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Alumnus to deliver Constitution Day address

Erskine College graduate Patrick G. Dennis will deliver this year’s Constitution Day address Thursday, Sept. 14, at 11 a.m. in Memorial Hall. Convocation credit will be offered to students who attend.

Dennis, who was named the first Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel to newly elected Speaker of the House James H. “Jay” Lucas in 2015, graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in history in 1998 and went on to the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he earned the Juris Doctor degree.

Upon graduating from law school, he served as clerk to the Honorable J. Derham Cole, Circuit Court Judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit. He joined the staff of the South Carolina House of Representatives as Assistant Chief Counsel to the House Judiciary Committee, and in 2006 he was named Chief Counsel to the House Judiciary Committee.

In addition to his responsibilities as Chief counsel to the Judiciary Committee, Dennis also serves as Counsel to the Judicial Merit Selection Commission and as Counsel to the House Ethics Committee.

All institutions of higher education receiving federal funds must provide educational programming celebrating the history, meaning, and importance of the United States Constitution on or near Sept. 17, the day the Constitution was signed in Philadelphia in 1787.

 

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Weather update: Erskine leadership has been closely monitoring the coming winter storm. Current predictions call for ice late Saturday and into Sunday. Because roads may still be icy following the weekend storm, classes will be canceled Monday. Staff members should plan to work remotely on Monday. Students wishing to leave campus for the weekend are advised to do so after classes on Friday. Those who remain on campus are advised that there are no generators in the dorms. However, Moffatt Dining Hall is equipped with a generator. In the event of a power outage, Moffatt will remain open to provide meals, electricity, and WIFI. We will continue to monitor the storm over the weekend and will provide updates as needed.