Veterans Day Observance Nov. 11
November 03, 2008
FlagsSaint Leo University welcomes veterans and their families
from the university community and from our neighboring cities and
towns to attend our annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m.,
Tuesday, Nov. 11, at our main campus in Pasco County.
The observance will be held at the flagpole on the
campus quadrangle, between Saint Edward Hall and Saint Francis
Hall. This year’s event carries added significance for Saint Leo
University. During the year 2008 the university has been
celebrating its 35th anniversary of providing higher education to
members of the armed services.
Our guest speaker for the event is U.S. Army Lt. Col. James B.
Botters, a military intelligence specialist and professor of
military science and leadership at the University of South Florida
at Tampa. Faculty, staff, students and administrators, including
Saint Leo University President Arthur F. Kirk Jr., will participate
in the program. Doves will be released at the end of the
ceremony.
No classes will be held at the main campus on Veterans Day, which
is also considered the fall Community Service Day at Saint Leo.
This allows students, faculty and staff to attend the ceremony, and
then, after a community lunch, volunteer their afternoons to assist
one of a number of local, non-profit service organizations, such as
East Pasco Habitat for Humanity, Catholic Charities, San Antonio
Boys Village and others. Volunteers from Saint Leo take on
maintenance, cleaning and office work project at some non-profits,
and visit with the elderly at other agencies.
University Campus is located at 33701 State Road 52, four miles
east of Interstate 75 (Exit 285).
