Sandra Beck is no stranger to St. Petersburg College. Prior to graduating from Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, Florida,\u00a0Beck was dual-enrolled as an SPC student. Sometime later, she received an AS Degree in Business Administration\/Management at SPC and went on to graduate from Eckerd College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Management. Thereafter, she received her Master’s Degree in Management Information Systems from the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT).<\/p>\n
Beck said the primary reason\u00a0she went into teaching was\u00a0for \u201cthe opportunity to give back and help others.\u201d\u00a0Since she became an adjunct instructor for SPC in 2010, she\u00a0has been teaching\u00a0CGS 1100 Computer Applications for the College of Computer & Information Technology (CCIT), in face-to-face, blended and online formats.\u00a0 As she transitions from a part-time adjunct instructor to a full-time faculty member, Beck said that \u201cthere would be more time to spend on campus to have greater interaction with faculty and students.\u201d<\/p>\n
Apart from teaching, Beck has been involved with several organizations throughout the Tampa Bay area such as the Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) which keeps her in the loop about new technology, as well as Infragard, which is associated with Cyber security and sponsored by the FBI.<\/p>\n
She has also been nominated for many awards, one being an Excellence in Leadership award from the Intelligent Transportation Society (ITS) Florida in 2009.<\/p>\n
Commenting on her career, Beck said, \u201cI am excited when students achieve their goals. My experience from the business world helps me to use what I\u2019ve learned to enhance the learning experience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sandra Beck is no stranger to St. Petersburg College. Prior to graduating from Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, Florida,\u00a0Beck was dual-enrolled as an SPC student. Sometime later, she received an AS Degree in Business Administration\/Management at SPC and went on to graduate from Eckerd College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Management. Thereafter, she received … Continue reading Sandra Beck becomes full-time faculty member for CCIT<\/span>