SPC’s International Programs hosted special dinners this fall for faculty, staff and students on the Tarpon Springs and SP/Gibbs Campuses. Attendees learned about International Programs’ initiatives, how Study Abroad programs are created and participated in creative conversations sharing ideas for improvements. These creative conversations produced many helpful ideas on how to move forward SPC’s commitment … Continue reading International Programs Dinners
The Center for International Programs is hosting a special edition International Coffee Hour on Monday, September 21! Join us for coffee, tea, and snacks while celebrating the International Day of Peace: Sign the Peace Pledge Learn how to fold origami cranes Find out why paper cranes became a symbol of peace Event Details … Continue reading International Day of Peace Coffee Hour Sept. 21 at St Pete/Gibbs!
Bring your questions to the SPC Study Abroad Fair on September 8, on Clearwater campus, ES 104! You’ll have a chance to: Explore different Study Abroad options . . . and learn how you can earn college credit while traveling the world! Meet SPC Study Abroad faculty and learn about what courses are available … Continue reading Attend the Study Abroad Fair September 8!
Join us at the Fall 2015 Study Abroad Fair at St. Petersburg College! When: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 12:00-2:00pm Where: SPC’s Clearwater Campus: 2465 Drew Street Clearwater, FL 33765 Room: ES 104 What: Explore different Study Abroad options . . . and learn how you can earn college credit while traveling the world! Meet SPC … Continue reading Study Abroad and Earn College Credit!
The Atlantic shares insights on how international experiences can open the mind to new ways of thinking. New sounds, smells, language, tastes, sensations, and sights spark different synapses in the brain, and can stimulate your creativity. To learn more about famous brains that got brainier while living abroad, and how YOU can do the same, … Continue reading For a More Creative Brain, Travel!
In October, the Association of American Colleges and Universities will be hosting an Academic Renewal conference in Fort Lauderdale for educators looking to learn about global learning in college. The world today contains diversity in religions, cultures and ideas. The Global Learning in College conference aims to help educators tackle real-world problems and expand the … Continue reading Professional Development Opportunity- AAC&U Annual Conference
The Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions at St. Petersburg College, in partnership with the Global Action Coalition, is presenting a free forum on the Cuban trade embargo on June 30th from 6-8 p.m. at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg. The forum, titled “Cuba: Embargo or Not?”, will be moderated by John Wilson, former anchor … Continue reading “Cuba: Embargo or Not?” FREE Forum presented by SPC Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions
On June 4, 2015, the Center for International Programs in conjunction with CETL hosted the inaugural Internal Symposium at the St. Petersburg College (SPC) Clearwater campus. In attendance were over 30 SPC faculty, deans, and administrative staff. In addition, an Indonesian delegation was in attendance as part of a US State Department grant, Community College … Continue reading First Annual CETL International Symposium
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. For more information, please see the flyer linked here: 26th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning To register for the leadership … Continue reading Leadership Experience Opportunity: Jumping the Fence into Administration
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. To register … Continue reading Terrorism: How Long and How to Resist It?