Saint Leo U Postpones Commencement For Virginia Centers

As a result of recent preventative recommendations for the coronavirus, Saint Leo University has announced it will postpone its Virginia commencement ceremony, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 16. The ceremony will be rescheduled for a later date.

These decisions to delay commencement were not made lightly, Saint Leo officials said, as “Commencement is such an important time for our students, their families, and the entire university community.”

About 450 students are expected to graduate from Saint Leo’s eight Virginia education centers. Students now are taking their classes online. Education center staff members are working from home, assisting students, and registering students for summer and fall classes.

Saint Leo’s eight Virginia locations are:

• Fort Lee Education Center, 700 Quarters Road, Fort Lee, VA 23801;

• Langley Education Office, 450 Weyland Road, Langley AFB, VA 23665;

• Fort Eustis Education Office, 1500 Madison Ave., U.S. Army Education Center, Fort Eustis, VA 23604;

• Oceana Education Office, Naval Air Station Oceana, 902 E. Ave., Building 531 Virginia Beach, VA 23460;

• Norfolk Education Office, Naval Station Norfolk, 1680 Gilbert St., Building E, Suite 101, Norfolk, VA 23511;

• South Hampton Road Education Center at JEB-Little Creek, 1481 D. St., Building 3016, Virginia Beach, VA 23459;

• Newport News Education Center, 1 BayPort Way, Suite 160, Newport News, VA 23606; and,

• Chesapeake Education Center, 1434 Crossways Blvd., Suite 175, Chesapeake, VA 23320.

On March 30, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued a “Stay at Home” order for all Virginians that is scheduled to run until June 10, unless it is amended or rescinded.

Saint Leo University will communicate new commencement ceremony dates as soon as they become available. Additional information about all planned commencement ceremonies can be found at saintleo.edu/commencement.