Dr. Kirk Interviewed on Public Television

September 17, 2009

Saint Leo University President Arthur F. Kirk Jr. was interviewed in depth for a late August edition of the WEDU-TV program Suncoast Business Forum with host Geoff Simon. The half-hour interview focused on Saint Leo’s financial turnaround and the business aspects of higher education.

Dr. Kirk came to Saint Leo as president in 1997 and finances were weak. SLU has since emerged as one he nation’s largest and most innovative Catholic teaching universities. Viewers also learned about Dr. Kirk’s turnaround successes his two previous institutions, his early academic career, and his sports interests. WEDU, which broadcasts in the Tampa Bay area, now has the program posted on its Web site at this link: www.wedu.org/sbf.