St. Leo University Moves Classes Onine To Avoid Spread Of COVID19

ST. LEO, FL –Following guidance issued to Florida state universities regarding the coronavirus, Saint Leo University will be making adjustments to university operations and moving to online classes.

Saint Leo’s students at its residential campus in Pasco County are now on spring break. University officials have suspended classes for university campus students during the week of March 16-20, to allow faculty to prepare to deliver all classes online beginning Monday, March 23.

Don't miss updates about precautions in Florida as they are announced. Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.

All residential students are being asked to return to their permanent residence following spring break rather than returning to campus (and to remain at home during this period of online instruction). Housing will be available on a limited basis for those students who are unable to return to their permanent residences.

University campus students should be prepared to begin online classes on Monday, March 23.

See related stories:

• Interactive Map: Latest US Coronavirus Cases
• Florida Governor Declares State Of Emergency Over Coronavirus
• Coronavirus: Publix Limits Sanitizer Purchases; Suspends Sampling

In addition, all classes that now are taught on-ground at Saint Leo’s education centers will move online beginning Monday, March 16. These locations include centers in Tampa; at MacDill Air Force Base; at Pasco-Hernando State College locations in Brooksville, Spring Hill and New Port Richey; in Lakeland, and at all other locations throughout Florida and the United States.

As the university offers the majority of its programs online in addition to in-person at its main campus and at education centers around the country, it is well-prepared to make this transition.

The university also is canceling all large group events. Additional details about individual cancellations will be shared by event organizers. Additionally, the university is restricting all non-essential travel.

All fall and winter sports activities are suspended indefinitely. In addition, no fans will be permitted at the Acrobatics & Tumbling home events.

Additional information may be found on Saint Leo’s website.

Saint Leo University is one of the largest Catholic universities in the nation, offering nearly 60 undergraduate and graduate-level degree programs to more than 19,500 students each year.