Institute For Strategic Policy Solutions

EDUCATIONAL AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY PROVIDING STUDENTS, FACULTY, COLLEGE EMPLOYEES, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, A FORUM AND CENTER FOR LEARNING AND SCHOLARLY PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON KEY CIVIC MATTERS WHICH MAY BE LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, OR INTERNATIONAL IN SCOPE AND IMPACT.

THE INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC POLICY SOLUTIONS AT ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ECONOMIC VITALITY, AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY, SOLUTIONS-DIRECTED, NON-PARTISAN PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS. ITS PURPOSE IS TO ENRICH THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, ENGAGE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE UNITY AND EFFICIENCY, FACILITATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AND INVOLVE CITIZENS IN THEIR COLLEGE AND GOVERNMENT. IN OUR APRIL 2021 THROUGH MARCH 2022 PROGRAM YEAR, WE HELD DYNAMIC PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE OUR INTENDED MISSION.THROUGH THE SPRING OF 2021, WE ENHANCED STUDENT AND COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE WITH OUR COLLABORATIONS WITH LEGISLATORS DURING OUR PINELLAS COUNTY LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP AND PROGRAMS ON COVID, ELECTION LAWS IN FLORIDA, THEIR IMPLICATIONS, AND FOOD INSECURITY. OVER THE SUMMER OF 2021, WE CONTINUED OUR COMMITMENT TO ENGAGE WITH CIVIC LEADERS DURING OUR ST. PETERSBURG CITY COUNCIL AND MAYORAL FORUMS. DURING THE FALL OF 2021, WE EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS AND MINIMUM WAGE DEVELOPMENT, CLEAN ENERGY, AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ARTS AS WELL AS UPDATED THE COMMUNITY ON ESTATE LAWS WITH A LOOK BACK AT THE TERRI SCHIAVO CASE. OUR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT INCLUDED OUR ANNUAL GREAT DEBATE COMPETITION WHERE STUDENTS EXPLORE CHALLENGING TOPICS AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR ADVOCACY SKILLS. ISPS CULMINATED THE YEAR WITH AN INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT STUDENT DISCUSSION WITH GUANGZHOU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS.IN THE SPRING OF 2022, WE RESPONDED TO LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS AND HELD FORUMS ON VOLUNTEERING DURING THE PANDEMIC, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, SEA LEVEL RISE, AND SPOKE WITH A LIVING MEMBER OF THE COURAGEOUS TWELVE. IN SUM, WE PARTNERED WITH OVER 90 PARTNERS, HELD 25 PROGRAMS, AND HAD SIGNIFICANT GROWTH WITH 12 PRESS MENTIONS.ISPS IS DEDICATED TO BRIDGING GAPS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS AND CITIZENS AND SERVES AS A CONDUIT BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR GOVERNMENT. WE ARE A STRONG NON-PARTISAN CONVENOR OF IMPORTANT COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS..