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09/24/07 The St. Petersburg City Council Pays a
Visit to Eckerd College
This past Tuesday, September 18th, members of St. Petersburg’s
City Council visited the campus of Eckerd College located at 4200 54th Avenue South. Eckerd College President Donald R. Eastman III hosted the
council on Eckerd’s beautiful waterfront campus. Joining the President to
discuss the economic development impact of the College's programs, faculty,
staff, and students on our community was Dr. Norm Smith, Director of Eckerd
College's Center for Applied Liberal Arts (CALA); Dr. James E. Deegan, Vice
President and Dean of Special Programs; Ms. Alizza Punzalan-Hall, Director
of Community and Media Relations; Mr. Bill McKenna, Director of Development,
Planning and New Construction; and Dr. Lisa A. Mets, Executive Assistant to
the President, Executive Director of Communications, and Director of
Emergency Management.
Eckerd College is the only designated “national liberal arts” college
in Florida. It has a full-time undergraduate enrollment of 1,750 students
representing forty-eight states and forty-five foreign countries. In 2003, Eckerd College became one of
only 270 colleges to be awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter in the society's 226-year history.
Eckerd is home to some unique programs and opportunities for
both students and the community. These programs include among others, the
Program for Experienced Learners; the Leadership Development Institute; the
Eckerd College Search and Rescue Team (EC-SAR), whose team of student
volunteers assists over 300 vessels each year on the Tampa Bay waterways; and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
A brief tour of the campus highlighted some of the exciting new
developments taking place there, including the state of the art Peter H.
Armacost Library as well as the new Iota Residential Complex, the first
complex on Eckerd’s campus to achieve LEED (U.S. Green Building Council’s
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) new building certification
for sustainable development.
One of Eckerd’s community outreach programs highlighted by Dr.
Smith during the visit is Eckerd College’s internship program with the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center. This program partners Eckerd students with
developing Midtown area businesses. These partnerships provide the
businesses with assistance and support while affording the Eckerd students
invaluable experience in a real world business situation.
If you would like to learn more about Eckerd College, its campus life, or its academic programs please visit www.eckerd.edu.
President Donald R.
Eastman III discussing Eckerd College and its partnership with St. Petersburg.
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