Ceremony Marks Completion Of St. Petersburg College's New Student Success Center

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — St. Petersburg College celebrated the completion of the Joseph H. Lang, Sr. Student Success Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Aug. 14.

This is SPC’s first-ever hub where students can receive all-essential student services under one roof, including registration, financial aid, free tutoring and career advising. The center was made possible through $20 million in funding by the Florida Legislature, plus $5 million contributed by the college. It embodies the college’s focus on community, offering a collegiate, open concept for students, employees and visitors.

An indoor/outdoor connection integrates the lake that sits at the front of the campus.

Wannemacher Jensen Architects designed and LEMA Construction built the new 48,000-square-foot center.

“The center is SPC’s first-ever, one-stop student hub where all resources are available under one roof – encouraging student collaboration and a positive learning environment,” said SPC President Tonjua Williams. “We are so thankful our state Legislature recognized the benefit this will bring to our students, our college and the community as a whole. We especially thank the members of our legislative delegation who advocated for the building on behalf of SPC and Pinellas County residents.”

The center is named in memory of Joseph “Joe” Lang, a longtime supporter of SPC students. He began his time at SPC as a student leader at the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus in the late 1950s and, over the next 70 years, proved himself to be a loyal friend of the college. A distinguished local attorney, he served as counsel to the college’s board of trustees. He died on April 21, 2018, at the age of 80.

This press release was produced by the St Petersburg College News. The views expressed are the author's own.