On October 30, 2015 the Center for International Programs held its annual Open House at the Tarpon Spring Campus. Click here to view the photo gallery from this event! In conjunction with the Hispanic Heritage Celebration, the office invited students to learn more about study abroad programs, scholarships options and much more. This was also … Continue reading International Programs Open House!
Enter the annual International Photo Contest! SPC will once again sponsor the annual International Photo Contest Open to all current SPC students, faculty, and staff Winners will be announced during International Education Week in November 2015 How to enter: Submit up to two photos you took while traveling outside the U.S. (Alaska, Hawaii and US … Continue reading Submit an International Photo for a chance to win an iPad!
On September 2, 2015 the SPC Clearwater Campus welcomed back students with a circus to remember. The Clearwater Campus SGA kick-started the new school year as they presented Cirque Du Clearwater, a circus-themed quad event. This whimsical event had the afternoon filled with frolic and games as students took the opportunity to showcase their club, eat a delicious … Continue reading Come one, come all – Quad Event
Apart from all the turtle research and creating props for the kids days and all the other things that we did, one of the most environmental things we took part in was planting Mangroves. Which doesn’t sound exciting but it was actually a blast! We planted several test plots among much more mature Mangroves and … Continue reading Mangrove Reforestation
How can I visit London without seeing a little magic?!? Everything Harry Potter was at the top of my list of things to do. As soon as I got to King’s Cross station, I immediately felt a burst of happiness!! Just being at King’s Cross was enough for me… but I got a surprising bonus … Continue reading Magic In London ⚯͛
Had the opportunity to visit Cuba in late January for a long weekend. Quite a study in contrasts: energy and lethargy, poverty and promise, beautiful renovated historic sites aside crumbling buildings and infrastructure. As part of a large group of business and government leaders, I was more curious than anything else. Even with the recent … Continue reading Provost Olliver visits Cuba
Get the scoop on a great SPC Study Abroad program for 2014-2015 – join us for the Costa Rica Spanish Language program meeting! Study Abroad Costa Rica Spanish Language 101: When: Monday, February 9, 2015 at 5:00pm Where: Clearwater Campus – ES 314 Why: Meet the professor and the students that will be studying abroad! Make … Continue reading Study Abroad 101 Meeting on Monday, February 9!
We saw the Pope today! This is probably the most significant thing on this trip so far. I think we also may have seen the entire population of Italy in one courtyard. This event was really interesting, and definitely displayed the importance of this guy. There were extensive amounts of translators, flags, and languages. Pope … Continue reading The Pope will now greet you… in Italian. by Sydney Merritt
Day 3 After a deep sleep, we all were fully rested and ready for class. Well, most of us. We went to a different room today for class, what was supposed to be our room yesterday. In World Religions today, Dr. Stark gave us a good lecture on Hinduism and Buddhism, where we learned about … Continue reading Day 3: Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Soccer by William Moorhead
On Monday we went and saw the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. We started the day with walking through the Roman Forum. It was really crazy to think about how old all the ruins are. The size of the building are absolutely ridiculous. The fact they could create buildings that size without modern tools or … Continue reading The Colosseum and Roman Forum are beautiful by Tyler Gray