Press Releases
2009 Press Releases
04/20/2009
Mount Aloysius College Expands Reach with New Online Programs
Responding to individual and community educational needs is the core mission of Mount Aloysius College. In an effort to uphold its current mission in today's Internet-driven world, Mount Aloysius College is enhancing its core liberal arts curriculum by offering new online programs designed to meet the needs of traditional and nontraditional students who seek high-quality learning and convenience.
04/16/2009
St. Andrews Hosting 2009 ANRC National Equestrian Championships This Weekend
Ten colleges and universities will enter teams seeking the 2009 national championship of the American National Riding Commission this weekend at St. Andrews Presbyterian College. Savannah College of Art and Design from Savannah, Ga., will defend its 2008 title.
04/17/2009
Professor William McConnell Appointed To National Position
The Executive Committee of the American Choral Directors Association announced on Wednesday the appointment of Dr. William "Bill" McConnell, associate professor of music at St. Andrews Presbyterian College, to the position of National Repertoire and Standards Chair for Colleges and Universities.
04/15/2009
St. Andrews Opens World to Texas Native
When Caitlin Haney started looking for colleges, it was the equestrian offerings at St. Andrews Presbyterian College that caught her eye. "I have always known about St. Andrews but when a couple of alums moved to the area I became more interested," said the Austin, Texas native. "I came to St. Andrews to be a part of the equestrian team." Her academic accomplishments in high school earned her a spot in the St. Andrews General Honors Program under the direction of Dr. Neal Bushoven.
04/20/2009
Rev. Mac Legerton Named Distinguished Alumnus
The Alumni Council of St. Andrews Presbyterian College has named Rev. Mac Legerton the winner of the Distinguished Alumni Award for 2009.
04/20/2009
St. Andrews Pipe Band Wins Loch Norman
The St. Andrews Presbyterian College Pipe Band completed a perfect season by winning the Loch Norman Highland Games in Huntersville on Saturday. The band placed first in the Grade III band competition beating the Atlanta Pipe Band, the Charleston Police Pipe Band and the North Carolina State University Pipe Band.
04/20/2009
Mount Aloysius College Expands Reach with New Online Programs
Responding to individual and community educational needs is the core mission of Mount Aloysius College. In an effort to uphold its current mission in today's Internet-driven world, Mount Aloysius College is enhancing its core liberal arts curriculum by offering new online programs designed to meet the needs of traditional and nontraditional students who seek high-quality learning and convenience.
04/21/2009
Lost Christendom Focus of Evans Lecture
Dr. Philip Jenkins, the 2008-2009 E. Hervey Evans Distinguished Fellow at St. Andrews Presbyterian College, explored the lost Christian history of Asia during the Evans Lecture held in the Carol Grotnes Belk Main Room of the William Henry Belk College Center Monday evening.
04/22/2009
Festival of One Acts scheduled at St. Andrews
Fans of the theatre are in for a treat this weekend as the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts presents a Festival of One Acts.
04/23/2009
St. Andrews Alumni To Enjoy Varied Events This Weekend
A diverse program will greet more than 500 alumni and friends coming Friday and Saturday to the annual alumni weekend hosted by St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
04/24/2009
Scheherazade Turns Life to Art
"Margaret Boothe Baddour sustains her personal life in Scheherazade and shapes it into art. Whether she writes of beaches, mountains, or water-shredded substances at the bottom of the sea, she holds her love of words up for us to see and admire. And the stories within these beautiful poems receive us like friends and welcome us until we see our own." This review by 2008 Bellday Prize Award Winner Shelby Stephenson encapsulates the latest book by Baddour published by the St. Andrews Presbyterian College Press this spring.
04/27/2009
St. Andrews Alumni Banquet Recognizes Achievement, Service
More than 150 alumni, friends, faculty and staff attended the St. Andrews Presbyterian College Alumni Banquet Friday evening in the Crossroads Cafeteria of the William Henry Belk College Center.
05/22/2009
East Texas Baptist University Now Offers a Criminal Justice Degree Online
The field of criminal justice is growing exponentially. To keep up with the times and the demands of future workers, East Texas Baptist University has decided to offer a Criminal Justice online degree program to service those unable to attend traditional classes. The new online degree program is an important step toward making East Texas Baptist a more competitive online contender
06/12/2009
Grace College Offers Master of Education Degree Online
Grace College, an evangelical Christian, liberal arts institution located in Winona Lake, Indiana, has noticed this trend and expanded its teaching programs by offering a new online Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree to enable more teachers to reach their professional development goals. The degree will help current teachers learn useful, practical skills that will directly improve their teaching abilities and lead to increased student learning.
06/29/2009
Howard Payne University Revamps Online Programs
For more than 100 years, Howard Payne University has excelled in the higher education arena. To push forward into the future, the university has been testing the waters of online education during the past few years to find out if the endeavor would be worth the effort. During this time, Howard Payne decided that online education was a great investment in the university’s future and decided to jump in feet first to relaunch and revamp its existing online programs.
06/29/2009
Union to Launch 100% Online Master’s in Psychology
For more than 100 years, Howard Payne University has excelled in the higher education arena. To push forward into the future, the university has been testing the waters of online education during the past few years to find out if the endeavor would be worth the effort. During this time, Howard Payne decided that online education was a great investment in the university’s future and decided to jump in feet first to relaunch and revamp its existing online programs.
06/29/2009
Howard Payne University has stepped up to answer the increased demand for distance learning in higher education, launching a Master of Education in Instructional Leadership entirely online this fall. Students with busy schedules who want to pursue a master’s degree can enjoy the benefits and convenience of online learning from a well-recognized traditional institution with a long heritage of educational excellence.
03/31/2009
The Fortner Writers' Forum Thursday at St. Andrews Presbyterian College will feature 14, an absurd melodramatic farce written by Assistant Professor of Theatre Mark Mannette.
04/15/2009
OVU Celebrates 50th Anniversary By Offering Discounted Summer Courses
Ohio Valley University has announced that it will celebrate its 50th anniversary by offering its own version of an economic stimulus package in the form of deeply discounted summer courses. In recognition of the impact of a sluggish economy, OVU is offering both on-campus and online courses this summer at only $50 per credit hour.
02/18/2009
St. Andrews Presbyterian College Launches New Online Certificate Programs
Taking a cue from its successful equestrian programs that cater to traditional students, St. Andrews now offers online certificates in Therapeutic Horsemanship Business Management and Equine Business Management to meet the needs of its non-traditional learners. The Organizational Leadership Certificate is designed for business professionals who seek to increase their understanding of leadership and management of people in the workplace.
03/31/2009
Father/Daughter Open Art Show In Vardell Gallery
Those familiar with St. Andrews Presbyterian College know that on occasion the college will host what it terms a happening. On Monday night, a father and daughter combined to present the latest happening - a combination of a poetry reading and the opening of the latest art show in the Vardell Gallery.
03/24/2009
St. Andrews Hosts Scottish Heritage Weekend Events
What started as a dream many years ago reached a milestone this past weekend with the opening of an expanded and more comprehensive Scottish Heritage Center at St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
01/02/2009
Professional and business services are projected to grow by over 23 percent in the next eight years. Because of the numerous business degree programs available, deciding on a program can be difficult. However, eLearnPortal.com, a web-based directory resource, has a complete guide to online business degrees for anyone considering a new or upgraded career in the business field.
02/13/2009
Brescia University Now Offers a Certificate in Accounting Online
With the financial crisis in full swing, it is more important than ever before for qualified accountants to handle critical financial matters. Foreseeing this need, Brescia University is now offering an accelerated accounting online certificate through its STARS (Success Tracks for Adults Returning to School) program.
04/14/2009
Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poets Reading at St. Andrews Forum
Distinguished poet Anthony Abbott has spent the past few months serving as a poetry mentor to Kalyn Sisco of Asheboro, Leigh Price of Randleman, Liz Monish of Laurinburg and Jo Barbara Taylor of Raleigh. Thursday evening he will have the opportunity to read with them at the Fortner Writers' Forum at St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
04/14/2009
Spring Choir Concert Scheduled at St. Andrews
Music will fill Avinger Auditorium as the St. Andrews Presbyterian College Concert and Chamber Choirs perform a spring concert on Sunday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.
02/13/2009
Brewton-Parker College Launches Online Bachelor of Business Administration Degree
For the last decade, Brewton-Parker College (BPC) has provided students with a higher education in a caring, Christian environment. In the spring of 2009, that environment expanded into the ever-increasing world of online learning. BPC's Division of Business successfully offered the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program entirely online for the first time in its 104-year history.
03/23/2009
Road Life Opens with Poetry Reading March 30
Road Life by Robin Hanes will open in the Vardell Gallery of St. Andrews Presbyterian College on Monday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. with a special poetry reading by her father, Frank Borden Hanes.
03/23/2009
SA Writers' Forum Brings Educator, Theatre Founder, Poet for Reading
Educator, theatre founder and poet Chuck Sullivan will be the featured reader at the Fortner Writers' Forum Thursday beginning at 8 p.m. in Orange Main Lounge at St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
02/10/2009
Online Education Degrees Are Becoming the Most Popular Degrees Available on the Web
The demand for teachers is expected to grow by 12 percent over the next eight years, and the job prospects are even better for teachers with a quality education. In response to this, eLearnPortal is launching a comprehensive guide to online education degrees for anyone considering a new or upgraded job in the teaching field.
04/14/2009
Former Governor Named Commencement Speaker at St. Andrews
Former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt will serve as the graduation speaker at the 112th Commencement Ceremony at St. Andrews Presbyterian College on May 9.
03/20/2009
Dr. Nancy R. Howell presented her work titled "Chimpanzees, Bonobos, and the Future of Theological Reflection" at the Religion and Science Roundtable hosted by St. Andrews Presbyterian College on March 17.
04/13/2009
Dana College Crown Prince Visit a Royal Success
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 will surely be a date to remember on the Dana College campus. For the third time in the school's 125-year history, Danish royalty made a special visit to campus.
04/13/2009
Ohio Valley University Launches Online Courses in the School of Professional Studies
Ohio Valley University (OVU) School of Professional Studies (SPS) is launching online courses for its adult degree-completion program. Formally known as the Institute for Adult Learning, the SPS has decided to offer courses for its existing Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management in an online format.
03/19/2009
Scottish Heritage Weekend to be featured on North Carolina Weekend
The Scottish Heritage Weekend at St. Andrews Presbyterian College will be one of the featured events on the weekly UNC-TV program, North Carolina Weekend.
03/19/2009
Chester College of New England Set to Launch New Online Certificate in Creative Writing
Chester College of New England is dedicated to providing a creative and stimulating environment to all of its students. Soon, the college will begin providing a remarkably creative environment to adult learners in the form of online education. Chester College is set to offer its Certificate in Creative Writing program online in the fall of 2009.
04/01/2009
Wiley College Expands Online Education Horizons
One of the oldest historically black colleges west of the Mississippi is making new progress in the realm of online education. Wiley College, in partnership with The Learning House, Inc., is launching a new online initiative with its already established Professional Studies Program for adults, which is slated to begin this summer.
03/16/2009
Knockout founder joins writer-in-residence at St. Andrews Writers' Forum
Poetry with a St. Andrews flair will be on display when Jeremy Halinen joins Writer-in-Residence Ron Bayes as the featured readers at the Fortner Writers' Forum Thursday beginning at 8 p.m. in Orange Main Lounge of St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
04/01/2009
St. Andrews to hold Admissions Open House Saturday
Prospective students and their families will come to St. Andrews Presbyterian College Saturday to learn more about what the college has to offer during an Admissions Open House.
04/02/2009
Two St. Andrews Dressage Riders Qualify For National Finals
Two dressage riders from St. Andrews Presbyterian College have qualified for the Intercollegiate Dressage Association finals in Findlay, Ohio, on April 18-19.
03/16/2009
St. Andrews "Threepenny Opera" Explores Earthy Themes
St. Andrews "Threepenny Opera" explores the earthy side of Victorian London through the exploits of notorious gangster MacHeath, known commonly as "Mack the Knife." The St. Andrews Presbyterian College Department of Communication and Theatre Arts in conjunction with the Music Department will be producing this musical beginning March 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Morris Morgan Theatre of the James L. Morgan Liberal Arts Building.
