{"id":5035,"date":"2023-05-26T15:20:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/president\/?p=5035"},"modified":"2024-02-08T18:20:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T18:20:04","slug":"you-belong-at-spc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/president\/2023\/05\/26\/you-belong-at-spc\/","title":{"rendered":"You Belong at SPC!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/president\/2023\/09\/11\/spc-day-celebrates-the-success-and-history-of-st-petersburg-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">St. Petersburg College<\/a>, we embrace the diversity of cultures represented on our campuses and welcome students from all walks of life. That&#8217;s why &#8220;You Belong&#8221; at SPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SPC is a place where students can feel at home and respected. Among our many clubs and organizations, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/current-students\/student-affairs\/student-life\/student-life-and-leadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">student government<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/go.spcollege.edu\/clw\/clubs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCUBA <\/a>\u2013 you won\u2019t have a problem finding a group of like-minded individuals. 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