The Obsessively Detailed Map of American Literature’s Most Epic Road Trips

Found this awesome article for road trips based on literature. Are you gonna go?

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Online videos to help you a bit

Library basics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBYmrsw_HUo

Art and fine arts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bTxLspI43k

Criminal Justice https://youtu.be/EajtMtwl0JE

Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obp67AzzQ0I

Religion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBY_eemCFPI

Social Science, Sociology, and Social Work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuKFt3uRf6Y

I made these videos for our students to learn how to use our website and services. Please let me know if you use these and if they help or if you have suggestions to make them better!

Social Work programs recognized for efforts in helping the homeless

The Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County recognized the Saint Leo Social Work programs for its efforts in planning and assisting in the 2019 Point in Time Count (PIT). The PIT is a count of homeless persons on a single night in January. This information assists the coalition with expanding services, helping the community better understand homelessness, engaging in efforts to end homelessness, and obtaining federal funding for new programs, shelters, and permanent housing.

At the coalition’s monthly Continuum of Care meeting, the coalition thanked members of Saint Leo’s Social Work programs for their efforts in planning the event, creating the training methodology, recording the training, recruiting volunteers, and the collection and distribution of hygiene kits. Members of the Saint Leo community were asked to donate personal care items to create the hygiene kits. 

Pre-Graduation ceremony under the stars

Saint Leo invites graduates to events on Friday, April 26

An unforgettable college experience should be matched by a celebration of equal proportion. Graduates are invited to join their peers, faculty, staff, and guests on Friday, April 26, for a celebration of you at University Campus.

Campus Tours | starting at 3 p.m.If you’ve never been to campus, we invite you to see the sights of our 130-year-old historic campus with a complimentary walking tour.

 

Baccalaureate Mass | 4 p.m.
Saint Leo University Ministry will hold Mass for graduates and their families in the Marion Bowman Activities Center. Mass will be presided by Diocese of St. Petersburg Bishop Gregory Parkes.

 

Saint Leo Under the Stars | 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Dance the night away with your fellow classmates, professors, and family as we celebrate the Class of 2019! Enjoy complimentary beverages as well as tasty hors d’ourves. Support student scholarships by playing a round of bingo! The celebration will end with a fireworks display over Lake Jovita at 8:15 p.m.

Register for these events by April 10 at https://your.saintleo.edu/stars.

For more information or to request special accommodations, call (352) 588-8667.

Cannon Memorial Library announces Readers Club dates

The Cannon Memorial Library Readers Club welcomes the Saint Leo University community to join members in conversation and camaraderie as they explore the readings below in the browsing area of the library. Whether you’ve read the works or not, you’re welcome to join them: The themes we address are broad and inclusive, so you’re bound to make a valuable contribution. 

A Report to an Academy by Franz Kafka
Available free online at www.kafka-online.info
Thursday, March 7, 5 – 6 p.m. 

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Thursday, March 21, 5 p.m. till 6 p.m. 

Mariette in Ecstasy by Ron Hansen
Thursday, April 4, 5 – 6 p.m.

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Thursday, April 18, 5 – 6 p.m.

For more information, contact Ángel Jiménez at angel.jimenez@saintleo.edu.

Ash Wednesday observances

Ash Wednesday observances set for Tampa, University Campus

The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6. Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. and University Ministry will distribute ashes until 12:30 p.m. at Saint Jude Chapel near the Student Activities Building. In addition, Father Kyle Smith, university chaplain, will distribute ashes at the 5 p.m. Mass at the chapel.

The Tampa and MacDill education centers also invite everyone to attend Mass at 9 a.m. at the Tampa Education Center, 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 238,Tampa, FL 33602. Father Kyle will celebrate Mass and distribute ashes. 

The Saint Leo community also is invited to join the Benedictine Sisters of Florida for the observances at Holy Name Monastery, 12138 Wichers Road, St. Leo, FL 33574, off of State Road 52. At 6:30 a.m., there will be morning praise and the Eucharist along with the distribution of ashes. At 5:30 p.m., there will be evening prayers/vespers and ashes will be distributed.

The Saint Leo Abbey will celebrate Mass and distribute ashes at noon in the Abbey Church, with Abbot Isaac Camacho, OSB, presiding. Ashes also will be distributed in the church from 1:30 to 4:30 pm.

While Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church, Mass attendance and the receiving of ashes, reminding us to repent our sins, is a good way to begin the 40 days of Lent, which prepares Christians for Easter. During Lent, everyone is welcome to participate in prayer, fasting, and giving to those need, so that they may fully join in the celebration of the Resurrection of Christ at Easter.

As a reminder, Ash Wednesday is one of only two days on the liturgical calendar (the other being Good Friday), when fasting and abstinence are observed by Catholics and other Christians.

Before the fast begins, University Ministry will host a Fat Tuesday event at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, on the Kirk Hall lawn. Pizza, king cake, and other refreshments will be served. 

Criminal Justice Speaker Series continues, April 3

Saint Leo University is offering its 2018-2019 Criminal Justice Speaker Series for the public, students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The events are a great opportunity for those who are serving or interested in law enforcement or criminal justice.  

The university is hosting this event at the Ocala Education Center, 1930 S.W. 38th Ave., Ocala, FL 34474. The last Criminal Justice Speaker Series, 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendment Issues for Law Enforcement, is from 1 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, 2019. The speaker is attorney, Jack Jordan. With more than 45 years of law enforcement experience, he will inform on the recent legal cases involving the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments. (story)

RSVP: email Ocala@saintleo.edu  or call: (352) 671-3391.

For more information or special accommodations, contact Rena Thomas at Rena.Thomas@saintleo.edu or call (352) 671-3391.

Catholic Men’s Conference invites faculty, staff, students

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the Ninth Annual Tampa Bay Men’s Conference, “Courageously Living the Gospel” on Saturday, March 2, in Higgins Hall of the St. Lawrence Church, 5235 N. Himes Ave. in Tampa, FL.  

Doors open at 6:30 a.m. with the formal program going from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The program includes Mass, reconciliation, adoration, and Benediction. It is open to all men—married, single, and divorced men including fathers, teenage sons, and grandfathers—whatever their level of faith, or whatever their faith belief. This year’s conference features speakers Jesse Romero, Gus Lloyd,  and Justin Fatica with Mass celebrated by Bishop Gregory Parkes.

Faculty, staff, and students are invited. For more details and to register visit the event website.

Free transportation and entry to the conference will be provided for registered Saint Leo students.

For more information, contact Father Kyle Smith, university chaplain at kyle.Smith04@saintleo.edu or Martin Martinez at martin.martinez02@saintleo.edu.

Register now for Women in Data + Science Conference

Registration is now open for the Women in Data + Science Conference, which will be held at University Campus from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 1. 

The inaugural Women in Data + Science Conference is a forum for academics, industry professionals, and students to openly discuss and offer solutions to issues affecting women in data-infused fields: from gender bias to advocating for your work. Participants may attend panel presentations and workshops, and network with attendees, industry executives, and the keynote speaker, Sarah Mobley, a doctoral candidate with the structural engineering research group at the University of South Florida. 

The conference also provides an opportunity for students from all majors to learn about the field of data science and to discover what it takes to succeed in graduate school and in the workplace. Presenters will speak on a wide range of topics including how to find your voice in a boardroom or classroom and self-empowerment. Attendees will learn that data is everywhere, and you don’t have to be a math or science wiz to excel in a data science career.

Registration for the conference is free and open to the public. If you would like to add lunch, the cost is $15. However, Saint Leo students can eat for free by using the promotional code SLUStudent at checkout. Visit the conference website to register.

For questions, contact Heather Johnson at heather.johnson03@saintleo.edu or (352) 588-7283.

Black History Month Events

From 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, February 19, and Friday, February 22, MISO invites everyone to learn about Important Figures in Black History. The events will take place in the Dining Hall lobby

On Thursday, February 21, noted political scientist Dr. Andrea Simpson will discuss #MeToo, Media and Monsters: An Intersectional Analysis. This discussion is presented by the College of Arts and Sciences and Simpson’s presentation will begin at 6 p.m. She is speaking at the Newport News Education Center, and her talk will be livestreamed to University Campus in Room 117 of the Student Activities Building and to the Gwinnett Education Center in Room 3. 3555 Koger Blvd., Clarkston Building, Suite 105, Duluth, GA 30096. For more information, contact Dr. Eileen O’Brien at eileen.obrien@saintleo.edu

At 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 27, the College of Arts and Sciences will show the Academy Award-nominated movie Black Panther in Selby Auditorium, Lewis Hall. Popcorn and refreshments will be provided. There will be a discussion afterward. For information, contact Jennifer.orendorf@saintleo.edu.

Benedictine Sisters of Florida host Sacred Heart Choir

The Benedictine Sisters of Florida are pleased to host the choir from Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 2 p.m., Sunday, February 17, in the chapel at Holy Name Monastery.  The choir director is Janet Currier, and the music director is Ben Gordan. 

The event is free, but donations are always appreciated. The monastery is at 12138 Wichers Road, Saint Leo, FL.

For more information, contact Cheryl Chadick at (352) 588-8320 or at cheryl.chadick@saintleo.edu.

Facilities Management would like your feedback

We seek your opinion regarding Facilities Management at University Campus. We would appreciate it if you would complete our online survey within the next few weeks. It should take about 5 minutes to complete.

Thank you in advance for your participation and valuable feedback.

For more information, contact Facilities Management at (352) 588-8362.

Saint Leo sponsors American Mathematics Competitions for high school students

Saint Leo University is sponsoring the American Mathematics Competition levels 10 and 12 exams for area high school students who would like to take either competitive test for free. This national competition is intended to foster continued interest in mathematics and will take place during the early evening of February 13 at University Campus.

The university offers free access to this competition annually as a community service. Children of employees may take part, and employees are welcome to share this information with friends and neighbors whose families may be interested. The AMC 10 is open to students in grades 10 and below and to those no older than 17.5 years on the day of the test. The AMC 12 is open to students in grades 12 and below and to those no older than 19.5 years on the day of the test. The AMC 12 covers all high school math curriculum, including advanced algebra, advanced geometry, and trigonometry. Both tests are in multiple choice format. Students are given 75 minutes to complete the tests.

More detailed information about the test and the competition is available at: https://www.maa.org/math-competitions/amc-1012.

There are limited slots available, so families must confirm a spot for their students in advance by contacting Dr. Kevin Murphy of the Saint Leo University mathematics faculty by email at kevin.murphy@saintleo.edu.

Leaders in the Industry webinar continues February 13

Saint Leo University Career Services is presenting the Leaders in the Industry webinar series. This series of interactive webinars offers students the opportunity to explore career fields with today’s working professionals.

The next live webinar, The Future of the Accountant in Business: Leading in the Digital Age,  is scheduled for 6 p.m., ET, Wednesday, February 13. Career Services and the Saint Leo University IMA Student Chapter will welcome Jeff Thomson, president and CEO of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) to University Campus. 

Thomson earned a master’s degree in mathematics and statistics and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Montclair State University in New Jersey. He holds numerous accounting and leadership certifications, including the CMA(R) (Certified Management Accountant), CSCA (Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis), and CAE (Certified Association Executive).

Among other honors, Thomson has been recognized by Accounting Today for five consecutive years as one of the top 100 thought leaders who is influencing the accounting profession.

This will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Jeff Thomson and network in person or remotely with a global business leader. You won’t want to miss it!

For questions and to RSVP, please contact Career Services.

To access the webinar, click here and enter your first and last name.

The views expressed during this event are those of the speaker/presenter and do not necessarily represent the views of the university.