{"id":7571,"date":"2015-01-29T14:52:13","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T14:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=7571"},"modified":"2024-01-30T09:40:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:40:42","slug":"etched-in-sand-author-engages-with-spc-clearwater-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/etched-in-sand-author-engages-with-spc-clearwater-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Etched in Sand Author Engages with SPC Clearwater Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7573\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Author-with-group1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7573  \" alt=\"Abdulmohsen Dobi, Regina Calcaterra (author), Jasmine Shamsi, Lena Esayed\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Author-with-group1.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abdulmohsen Dobi, Regina Calcaterra (author), Jasmine Shamsi, Lena Esayed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>St Petersburg College chose Regina Calcaterra\u2019s <i>Etched in Sand<\/i> as the feature for 2015\u2019s One Book\/One College activities. On January 28, SPC\u2019s Clearwater Campus was privileged to host the author and provide an opportunity for readers to engage with her and her story directly. Over 50 students and faculty attended the event, taking advantage of this unique chance to meet the woman behind the words.\u00a0 Regina Calcaterra\u2019s <i>Etched in Sand<\/i> is courageous, fascinating, and unforgettable; all SPC libraries have a copy, so be sure to read it when you get a chance!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/book-cover1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7575\" alt=\"book cover\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/book-cover1.jpg\" width=\"322\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One Book\/One College unites students, faculty, and staff, as they share their experiences reading and discussing the chosen book and engage in related activities, which can range from quad events to health fairs to pet adopt-a-thons and author visits.<\/p>\n<p>Keep on the look-out for 2016\u2019s One Book\/One College events and other news on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/events\/\">SPC Events Calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on SPC international events, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/international\">check out our website<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; St Petersburg College chose Regina Calcaterra\u2019s Etched in Sand as the feature for 2015\u2019s One Book\/One College activities. On January 28, SPC\u2019s Clearwater Campus was privileged to host the author and provide an opportunity for readers to engage with her and her story directly. Over 50 students and faculty attended the event, taking advantage &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/etched-in-sand-author-engages-with-spc-clearwater-students\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Etched in Sand Author Engages with SPC Clearwater Students<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":428,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,44,40,48,57],"tags":[71,51,73,49,77],"coauthors":[495],"class_list":["post-7571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty-resources","category-international-students-events","category-news","category-student-resources","category-tips-opportunities","tag-eventsnews","tag-faculty-resources","tag-international-students","tag-student-resources","tag-tips-and-opportunities"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Etched in Sand Author Engages with SPC Clearwater Students - 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\/etched-in-sand-author-engages-with-spc-clearwater-students\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Etched in Sand Author Engages with SPC Clearwater Students - Center for International Programs\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; St Petersburg College chose Regina Calcaterra\u2019s Etched in Sand as the feature for 2015\u2019s One Book\/One College activities. 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