Month: January 2018

Perhaps not a typical weekend at St. Andrews University, but certainly an upcoming flurry of activity coming to Scotland County will bring hundreds of people to campus that stretches from the Belk Center to the Scotland Heritage Center to the Morgan Jones Science building and, finally, to the 300-acre equestrian center. That’s what is happening over St. Patrick’s Day weekend, March 16-18, with perhaps as many 1,000 people in Laurinburg to attend and participate in three major events that will be drawing visitors from all parts of the United States.

Representative Garland Pierce RELEASE St. Andrews University joined the nation Monday night, Jan. 15, by celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a campus and community-wide celebration held in a packed Avinger Auditorium. The program began with instrumental selections on guitar and violin by faculty member and biologist Dr. Tracy Feldman and then a drum processional by St. Andrews pipe band drummer DJ Street. Following a welcome and remarks from university president Paul Baldasare, the stage was set for a comprehensive and joy-filled presentation of speeches, readings and music. Notably,