For the week of November 9th – November 13th, the St. Petersburg College Allstate Campus came together to collect household goods needed by the BayPines VA for veterans transitioning from homelessness to permanent homes. The items requested by the BayPines VA were as follows: * Laundry Baskets * Bath Towels * Kitchen Towels * All purpose spray cleaner * Packs … Continue reading Veterans Donation Event exceeds expectations!
Some of you may have noticed some changes happening around the SPC Allstate Campus – mostly personnel right now. I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Rebecca Sarver (you can call me Becca) and I have just moved into the position of Student Life and Leadership Coordinator on the Allstate … Continue reading Meet the SPC Allstate Campus’ NEW SL&L Coordinator!
The night before Halloween, everything changes. Red lights flicker in the Allstate Center hallways—abandoned, except for fluttering crime scene tape and bloodied newspapers. The mock courtroom is no longer a courtroom at all, but a pitch-black maze filled with the sounds of insects and the growl of hidden beasts. Palm fronds brush against your face … Continue reading Allstate’s Halloween Haunted House
Representatives from the Florida National Guard made the trip from their St. Augustine headquarters to St. Petersburg College on Oct. 6 to tour the Allstate Center facility and receive a briefing on the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) program. Allstate Center Provost Dr. Scott Fronrath and Eileen LaHaie, Executive Director of the Center … Continue reading Adjutant General Calhoun visits SPC Allstate
Interested in going into policing, security, corrections or government work? St. Petersburg College’s career services can help you get your foot in the door with a great agency. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to hire SPC students to work for the Transportation Security Administration as security officers at the Tampa International Airport . TSA … Continue reading TSA recruiting at SPC for Tampa airport security openings
Photo taken during the 2014 Halloween Open House at the Allstate Center Are you ready for the 2nd Annual Halloween Open House event at St. Petersburg College’s Allstate Center? We sure are! This year is going to be bigger and better than last year. Those visiting the Allstate Center‘s open house later this month should be ready to … Continue reading Things are getting spooky at the Allstate Center
Last spring, Therapy Dogs International (TDI) brought five dogs to the Allstate Center Library to help students de-stress during their exams. It was one of the library’s most popular events so the therapy dogs were brought back on October 6th to help students once again as they prepared for their Fall midterms. You may be wondering, … Continue reading Students de-stressed for fall midterms with therapy dogs
Crime Scene technician, Shannon Winkler, is a graduate of St. Petersburg College of Public Safety Administration. Winkler acknowledges the hands-on experience she attained at SPC which prepared her to become a Crime Scene technician for the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Watch Shannon Winkler’s success story. As a certified Crime Scene Technician, Winkler goes out to crime … Continue reading Crime scene technician gets practical experience at SPC
Faith-based organizations are one of the top five at-risk sectors in terms of security and emergency preparedness, according to a 2007 U.S. State Department Briefing. Many places of worship are “behind the curve, compared to the secular world” when it comes to keeping their people safe, the Briefing revealed (Center for Public Safety Innovation [CPSI], … Continue reading CPSI conducts emergency training for faith-based organizations
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me…. I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now, I see. T’was Grace that taught… my heart to fear. And Grace, my fears relieved. How precious did that Grace appear… the hour I first believed. Through many dangers, toils and … Continue reading We will never forget…