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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,

“When we are creating our own images, we are replicating God’s creation,” Dr. Anne Foerst said at the John Calvin McNair Lecture at St. Andrews on Thursday evening. Students, faculty, staff, and community members from ages eighteen to eighty gathered to hear Foerst, Associate Professor of Computer Studies at St. Bonaventure University, discuss her research on the interplay between Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Theology. Foerst has served as director of MIT’s God and Computer Project, a dialogue between theologians at Harvard Divinity School and scientists at MIT. She advocates for

LEXINGTON, K.Y. – Western-themed rubber duckies fill the trough as hesitant riders reach to pick one floating by. Each duck is labeled with a horse – a horse the rider must find a way in which to instantly bond. Will the horse be social, aloof, challenging? The rider has to make a determination and build a relationship quickly. According to Carla Wennberg the Western Coach, she spends the majority of her time teaching riders how to form these relationships. “They are all good riders,” she says, “but I spend more time

LAURINBURG, N.C. – Last week 20 undergraduates from St. Andrews participated in a day of science geared for fifth graders at Sycamore Lane Elementary school. During the spring semester, ecology students were tasked with taking a college-level idea and breaking it down into an interactive activity for 10 year olds. The broader purpose was to help undergraduate biology majors learn to communicate science to varied audiences. “I believe that you don’t truly understand something until you can effectively teach it,” said St. Andrews student Sam Garriques. “I felt this was a

We made the list as one of the best equestrian colleges in the US. We offer fields of study in Biology with a specialized Program of Study in Equine Science, Business Administration with a Specialized Program of Study in Equine Business Management or Therapeutic Horsemanship Management, and a B.A. in Therapeutic Horsemanship. Also we have an online Business major with a concentration in equine management and our MBA program allows students to pick their field of study for practicum classes. Check out all we have to offer! Read the article