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About Drew Gold

Drew Gold, associate professor of management, has been appointed the polling institute’s executive director. Dr. Gold earned his undergraduate degree in finance from The Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in strategy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining Saint Leo’s Donald R. Tapia School of Business, he recently served on the faculty at the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business in its management science department for four years. Dr. Gold has worked with companies of various sizes for the last 20 years, advising them on a variety of strategic, technology, and management-related issues.

Infographic: Giving something up for Lent

By |March 27th, 2014|Institute|0 Comments

Pope’s Approval Rating at 85 Percent Among U.S. Catholics

Candy vs. Sex: What Christians Say They Give Up For Lent
When President Barack Obama meets with Pope Francis Thursday, the president might want to ask the Pope for a few pointers about how to attain a high approval rating.

Pope Francis enjoys an 85 percent approval rating among American Catholics, and at 63 percent approval rating among all Americans, according to […]

By |March 26th, 2014|Institute|0 Comments

Crist Leads Scott, 43-39, But Gap Closing

Floridians Divided On In-State Tuition Issue Before Legislature
Former Governor Charlie Crist narrowly leads incumbent Governor Rick Scott in the governor’s race by 43-39 – a result within the margin of error – but Scott is closing the gap since December, according to a new state poll by the Saint Leo University Polling Institute.

In a December Saint Leo University poll, Crist […]

By |March 26th, 2014|Institute|0 Comments

New Poll: Sink Leads Jolly, 46-37%, in FL-13 Special Election

District split down the middle on President Obama, Affordable Care Act; Poll Aggressively Screened for Likely Voters
Democrat Alex Sink leads Republican David Jolly 46-37 percent ahead of the March 11 special congressional election in the Pinellas, Florida-based 13th congressional district, according to a new poll released today by the Saint Leo University Polling Institute. Libertarian Lucas Overby would get 12 […]

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Infographic: Holiday Preferences

By |December 16th, 2013|Institute|0 Comments

Americans still prefer a physical store over online shopping

More Americans still prefer to shop in a physical store (49 percent) than shop online (38 percent). But among shoppers who are younger than 40, 48 percent prefer to shop online. People in households with more than $70,000 in household income also have a preference for shopping online.

The findings from the Saint Leo University poll tend to reinforce what we […]

By |December 13th, 2013|Institute|0 Comments