The Center for International Programs invites all to follow the action and cheer on your favorite athletes during the 2016 Summer Olympic Games from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! The Olympic telecast will be available for your viewing: August 8-21, 2016 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus – AD103 – ISS … Continue reading Join us to watch the Olympics!
A day full of adventures. After a long drive we finally arrived at Canopy San Luis. This was my first time zip lining. It was awesome. I had the opportunity to enjoy the virgin forest, the flora, and fauna through a series of cable systems. From many meters high I was able to see the … Continue reading Adventures in Costa Rica
Those attending the graduation ceremony on Saturday, July 23rd were moved by the impassioned graduation speech given by Sane Haidara, an international student from Timbuktu, Mali. In his speech he thanked all at SPC for helping him to gain leadership and community service skills which will enable him to return to Mali to address social … Continue reading International Student Receives Standing Ovation at Summer 2016 Graduation
While visiting the Machalilla National Park on Isla De La Plata, our guide gave us one piece of advice: leave only your footprints. This is a saying I have seen posted on various occasions. I’ve seen it in parks, on beaches, and while taking many vacations. It is a creative way to remind people that … Continue reading Do Not Leave Only Your Footprints
It was a bittersweet departure today. We are incredibly proud of the American and Vietnamese students who not only worked hard to bridge cultural differences but to embrace and accept them. The students sang all night and the faculty watched with great joy. We could not have imagined a better end to our Vietnamese experience. … Continue reading Bittersweet Celebration of our Time in Vietnam
As part of the ongoing effort to facilitate student success, SPC’s Collaborative Lab hosted a session on helping Hispanic/Latino students improve their academic development on Thursday, July 28. Staff, students, and community members gathered together to brainstorm strategies for engaging Hispanic/Latino students and their families with our college. The group established three strategies, each with … Continue reading SPC and Community Brainstorm Hispanic/Latino Student Support
After two weeks of rigorous study the students presented their final group projects. The topics included a plethora of issues from dental care to water quality to environmental protection to educational reform to government structures. The students were well prepared and handled difficult questions with ease. The professors were very impressed!
What you are buying at your local market may not be as fresh as you might think it is! Fruit that is grown here in Ecuador ripens naturally on its tree, bush or vine. Much of the fresh fruit we see at our local markets are shipped from Ecuador; though they are picked unripe and … Continue reading You truly are what you eat!!!!!!
Every day is a learning experience! One of the first dramatically different cultural experiences we encountered in Ecuador was the process of using a public restroom. It typically affects the girls more than the guys. We made a stop on the first day at Itchimbia Park to look at the valley that is the center … Continue reading What’s Necessary for the Necessary Room in Ecuador