Social and Behavioral Studies Department administers HEIghten assessment

Social and Behavioral Sciences

During the early part of March, St. Petersburg College successfully administered the HEIghten Civic Competency and Engagement assessment, along with the Intercultural Competency and Diversity assessment, from Educational Testing Services (ETS). This is the same national organization that administers the SAT college-entrance exams. They have developed the ETS HEIghten Initiative as a way to track and assess … Continue reading Social and Behavioral Studies Department administers HEIghten assessment →

Model United Nations team wins big in DC

Model United Nations

St. Petersburg College’s Model United Nations team received the Outstanding Delegation Award at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference held on November 11 – 13 in Washington, DC. Outstanding Delegation is the highest award presented by NMUN. College and university students from around the country attend NMUN conferences. At conference, students work in committees … Continue reading Model United Nations team wins big in DC →

SPC’s Model United Nations Team: A Diverse Delegation #SPCInspires

Model United Nations team members
Model United Nations

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 →

SPC Model United Nations students receive honors at conferences

Model United Nations
Model United Nations

Model UN students from St. Petersburg College received honors at the Florida Model United Nations Conference in Gainesville and the National Model United Nations Conference in Czech Republic. Florida Model United Nations – Gainesville A team of 11 students competed in the Florida Model UN simulation held Oct. 16-17 at Santa Fe College in Gainesville. … Continue reading SPC Model United Nations students receive honors at conferences →

Middle school students participate in Global Classrooms

Model United Nations

Eager delegates of the General Assembly participate in a vote at the third annual Global Classrooms/Model United Nations Conference. More than 350 Pinellas County middle school students and 30 volunteers attended the third annual Global Classrooms/Model United Nations Conference on the Clearwater Campus on May 29. The event was hosted by SPC’s Social and Behavioral … Continue reading Middle school students participate in Global Classrooms →

Certification Now Available for Community Health Workers

Community Health Workers showing off their certifications
Human Services

Certification is now available for Community Health Workers (CHWs). CHWs have now been recognized as a critical part of the health care system. They’re lay members of communities who work in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with … Continue reading Certification Now Available for Community Health Workers →

SPC Offers Study Abroad in South Africa

Study abroad art
Social and Behavioral Sciences

The primary goal of this program is to examine human rights from social science perspectives in order to develop an insight and understanding of how human rights, human rights practices and human rights institutions are socially created and recreated by human beings. This four-week program will take place at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in … Continue reading SPC Offers Study Abroad in South Africa →