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In the news: Army sergeant nears dream of designing own prosthesis
The Tampa Tribune reported on the story of Army Sgt. 1st Class Billy Costello who, with the help of St. Petersburg College’s J.E. Hanger College of Orthotics and Prosthetics, is designing a device that...
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MIRA’s The Real Clash makes impact on Tampa Bay area
Thursday’s issue of Creative Loafing features one of St. Petersburg College’s student success stories, “The Real Clash.” Under the guidance of Professor Alejandro Arenas, this group of talented SPC...
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LRMA earns accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art at St. Petersburg College has achieved accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition for a museum. “Accreditation assures...
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SPC in the news: Is your cell phone spying on you?
AdrianTillman In a report from WFLA.com, SPC Professor Adrian Tillman, a practicing software engineer, shared information about how cell phones can be tracking where users have been without them...
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SPC’s Dr. Tonjua Williams honored by Academy Prep
St. Petersburg College’s Dr. Tonjua Williams, senior vice president of Student Services, was honored by Academy Prep Center of St. Petersburg on Tuesday as one of 2014′s Five Fabulous Females. The...
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SPC in the news: Hot nights and blue notes – Sixth Annual St. Petersburg Jazz...
St. Petersburg College instructor David Manson and the St. Petersburg Jazz Festival were featured in a blog post on Articulate: Creative Pinellas. “Now in its sixth year, the St. Petersburg Jazz...
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SPC in the news: Coach named to basketball hall of fame
St. Petersburg College Men’s Basketball Coach Earnest Crumbley was featured on ABC Action News and TBNWeekly.com after he was voted into the Florida College System Activities Association Men’s...
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Bill offering in-state tuition to the children of undocumented parents and to...
State Sen. Jack Latvala of Clearwater announced Wednesday at a press conference at St. Petersburg College’s Clearwater Campus that he will sponsor a bill in the Florida Senate that would clear the way...
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SPC in the news: ‘Generation Study Abroad’
This month, Inside Higher Ed reported on a pledge by many U.S. colleges to increase their study abroad participation rates as part of a national initiative spearheaded by the Institute of International...
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Gardner named Top Corporate Counsel finalist by TBBJ
Congratulations to Suzanne Gardner, General Counsel at St. Petersburg College, who was named one of the inaugural 2014 Top Corporate Counsel Finalists by the Tampa Bay Business Journal. She is one of...
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SPC in the news: 3 Tarpon Springs exhibits open at Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art
The Tampa Bay Times recently published a write-up about three exhibits opening at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art. One features the work of George Inness Jr., who had a large winter home in Tarpon...
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SPC in the news: College notebook
In a roundup of graduation news, the Tampa Bay Times included information about St. Petersburg College’s upcoming spring ceremony. The event will be held May 13 at Tropicana Field.
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SPC in the news: Beaches chamber offers business institute
The Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce is forming the new Tampa Bay Beaches Community and Business Institute in an effort to develop future government, business and civic leaders, the Beach Beacon...
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SPC celebrates National Poetry Month with poets Gallagher and Matsuda
In celebration of National Poetry Month, St. Petersburg College hosted internationally acclaimed poets Tess Gallagher and Lawrence Matsuda on April 21-22. More than 300 attendees participated in...
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Collegiate High School student named Gates Millennium Scholar
Salina Som, a senior at St. Petersburg Collegiate High School, has been named a Gates Millennium Scholar for the Class of 2014. More than 52,000 students applied for this honor which distinguishes her...
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SPC in the news: Florida Legislature budget updates
The Tampa Tribune and the Tampa Bay Times reported on the Florida Legislature’s $77 billion budget, finalized last week. It includes $2.5 million St. Petersburg College Bay Pines has coming for marine...
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SPC in the news: St. Petersburg Collegiate student is Gates scholar
The Tampa Bay Times reported on SPC’s newest Gates scholar Salina Som, a senior at St. Petersburg Collegiate High School. Salina will graduate next week with her high school diploma and an associate of...
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Environmental Path dedicated at Seminole Campus
St. Petersburg College’s Seminole Campus and the City of Seminole/Seminole Community Library celebrated their partnership with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the new Environmental Path. The ceremony...
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SPC in the news: Some upset by proposed change at St. Pete African-American...
About 20 people attended St. Petersburg College’s most recent Board of Trustees meeting because of “an unexpected power struggle” over control of a community museum, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The...
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SPC in the news: New St. Petersburg College degree aims to meet need for...
Bay News 9 reported on the college’s new Orthotics and Prosthetics Technology Associate Degree, which will be available to students this fall. Program Director Arlene Gillis was interviewed for the...
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SPC in the news: ’48 Hours’ to feature Clearwater woman stabbed 32 times
SPC graduate Melissa Dohme, who survived a brutal stabbing by her ex-boyfriend, will share her story on national television Saturday, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Dohme was a 20-year-old college...
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SPC in the news: Tampa Bay Innovation Center to open St. Petersburg incubator
The Tampa Bay Innovation Center, an innovation and entrepreneurship center for technology businesses, plans to open the TEC Garage, its new incubator, on the ground floor of SPC Downtown,...
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New Elite Educator Program launches
St. Petersburg College has joined Pinellas County Schools to create a new Elite Educator Program to change the way teachers learn to teach. The program hopes to ensure future teachers are better...
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Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions to host forum on multi-generational...
The Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions will host a forum entitled “Our Families’ Four Generations: Ready or Not, Here We Are!” from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at the SPC Seminole Campus...
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Innovation Lab opens to big crowds at Seminole Campus
The future is now on St. Petersburg College’s Seminole Campus. The recent opening of the Innovation Lab in the library at the campus drew more than 100 people, including a who’s who of college,...
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SPC in the news: Will this silverware keep you healthier?
St. Petersburg College Science Professor Shannon McQuaig was part of a Fox 13 news report looking at germs and silverware. The report looked at iFork products – flatware that includes a small bead of...
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State of the Workforce Tampa Bay event held in St. Petersburg
Across the Tampa Bay area, key players from St. Petersburg College, the University of South Florida and the University of Tampa are collaborating with local business and workforce groups to strengthen...
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SPC in the news: Pinellas School District seeking Elite Educators
From the Tampa Tribune The Suncoast News and the Tampa Tribune featured an information session for the Elite Educator Program that was held at the college’s Tarpon Spring Campus on July 10. The program...
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Creative Loafing names Palladium’s Side Door a top music venue
Richard Gilewitz, Fingerstyle Guitar Wizard The Palladium’s Side Door Cabaret was singled out as one of the top music venues in Tampa Bay in Creative Loafing: The Music Issue 2014. Billed as a...
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SPC recognized for engaging students in voting
Just in time for the Nov. 4 midterm election, St. Petersburg College has been mentioned in the National Journal for its efforts to engage students in the voting process. The article talks about how...
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