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Enter the 2016 International Photo Contest!

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The Center for International Programs invites SPC students, faculty and staff to enter the International Photo Contest, held in conjunction with International Education Week. How to enter: Review contest guidelines and rules Submit up to two photos you took while traveling outside the U.S. (Alaska, Hawaii and US territories do not count) on the Center for International Programs … Continue reading Enter the 2016 International Photo Contest!

International Student Receives Standing Ovation at Summer 2016 Graduation

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

SPC and Community Brainstorm Hispanic/Latino Student Support

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

1000 Smiles Project Visits SPC “Jamerican” Family

SPC’s partner for the Jamaica Dental Hygiene Study Abroad program, Great Shape! Inc.’s 1000 Smiles Project, paid a visit to SPC in mid-July. The 1000 Smiles Project director and executive team came to St Petersburg to buy supplies for the Jamaica experience and also to see America. Several of them have never been out of … Continue reading 1000 Smiles Project Visits SPC “Jamerican” Family

SPC’s Global Citizen Program takes off!

We congratulate Mary Walsh (left) and Marsha Nelson (right), the first SPC students who have successfully completed all requirements for the inaugural Global Citizen Program.  They both graduated on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Mary Walsh graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. During her GCP she participated in SPC’s Bonaire Study Abroad program where she was … Continue reading SPC’s Global Citizen Program takes off!