FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (Insert Current Date)
Contact:
Kim Payne, Staff Writer and Media Coordinator
(352) 588-7233 or kim.payne@saintleo.edu
Saint Leo University –– www.saintleo.edu
[City here] Resident Earns a Spot on the Dean’s List at
Saint Leo University
SAINT LEO, FL – [Name here], of [City here], was named to the Dean’s List at Saint Leo University for the
(Insert fall or spring and year) semester.
The Dean’s List is published at the end of the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Students who have earned
at least 12 credits with a term grade point average of 3.65 or higher are recognized on the Dean’s List, which is
announced at the conclusion of each semester.
“One of our core values at Saint Leo University is excellence, and we are delighted to see these students work
so hard to achieve so much and aspire to live out our values,” said Maribeth Durst, Ph.D., vice president of
academic affairs. The values of excellence, community, respect, personal development, responsible
stewardship, and integrity are central to academic life at this leading Catholic teaching university.
About Saint Leo University
Saint Leo University is a regionally accredited, liberal-arts-based institution known for an inclusive Catholic
heritage, enduring values, and capacity for innovation. The school was chartered in 1889 by Catholic
Benedictine monks in rural Pasco County, FL, making Saint Leo the first Catholic college in the state. Over its
125-year history, Saint Leo has provided access to education to people of all faiths, emphasizing the
Benedictine philosophy of balanced growth of mind, body, and spirit.
Today the university welcomes learners from all generations and backgrounds, from civilian occupations and
the armed forces, and from all 50 states and more than 60 nations. Saint Leo’s 16,000 undergraduate and
graduate students may elect to study at the beautiful University Campus in Florida, at more than 40 teaching
locations in seven states, or online from other locations. The university’s degree programs range from the
associate to the doctorate. Throughout these rich offerings, Saint Leo develops principled leaders for a
challenging world.
Media: For more information, contact Kim Payne, Saint Leo media coordinator, at (352) 588-7233, or by e-mail
at kim.payne@saintleo.edu, or the Office of University Communications at (352) 588-8572.
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