Saint Leo University Grand Opening in Atlanta

Saint Leo University held its grand opening of its new Atlanta Center in Gwinnett County, GA on May 31st. The Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies and the Atlanta Chapter - American Jewish Committee were represented at the ceremony. Judy Marx, Executive Director, Atlanta Chapter -AJC and Tom Buckridge, Interim Director of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies joined University President Arthur F. Kirk Jr. and other dignitaries and guests in opening the first St. Leo facility in Atlanta focused on civilian students. The University since 1975 has had a presence at Fort McPhearson, a U.S. Army base southwest of Atlanta but this new facility is the first such venture to attract a growing civilian population in an area of the South that is rapidly expanding. We anticipate looking at ways in which Catholic-Jewish education and dialogue may be brought to such educational centers as we continue to grow in our reach.

Pictured in photo: left to right...Arthur F. Kirk, Jr., President, Saint Leo University, Judy Marx, Executive Director, American Jewish Committee -Atlanta Chapter and Tom Buckridge, CCJS Interim Director