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37-796: The Saint Leo Lions are the athletic teams that represent Saint Leo University , located in St. Leo, Florida , in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Lions have primarily competed in the Sunshine State Conference since its founding in the 1975–76 academic year. The Saint Leo Lions have won 30 Sunshine State Conference Championships and have had 123 NCAA Championship Appearances as of April 2023. Saint Leo has finished inside

74-433: A "Spring Fling" weekend featuring artists such as Lonestar , Everclear and Nick Hagelin from The Voice . There are currently seven fraternities and seven sororities on campus. Greek life is an active part of campus life. Chapters must meet requirements of a certain amount of social activities, educational programs, and philanthropy/community service each year. First-year students must wait until they have completed

111-715: A black student—Rudolph Antorcha from Cuba. Today, he and the welcoming Benedictines are honored with a sculpture titled A Spirit of Belonging, which was dedicated at University Campus in 2013. Over the years, the school went through a series of varying focuses and name changes: St. Leo's College initially, then St. Leo Military College (1890–1903), St. Leo College (1903–17), St. Leo College Preparatory School (1917–18), Saint Leo College (1918–20), St. Leo College High School (1920–23), St. Leo Academy (1923–27), Benedictine High School (1927–29), Saint Leo College Preparatory School (1929–64), Saint Leo College (1959–99), and finally Saint Leo University (1999–present). During that time, it served as

148-515: A construction permit for a Low Power FM Station to operate on 92.7 MHz. The call sign is WLSL-LP ( W e L ove S aint L eo). The station's studio facilities are located on University Campus with the transmitter and antenna facilities located at Pasco High School in Dade City . WLSL-LP covers the communities of Saint Leo, Dade City, and San Antonio and can be heard in a car radio as far north as Ridge Manor and south of Zephyrhills . The station

185-670: A former chief justice of the Arizona Territory , gained control of 100,000 acres in Florida. He established a Catholic colony in an area that is now the city of San Antonio and the town of St. Leo. To accommodate a number of German-speaking colonists, John Moore , Bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine , wrote the abbot of Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to request a German-speaking priest. That request led to

222-434: A military college within three different periods. Saint Leo College Preparatory School operated from 1929 to 1964. In addition, Saint Leo returned to its college roots in 1959 and opened a junior college, with the first junior college graduates earning their associate degrees in 1961. The monks managed both the junior college and the prep school from 1959 to 1964. The Saint Leo College Prep School athletic teams were known as

259-590: A semester before they may sign up for recruitment to join a Greek organization. The undergraduate chapters are only on the University Campus, but graduate students at learning centers may be able to join NPHC graduate chapters if their local area has them. Saint Leo University's athletic teams are known as the Lions. They participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's Division II in

296-556: Is widely accepted as one of the premier baseball complexes in the Sunshine State Conference. Saint Leo University The first Catholic college in Florida, Saint Leo is one of the fifteen largest Catholic colleges in the United States. It enrolls students at the traditional University Campus, and through its Center for Online Learning. University-wide, Saint Leo educates students from all 50 states,

333-489: The Florida Department of Education . In December 2023, The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges put Saint Leo University on probation due to “failing to meet financial standards and obligations and poor management of finances.” In December 2024, the probationary status will be reviewed. Students are active on campus through a variety of associations, clubs and societies, including

370-453: The Sunshine State Conference (SSC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, and tennis; women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, acrobatics and tumbling, volleyball and beach volleyball. The university discontinued men and women’s swim, track, and cross country programs in Spring of 2023 “to help ensure

407-703: The 2016 NCAA Division II Spring Championships Festival. Saint Leo also played host to the 2016 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships at The Abbey Course. Saint Leo University has produced thousands of alumni over the years, including Charles Henri Baker , a Haitian industrialist and presidential candidate; politicians Richard Corcoran and Ed Narain ; Cerelyn J. Davis , Memphis Police Department Chief; George N. Turner, former Atlanta chief of police; musicians Stephen Stills and Desi Arnaz ; Major League Baseball executive J. P. Ricciardi; Academy Award-winning actor Lee Marvin ; and Major League Baseball player Bob Tewksbury . In January 2014 Saint Leo University received

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444-602: The Activities Center. Replacing Dade City Park in the 1970s as the Home of the Lions and named after the college's fifth president, the oldest outdoor facility on the Saint Leo campus is complemented by a major-league caliber lighting system installed in 1987, automatic sprinklers, drainage system, press box, and a wireless scoreboard with LED videoboard. The stadium was fitted with OAI-produced windscreens in 2009, and

481-698: The Benedictine monks first arriving in the area. In 1888, Saint Vincent Archabbey transferred control of the colony to Mary Help of Christians Abbey (commonly called Maryhelp) in Belmont, North Carolina . In February 1889, Leo Haid , Abbot of Maryhelp Abbey, accepted a gift from Edmund Dunne of 36 acres on Lake Jovita for the founding of a Benedictine College. That same month, Benedictine nuns arrived from Allegheny, Pennsylvania. On March 11, 1889, they founded Holy Name Monastery. Saint Leo College and Saint Leo Abbey were founded on June 4, 1889. St. Leo College,

518-640: The Computer Science Association and the International Tourism Club, LEAD scholars, Honor societies, Sociology club, Pre-Medical, Debate club and official organization of the Student Government Union. The university also has a radio station for students to take for class credit. The Student Government Union (SGU) is the official student representative body on the campus. It has three branches:

555-526: The District of Columbia, three U.S. territories, and more than 80 countries. As of Spring 2017, total enrollment was 16,207 students, with 2,088 of those at University Campus. As of 2023, total enrollment is 9,523. Saint Leo was one of the first American universities to provide distance learning opportunities to students, beginning with educating military men and women in 1973 during the Vietnam era at

592-646: The Findlay Country Club in Findlay, Ohio . Henrik Dahrendorff became the first national champion in swimming program history on March 16, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana . The Bowman Center arena has two full basketball and volleyball courts and can seat as many as 1,500 spectators for an event in cushioned, seat-back chairs. During the summer of 2012 the floor was completely replaced, resurfaced, and repainted. A new energy efficient lighting system

629-465: The Lions, and their colors were purple and gold. The Saint Leo College teams were known as the Monarchs, using green and gold as colors. In 1999, the Saint Leo athletic teams re-adopted the Lions name. In 2011, Saint Leo University created an anthropomorphic lion mascot named Fritz. The name was a reference to a series of Saint Bernard dogs bearing that name, all owned by Charles Mohr, who served as

666-822: The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The recognition is awarded through 2021. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate, bachelor's, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees. The Saint Leo School of Business received initial accreditation by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education in September 1999. In 2014, accreditation

703-1043: The SGU Executive Board, the SGU Senate, and the SGU Campus Activities Board. Saint Leo University's SGU has implemented many projects and initiatives across campus that help students succeed with memories; most notably, being the Lion Statue at the school's enterance (2018), Food Pantry (2018;2022),Scholarship Program (2018), and the Greek Street Benches (2024). Some of their most notable and recent former SGU members have been SGU President Ashley Butler, SGU President Derick McIntosh, SGU VPA Asley Tucker, and SGU VPO Khristian Parrish. Some of SGU's current and former signature events included Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios , campus laser tag , Moonlight Breakfast, and

740-593: The degree date. In 1973, the college responded to requests from the armed services to offer degree programs on U.S. military bases. More education centers followed—on military bases, on community college campuses, and at stand-alone facilities—in seven states. In 1998, the university's Center for Online Learning was created, allowing students to take classes online from any location. The university announced plans in July 2021 to merge with Marymount California University , another private Catholic university. The transition

777-704: The diocese. That same year, a fire destroyed the Cathedral of St. Augustine. At Moore's request, a group of Jesuit fathers arrived in Tampa, Florida , in 1888 to replace the priests lost to illness. In August 1888, the St. Mary's Home for Orphan Girls was opened in Jacksonville, Florida . That same year, yellow fever broke out again in Jacksonville. With the local priest, Reverend William John Kenny , sidelined by

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814-703: The disease, Moore rushed there to run the parish and tend to the sick. In 1889, Moore asked the Benedictines to establish several mission churches on the Florida Gulf Coast from Pasco County northward. He requested that the Jesuits cover Hillsborough County southward to Key West . During the late 1890s, Moore suffered a debilitating stroke. Moore died at his home in St. Augustine on July 30, 1901. Bishop Moore High School in Orlando, Florida,

851-525: The first abbot of Saint Leo Abbey from 1902 to 1931. The Benedictine sisters at Holy Name Monastery, its neighboring community, closed their Holy Name Academy in 1963 and assisted Saint Leo, which transitioned to a four-year program. Saint Leo College conferred its first bachelor's degree on April 23, 1967, on 51 men and 13 women. The college was accredited by the Southern Educational Association that November, retroactive to

888-563: The first-ever national champion in the history of the university, team or individual, on May 19, 2016 when he won at the Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver, Colorado . The Saint Leo Men's Golf team became the first-ever team national champions when they claimed the team title on May 21, 2016 in Denver, Colorado . Marie Coors became the first-ever female to win a national title in school history on May 20, 2017 at

925-444: The height of the anti-war movement . Saint Leo University offers more than 40 associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees, and certificate programs and inaugurated its first doctoral program in 2013. As of Fall 2016, the faculty included 219 full-time faculty and 1,157 fully qualified adjunct faculty members. In 2020, they had approximately 2000 employees. Saint Leo traces its history to August 10, 1881, when Edmund F. Dunne ,

962-664: The junior college was started, Saint Leo has had 11 presidents: Saint Leo was ranked #331-440 in the National Universities category in the 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. The University was also named #46 in the Top Performers on Social Mobility (tie). In the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, Saint Leo was named #26 overall in the Regional Universities South category. The school

999-488: The original name of the institution, opened its doors on September 14, 1890. The first student to arrive was 12 years old. He and six others were enrolled on the first day, and the student body grew to 32 for the 1890–1891 school year. The first five students graduated in June 1893 with Master of Accounts degrees. In 1898, before it was legal in Florida for black and white students to attend school together, Saint Leo enrolled

1036-475: The strength and long-term vitality of the university's Athletics program and is a part of Saint Leo University's larger efforts to streamline and focus its program offerings.” The school won its first NCAA Division II National Title in 2016 when the Lions' men's golf team defeated Chico State, 3–2, in the NCAA DII Championship round at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver, Colorado as part of

1073-672: The top-80 out of 307 NCAA Division II institutions in the Learfield Directors' Cup in six straight years with two top-five finishes including second overall in 2015-16. The Lions have been the top SSC institutions in three years, 2014–15, 2015–16, and 2017–18. The Learfield Directors' Cup reflects the overall depth and strength of a university's athletics program based on NCAA Championship participation and advancement. 1 Team: Men's Golf (2016) 3 Individuals: Hugo Bernard (2016, Men's Golf), Marie Coors (2017, Women's Golf), Henrik Dahrendorff (2019, Men's Swimming) Hugo Bernard became

1110-729: Was age 14. Moore attended the seminary in Charleston. He was sent to Europe to study at the College of Cambrai in Cambrai, France . Moore then studied theology at the College of Propaganda in Rome. Moore was ordained into the priesthood by Archbishop Antonio Ligi-Bussi in Rome on April 9, 1860, for the Diocese of Charleston . After his ordination, Moore returned to Charleston to assume assignments in parishes. On February 16, 1877, Moore

1147-461: Was also named #14 Best Colleges for Veterans and #4 Best Value School in the South Region. Saint Leo was named a 2018 Best Regional University–South and Best Value University–South by U.S. News & World Report. The school was also included in U.S. News & World Report's list of 2017 Best Online Bachelor's Programs and Best Online Bachelor's Programs for Veterans. Saint Leo University

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1184-487: Was appointed by Pope Pius IX as bishop of St. Augustine. He was consecrated on May 13, 1877, by Bishop Patrick Lynch at St John Baptist Pro-Cathedral in Charleston. At that time, the diocese covered the entire State of Florida . A contingent of Benedictine monks arrived in San Antonio, Florida , in 1886, initially to serve German immigrants. In 1887, a yellow fever outbreak in Florida killed several priests in

1221-564: Was expected to be completed by January 2023. However, plans for the merger fell through after St. Leo University's accreditor rejected its plans to acquire Marymount California University, and Marymount California University closed in August 2022. St. Leo University has since closed many of its satellite locations, eliminated 111 faculty/staff positions, cut three degree programs, and phased out six NCAA division II teams, facing continuing enrollment declines and financial issues. Since 1959, when

1258-609: Was fully licensed on October 19, 2015. John Moore (bishop of St Augustine) John Moore (June 27, 1835 – July 30, 1901) was an Irish-born prelate of the Catholic Church . He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida from 1877 to 1901. John Moore was born in Castletown , County Westmeath, in Ireland on June 27, 1835. His family immigrated to Charleston, South Carolina , when he

1295-416: Was installed before the 2009-10 school year. The Activities Center houses four classrooms, eight locker rooms and the athletic department offices. In addition, the fitness center was refurbished over the summer of 2012 featuring the latest in work out equipment for both weight training and aerobics. This impressive and spacious training/weight facility is located in the former bowling alley in the lower level of

1332-668: Was obtained from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Saint Leo University's degree program in social work is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education (MSW, BSW and Bridge programs). The university's undergraduate sport business program and MBA sport business concentration are accredited by the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation. The university has teacher education programs approved by

1369-591: Was selected as one of the Best for Vets: Colleges 2017 by Military Times. The university was also named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2015 for measurable acts of community service by students, faculty, and staff. In 2016, the university was named a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education, a designation jointly sponsored and approved by

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