|
SPC Foundation
Board of Directors
|
Beth A. Horner
Chairman
Angela Beltz
Joseph G. Blanton
R. Michael Carroll
Kenneth P. Cherven
Stephen O. Cole
Paul Demirdjian
John W. Dosher
Deveron M. Gibbons
Robert L. Hilton
Amy Lockhart*
William D. Law*
Bill McCloud
Frances Neu*
Steven Shepard
Shan Shikarpuri
Richard B. Winning
David Zillig
Directors Emeriti
Leon R. Hammock
Helen K. Leslie
Alfred T. May
Henry B. Sayler
Honorary Director
Wendell R. Ware
*
Ex officio members
|
|
Registration is currently open for Spring semester 2017. If you, a friend or a family member have considered taking a class to hone professional skills or to advance personal growth, now is a good time to act! With more than 100 degrees and programs, St. Petersburg College truly has something for everyone. And there's more:
* Flexible class options: SPC offers face-to-face, online, weekend and evening classes.
* Ten convenient locations from Tarpon Springs to southern Pinellas County.
* Award-winning faculty: 97% of full-time faculty hold advanced degrees.
* Small class size: 24:1 student-to-faculty ratio
* Study Abroad opportunities to more than 15 countries
* Affordable: tuition averages 53% less than state universities.
* Superior student support services from academic advising to career counseling.
* More than 44,000 students a year can't be wrong!
If this isn't enough to convince you, please visit the College website www.spcollege.edu for more information.
Sincerely,
Frances Neu
VP of Institutional Advancement &
Foundation Executive Director, St. Petersburg College
|
Duke Energy Provides Scholarships for Veterans
|
|
 |
|
Duke Energy presents check at Tropicana Field
|
|
The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded the St. Petersburg College Foundation $7,500 for its Veterans Bridge Fund initiative.
Duke, through its "Victories for Veterans" program and in partnership with the Tampa Bay Rays, is awarding over $90,000 to veteran-related charities in Pinellas and Pasco counties. The funding represents $1,000 for every Rays win this season.
"Serving our communities is an integral part of Duke Energy's culture and we are especially honored to help support our veterans through employee volunteer events, by actively hiring veterans -- we employ nearly 2,000 veterans at Duke Energy -- and through initiatives like this," said Alex Glenn, State President of Duke Energy -- Florida. "The organizations that are benefiting from the 'Victories for Veterans' program offer invaluable services to local veterans and we are proud to invest in them."
Student veterans, including SPC's Student Veteran Association President Brittany Achor attended the Rays' last home game to accept the check and thank Duke Energy.
|
|
Suncoast Credit Union Sponsors All College Day
St. Petersburg College welcomed Suncoast Credit Union as the lead sponsor of this year's All College Day. In his opening comments, President Law thanked Suncoast for their involvement and support and encouraged attendees to stop by the Suncoast Credit Union mobile unit located on the west lawn. All College Day is an annual college-wide professional and personal development day. This year, the event offered more than 170 sessions covering a range of topics from technology and leadership skills to retirement planning and health maintenance. Suncoast Credit Union facilitated two informative sessions entitled "Ten Steps to Financial Success".
|
Pinellas Animal Foundation Funds Vet Tech Scholarships
At its annual fundraising event in September, the Pinellas Animal Foundation presented a check of $5,000 for Veterinary Technology student scholarships.
SPC's Veterinary Technology facility features 32,000 square feet of state-of-the-art classrooms, labs, surgery and x-ray suites, kennels and offices. SPC's Vet Tech program equips students will the skills needed for success in this growing field.
|
Student Spotlight 
Zamarie Johnson exhibits the leadership skills that inspire others to be their best.
Zamarie plans to graduate from SPC this spring with an A. A. degree and transfer to the University of Florida to pursue a B. A. in Business Administration. In the meantime, he is helping to launch a new peer mentoring program at SPC and is involved with the Men Achieving Excellence program, a support group for male students of color.
Outside of SPC, Zamarie is helping students across South St. Petersburg as the President of the newly formed Southside St. Petersburg Community PTA. The community-wide PTA hopes to generate involvement and support for schools in southern Pinellas.
Zamarie credits SPC with providing him with many experiences and opportunities including his internship at the St. Petersburg Mayor's Office. His leadership has not gone unnoticed: Academy Prep of St. Petersburg recently presented Zamarie with the Ben Fisher Alumni Mentoring Award. This prestigious award recognizes Johnson's mentorship of Academy Prep students.
|
Setting Social Media Goals Workshop
November 14th, 12:30-2:00PM
St. Petersburg Gibbs Campus Room SA 114
Ray Roa Music Editor for Tampa's alternative weekly newspaper,
Creative Loafing
, will discuss online presence and analytics from a marketing perspective.
|
Florida Authors Speak at SPC
 November 1st, 7PM
West St. Petersburg Community Library at SPC St. Pete/ Gibbs
6700 8th Ave N., St. Petersburg
Discover how Ponce de Leon's fabled quest for the mythic Fountain of Youth helped shape the image of Florida with author Rick Kilby.
November 18th, 6:30PM
West St. Petersburg Community Library at SPC St. Pete/ Gibbs
6700 8th Ave N., St. Petersburg
Best-selling novelist and former Tampa Tribune journalist, Tim Dorsey, will discuss his Florida-based mystery novels.
|
Create a Legacy That Gives an Education
 Bequests, charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, IRAs, and gifts of property are some of the ways you can provide significant and lasting support to SPC.
To learn how your planned gift can meet your financial objectives while supporting the work of the College and the aspirations of students, call us at 727-341-3302.
Change a life today!
|
SPC Alumni Class Notes
Class of 1989: Duane Daiker, A.A. After graduating from SPC, Daiker attended the University of Florida for both his undergraduate and law degrees. Daiker is now a Legal-Studies Adjunct Professor at SPC. He is also a partner in the Tampa Law Firm of Shumaker, Loop and Kendrick, LLP and was elected as Chair of the Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar this year.
|
|
