On April 15, 2015, SPC’s Seminole Campus hosted the third event in the International Film Series, screening The Optimists, the inspiring true story of the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust.
Prior to the screening, participants attended the opening reception in the Artway Gallery of the art exhibit, Life and Culture in Bulgaria, which is currently on display courtesy of the Bulgarian-American Cultural Center RODINA. View pictures of the event on our Facebook page!
Don’t miss the next International Film Series event!
In conjunction with the Leepa-Rattner Museum art exhibition Henry and Abe: Finding America, the Tarpon Spring Campus is hosting a screening of the film Henry & June (1990). The movie tells the story of Anaïs Nin’s relationship with Henry Miller and his wife June, chronicling their explorations of liberation and self-discovery.
Tarpon Springs International Film Series event details:
June 25, 2015
Doors open at 5:30PM, movie screening at 6PM
Tarpon Springs Campus: LRMA Interactive Gallery
FREE admission, refreshments, and art!
Click here to learn about SPC International Programs.
A warm Shokran (that’s “thank you” in Arabic) to everyone who helped make Clearwater campus’s April 1 Middle Eastern Quad Event such a success!
More than 375 students joined in to enjoy this unique learning experience about Middle Eastern cultures. A local restaurant provided delicious authentic Middle Eastern dishes for students to try, and attendees also delighted in live music and dance performances. SPC International Programs student worker and organizer of the event, Jasmine Shamsi, helped students try on traditional head dress (Hijab), and volunteers from the local Middle Eastern community provided the opportunity for students to experience other cultural items such as Tarboosh (a traditional hat that is worn by the men in Syria, Jordan, Egypt, etc.) and Chmag (a traditional head dress that is worn by the men who live in Saudi Arabia and on the Gulf region).
Students and faculty alike had wonderful things to say about the event:
Julie Gomez, Student Success Manager, advisor for the Clearwater Campus Phi Theta Kappa Tau Zeta chapter and the American Arab Cultural Association
Congratulations on a wonderful event! As always proud to be one of your club advisors.
Courtney Kent
Today’s quad event made me proud to call myself a Clearwater SPC student. Thank you for all your hard work and sharing more of our world’s beauty.
Lena Esayed
It was the best quad event this semester. The highlight of it was seeing how non-Muslims interacted with hijab and trying out different culture. I also loved how people kept asking me stuff and one girl was talking about how the media makes us seem horrible but we really aren’t. It’s nice to see a small event have a big impact.
Prasong Koumphon
I enjoyed the music the most because it’s new to what I normally listen to especially from a different culture.
Domenica Flores
I like when I put the Hijab on and the food was delicious, I basically love everything!!
Mildred Davis
The food was delicious especially the Tabouli (hmmmmmm yummmmy). As matter of fact, I personally asked Jasmine Shamsi about the recipe.
Want to know more about upcoming international events at SPC? Visit our website!
Interested in joining Clearwater Campus’s International Club and American Arab Cultural Association? Contact the advisors!
Professional tree climbers vying for the title of world champion descend on Tampa’s Rowlett Park this weekend for the International Tree Climbing Championship. After you watch the pros go at it, you’ll have the opportunity to grab a helmet and try your hand in a fun climb. The event is free.
Date: March 21, 2015 at 9 a.m. and Sunday March 22, 2015 at 10 a.m.
International Programs was thrilled to repeat the annual visit to Florida’s state government seat at Tallahassee with Dr. Law on March 18 and 19, 2015. Forty-seven students participated in this fantastic learning experience, eleven of whom were SPC international students. Sane Haidara, originally of Mali, had the following reaction to his experience:
We went to Tallahassee this week to visit the Senate, the House and to meet Florida legislators. The trip allowed me and a number of SPC students to attend a House Education Committee meeting and mock legislative session Thursday morning, March 19. The tour was very informative, and we experienced how an idea becomes a bill and is finally implemented as a law. Furthermore, we were able to exchange business cards with lawmakers. I believe this experience at the State Capitol has enhanced my leadership skills, and will help inform how I can help my home country, Mali, in addressing the issues we are facing.
-Sane Haidara
For more information on SPC International Programs, click here.
See below for more photos of the Tallahassee group:
All 47 student attendees, trip advisors, and SPC President Dr. Law
The fifth season of St. Petersburg International Baseball features a 10-game series with Team Canada and the Puerto Rican National Team going to bat with MLB prospect teams from the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays. The first nine games will be played at the Walter Fuller Baseball Complex.
As part of the 26th Annual International Conference on College teaching and Learning, SPC family is invited to participate in the Jumping the Fence into Administration leadership experience on March 30 and 31, 2015.
Students can learn about SPC programs and other opportunities with institutions around the country at the FREE CollegeWeekLive Virtual Study Abroad Fair!
The first Virtual Study Abroad Fair, hosted by CollegeWeekLive, IIE, and the U.S. Department of State, is a unique opportunity for U.S. students to learn more about the benefits of study abroad, program options, potential host countries and funding opportunities. Students and families can log in from 12:00 to 8:00 PM EST to watch live presentations and chat with representatives from all over the world.
To register for the Fair, please click here – it’s free!
Wole Soyinka, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
On February 26 at the St Petersburg Conference on World Affairs, a panel of experts will discuss terrorism in our time. Panelist Wole Soyinka, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and one of Nigeria’s leading public intellectuals, will discuss the terror group Boko Haram and its threat to west and central Africa.
The Bulgarian American cultural Center “RODINA” invites all SPC students, faculty, and staff to participate in their ongoing and upcoming events in 2015.
Interested? Here is a sample of the events RODINA has to offer:
Bulgarian American Cultural Center Upcoming/Ongoing Events
Children musical club: singing, dancing –Wesley United Methodist Church, 301 37th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Fl 33704, Saturdays, 10:30 am
Bulgarian folk dances for adults –Wesley United Methodist Church, 301 37th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Fl 33704, Saturdays, 5:30 pm
Fencing and tennis classes for children with Bulgarian coaches –arrangements made
Bulgaria National Holiday celebration (March 3rd), picnic and/or party, Feb.28/March 1, date and time to be decided. For the picnic – Crisp Park, 3610 Poplar St. NE, St. Petersburg, Florida 33704
The Power of Civil Society exposition to be prepared and shown in St. Petersburg College/ Seminole campus – Friday April 3 to Friday May 8.
For more information about these events, please contact RODINA directly:
