Governor’s Hurricane Conference Opportunity

2015 Student Conference Scholarship Program All students interested in Emergency Management in Florida are invited to apply for a Student Scholarship to attend the 29th Annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference® May 10 – 15, 2015 in Orlando, Florida Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in a public or private institution of higher education, at the graduate or undergraduate … Continue reading Governor’s Hurricane Conference Opportunity

SPC Public Policy students share lunch with Sen. Latvala, former Rep. Hooper

From left: Rep. Ed Hooper, Sen. Jack Latvala, Dean Susan Demers, and students Mecca Bellmore and Adriana Hulland. On Wednesday, Oct. 29, St. Petersburg College hosted its sixth Public Policy Leadership Speakers Series luncheon on the Seminole Campus. About 100 people attended the event, including bachelor’s degree students in the Public Policy and Administration program. … Continue reading SPC Public Policy students share lunch with Sen. Latvala, former Rep. Hooper

Space center tour gets ethics students thinking

Approximately 100 St. Petersburg College ethics and education students toured the Kennedy Space Center during the Spring 2014 semester.  There they were challenged by ethical issues raised by space exploration and educated on resources available for teachers. For example, student Kaitlyn Moore wondered, “Who owns the rights to drill on the moon?” Before visiting the … Continue reading Space center tour gets ethics students thinking

SPC summer camp teaches kids about public safety professions

More than three dozen Pinellas County middle school students attended the 2014 Public Safety Summer Camp hosted by the Center for Public Safety Innovation at SPC’s Allstate Center June 16-20. Campers got a broad and diverse taste of the public safety profession and learned: lifesaving techniques of CPR how K-9 dogs are used to fight … Continue reading SPC summer camp teaches kids about public safety professions