Media Brief from St. Petersburg College for the week of Sept. 18, 2023

This is a media brief from St. Petersburg College about events and items you may find of interest. For more information, contact Rita Farlow, AVP, Marketing and Strategic Communications, at 727-302-6526 or Samantha Stanich, Communications/PR Coordinator, at 727-341-4195.    

Registration is still open for Fall Term classes at SPC

There’s still time to register for SPC’s fall classes. Students have a variety of course format options for how they want to take classes — on campus, online, SPC LIVE Online, and more. Get started at spc.edu. 

Supplier Development Information Session Sept. 28

Join St. Petersburg College’s Finance and Business Operations team to learn more about how you can do business with the college as a vendor or partner on upcoming capital and technology projects. The information session will be hosted online from 1-2:30 p.m. on Sept. 28. Help SPC grow our relationships with suppliers and strengthen our community. To attend, register in advance at stpe.co/spcsd23.

SPC to host Recovery Awareness Expo & Job Fair on Sept. 29

St. Petersburg College and the Pinellas Recovery Round Table will host a FREE expo and job fair for the community to network with more than 30 recruiters and employers in behavioral health care fields. Attendees can also learn more about the college’s human services and applied mental health programs and the new Recovery Ready Scholarship for SPC students. St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch, Sen. Darryl Rouson, Chief of Police Anthony Holloway, and Councilwoman Deborah Figgs-Sanders will be at the event to talk about sustainable recovery through education and employment. The event will be held from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, at the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus, 6605 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg. There will be on-site yoga and meditation sessions, as well as door prizes, music, and food.