SPC President Tonjua Williams was the keynote speaker at the St. Petersburg Free Clinic’s annual Hunger Free event on Oct. 6 at The Coliseum, where local leaders and community members gathered to bring awareness of hunger in Pinellas County. For Williams, the cause is close to her heart.
With the recent devastation caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, SPC President Tonjua Williams has decided that the college will offer in-state tuition rates to displaced students from Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Houston area.
Local leaders, students, faculty and college officials recently celebrated the groundbreaking for SPC’s new Student Success Center on the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus. The state-of-the-art center will replace the 80-year-old administration center, which was demolished due to its age.
Hurricane Irma has been one of the worst storms that Florida, and the Tampa Bay area in particular, has ever faced. Despite her strength, we have been resilient and are even stronger in the aftermath! I am thankful that I have not received any reports of major harm to any of our students, faculty and staff. Possessions are replaceable, but you are not.
Dr. Tonjua Williams was named the 2017 Businesswoman of the Year in the Government/Nonprofit category by the Tampa Bay Business Journal (TBBJ) on Friday, Aug. 11.
In light of recent events at the University of Virginia and in the city of Charlottesville, Va., I would like to take some time to reassure you that at St. Petersburg College, we celebrate the diversity of our students, faculty and staff and we denounce hateful speech and actions that are meant to divide us, instead of unite us.
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Patrick Rinard has been selected to serve as the Interim Senior Vice President for Student Services from August 14, 2017 through June 30, 2018.
SPC President Dr. Tonjua Williams gave her first address to faculty as president at the 2017 Fall Faculty event, held Aug. 10 at the Coliseum. She focused on the college’s mission, vision and values and used an interactive poll to help demonstrate SPC’s significant level of influence on students, employees and community.
Today is my first day as the seventh President of St. Petersburg College. I am humbled and proud to serve in this capacity. St. Petersburg College is a special place where opportunities are endless, hope is never deferred and dreams come true. For 90 years, SPC students have experienced faculty, staff and administrators who care and support, and help them achieve success. We will continue to uphold this legacy.
The appointment of Dr. Tonjua Williams to SPC’s Presidency drew plenty of congratulations and shares on Twitter.