arrived in Washington D.C. this week to tour our nations capital and highlight the importance of the Florida College System.<\/p>\n<p>SPC students were joined by our tireless SPC Student Life and Leadership Coordinators, Anjum Perfetti from the Allstate\/HEC campuses, Malena Buck from the Seminole Campus, Barbara Weaver from the Tarpons Springs Campus, Davie Gill with the Gibbs campus and Frank Jurkovic from the Downtown\/Midtown Campuses.<\/p>\n<p>Together, SPC students and staff used this visit to not only learn about the internal workings of our U.S. government but are also reminding the U.S. Congressional leadership of the positive impact the SPC family has on Pinellas County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St.Petersburg College Student Government Association (SGA) student leaders arrived in Washington D.C. this week to tour our nations capital and highlight the importance of the Florida College System. 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