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St. Petersburg College’s Center for Civic Learning & Community Engagement (CCLCE)<\/a> and college partners have developed the annual SPC VOTES action plan to encourage nonpartisan civic engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPC VOTES seeks to use interdisciplinary and innovative ways to reach the SPC community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reach out to CCLCE and see how you can get involved!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPC VOTES is an expression of the College’s institutional commitment to increasing access to civic health and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The purpose of this action plan is to promote civic access and increase student voter participation rates on all campuses across Pinellas County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cultivating a campus and community culture invested in democratic and global citizenship is a priority for SPC. In that spirit, CCLCE is collaborating with college and community partners to increase voter engagement and voter turnout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a copy of the full SPC Votes action plan to encourage nonpartisan civic engagement, please email Dr. Tara Newsom at newsom.tara@spcollege.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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