Press Releases

• Special Guest Surprises Graduate with Marriage Proposal

  5/25/2011

  Like many graduating seniors, Tamiko Crawford was a little nervous May 21 about walking across the wide stage at Virginia’s Hampton Convocation Center to accept her college diploma. Read More

• Graduating Class from Virginia Gathers Saturday for Commencement

  5/19/2011

  Nearly 700 Virginians will receive degrees from Saint Leo University during a Saturday morning commencement ceremony to be held at Hampton University. Read More

• Four Florida Commencements May 13 and 14

  5/13/2011

  New graduates of Saint Leo University will be celebrating their educational accomplishments during four separate ceremonies in Central and North Florida communities on May 13 and 14. Read More

• South Carolina Graduates Gather in Sumter for Commencement

  5/13/2011

  Graduating students who enrolled at Saint Leo University’s locations at Shaw Air Force Base, outside Sumter, SC, and at the Naval Weapons Station in Goose Creek, SC, will gather at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 14, for their commencement ceremony at the Sumter First Church of the Nazarene. Read More

• Seven ROTC Cadets Commissioned at University Campus

  5/6/2011

  Seven U.S. Army ROTC cadets who are graduating with bachelor’s degrees from Saint Leo University were commissioned as Army Second Lieutenants at a ceremony at University Campus Thursday. Read More

• Commencement Ceremony Set for May 7 in Tallahassee

  5/6/2011

  Twenty-six adult learners are participating in a Saint Leo University commencement ceremony in Tallahassee at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 7, at Tallahassee Community College. Read More

• Commencement Weekend April 29 and 30

  4/28/2011

  More than 960 students will receive undergraduate or graduate degrees from Saint Leo University during ceremonies set for Friday evening, Saturday morning, and Saturday afternoon. The ceremonies will take place in the Marion Bowman Activities Center. Read More

• Visualizing the Human Lifespan

  4/28/2011

  Social Work Program students in two University Campus classes with Dr. Veronika Ospina-Kammerer, along with members of the student Social Work Club, have given a new dimension to the traditional human life-cycle diagram used in many courses. Read More

• PUL$E CHECK: Adapting to Change

  4/11/2011

  What does a leader do when the economic climate changes? How does a leader identify new opportunities? How does a leader raise investment capital for a new initiative? Read More

• Saint Leo Scholarship Recipients: Investments in the Future

  4/6/2011

  University President Arthur F. Kirk, Jr., with three Saint Leo students who spoke Thursday during the Opening Doors of Opportunity Scholarship Luncheon at the beginning of Homecoming 2011. Read More

• Homecoming 2011 Wrap Up

  4/6/2011

  Homecoming 2011 was celebrated at University Campus during the first weekend of April. Beautiful Florida weather greeted guests as they returned to campus to reconnect, socialize and share their memories of Saint Leo, while seeing all of the improvements to their alma mater in its current form. Read More

• New Student-Athlete Scholarship Named for University President

  4/1/2011

  Saint Leo University’s Daniel A. Cannon Memorial Library is pleased to present an evening with novelist, editor, and university professor Ron Hansen at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, in the Student Community Center at University Campus. Read More

• Chefs Battle, Diners Feast

  3/31/2011

  Diners couldn’t help but be captivated as chefs from Saint Leo University Dining Services prepared competitive dinner offerings Wednesday before a panel of judges from the university community, along with guest judge Katie Machol, food and drink editor of Creative Loafing. Read More

• Students Greet Former Gubernatorial Candidate Alex Sink

  3/31/2011

  Despite rainy weather, an audience of 85 appreciative students, employees, and community members greeted Alex Sink, former Democratic candidate for governor in the 2010 election, Wednesday night at University Campus. Read More

• Abstract Painter Reflects on the Gospel

  3/31/2011

  The 2010-2011 University Speaker Series concluded Tuesday at University Campus with a moving address by abstract painter Makoto Fujimura on “Faith and Art.” Read More

• University President Joins Hall of Fame Honorees

  3/18/2011

  The Department of Athletics at Saint Leo University has announced that University President Arthur F. Kirk, Jr., will be inducted into the Saint Leo Hall of Fame this year along with three remarkable athletes from the alumni community. Read More

• Rock of Ages Homecoming 2011

  3/15/2011

  Come back to campus March 31 - April 4 for Homecoming 2011 and celebrate this year’s theme“Rock of Ages” and enjoy events and programs that will make your return to Saint Leo University unforgettable. Read More

• Faith and Art - March 29 - Alex Sink - March 30

  3/11/2011

  This March, the University Speaker Series brings to University Campus painter Makoto Fujimura, the gifted illustrator of an exquisite new edition of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Read more here. Read More

• Saint Leo Education Program Honored

  3/8/2011

  Faculty from the Education Department of Saint Leo University’s School of Education and Social Services were honored in February when the department competed as a national finalist for the Distinguished Program in Teacher Education Award presented by the Association of Teacher Educators. Read More

• March Means Spring Fling

  3/7/2011

  After weeks of study and midterms, the annual Spring Fling celebration at University Campus gives students the opportunity to take a break, enjoy each other’s company, and participate in games, prizes, music, dancing and other recreational opportunities at our lakeside campus. Read More

• Former Gubernatorial Candidate Alex Sink at University Campus

  3/7/2011

  Saint Leo University’s School of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce that Alex Sink, Florida’s Democratic candidate for governor in the 2010 election, will speak at University Campus on March 30 in honor of Women’s History Month. Read More

• Business Conference Wraps up After Two Days

  2/22/2011

  The Saint Leo University School of Business wrapped up its second International Business Conference Friday, February 18, at University Campus. Read More

• Special Training: Combating Human Trafficking

  2/18/2011

  Saint Leo University’s Department of Criminal Justice, in cooperation with Saint Petersburg College’s Florida Regional Community Policing Institute, will offer a four-day course, International Sex Trafficking, at the Saint Leo University campus in east Pasco County from Monday, May 9 through Thursday, May 12. Read More

• Second International Business Conference Opens

  2/18/2011

  The Saint Leo University School of Business wrapped up its second International Business Conference Friday, February 18, at University Campus. Read More

• Media Literacy with Callie Crossley

  2/9/2011

  he University Speaker Series hosted a vibrant presentation on “Media Literacy,” by broadcast journalist, commentator and filmmaker Callie Crossley. Crossley is the host of her own talk show about current events on WGBH-FM radio in Boston. Her own career in journalism is broad and distinguished. Read More