Adult Education Center
Pasco Hernando Offices
A Note from the Director:
Our center has grown in staff, adding three
positions to our team in the past 6 months. Nicole
Baum is our new Academic Advisor and has office
hours at our New Port Richey office at PHSC.
Nicole has two degrees from Saint Leo University
and has worked with the University for over six
years. Ebony Perez is our new full-time faculty
member in Social Work and teaching primarily
through our Spring Hill and New Port Richey
locations. Rick Singer joins our department as a
visiting faculty member in Criminal Justice. He has
taught as an adjunct for the Adult Education
Center, University Campus and other Continuing
Education Centers for more than 10 years. Rick
has office hours as our University Campus. Please
help me in welcoming Nicole, Ebony and Rick to
the Adult Education Center!
Fall 2015
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Adult Education Center
Degree Programs Available
Bachelor of Arts
 Accounting
 Business Administration
 Criminal Justice
 Elementary Education
 Human Services
 Human Resources
 Middle Grades Education
 Psychology
Bachelor of Science
 Computer Information
Systems
 Health Care Administration
Bachelor of Social Work
CPR cards will
no longer be accepted for
credit by the registrar’s office.
This policy takes effect
immediately.
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Want to Participate in the Commencement
Ceremony?
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Fill out BOTH electronic forms.
You must have completed your program requirements or only have 6 credits left to
complete at the end of
Spring 2, 2016 in order to qualify to participate.
Commencement Ceremony - If you plan on participating in our 2016 commencement
ceremony, you must submit a graduation Commencement Application by November 1, 2015.
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Log into the SLU Portal and look under Online Services > eForm
Click on eForm and look for the Document Library > Student Documents
Click on Commencement Application and complete the form.
Degree Conferral – You must complete an electronic Application for Degree Conferral
which is available through eLion. It can be found under ELION for Students/Academic
Profile. Once you have completed your requirements, degrees are conferred on a daily basis.
Actual diplomas take up to 2-3 weeks to be mailed. You will have to submit your application for
Degree Conferral and pay the graduation fee through the eLion Degree conferral system before
April of 2016 to participate in the Commencement Ceremony.
The graduation fee is charged whether you choose to participate in the graduation ceremony or
not. It will be charged when you fill out the Degree Conferral application.
NOTE – Graduation is held yearly at Saint Leo University for those earning bachelors, masters,
and doctoral degrees. There is no graduation ceremony for the associate’s degree for the Adult
Education Center.
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Important Registration
Dates:
Registration is currently open
for the following terms:
2015FA2
October 19 – December 13
2016SP1
January 11 – March 6
And Upcoming Terms:
2016SP2
March 7 – May 1
2016SU1
May 2 – June 26
2016SU2
June 27 – August 21
2016FA1
August 22 – October 16
2016FA2
October 17 – December 11
Students are encouraged to visit the
Saint Leo Scholarship Page to
review several privately funded
scholarship opportunities now
inviting applications. Please
carefully review the awarding
criteria for each scholarship to
determine eligibility. Students
interested in applying will need to
use their Saint Leo portal username
and password.
Microsoft Office free for students
Saint Leo University is now providing Microsoft
Office to every student free of charge. This
means the latest version of the full Office
productivity suite, including Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, OneNote, and more available for
offline and online use to best prepare you for
class. As long as you’re a student here and the
program continues, you’ll be able to use this
software for free.
 Install on up to 5 compatible PCs and
Macs, plus 5 tablets (including iPad!)
 Use with OneDrive for automatic device
syncing
 Gain valuable skills on the world’s most
popular productivity software
 Use the same programs as your
professors to ensure full file fidelity
To get your Office follow these simple steps:
1. For PC and Mac:
a. Visit Office.com/GetOffice365
b. Click through to sign in with your
portal credentials, including
“@Saintleo.edu” at the end of
your portal user name, to
download
c. On the installation page select your
language and click install
2. For iOS and Android:
a. Download from your app store
• iPad: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• iPhone
• Android
b. Sign in with your school credentials
for full editing capability
You will need to add “@Saintleo.edu” to the
end of your portal user name to sign in. If you
have trouble installing Office, this guide may
resolve your issue: http://aka.ms/office365help.
If you have any questions or concerns, please
call the Help Desk at (352) 588-8888 or visit
our website for online ticket submission:
https://helpdesk.saintleo.edu
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Want to make an appointment to meet with an Academic Advisor?
Center Contact Information:
Beth Lastra, Center Director
Laura.Lastra@SaintLeo.edu
(352) 588-7451
Brooke Paquette, Assistant Director
Brooke.Paquette@SaintLeo.edu
(352) 588-8879
Derek Saunier,
Derek.Saunier@SaintLeo.edu
(352) 340-4866
Jennifer Booker, Academic Advisor
Jennifer.Booker@SaintLeo.edu
(352) 588-7244
Nicole Baum, Academic Advisor
Nicole.Baum@SaintLeo.edu
(727) 816-3117
Christine Hofer, Staff Assistant
Christine.Hofer@SaintLeo.edu
(352) 588-7544
Rick Singer, Visiting Faculty (Criminal Justice)
Michael.Singer@SaintLeo.edu
Ebony Perez, Full-Time Faculty (Social Work)
Ebony.Perez@SaintLeo.edu
We have offices at the following locations:
University Campus (AEC@saintleo.edu)
Monday – Friday from 8 am – 5 p, Weekends by appointment
Saint Edwards Hall
(352) 588-7455
Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC@saintleo.edu)
By Appointment – Call for each location below
Brooksville
New Port Richey
Portable 002
S-building, room 109
(352) 797-5169
(727) 816-3117
Porter (Wesley Chapel)
A-building, room 425
(813) 527-6876
Spring Hill
D-building, room 121
(352) 340-4866
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