Senior Advice
Everyone gives this piece of advice, but try your best to get involved around campus. A little plug, but working with The Lions Pride Media Group is a lot of fun and there are a lot of awesome people who work within it.
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The Lions' Pride Newspaper
The Lions' Pride is a student-run news organization dedicated to sharing the voice of our Saint Leo community. Our mission is to uphold the Benedictine values, support First Amendment rights, and provide informative and thought-provoking journalism without fear of interference or reprisal.
Parting Senior Advice
remember in my first swim practice with the team at Saint Leo University, a senior swimmer told me, “Enjoy every second, because in a day you will be applying to jobs and leaving college,” and here I am, writing a piece of advice, looking for jobs, with an overwhelming uncertainty that I do not wish on any person.
Graduating Advice: My Life at Saint Leo University
Now that my time at Saint Leo is almost over, I reflect on everything that I have learned which I plan to take with me to the Bahamas where I will begin my professional career as a journalist and eventually become a novelist.
Should social media literacy be taught in schools?
y implementing classes on social media literacy, students would gain analytical skills to be able to discern the truth on the internet or identify how the author’s personal biases could have influenced the information that they are receiving.
“Oh, the places you’ll go!” Alumni of 2021: seizing opportunities and dreaming big.
Although every incoming freshman class is “the biggest yet” at Saint Leo University, it’s important to remember the graduate of previous classes. Having weathered through COVID-19, the old Colleges and Honors program and a different university president, Saint Leo’s alumni have seen it all.
Zooeyia: Animal companions and mental health
On April 18, students at Saint Leo’s University Main Campus enjoyed the company of many different animals during “Zooeyia,” an event sponsored by the College of Education and Social Services. From 11:30 am to 2:00 pm, attendees interacted with various animals located in different spots across campus.
New Florida Law on Mandating Financial Literacy Course for High School Graduation
The bill signed on Mar. 22 by Gov. Ron DeSantis is named the Dorothy L. Hukill Financial Literacy Act in honor of the late Sen. Dorothy Hukill, who spent much of her career championing financial literacy in Florida schools. Florida joins ten other states that require high school students to undertake a financial literacy course before graduating.
World Malaria Day
Malaria is a parasitic disease transmitted through mosquito bites by mosquitoes that have been infected by a species of the malaria parasite. Malaria is prevalent in tropical and subtropical climates, most notably in the continent of Africa in the Sub-Saharan region. However, this disease is not only limited to such areas of the world.
Sigma Tau Delta hosts yard sale to support Ukraine
On April 22, Sigma Tau Delta hosted a yard sale to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland. The week leading up to the event, students were encouraged to drop off gently used items such as books, glassware, and clothing. An art station was set up where students could decorate shirts and finger paint with the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag. The event’s profits will go towards the Red Cross and Wyższa Szkoła Humanitas, a Polish university dedicated to helping Ukrainian refugees. The Humanitas Foundation allocates funds for people escaping the war in Ukraine and seeking shelter within the university.
Academic Excellence Day 2022
On April 7, Saint Leo University celebrated its annual Academic Excellence Day to honor and recognize the achievements of students on university campus.
