Amid financial and accreditation challenges , the Saint Augustine’s University community gathered Saturday to honor 25 seniors graduating with their degrees.
Among the graduates was 54-year-old LeMonte’ Quarles, a legacy student who returned to school after a 25-year career in corrections. At SAU, he fulfilled his lifelong dream of earning a degree in criminal justice.
“My mother attended St. Aug’s and graduated in 1967, and my brother also went there,” Quarles said. “It’s always been my dream to finish.”…