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Photo, From Left to Right: Commissioner and Vice Mayor Michael Eisner, Commissioner Lori Weaver, Provost Rodrigo Davis, Frank Jurkovic, Prof. Basil Moutsatsos, Mayor John Koulianos, Commissioner Panagiotis (Peter) Koulias, Commissioner David Banther, and City Manager Charles Rudd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tarpon Springs City Commission awarded $20,000 in scholarships to the SPC Greece Study Abroad 2026 Program this week. Dr. Rodrigo Davis, Tarpon Spring Provost, Professor Basil Moutsatsos, Tarpon Springs Humanities Instructor and Frank Jurkovic, International Programs Director, presented the details of the program which was well received during the Board of Commissioners meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n

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SPC received an initial $15,000 from the commission for scholarships for the SPC Greece Study Abroad Program in summer 2024. The continued partnership with the College and city has allowed many students to experience Greece over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partnership between SPC, the Tarpon Springs Sister Cities Committee and the Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce has opened doors to many cities in Greece. A large part of the study abroad program itinerary includes visiting several of Tarpon Springs\u2019s sister cities in Greece which teaches students about the local connection they have with Pinellas County. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The $20,000 gift for study abroad scholarships will assist all 13 students travelling abroad this December to Greece with Professor Moutsatsos. Students will be able to earn up to 9 credits in various Humanities courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit the SPC Greece Study Abroad Program<\/a><\/strong> page to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo, From Left to Right: Commissioner and Vice Mayor Michael Eisner, Commissioner Lori Weaver, Provost Rodrigo Davis, Frank Jurkovic, Prof. Basil Moutsatsos, Mayor John Koulianos, Commissioner Panagiotis (Peter) Koulias, Commissioner David Banther, and City Manager Charles Rudd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1873,"featured_media":23956,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,966,40],"tags":[],"coauthors":[894],"class_list":["post-23957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greece","category-greece-2026","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\r\nCity of Tarpon Springs donates $20,000 to the Greece Study Abroad Program - Center for International Programs<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/city-of-tarpon-springs-donates-20000-to-the-greece-study-abroad-program\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"City of Tarpon Springs donates $20,000 to the Greece Study Abroad Program - 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