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2021
- Percentage of SPC Male Graduates Climb Ahead of National Average
- Dr. Loston Delivers Keynote for Visit SA
- SPC Partners with Strada Education Network to Connect Students' Education and Aspirations
- Community of Automotive Professionals Donates to Automotive Technology and Diesel Technology Programs
- Director of Student Success Named a 2022 Outstanding First-Year Student Adovcate
- SPC Debuts New Community Garden
- 2021 Homecoming Court
- New Health & Wellness Building Named in Honor of William Allen Hudgins
- First-Generation College Celebration
- Child Development Center Earned 4-Star Rating
- Dr. Loston Recognized for Decades of Leadership
- Welding & Autobody Collision Building Topping Out
- HBCU Week: SPC Student Participates in White House Roundtable
- Students Present Research at 2021 Virtual STEM Symposium
- Best Value Schools Names SPC Among 10 Best Culinary Schools in Texas
- Dr. Loston Inducted into Hall of Fame 2021 Class of HBCU Alumni
- SPC VA Recognized by the Texas Veterans Commission
- Feast Day: "Celebrating a Saint"
- Students Participate in NASA Summer Internship Program
- Vocational Nursing Program at CTTC New Braunfels Ranks #1 in Texas
- Student Selected for the White House Initiative on HBCU
- Center of Excellence for Science Receives Grant to Support Summer Programs
- Fall 2021 Presidential Scholars
- SPC Receives $1.25M Grant to Enrich Education Quality Through Experiential Learning Opportunities
- Saint Artemisia Bowden Building
- St. Philip's College Celebrates 123 Years
- Faculty Member Receives Award for Outstanding Efforts in International Education
- VP for Student Success Selected to Attend Prestigious Executive Leadership Institute
- Dr. Loston Named to San Antonio Economic Development Foundation Executive Committee
- Dr. Loston Named One of the Ten Most Dominant HBCU Leaders of 2021
- Respiratory Care Technology Program Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence
- Retool Your School 2021
- Dr. Loston Earns Excellence in Education Award
- Music Major Performs with 105 Voices in History
- 2021 NISOD Excellence Award Recipients
- SPC Hosts Living in My Skin Panel Discussion
- SPC's Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Earns REACH Rewards Membership Recognition
- Four SPC Students Named to 2021 All-Texas Academic Team
- Student Financial Wellness Survey Results
- St. Philip's College Spring Commencement 2021
- SPC Named One of 2021 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges
2020
- Top 100 2020 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics
- Ongoing, Upcoming and Completed CIPs
- Radiography Students Earn 100% Pass Rate on National Certification Exam
- SPC Receives Donation from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
- Dr. William C. Davis, Hailed as a “Genius” by the Liberty Science Center
- Collision & Refinishing Technology Students Refurbish Donated Nissan Cube for Veteran in Need
- Transportation & Manufacturing Technologies Department Chair Speaks During TWC Forum
- NSF Donates $1.5 Million for Underrepresented STEM Students
- Fall 2020 Presidential Scholars
- SPC Participates in First-Ever National HBCU Virtual Homecoming Celebration
- Respiratory Student Awarded Scholarship by Prestigious Honor Society
- 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholar
- SPC Student Joins the ACD Board of Trustees as New Student Trustee
- SPC Distributes $1.7 Million to Students Through CARES Act
- BHFSA Donates to Fund Scholarships for Students in Allied Health Programs
- Real Work Matters Ranks SPC's Radiography Technology Program 10th in the US
- SPC Ranked No. 10 Best Community College in Texas for Affordable Online Degree
- Automotive Technology Program Introduces New Software Designed for Distance Learning
- Spring 2020 Graduates Recognition Celebration
- SPC Employees Named NISOD Excellence Award Recipients
- SPC President Joins Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women
- SPC Breaks Ground on New Health & Wellness Building
- SPC Receives Texas Award-Next for Performance Excellence Award
- Students Attend Investiture Ceremony and Meet Tuskegee Airmen
- Presidents Day at SPC's Child Development Center
- SPC 4DX Spring Summit
- Dr. Vanessa Anderson Named Interim Vice President for College Services
- Ministry Donates to Student Scholarships Fund
- Student Selected to Present at National Undergraduate Literature Conference
- SPC to Rename Building in Honor of Dr. Clarence W. Norris Sr.
- Annual Red Dress Luncheon for Healthy Heart
- Palo Alto's EDUCATE Features Dr. Loston
- St. Philip's College Celebrates Topping Out of Norris Technical Building
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Three Selected for All-Texas Academic Team
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SPC Earns Online Learner Support Certification
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142nd Commencement Ceremony
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33rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. March
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NAHB National Outstanding Student Chapter Award
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42nd Annual Cowboy Breakfast
2019
- Loston lauded as ‘Pillar of Knowledge and Character’
- Presidential Scholar Receives NAHBCU Scholarship
- Dr. Loston Receives Heart of Care Award
- Turbon Student Center earns ‘Star of Distinction’
- SPC Student Earns Scholarship from the United States Department of Agriculture
- SPC Hosts Texas Veterans Service Fair and Veterans Day Ceremonies
- Homecoming Week 2019
- FULLC Provides Over 2,500 Meals to the Community
- HEB Helps Fights Hunger on Campus
- SAYWE Celebrates 10th Anniversary
- SPC Attends San Antonio Area Tourism Councils’ Gala
- President's Lecture Series Welcomed "The Three Doctors"
- St. Philip's College Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine's 2019 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award
- St. Philip's Early College High School Earns 'A' Rating from the Texas Education Agency (TEA)
- Safe SPaCe - Supporting People Through Advocacy, Care and Equity
- St. Philip's College Participates in HBCU Week in Washington, D.C.
- Dr. Roman Gomez of Southwest Research Institute inspires student to explore STEM careers during STEM Lecture Series titled "A Life in Physics."
- St. Philip's College Celebrates Topping Out of New Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts Building
- SPC Celebrates Remarkable Birthday
- Hudspeth Named Piper Professor
- Graduation 2019
- Surgical Technology Celebrates 50 Year Anniversary
- The Alamo Colleges District wins 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
- St. Philip's College wins 2018 Texas Award for Performance Excellence
- 2019 Competitiveness Scholar announced
- Dr. Loston Thanks Masonic Lodges for $21,000 in Scholarships
- 10th Annual Red Dress Luncheon
- Alamo City Chamber of Commerce Euretta K. Fairchild Community Leadership Award
- Love Deeper Than a River Book Signing Ceremony
- Rosa Parks Honored by VIA Metropolitan Transit at SPC
- San Antonio Symphony Performs at SPC
- 2019 IMPACT Honoree
- Corazon Award
- 2019 Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
2018
- Alamo Colleges District Earns Baldrige Award
- SPC Tourism, Culinary Arts Groundbreaking Ceremony
- International Gastronomy Educators
- White House Scholar
- Homecoming 2018
- President's Lecture Series
- Presidential Scholars
- Spring Graduation
- National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Awardees
- CultureFest
- Annual Golf Tournament
- Phi Theta Kappa Award
- SPC Hosts Founder’s Day
- Professor Allen Lee Hamilton
- Hispanic Heritage Month 2017
- Monster Tech
- Homecoming 2017
- MLK March 2018
- HBCU All-Star
2017
- Homecoming
- Unsung Hero
- 'Best Tasting Salsa' Results
- HBCU grant exceeds $4 Million
- Remembering Dr. Stephen R. Mitchell
- Dr. Erick Akins named HBCU leader
- College earns Quality Texas Foundation award
- Student orgs earn honors for community service
- Tricentennial Activities planned
- Student named "All-Texas"
- Scholarship tourney yields $150,000
- Student assist SA Maennerchor
2016
2015
- Celebrating a Saint
- Jessica's Project
- Students Giving Back
- Monster Tech Day
- Employee Recognitions
- SPC on TV
- Title III Conference
- Promise Zone to Work
- Commencement
- Golf Tournament Reaches Million-dollar Mark
- Workforce Development Summit
- Black History Month
- National Women's History Month
- Community Improvements
2014
- SPC Summer Camp Session
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Education Super Heroes
- $4,938,961 Strengthening HBCU Grant
- Students Give Back
- Donor Appreciation
- Early College High School
- National Leaders
- Cesar Chavez March
- Women’s History Month
- Biotechnology Career Day
- MLK March
- WINTO
- Daymond John
- Mayors Tour
- GED Program
- Promise Zones
- ACA at SPC
2013
- Student Volunteers
- Automotive Open House
- Brazilian Delegation
- MicroSociety
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Recognition Roundup
- Homecoming
- Monster Tech Day
- Wil Haygood
- Food Donation
- Faculty Give Back
- Silver Stars Partnership
- Record Enrollment for SAYWE
- Spring 2013 Commencement
- President's Lecture Series: Azure Antoinette
- Presidential Scholarships
- Cowboy Breakfast
- Green Energy and Engineering Day
- USA Funds® Grant
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
- Black History Month
- Herman Boone President’s Lecture Series
- Bowden Family Literacy Night
- International Women’s Day
- Golf Tournament
- Poetry Slam Fundraiser
- STEM Lecture
- Honor Society Inductions
- A GED Success Story
- Transfer Fairs
- $150,000 Foundation Grant
- Nursing Pining Ceremony
- Hunger Banquet
- SPC Director Appointed to Pre-K 4 SA Board
- Parent Camp for Bowden Elementary
- Faculty Member Award
- Faculty Receive Artistic Grant
- Students Recognized
- Students Published in Tiger PAWS
2012
- Presidential Scholars
- Students Artwork Benefit Nonprofit
- Employee Ideas Net $10K
- New Associate Degrees
- SPC Designated Military Friendly School
- ‘College Credit For Heroes’
- Minority Enterprise Development Award
- President’s Lecture Series
- Students Earn National Recognition
- H-E-B Commits $250K In Grants
- Scholarship Roundup
- Best-In-Nation Choir Student
- Silver Stars Etiquette Dinner
- Hospitality Graduate Students
- Early Childhood/Family Studies Accreditation
- Open House Season
- Summer Programs
- Network Security in Austin
- Professor Emeritus
- Dr. Loston Recognized in Blackbook
- James Wright and Marye Gilford
- Who’s Who in San Antonio
- SPC Student Recognition at NISOD
- SPC Adopts Bowden Elementary
- Partnership with Silver Stars
- Upcoming Events
- Culinary Arts Hosts SAHLA Luncheon
- 2012 Spring Commencement
- Stem Career Exploration
- Science & Math Summer Season Underway
- Viva CultureFest
- Cyber Tigers Participate at National Competition
- SPC Celebrates Women’s History Month
- SPC Culinary Students shine PGA Texas Open
- SPC Host Nafta-Preneur Students
- Green Energy Conference
- Alamo Excellence Awardees
- Free Income Tax Preparation Services
- President Lecture Series
- National Black History Month
- Financial Aid Saturdays Program Site
- Interfaith Challenge
- Hunger Banquet
- STEM Symposium
- Best-in-Nation Choir Member Sings
- Cowboy Breakfast
- Emeritus Recipient
- Piper Professor Award
- Teaching Excellence Award Recipient
- Spring Theatre Production
2011
- Campus Observes 9/11
- Botello receives ATHENA® Award
- SPC Students Named to Best in Nation Choir
- SPC Offers Online GED
- Hispanic Heritage Month in Photos
- SPC Celebrates Homecoming
- SPC Named Military Friendly for 3rd Year
- 45 SPC Employees Retire
- Cowboy Breakfast Donates for Scholarships
- Performance Excellence Quest Continues
- Conyers Named Professor Emeritus
- Theatre Presents Arthur Miller’s
- Resurrection Blues
- Freedom Riders Visit SPC
- Centers of Excellence Celebration
- Gates Foundation Grant
- Welding Certifications
- Phi Theta Kappa Shines
- Quality Texas Foundation Honor
- Silver Stars, S.A. Missions
- New Network Security Programs
- Income Tax Assistance Program
- SPC Strategic Planning
- Massage Therapy Graduate
- Two Win SkillsUSA Honors
- Empowering Males Conference
- Math, Science Camps Flourishing
- Anniversary Celebration, AT&T Art Donation
- President's Lecture Series— Naomi Tutu
- Third Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
- EPA Administrator Visits SW Campus
- San Antonio Symphony-in-Residence
- Black History Month Celebrated
- Phi Theta Kappa Shines at Convention
- Culture Fest Best Ever
- Hybrid Car New Learning Tool
- Dr. Loston Lauded for Achievements
- Online Early Childhood Degree Plan
- Schedule of Spring Fine Arts Events
- SPC Diesel Technology Students
- Alternative Energy Program
- Third Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
- LVN Program is STAR Award Finalist
- Cardiovascular Invasive Program
2010
- Two Cessnas Enhance Aviation Technology Instruction
- SPC Conducts Exchange Project with Brazil Educators
- Women in Technology Program Awards Eleven $1000 Scholarships
- SPC Respiratory Therapy Students are Undefeated Champions
- SPC Officially Designated "Military Friendly School"
- SPC Participates in Society of Educators and Scholars Conference
- SPC Announces First Mechanical Engineering Degree
- Governor Perry Makes Announcement at SPC
- SPC Receives Recognition from Quality Texas Foundation
- More Than 400 Students Walk Stage in May
- Camp 98.6 Brings Health Professions to Life for High School Students
- SPC Recognizes Cowboy Breakfast Foundation
- SPC Honored with Juneteenth Legacy Award
- Fredrick Douglass Comes Alive in Performance
- St. Philip’s Receives $2 million solar energy grant
- AT&T Donates $100,000 to support scholarship programs
- SPC President receives CPS Award
- SPC 2nd Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
- SPC celebrates Black History Month
- SPC partners with the Army on driving simulator
- Campus hosts Women Breaking Through Conference
2009
2007
- Celebration
- Good to Great
- Leadership Goals and Three Big Ideas
- A Call to Conversation
- President's Task List