{"id":243,"date":"2015-11-23T11:30:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T16:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/law-and-policy\/?p=243"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:51:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:51:08","slug":"150000th-graduate-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/public-safety-policy-legal-studies-educational-information\/150000th-graduate-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Policy grads featured in SPC&#8217;s 150,000th graduate celebration #WeAreSPC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This December, we will celebrate an historical occasion &#8211; SPC&#8217;s 150,000th graduate. What does an SPC graduate look like? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/WeAreSPC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out our graduates&#8217; stories<\/a> and be prepared to be inspired.<\/p>\n<p>Help us spread the word and share your own story today on social media by adding the hashtag <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/wearespc\/#guestbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WeAreSPC<\/a> to your posts and tweets on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADRIANA HULLAND<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>B.S. Degree in Public Policy and Administration<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In Adriana&#8217;s neighborhood, going to college is not the norm. Her honest, emotional account of the struggles and joys she experienced as she persevered to earn a bachelor&#8217;s degree at St. Petersburg College is inspirational. While she will be the first person in her family to earn a college degree, she won&#8217;t be the last. Following Adriana&#8217;s lead, her mom and sister are now attending SPC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Before St. Petersburg College, I never thought I&#8217;d have a chance to make a difference in the world,&#8221; said Adriana Hulland.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPC&#039;s 150,000th Graduate - Adriana Hulland\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GfcZsxlL-4c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>PETYA GETSOVA<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>B.S. Degree in Public Policy and Administration<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Petya Getsova came to the United States from Bulgaria, she was very shy. Her involvement in student government at St. Petersburg College helped her come out of her shell and uncovered a passion for public policy. 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