Saint Leo University-Atlanta to Host Women’s History Month Event

ATLANTA – Encouraging others to use their talents and embrace their uniqueness will be the topic as Saint Leo University celebrates Women’s HERstory with a special presentation from 6 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, at the Atlanta Education Center.

The College of Arts and Sciences will welcome Bianca Keaton, the new chair of the Gwinnett County Democratic Party. Keaton is the first African-American woman to hold this position. As part of Women’s History Month, Keaton’s talk will be “Exceptions are the Rule.”

Keaton will discuss how most people are “nontraditional” in some way, and “she is very excited to bring this message to the ‘nontraditional student’ audience at Saint Leo to inspire them,” said Dr. Eileen O’Brien, professor of sociology.

The talk will be at the Saint Leo University Atlanta Education Center, 2450 Piedmont Road N.E. Suite 200, Atlanta, 30324, in the Lindbergh City Center.

In addition to students and alumni, the public is invited to this free event and refreshments will be served.

Keaton won the seat at chair of the Gwinnett County Democratic Party in January and now represents a county known for being one of the most diverse in the region. She worked as a congressional aide to Rep. Cedric Richmond and Rep. Bob Brady in Washington, DC, prior to moving to Gwinnett County. She served as an assistant to Cobb County Commissioner Lisa Cupid before being elected chair of Gwinnett Democrats, and she worked on Stacey Abram’s gubernatorial campaign.

To attend or for more information about the Women’s History Month presentation at Saint Leo University’s Atlanta Education Center, please email Margaret.snead@saintleo.edu or call (770) 425-5031.

About Saint Leo University

Saint Leo University (www.saintleo.edu) is a modern Catholic teaching university that is firmly grounded in the liberal arts tradition and the timeless Benedictine wisdom that seeks balanced growth of mind, body, and spirit. The Saint Leo University of today is a private, nonprofit institution that creates hospitable learning communities wherever students want to be or need to be, whether that is a campus classroom, a web-based environment, an employer’s worksite, a military base, or an office park. Saint Leo welcomes people of all faiths and of no religious affiliation, and encourages learners of all generations. The university is committed to providing educational opportunities to the nation’s armed forces, veterans, and their families. Saint Leo is regionally accredited to award degrees ranging from the associate to the doctorate, and the faculty and staff guide all students to develop their capacities for critical thinking, moral reflection, and lifelong learning and leadership.

The university remains the faithful steward of the beautiful lakeside University Campus in the Tampa Bay region of Florida, where its founding monks created the first Catholic college in the state in 1889. Serving nearly 12,000 students, Saint Leo has expanded to downtown Tampa, to other sites in Florida and beyond, and maintains a physical presence in seven states. The university provides highly respected online learning programs to students nationally and internationally. More than 93,000 alumni reside in all 50 states, in Washington, DC, in three U.S. territories, and in 76 countries.