It’s back! Weekend College will be available at the SPC Allstate Campus for the second time this upcoming spring 2017 semester. We want to provide flexibility and minimal impact onto your workflow by giving you total control when creating your schedule. With the Weekend College Program, you are now able to take courses on Saturdays so … Continue reading Weekend College comes back to the SPC Allstate Campus
By Melissa Coakley, Professor On Friday, September 30 the St. Petersburg College Applied Ethics Department sponsored a student field trip to the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg. The visit helped solidify some of the theoretical notions learned in PHI 1600, such as Kant’s Respect for Persons, the categorical imperative put forth by philosopher Immanuel … Continue reading Holocaust Museum visit proves poignant to SPC ethics students
SPC Allstate is celebrating Hispanic Heritage by doing Latin Dance! Join the Party…I mean “Workout”! Latin Dance is an aerobic fitness event that will be held Wednesday, October 12 from 5:15-6 p.m. Latin Dance is a Zumba workout featuring movements inspired by various styles of Latin American dance and performed primarily to Latin American and Afro … Continue reading Celebrating Hispanic heritage: Latin dance aerobic fitness
On Wednesday, September 21, The St. Petersburg College Foundation hosted its second annual distinguished speaker event featuring political and social analyst and best-selling author David Brooks. Brooks is a New York Times columnist and a commentator on PBS NewsHour. His newest book is The Road to Character. Two kinds of virtue As an ethics professor, I am … Continue reading David Brooks speaks at SPC Foundation event
Alpha Phi Sigma comes to the SPC Allstate Campus! This past Thursday, September 15th, the SPC Allstate Campus hosted an informational session with hopes of creating their very own chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma. What is Alpha Phi Sigma you ask? Well it’s a National Criminal Justice Honor Society that was founded at Washington State … Continue reading Alpha Phi Sigma comes to the SPC Allstate Campus
Get ready for Fit 2 Kick! -A kickboxing class event in September 19, starting Monday from 5:15- 6:00PM in the MAT Room. Punch and Kick to the beat. Fit 2 Kick is a fitness event that uses martial arts techniques such as boxing movements to the rhythm of music. This cardio kickboxing class is design … Continue reading SPC Allstate’s Kickboxing Event: Get fit with Fit 2 Kick
Growing up in Timbuktu When St. Petersburg College International Student Sane Haidara was an 11-year-old boy growing up in Timbuktu, Mali, he liked to hang out around the hotels in what was then a tourist destination. He enjoyed practicing his English and talking to the visitors from faraway places. In 2001, he met Floridians Tony … Continue reading International student hopes to better his community
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from David Brooks – one of today’s savviest analysts of politics and foreign affairs! All students, faculty and friends are invited to join the SPC Foundation on Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 7-9 p.m. at the Palladium Theater for its Second Annual Distinguished Speaker Event featuring New York Times op-ed … Continue reading Widely Acclaimed Political and Social Analyst David Brooks comes to SPC
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation is a first aid technique useful in many emergencies, such as a heart attack, near drowning, or if someone’s breathing or heart beat stops. However, it seems that most people have misconceptions of what CPR is. Some think it’s the kiss of life or the ability to resuscitate. This is what we … Continue reading CPR: Public Safety is about being prepared to help
St. Petersburg College’s Model United Nations team was honored as an Outstanding Delegation at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in New York. Outstanding Delegation is the highest award given at the New York conference, which hosted more than 3,000 delegates this year, and puts SPC’s Model UN team in the top 10 percent … Continue reading SPC’s Model United Nations Team: A Diverse Delegation #SPCInspires