Better jobs, better lives start at St. Petersburg College, home of the Titans! For updates from President Dr. Tonjua Williams, follow
@SPCPresident
. ππ±π
UPDATE: All SPC classes and operations WILL RESUME VIRTUALLY Wednesday, Oct. 16, through Saturday, Oct 19. All on-campus activities and events are canceled, and students should remain off-campus while the College restores services.
For more info, visit .
@CMAquarium
We're very sorry to hear about this heartbreaking loss, friends! Our hearts go out to the CMA family, especially Winter's caretakers. She will be missed. π
The St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus is on lockdown and SPPD is on site due to a report of gunshots heard in the area.
At this time there is no indication of an active situation. However, the college is following all security protocols.
We received a number of messages over the weekend that have led us to believe that some
@NCAA
fans have mistaken St. Petersburg College (that's us) for
@NJGov
based
@saintpetersuniv
(that's not us). Sorry to disappoint everyone!
But go Peacocks!
#StrutUp
#MarchMadness
Congratulations to the
@TBLightning
on winning the
#StanleyCup
for a second year in a row!
We guess you could say that lightning does in fact strike the same place twice. πβ‘οΈ
#StanleyCupFinal
We need
@NJGov
to do us a solid and let everyone in the state of New Jersey know that we're not
@saintpetersuniv
. We're St. Petersburg College in Florida. So many messages of mistaken identity in our inboxes. π
But also,
#StrutUp
.
#SPCollege
's Athletic Director
@daviegill
invites you to Saturdayβs Titan Meet & Greet at the St. Pete/Gibbs Campus gym starting at 11:30 am. Help us celebrate another great year for our athletes!
#titanstrong
#spctitans
Proud of
@spcsoftball
who made it to the FCSAA state tournament! The team won't advance but:
won 4 post season games in a row
won the Suncoast conference tournament playoff
broke a college RBI record
placed 7 players on All-conference team. Great season!
Weβre at
#SPCAllstate
today to celebrate our partnership with
@DukeEnergy
and PowerTown Line Construction and the grand opening of the Power Florida Training Center!
The training ground will serve as the home of our new electrical lineworker program.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Effective tomorrow, March 18, face-to-face classes and student affairs/support services (with few exceptions) will be moved online through the end of the Spring Term. All college-related events are also canceled until further notice.
It's another hot one out there today!
If you're in downtown
@StPeteFL
and need to cool off, keep an eye out for the Cool Runnings shaved ice cart by the
@StPetePier
. It's owned and operated by SPC student Aidan Leslie. Talk about a cool business! π§
Move over Tom Brady, we have our own Hall of Fame member at SPC!
SPC Athletic Director
@daviegill
will be inducted into
@TheFCSAA
Hall of Fame today for his outstanding achievements in higher education. Congrats, Davie! Proud to have you as a Titan.
We cannot thank
@frenchysonline
enough for their generous gift of $100,000 to
#SPCollege
! The funds will be used to establish an endowed
#scholarship
. The SPC family appreciates the generosity of Frenchy's owner and
#SPCTitanAlumni
, Michael "Frenchy" Preston, and his family.
Congrats to SPC alum
@stephhayes
on being accepted to the
@Yale
Writers' Workshop!
Stephanie earned her two-year degree at SPC and shares a little about her academic journey in the latest issue of her
@TB_Times
newsletter, Stephinitely: . Congrats, Steph!
The ribbon has officially been cut on the new Power Florida Training Center, and weβre excited to eventually see students graduating from this new program.
Thank you to our friends from
@DukeEnergy
and PowerTown Line Construction for helping make today possible!
Thank you to
@PinellasEd
for hosting the Superintendentβs Roundtable on Wednesday. It was exciting to hear
@PinellasSuper
share the districtβs vision, mission, values, and strategic directions for
@my_pcs
.
We look forward to welcoming more PCS students into the Titan family!
One
#SPCollege
faculty member is using his creative skills to help support our local healthcare professionals. Jonathan Barnes is the Chair for Humanities & Fine Arts at SPC and was given permission to use the collegeβs 3D printers to create face shields for healthcare workers.
UPDATE: Lockdown at the Gibbs Campus has been lifted. St. Petersburg Police and college security determined there was no incident on campus. Police received a report of possible gun shots heard near 5th Ave. N and 66th St.
We had a wonderful visit from Chancellor
@HenmackIII
today at
#SPCClearwater
. He met with students and faculty, and saw some of campus with
@SPCPresident
including the biotechnology lab, the mock courtroom, and the mechatronics lab.
It was the perfect kind of tour for
#CTEMonth
!
"Saturday morning, dozens of volunteers with The Florida Aquarium, Keep Pinellas Beautiful, and St. Petersburg College came out to get their hands dirty and plant hundreds of mangroves along the St. Petersburg shoreline."
@floridaaquarium
@KeepPinellas
Titans, it's time for the
#SPCollege
social media team to log off for Winter Break!
We've scheduled posts for the next 2 weeks, but we'll be taking some well-deserved time away from our screens, so we'll answer your messages when we return in January. Happy holidays! π
Congratulations are in order for
#SPCSPG
Provost, Dr. Leslie Hafer, who was celebrated as a Woman in STEAM by
@girls_inc_pp
last week. This award recognizes women who have been pioneers in their respective fields.
We're lucky to have Dr. Hafer championing our students!
Emmy award-winning journalist & New York Times best-selling author
@SharylAttkisson
visited
#SPCollege
for a presentation about fake news, media manipulation, ethics in journalism, critical thinking, information literacy, vaccines, and more! Thank you to everyone who joined us!
Weβre at
#SPCSeminole
today to accept a very generous $323,446 grant from
@RepCharlieCrist
that will help
#SPCollege
students with childrenβstudents like Frank and his 6-month-old daughterβafford a college education and childcare.
#SPCCares
"Many of us believed we were not smart enough to succeed in college or may have been told that we would never graduate .. However, with the love, support, and opportunity presented here at St. Petersburg College, we are graduating today." -
#SPCGrad
& speaker Antoine Sullivan
#SPCollege
students: Looking for a job? Be a part of the
#TitanStong
movement! SPC Athletics is hiring staff! For more information, please contact Davie Gill at gill.davie
@spcollege
.edu.
Actor
@LammanRucker
is starring in the new show, DREAM FOR AMERICA, which will be produced in honor of
#MLKDay
at the
@PalladiumSPC
on Jan. 13. Tix are FREE! Get more info at .
"In an effort to find local and diverse talent,
@DukeEnergy
generously donated $100,000 to develop the training facility, hire an instructor and purchase classroom equipment."
βThank you for choosing St. Petersburg College.β
@SPCPresident
Dr. Tonjua Williams gives a heartfelt speech at the Donors and Scholars Appreciation Luncheon.
She followed amazing speeches from two of our students that had everyone quite misty-eyed. We love our Titans.
Happy National First-Generation Student Day, Titans!
Respond to this tweet with a π emoji if you're a first-generation student at SPC or were the first person in your family to earn your degree. Or you can even share a photo from your first day of college! π
#CelebrateFirstGen
Looks like our student government leaders are having an excellent time on their annual trip to Tallahassee!
Not only did they get to meet with Representatives Linda Chaney and
@LindsayCrossFL
, but they also caught up with
@SPCPresident
Dr. Tonjua Williams at the Capitol.
βItβs important that we have educated faculty and staff who not only understand our Black male students, but accept them as well, dreads and all.β
@SPCPresident
speaking on the presidential panel at the
@BBCBSummit
.
#BBCBSummit
Huge congratulations to
@SPCPresident
Dr. Tonjua Williams on being honored tonight as part of the Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fameβs Class of 2022! We are so proud!
COVID-19 UPDATE: Due to rapidly changing events,
#SPCollege
is extending Spring Break for students by 2 days. Classes on 3/16 and 3/17 are canceled. Beginning 3/18, a majority of classes will move online. For complete details on this update, visit .
Today marks SPCβs 94th birthday!
We opened our doors in 1927 and have helped thousands of students achieve their dreams since then. Weβre looking forward to many more years of the college making a positive impact on the lives of our students and the surrounding community. π§
We were thrilled to unveil the Chris Sprowls Workforce Innovation Hub at the SPC Tarpon Springs Campus earlier today and can't wait to see the impact it has on the community!
Thank you to everyone who has supported this amazing endeavor, especially Chris Sprowls and his family.
Thank you
@DukeEnergy
! The company awarded
#SPCollege
$30,000 through a grant for the collegeβs Engineering in Energy program that aims to support diversity in the energy workforce and a strong pathway from education to careers in energy. We appreciate your continued support!
Despite the slow process it takes to make them, Professor Barnes has already completed 30 face shields and is working to finish even more for our local healthcare heroes. Way to embody the Community of Care spirit, Professor!
#SPCCares
Yesterday,
#SPCHealth
donated 25,720 gloves, 260 protective gowns, 10 pairs of goggles, 120 N95 masks, 150 level 3 masks, 400 surgical caps, and 3 tubs of disinfectant wipes to area hospitals!
#SPCollege
also loaned 11 ventilators to help in the fight against
#COVID19
.
#SPCCares
Major kudos are in order for the SPC Model U.N. team!
Our students prevailed at the National M.U.N. tournament in New York, earning the coveted Outstanding Delegation award. Out of the 140 teams that participated, only 24 institutions received this honor. Congrats, Titans! βοΈ