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Christianity Today: Douglas Wilson's "Evangellyfish" Best Fiction of the Year NSA Christmas Concert Dec. 6 Disputatio Speaker to address "Invented Memories: The 'Convent of Wesel' and the Origins of German and Dutch Calvinism." Career and Callings Disputatio Nov. 16 Oxford confers Merkle doctorate NSA to host Candidate Forum Friday, October 26 Visiting scholar to speak at NSA and UI on “Faith and the Founders of the American Republic” Leithart to lead Trinity Institute, maintain ties with NSA College welcomes Grace Agenda visitors Two educational camps available in conjunction with Grace Agenda Conference Rooftop project leaves students -- and Librarian -- breathing easier NSA gets underway with Aug. 11 Convocation Prospective students get free pass for Grace Agenda Conference NSA reps deliver Latin contest awards nationwide Books & Culture Editor John Wilson to join 2012 Wordsmithy writer's workshop faculty Annual Spring Concert May 2nd NSA Commencement is May 10th NSA Christmas concert December 8th NSA to host Candidate Forum Friday, Nov. 4 NSA to offer an evening class on Tolkien for free Saturday morning Convocation kicks off new year at New Saint Andrews NSA to host Artwalk reception Friday, June 17 NSA to offer evening enrichment courses NSA tuition is lowest among "Best Colleges for Homeschoolers" College graduates 34 and honors three "outstanding" seniors at 14th Commencement N.D. Wilson to address New Saint Andrews College graduates at May 12th Commencement NSA grad program adds writing, fifth-year option Lordship class offered for dual credit A Pedagogy for Royalty: Educating the Next Generation in the Paideia of the King NSA’s N.D. Wilson to join Bush family in promoting literacy Interested in writing? Welcome to NSA's new graduate writing program and writer's workshop Dates set for 2011 NSA Celebratio Summertime writer's workshop planned at NSA NSA President named to TRACS Commission NSA re-accredited NSA to host Candidate Forum Friday, October 22 Claremont Professor addresses Graduate Forum Collegium Musicum presents concert Sept. 17th "Biology of Bugs" science camp for teens Sept. 18 Merkle returns, Sawyer and Blakey join staff Convocation highlights NSA’s Welcome Weekend NSA’s “Celebratio” set for Sept. 16-19 Princeton scholar to speak at Commencement N.D. Wilson on NBC's Today Show tomorrow NSA, area choirs present spring concert April 22 College offers "Trailside Botany" day camp Book: NSA offers academy timely lessons NSA faculty member recognized internationally NSA Christmas concert Dec. 10th NSA concludes yearlong Calvin series Dec. 4th College marks St. Andrew's Day with Food Drive NSA's Calvin Lecture Series continues Oct. 30 NSA to host Candidate Forum Oct. 2 NSA's enrollment boosted by record retention Dr. James Jordan presents “Calvin and Music” NSA offers Biology of Bugs camp Sept. 12 NSA kicks off with Convocation August 17 Next NSA Calvin lecture: "Calvin the Humanist?" NSA celebrates Christian community, ministries with "Celebratio" Sept. 10-13 Freshmen invited to "Prologus Studiorum" as part of revamped orientation NSA features Logos School artists at Artwalk NSA offers Dual Enrollment for area high school and home-schooled seniors College seeks to aid high school Latin teachers with Composition Contest for their students NSA Honors Voddie Baucham New Saint Andrews College Grads go out with Laughs, Music It's on to Life's next Chapter: NSA Grad to have Book published, move to Scotland Dr. David Erb to serve as Guest Conductor for the Washington-Idaho Concert Chorale Author of Darwin’s Black Box, Dr. Michael Behe, to visit NSA Christianity Today Features Senior Fellow Doug Wilson in April 2009 issue: “Someone you can’t afford to ignore” Dr. Wilson published in Answers Magazine Head of World Journalism Institute to Visit NSA, speak at Disputatio April 17 Spring Concert April 21 Southern Baptist Reformer to speak at NSA’s Commencement May 14 Populi Proves Popular with College Survey: Alums Pursuing Grad School Find 89 Percent Acceptance Rate Top College Guide Recommends NSA Reforming Business Workshop offered to New Saint Andrews students New Saint Andrews College offers “Dissecting Darwinism” day camp for high school students NSA hosts first in yearlong series of talks honoring 16th century theologian John Calvin
News Archive January 2009 NSA hosts first in yearlong series of talks honoring 16th century theologian John Calvin Dr. Michael VanderWeele, the guest speaker, is professor and chair of the English department at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois. He is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Chicago this semester and is a past lecturer for the Association of Reformed Institutions of Higher Education, of which New Saint Andrews College is a member. With its yearlong lecture series, New Saint Andrews College is joining an international, interdenominational commemoration of John Calvin’s life and work. Calvin was a minister, theologian, and Protestant Reformer, most noted for his “Institutes of the Christian Religion” published in 1536 at the age of 27. New Saint Andrews, which is firmly rooted in the Calvinist tradition, is a limited-enrollment classical Christian liberal arts college located on Friendship Square in Moscow, Idaho. POSTED: JAN. 19, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Reforming Business Workshop offered to NSA students CHEMcorr, Inc., a Virginia Beach, Virg.-based company, is underwriting the limited-enrollment workshop and will provide full scholarships primarily for current NSA sophomores and juniors returning next fall. College alumnus Michael Harkin (’99) is organizing the workshop. All students and interested individuals in the community are welcome to apply. The early application deadline is March 15. The final date to apply is May 1. Accepted applicants will be expected to complete assigned readings in advance of the workshop. “When it comes to vocational training, we believe it’s our job to educate students for a lifetime of faithful Christian living and leadership in a variety of personal and professional vocations, not train them for entry level jobs in a particular major,” said Bob Hieronymus, the College’s Executive Vice President. “We believe business leaders are better equipped to provide vocational training. We also believe students should begin thinking about what they want to do vocationally long before they graduate,” he continued. “So we’re very grateful for the support of CHEMcorr, Inc., and the efforts of Mr. Harkin and his associates.” The objective of the workshop is to provide an overview of the modern marketplace from a Christian worldview, and to provide each student with helpful “tools” as theybegin thinking about the transition from the academic life to the world ofco-workers,deadlines and bosses. The workshop will include lectures, practical application training, and individual case studies involving true-to-life business problems. Interested students and members of the community can go online to learn more about the Reforming Business Workshop and apply at www.reformingbusiness.com. POSTED JAN. 30, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
New Saint Andrews College offers “Dissecting Darwinism” day camp for high school students The camp, geared for students 15 to 18 years old from throughout the Pacific Northwest, will be held Friday, March 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the downtown Christian college located at 405 S. Main Street in Moscow, Idaho. The day camp, presented by the College’s Senior Fellow of Natural History, Dr. Gordon Wilson, is intended to assist parents and high school educators in preparing their students to understand and refute the theory of evolution from an honest scientific perspective grounded thoroughly in a Christian worldview. In addition to the one-day camp, parents and school administrators have the option of enrolling their student(s) in an additional correspondence unit study. The camp fee is $80 and the optional correspondence unit study is $40. Discounts are available for early registrants and groups. The camp and unit study will not result in college credit. Dr. Wilson teaches Natural History (Biology) at New Saint Andrews. He earned his M.S. in Entomology from the University of Idaho and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Public Policy from George Mason University. Dr. Wilson also served on the biology faculty of Liberty University for nearly 12 years. He was recently featured in Creation Magazine and is a new contributor to Answers Magazine. He is a frequent speaker on the subject of Intelligent Design and Creation Biology. For more information about the camp and to register, call or e-mail Lindsey Leithart Tollefson at (208) 882-1566 or ltollefson@nsa.edu. POSTED: JAN.31, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
February 2009 Top College Guide Recommends NSA POSTED: FEB. 20, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Survey: Alums Pursuing Grad School Find 89 Percent Acceptance Rate “Because the College is a relative newcomer and is nationally – as opposed to regionally – accredited, there have been some issues with transferability of credits or recognition of degrees,” said Bob Hieronymus, the College’s Executive Vice President. “But a recent survey of NSA alumni indicated that 89 percent of the College’s alums who have applied to a graduate school have been accepted.” “In some instances, grad schools are not only accepting our students, they’re vying for them. Recently,” recalled Hieronymus, “a representative from an east coast law school paid a visit to the University of Idaho, Whitworth College (in Spokane) and New Saint Andrews College, but he built his entire itinerary around speaking at NSA.” On a related note, students who start at NSA but end up transferring to other institutions are increasingly finding the welcome mat. Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, for example, has worked out a course-by-course articulation process for NSA students interested in the school’s nursing program, as well as its other offerings. POSTED: FEB. 20, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
March 2009 Populi Proves Popular with College “We’re fully implemented and fully satisfied,” remarked Bob Hieronymus, the College’s Executive Vice President. “Everyone’s using it. With our previous system, only the registrar knew her way around the database.” The recent implementation of the class registration module was last of the formal start up phase for the Moscow, Idaho, classical Christian College. Now students register for classes, view their grades, communicate with their instructors, and monitor progress toward their degree, all online. “We’ve actually been able to reduce staffing levels in our student services area by putting more information and access into the hands of our students,” Hieronymus continued. “As a fully hosted web-based service, it’s also decreased demand for on-site IT support. And we’re much more efficient administratively.” As an early adopter of the Populi product, New Saint Andrews officials have had the opportunity to be involved in the development of some of the new components of the system. More information about Populi can be at www.populiweb.com. POSTED: MARCH 12, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Southern Baptist Reformer to speak at NSA’s Commencement May 14 A pastor, church planter, author, professor, popular speaker, and committed Calvinist, Dr. Baucham, has made headlines in recent years for boldly challenging his fellow Southern Baptists to leave the public schools and to recover a more biblical model of educating their children. As part of the College’s yearlong Calvin@500 Lecture Series, his commencement speech will address “Calvin and Education.” In addition to the 24 Bachelor of Arts and five Associate of Arts degree recipients, the College will graduate two students from its Graduate Studies program with a Masters of Arts degree in Trinitarian Theology and Culture. POSTED: MARCH 13, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Spring Concert April 21 POSTED: MARCH 13, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Head of World Journalism Institute to Visit NSA, speak at Disputatio April 17 The World Journalism Institute is based in New York City at The King’s College in the Empire State Building. The World Journalism Institute began in the late 1990s providing journalistic instruction for serious-minded Christians interested in pursuing careers in journalism. Dr. Case is one of the founders of the Institute. Dr. Case has ties to the Pacific Northwest, having earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and a master’s degree in philosophy from Central Washington University, where he also served on the faculty. In addition, he worked at KBIQ/KGDN in Seattle as a news announcer. His credentials also include a diploma from the London School of Journalism, a master of divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary, and a doctorate of ministry in organization management from Fuller Theological Seminary. Dr. Case is the founding chairman of the Francis Schaeffer Institute Board of Advisors and the founding national director for the Christian Action Council (now CareNet). Dr. Case’s presentation is part of the College’s World of Commerce Lecture Series designed to introduce its liberal arts students to various industries and career paths. New Saint Andrews is a nationally recognized, limited-enrollment, classical Christian liberal arts college with students from 30 states, seven countries and 25 denominations. POSTED: MARCH 23, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Dr. Wilson published in Answers Magazine POSTED MARCH 23, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
APRIL 2009 Christianity Today Features Senior Fellow Doug Wilson in April 2009 issue: “Someone you can’t afford to ignore” Wilson, a Senior Fellow of Theology and Trustee at New Saint Andrews College, has garnered international attention as a result of his debates with Christopher Hitchens and other militant atheists. The article included much of Wilson’s publishing and ministering endeavors, including his foundational work at New Saint Andrews College. “Wilson and his colleagues at NSA have not abandoned the notion of ‘culture war,’ the magazine states. “They have merely reinvented it. The college catalog lists ‘cultural leadership’ as a central expectation for students.” Later on under the “Culture Wars at Home” sub-head, the magazine writes, “…Wilson seeks to revive the memory – however rose-tinted – of eras in Western history when faith and reason seemed at one, when family, church, and the organic “community of Christians” that T.S. Eliot describes in Christianity and Culture were more powerful than the state. When Wilson says the mission of NSA is to ‘save civilization,’ this is his meaning.” The article notes Wilson’s resistance to mainstream evangelical marketers, “I’m a televangelist with a black-out tooth – so if something happens, it’s God’s work,” he said. Despite Wilson’s reputation as a “controversialist” among some Christians, the article quotes him as saying, “There are people who may not like my take on the Westminster Confession, but they see me debating Hitchens, and nine out of ten will be rooting for me.” The article, written by Yale doctoral student Molly Worthen, concludes, “Between his prolific publishing, prominence in private Christian education, and taste for difficult questions that evangelicals often avoid, Wilson is becoming someone who even those minding their own business in the noncontroversial ‘mainstream’ cannot afford to ignore.” POSTED APRIL 1, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Author of Darwin’s Black Box, Dr. Michael Behe, to visit NSA Dr. Behe is one of the leading proponents of intelligent design. His book, "Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution," is a New York Times best-seller that discusses the limitations of neo-Darwinism and argues that living systems are best explained by an intelligent designer. Dr. Behe, a professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University, will also be addressing student groups at Washington State University and the University of Idaho as part of a series of presentations sponsored by the Sciphre Institute and Campus Crusade for Christ. His talk at WSU, titled “Answering Objection to Intelligent Design in Biology, will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, in the CUB Auditorium. On Friday, April 24, Dr. Behe will deliver his presentation “The Science of Intelligent Design” at the University of Idaho SUB Ballroom at 7 p.m. Both of these talks are also open to the public. POSTED APRIL 15, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Dr. David Erb to serve as Guest Conductor for the Washington-Idaho Concert Chorale Dr. David Erb joined the New Saint Andrews faculty at the beginning of the current academic year. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College of Rider University. He has previously taught and conducted choirs at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Bucknell University. For ticket information, contact the Washington-Idaho Concert Chorale website. POSTED APRIL 23, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
MAY 2009
Brad Littlejohn gives his thesis presentation at New Saint Andrews College. He graduated May 14, 2009, with an M.A. in Trinitarian Theology and Culture. It's on to Life's next Chapter: NSA Grad to have Book published, move to Scotland Littlejohn said he'll probably continue to dabble in Mercersburg Theology research, but just as a hobby on the side. In the meantime, he'll work with his father at Covenant Investment Advisors to keep an income flow while in school next year. The company was fully licensed this spring and has several clients. "It's kind of a slow start wading in from ... nowhere," Littlejohn said, laughing. He also started an organization called "Students for the Relief of the Oppressed," that works to raise money for Christian groups facing oppression around the world. It's been up and running since last March and has since expanded to establish a chapter at the University of Idaho as well. "There's kind of a limit on how big you can get at NSA," he said with another laugh. Littlejohn and classmate Jung Jin Ahn are the first two students to graduate from NSA with master's degrees in Trinitarian theology and culture. Littlejohn also received his bachelor's degree from NSA, and decided to pursue a graduate degree at the classical Christian college after receiving a perfect score on his Graduate Record Examination. In the little extra time that Littlejohn has, he does extra studying. "I want to learn about as many different things as there are to learn about," he said. "NSA has kind of really fueled me with a love for all kinds of learning and I want to find a way to pursue that in as many different avenues as possible." Although Littlejohn says he's "kind of a control freak" in everyday things, he's content to go where life takes him. "I've realized the most certain plans two years out end up being completely wrong," he said. "I'm very content to just go with the flow." A large part of that has to do with his faith, Littlejohn said. "My Christian faith is the most important thing to me and it defines every choice that I make," he said. Halley Griffin can be reached at (208) 882-5561, ext. 239, or by e-mail at hgriffin@dnews.com. POSTED MAY 15, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Dr. Voddie Baucham addressed the Class of 2009 at New Saint Andrews's May 14th College Commencement. New Saint Andrews College Grads go out with Laughs, Music Thirty-one students received degrees at Thursday's commencement ceremony, which was marked by lots of music and laughter. Speakers peppered their serious remarks with jokes and anecdotes. NSA President Roy Atwood said it's "probably fitting" that this class of students graduate during one of the worst economic recessions in history. After all, many of them were born in 1987, a year that featured one of the largest one-day stock market crashes in history. This prompted a good laugh from the audience. The commencement address was delivered by Voddie Baucham Jr., a Southern Baptist reformer who Atwood said has called for Baptists to keep their children out of government-run schools and from those "that treat homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle." Baucham said he believes the most important tools in education are being able to read, write and reason. "If you can read, write and reason, you can not only go anywhere, but you can excel," Baucham said before Thursday's ceremony. He urged parents during his address not to worry about their students' lack of vocational degrees. "Most of the schools in this area teach from the perspective of Darwin and the origin of species. Here, they actually read it," Baucham said, to more audience laughter. Baucham said earlier in the day that NSA graduates are the kinds of citizens the country needs, and what's happening at NSA bodes well for the future. "I'm looking for somebody to make a difference," Baucham said. "And these are the kind of people who do." Every student received whoops and whistles from the audience as the degrees were handed out, and they finished the ceremony with a red wine toast. "It's a good feeling," graduate Jason Helsel said after the ceremony. "Really good." Helsel plans to work for the Forest Service as a wildland firefighter. "I was kind of nervous," Helsel said about the ceremony itself. "I hadn't done that since high school." Halley Griffin can be reached at (208) 882-5561, ext. 239,or by e-mail at hgriffin@dnews.com. POSTED MAY 15, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
New Saint Andrews College President Roy Atwood (left) presents the "Disciplina Christiana" Award for the Advancement of Christian Education to Dr. Voddie Baucham at the College's May 14th Commencement in Moscow, Idaho. NSA Honors Voddie Baucham A pastor, church planter, author, professor, popular speaker, and Calvinist leader, Dr. Baucham made headlines in recent years for boldly challenging his fellow Southern Baptists to leave the public schools and to recover a more biblical model of educating their children. Dr. Baucham, who lauded New Saint Andrews’s reformational vision for Christian higher education, addressed the College’s 31 members of its graduating class of 2009. Among the graduates were the College’s first two to earn degrees from New Saint Andrews’s graduate studies program. Jung Jin Ahn (Korea) and Brad Littlejohn (South Carolina) earned their Masters of Arts degrees in Trinitarian Theology and Culture. Among Christian colleges and universities, New Saint Andrews has led the revival of the “classical Christian liberal arts” approach to higher education. Described as the same education that shaped many Reformed leaders over the past 500 years, the College’s singular commitment to the liberal arts taught within the Christian worldview defined higher education a little more than a century ago. POSTED MAY 19, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE JUNE 2009 College seeks to aid high school Latin teachers with Composition Contest for their students The Phaedrus Latin Composition Contest, which will be administered entirely through the internet, is designed for Latin teachers to incorporate it into their lesson plans and allows willing teachers to take part in the nationwide judging. Teachers are encouraged to sign up now as a participating instructor at www.phaedruslatincontest.org. Student entries will be due March 1, 2010. There is no charge to participate. Students must be 15 to 18 years old and may only submit one entry per year. A top prize of $500 will be awarded for first place. Other cash prizes will be given to the second- and third-place winners, along with honorable mention recognition for the top 20 percent of entries. Participating students will submit a 100- to 200-word original fable in Latin, along with an English translation of the submitted piece. Compositions will be graded based on the student’s ability to accurately use Latin vocabulary and forms of speech, the student’s creativity in subject matter and writing style. For more information about the Phaedrus Latin Composition Contest, contact Lindsey Tollefson at New Saint Andrews College, (208) 882-1566 or info@nsa.edu. POSTED JUNE 1, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA offers Dual Enrollment for area high school and home-schooled seniors The downtown classical Christian college is opening up a limited number of seats this coming fall in its year-long freshman Latin and Music classes for the Dual Enrollment program. Applicants must complete a short application, submit letters of recommendation from their pastor and a school teacher or parent, and pay the discounted Dual Enrollment tuition price. The classes are taught over four eight-week terms, beginning August 18. Music is a one-credit per term course priced at $150 per term. Latin is a two-credit per term course priced at $300 per term. Though similar to other Dual Enrollment programs, the New Saint Andrews program operates independently. Students earning the grade equivalent of a B- or better will earn college credit. For more information about the New Saint Andrews Dual Enrollment program, contact Lindsey Tollefson at 882-1566, or e-mail info@nsa.edu. POSTED JUNE 1, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA features Logos School artists at Artwalk The College’s Artwalk collection also includes Mark LaMoreaux’s recent photography from Europe and art from NSA senior Noai Leidenfrost. Logos School student artists include: Forrest Dickison, Ian Engerbretson, Kelsie Handel, Josiah Nance and, Charae Polek. The collection will also be available for viewing during normal business hours at the College through September and on Saturdays from during the Farmer’s Market from 9 to noon. The College is one of nine Moscow businesses and organizations financially supporting this year’s Artwalk, which provides Moscow residents and visitors with a free, self-directed tour of local art displayed at 52 local businesses. POSTED JUNE 8, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Freshmen invited to "Prologus Studitorium" as part of revamped orientation Prologus Studiorum is an extra-curricular class designed to teach the vocation of the student and to equip new NSA students with the skills needed to succeed in their freshman year and beyond. Particular topics of instruction include how to read well, how to write a paper, how to set goals, what good study habits look like, work and Sabbath, memorization, and basic grammar. Students will follow the regular pattern of classes at NSA, listening to lectures first, completing assignments, and participating in recitations. Though not required for all incoming students, the class is highly recommended. Since the Prologus Studiorum is not part of the regular undergraduate curriculum, freshmen who choose to participate pay an extra fee of $200, due by July 15. Interested students should contact the Registrar at (208) 882-1566, ext. 115. The all-student orientation day is Monday, August 17, which is the day before the official beginning of classes. POSTED JUNE 24, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
JULY 2009 NSA celebrates Christian community, ministries with "Celebratio" Sept. 10-13 The Celebratio event schedule features Dr. James Jordan's Calvin Lecture Series presentation on "Calvin and Music." In addition to conference-style lectures by Dr. Jordan and other members of the College's faculty, the taste of college and community life will include activities like The Canon Press Reader's Theater, workshops on classical education, a theology roundtable discussion, a science day-camp, the Fall Jolly, the Farmer's Market, softball games, ball-style dancing, Sunday morning worship at area churches, the Nuart Block Party outdoor concert, and more. The NSA Celebratio is free, but attendees are asked to register in advance at www.nsa.edu. Some events not sponsored by the College may have an admission fee or suggested donation. For more information, e-mail info@nsa.edu or call (208) 882-1566. POSTED JULY 15, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
AUGUST 2009
Next NSA Calvin lecture: "Calvin the Humanist?" Dr. Payton, a Calvin scholar, professor, and chairman of the History Department at Redeemer University College (Ontario, Canada), was selected to hold the Association of Reformed Institutions of Higher Education’s “Lectureship on the Occasion of the 500th Anniversary of the Birth of John Calvin.” Like Redeemer University College, New Saint Andrews is one of ten ARIHE institutions, including Calvin College, Covenant College, Dordt College, and Geneva College. With its “Calvin@500” Lecture Series, New Saint Andrews joins an international and interdenominational commemoration of John Calvin’s life and work. Calvin was a minister, theologian, and Protestant Reformer, most noted for his “Institutes of the Christian Religion” published in 1536 at the age of 27. Dr. Payton’s lecture will be the third of the series. Dr. James Jordan will speak on “Calvin and Music” September 11 and Rev. Francis Foucachon will speak on “Calvin and the Huguenots” October 30. New Saint Andrews, which is firmly rooted in the Calvinist tradition, is a limited-enrollment classical Christian liberal arts college located on Friendship Square in Moscow, Idaho. POSTED AUGUST 4, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA kicks off with Convocation August 17 In addition to the convocation address from Senior Fellow Douglas Wilson, exhortations from the undergraduate and graduate deans, and the delivery of class assignments, students new to the College this year will be introduced as they sign The Book. The ceremony concludes a day filled with orientation activities for new and returning students and their parents. A reception following the Convocation event will be held at the 1912 Building in Moscow. Specific questions about orientation should be directed to the College’s Registrar, at (208) 882-1566. POSTED AUGUST 12, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE NSA offers Biology of Bugs camp Sept. 12 Led by NSA Senior Fellow of Natural History, Dr. Gordon Wilson, the camp includes a lecture, lunch, and a laboratory session. Dr. Wilson earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from George Mason University. He writes for Creation Magazine and Answers Magazine and is a frequent speaker on the subject of Intelligent Design. The science camp is part of the College’s Celebratio, a four-day family festival Sept. 10-13. For more information about the science camp or other Celebratio events visit www.nsa.edu or call Lindsey Tollefson at (208) 882-1566. POSTED AUGUST 28, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Dr. James Jordan presents “Calvin and Music” Dr. Jordan serves as an adjunct member of the New Saint Andrews College graduate studies faculty. He is the director of the Niceville, Florida-based Biblical Horizons ministries, a theological think tank that publishes books, essays and taped lectures pertaining to Bible commentary, Biblical theology and liturgy. He is the author of numerous books, including, Through New Eyes: Developing a Biblical View of the World, Creation in Six Days, and Primeval Saints: Studies in the Patriarchs of Genesis. Dr. Jordan’s presentation is the fourth in the College’s yearlong Calvin@500 Lecture Series. The talk is also the centerpiece of the New Saint Andrews “Celebratio,” a family festival slated for Sept. 10-13 with events and activities celebrating Moscow’s Christian community and ministries. New Saint Andrews, which is firmly rooted in the Calvinist tradition, is a limited-enrollment classical Christian liberal arts college located on Friendship Square in Moscow, Idaho. POSTED AUGUST 28, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
SEPTEMBER 2009
NSA's enrollment boosted by record retention A record 92 percent of last year’s freshman class returned for their sophomore year and a near-doubling of graduate student enrollment (five to now nine) helped offset a smaller than projected freshman class. The limited-enrollment classical Christian liberal arts college reports 163.8 full-time equivalent (FTE) students, up from 160.25 FTE last year. “In these difficult economic times, we are very thankful for the students and the financial health God has provided the College,” said College President Roy Atwood. “We have been able to stay on budget and sustain our pay increases for faculty and staff.” This year’s first-time freshman enrollment was down slightly due to the slumping national economy and to the limited availability and increased competition for scholarship funds. Financial challenges prompted a record 12 would-be-freshmen to defer their acceptances to next year. New Saint Andrews does not participate in any government-sponsored financial aid programs, but its tuition is about one-third the national average for private four-year colleges. Eighty-two percent of the College’s students come from outside of Idaho. Twenty-nine states and seven countries are represented. Ten percent are international students. New Saint Andrews students come from more than 24 different Christian denominations. New Saint Andrews students have the highest average college entrance exam scores (ACT and SAT) among all colleges and universities in Idaho, both public and private. POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA to host Candidate Forum Oct. 2 The forum is moderated by a student and candidates interact with a panel of three other students. Each candidate will have an opportunity for opening comments before fielding a set of candidate-specific questions developed by the panel of students. The forum will conclude with each candidate being given the opportunity to respond to or clarify previous comments. This Friday’s forum is the third such event hosted by the College over the past four years. The College’s candidate forum is among the largest on the debate circuit, typically drawing between 200 and 250 students, faculty, community members, friends of the College and the news media. New Saint Andrews is a nationally recognized, limited-enrollment, classical Christian liberal arts college with students from 29 states, seven countries and 24 Christian denominations. POSTED SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA's Calvin Lecture Series continues Oct. 30 The lecture, the fifth in the College’s yearlong Calvin Lecture Series marking the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth, is on the eve of day that Protestants celebrate the Reformation worldwide. Foucachon is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and has served as a church planter in France with Missions to the World. With its speaker series, New Saint Andrews joins an international and interdenominational commemoration of John Calvin’s life and work. New Saint Andrews, which is firmly rooted in the Calvinist tradition, is a limited-enrollment classical Christian liberal arts college located on Friendship Square in Moscow, Idaho. POSTED OCTOBER 27, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NOVEMBER 2009
College marks St. Andrew's Day with Food Drive New Saint Andrews students are inviting downtown businesses to join the College community in collecting canned goods and other non-perishable food items between now and December 2 to help area food banks. The students, equipped with grocery carts supplied by the Moscow Food Coop, will canvass the downtown area between 10 a.m. and noon on Wednesday, December 2, to collect the donated food supplies. For the classical Christian liberal arts college located in downtown Moscow, the “St. Andrew’s Day Food Drive” is an observance of “St. Andrew’s Day” (celebrated internationally on Nov. 30). The College is named after the Scottish city and university of St. Andrews where the Protestant Reformation took root in the English-speaking world. Friendship Square, adjacent to the College at 405 S. Main Street, will serve as the central collection point where students and their grocery carts will convene. Community members from outside the downtown area are welcome to bring food items to the College on that day. For more information about how you can participate in the St. Andrew’s Day Food Drive, contact the College’s administration office at 882-1566. POSTED NOVEMBER 19, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
DECEMBER 2009 NSA concludes yearlong Calvin series Dec. 4th Dr. Field is counted among England’s most noted theologians. After studying theology at Oxford and teaching in Nigeria, he went on to complete a doctorate is systematic theology at Cambridge University on Puritan thought. Dr. Field has served as a minister of an evangelical church in Surrey and as a member of the faculty at Oak Hill College in London. Dr. Field serves as an adjunct graduate faculty member at New Saint Andrews College. Friday’s lecture will be the sixth and final in the Calvin @500 lecture series sponsored by New Saint Andrews College. With its yearlong lecture series, the College joined an international, interdenominational commemoration of John Calvin’s life and work. Calvin was a minister, theologian, and Protestant Reformer, most noted for his “Institutes of the Christian Religion” published in 1536 at the age of 27. Firmly rooted in the Calvinist tradition, New Saint Andrews is known for its “reformed education” and is listed among the most “close knit” and “affordable” colleges in the country by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, publishers of the best-selling Choosing the Right College. POSTED DECEMBER 1, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA Christmas concert Dec. 10th The College’s 110-member choir, led by Dr. David Erb, will present the program “Gloria In Excelsis Deo!” by Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria in D, Rv 589. In addition, music by Giovanni Gabrieli and G.F. Handel will be included. The audience will be invited to join in singing a number of carols. Dr. Erb is a Fellow of Music at New Saint Andrews College. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College of Rider University. He has previously taught and conducted choirs at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Bucknell University. New Saint Andrews is a limited-enrollment, classical Christian liberal arts college located on Friendship Square in downtown Moscow. POSTED DECEMBER 1, 2009 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
JANUARY 2010
NSA faculty member recognized internationally As one of three lecturers recognized by the ten-member association of American and Canadian colleges and universities in the Reformed and Presbyterian Christian tradition, Dr. Leithart joins a distinguished group of scholars said to provide “a model of scholarship that reflect the mission and character of Reformed Christian institutions.” ARIHE includes seven American institutions (Calvin College, Covenant College, Dordt College, Geneva College, New Saint Andrews College, Providence Christian College, and Trinity College) and three Canadian members (the Institute for Christian Studies, The King’s University, and Redeemer University College). At New Saint Andrews since 1999, Dr. Leithart will continue teaching theology and literature at the College during the term of the ARIHE Lectureship. Dr. Leithart earned his doctorate in systematic theology from Cambridge University and is recognized as a prolific scholar with more than a dozen published books. Some recent works include, Deep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture, was published by Baylor University Press, and Solomon Among the Postmoderns, published by Brazos Press. He has also published dozens of scholarly journal articles. Over the course of the Lectureship, Dr. Leithart will be available to speak at member institution campuses giving the following lectures: “Constantine and the City of Sacrifice,” “The Quadriga: A Biblical and Pastoral Defense,” “City of In-Gratia: The Politics of Ingratitude in Shakespeare's Coriolanus,” and “Extrinicism and Incarnation: Nature and Grace in Athanasius.” The other 2010-2012 Lectureships were awarded to Dr. Keith Sewell of Dordt College and Dr. Don Sinnema of Trinity Christian College. Last year, two ARIHE Lecturers spoke at New Saint Andrews during the College’s Calvin@500 Lectures Series. POSTED JANUARY 29, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE MARCH 2010 Book: NSA offers academy timely lessons In Seeing the Light: Religious Colleges in Twenty-First Century America, Samuel Schuman examines the place of religious colleges and universities in contemporary American higher education. Schuman, Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Minnesota, Morris, devotes an entire chapter to New Saint Andrews College and included Baylor University, Anderson University, Calvin College, North Park University, George Fox University, Westmont College, Oral Roberts University, Northwestern College, and Wheaton College along with Moscow’s classical Christian liberal arts college as offering timely lesson for the broader higher education community. “Many faith-based schools are flourishing,” asserts Schuman. “They have rigorous academic standards, impressive student recruitment, ambitious philanthropic goals, and well-maintained campuses and facilities. Yet much of the U.S. higher education community ignores them or accords them little respect. Seeing the Light considers, instead, what can be learned from the viability of these institutions.” POSTED MARCH 2, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
College offers "Trailside Botany" day camp The day-long camp, led by Dr. Gordon Wilson, includes two intensive class sessions in the morning, lunch, an afternoon field trip and a late-afternoon laboratory session. Enrollment is generally limited to students age 15 or older. The cost of the camp is $40 to participants who register in advance. You can register online at www.nsa.edu/camps or call (208) 882-1566. Parents have the option of enrolling their student(s) in an additional correspondence unit study which includes additional assignments and interaction with Dr. Wilson via e-mail and phone. The advance registration fee for the optional correspondence course is $30. Groups of five or more students receive an additional $5 off per registration, and for every ten registered participants in a group, one free scholarship is provided. The camp and unit study will not result in college credit. Dr. Wilson teaches Natural History (Biology) at New Saint Andrews College. He earned his M.S. in Entomology from the University of Idaho and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Public Policy from George Mason University. Dr. Wilson also served on the biology faculty of Liberty University and is frequent contributor to Answers magazine. POSTED MARCH 2, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
APRIL 2010 NSA, area choirs present spring concert April 22 The College’s 100-member choir will be joined by the adult choirs of Christ Church and Trinity Reformed Church as well as an orchestra consisting of players from the University of Idaho, Washington State University, and the greater Palouse region. All of the musical offerings will be settings of texts taken from or based upon excerpts from the book of Revelation. Highlights include works by Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams, Hallock, Bach, and Handel. New Saint Andrews is a limited-enrollment, classical Christian liberal arts college located on Friendship Square in downtown Moscow. POSTED APRIL 15, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE N.D. Wilson on NBC's Today Show tomorrow POSTED APRIL 15, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
MAY 2010 Princeton scholar to speak at Commencement Dr. George is Princeton University's McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. He holds the D.Phil. from Oxford University, a J.D. from Harvard University, and earned his A.B. at Swarthmore College. The New York Times has described him as “this country’s most influential conservative Christian thinker.” Dr. George was one of three drafters of the Manhattan Declaration, along with Timothy George, Professor at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, and Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship and the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview in Virginia. The Manhattan Declaration was born out of their sense of concern about growing efforts to marginalize the Christian voice in the public square, to redefine marriage, and to move away from the biblical view of the sanctity of life. Dr. George serves on the board of directors of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, the Institute for American Values, the Institute on Religion and Democracy, the Family Research Council, and the Center for Individual Rights. A record 44 students will graduate from the College this year. That number includes 27 Bachelor of Arts and 13 Associate of Arts degree recipients and 4 students earning master’s degrees. The Commencement ceremony is open to the public. POSTED MAY 6, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
AUGUST 2010 NSA’s “Celebratio” set for Sept. 16-19 Dr. Alan Jacobs, author of The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis, is the featured guest speaker at this year’s festival, which also offers a Writer’s Roundtable for aspiring writers, talks on classical Christian education, opportunities to sit-in on NSA classes, a Collegium Musicum concert, a Men’s Breakfast, a Science Day Camp, ball-style dancing, live music downtown, and a combined church picnic, and more. The “Celebratio” also promotes the City of Moscow’s Farmer’s Market and the Latah County Fair. The NSA Celebratio is free, but attendees are asked to register in advance. For more information and to register, go to www.nsa.edu. Some events not sponsored by the College may have an admission fee or suggested donation. Businesses interested in becoming a Celebratio sponsor should call (208) 882-1566. POSTED AUGUST 3, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Convocation highlights NSA’s Welcome Weekend The first-ever Saturday morning time slot for the Convocation event is in the midst of the College’s Welcome Weekend which includes a full-day Friday of orientation activities, an all-college picnic at noon on Saturday, and alumni reunion event Saturday evening. Specific questions about Welcome Weekend should be directed to the College’s Administration Office at (208) 882-1566. POSTED AUGUST 3, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE Merkle returns, Sawyer and Blakey join staff POSTED AUGUST 4, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
"Biology of Bugs" science camp for teens Sept. 18 Led by NSA Senior Fellow of Natural History, Dr. Gordon Wilson, the camp includes a lecture, field trip, lunch, and a laboratory session. Dr. Wilson earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Public Policy from George Mason University. He writes for Answers Magazine and is a frequent speaker on the subject of Intelligent Design and Creation Science. The science camp is part of the College’s Celebratio, a four-day family festival Sept. 16-19. For more information about the science camp or other Celebratio events visit www.nsa.edu or call John Sawyer at (208) 882-1566. POSTED AUGUST 17, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Collegium Musicum presents concert Sept. 17th The Collegium Musicum is a 20-member ensemble comprised of singers from multiple churches in the community, led by NSA Fellow of Music, Dr. David Erb. The Collegium will present “La Guerre” by Clément Janequin, “The Battle Between David and Goliath” by Johann Kahnau, and “Jepthe” by Giacomo Carissimi. The audience will be invited to join in singing a number of hymns and psalms. POSTED SEPT. 14, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA to host Candidate Forum Friday, October 22 The NSA Candidate Forum is run by students at the college, including a student moderator. Each candidate will have an opportunity for opening comments before fielding a set of candidate-specific questions developed by a panel of students. The forum will conclude with each candidate being given the opportunity to respond to or clarify previous comments. The College’s candidate forum is among the largest on the local circuit, typically drawing between 200 and 250 students, faculty, community members, friends of the College and the news media. Students at New Saint Andrews represent 27 states, seven countries and 24 Christian denominations. The College is nationally recognized as a leader in the recovery of classical Christian liberal arts higher education. It has a limited-enrollment of no more than 200 students. POSTED OCT. 8, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Claremont Professor addresses Graduate Forum
Dr. Poplin began her Grad Forum presentation with an introduction to how she became a Christian later in life as a tenured university professor and the challenges she has faced working as a Christian scholar in a secular academic environment. She presented an overview to some of her recent work in making world-view issues easier for students of all ages to understand. She argued that Christianity is the only world-view that can explain the world cogently. The other three major perspectives, secular humanism, scientific naturalism, and pantheism, all must borrow in some way from biblical truths and the Christian world-view to make sense of personal identity, social relations, family, and the world at large. POSTED OCT. 28, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA re-accredited POSTED NOV. 6, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA President named to TRACS Commission TRACS, a national accrediting body for Christian colleges and universities, is recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Atwood has served in his current position of leadership at New Saint Andrews since 2000. His 32-years of higher education experience includes teaching and administrative duties at Gonzaga University and the University of Idaho. Atwood has also been a Fulbright Scholar twice, with teaching and research appointments at Warsaw University, Poland, in 1991, and Potchefstroom University, South Africa, in 1998. He received a B.A. in Philosophy from Dordt College (Iowa), a Master of Arts in Religion from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, and a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the University of Iowa. POSTED NOV. 6, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Summertime writer's workshop planned at NSA Workshop participants will benefit from close interaction with N.D. Wilson, Douglas Wilson and Aaron Rench. The three full days of workshops on poetry, essays, fiction and screen plays are book-ended with an opening night address and reading on Tuesday evening and a closing Saturday morning session with tips on how to get your work published. The $330 fee for the workshop includes all sessions and lunches and dinners on the three full workshop days. Travel and lodging are not included. Other workshop speakers include NSA faculty members Benjamin Merkle, Jayson Grieser and Dr. Jonathan McIntosh. Click here for more information and to register online. POSTED DEC. 20, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Dates set for 2011 NSA Celebratio POSTED DEC. 20, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE Interested in writing? Welcome to NSA's new graduate writing program and writer's workshop The College’s Board of Trustees has approved the addition of a new writing and literature ("letters") component to its M.A. degree program starting this fall. The College will also host a new writer’s workshop this summer. The College is now accepting graduate school applications from aspiring writers for the Fall 2011 launch of its new creative writing and literature M.A. courses. For more information about the new graduate "Letters" program, contact Dr. Jonathan McIntosh at 882-1566 or email jmcintosh@nsa.edu. In addition to the new graduate writing program, a summer writer's workshop, entitled “Three Days in the Wordsmithy,” is set for June 28-July 2, 2011. The workshop is geared for students considering college, graduate school and/or a career in writing. Participants will benefit from three full days of close interaction with N.D. Wilson, Douglas Wilson and Aaron Rench in workshops on poetry, essays, fiction and screen plays. For qualified participants, the workshop instruction and assignments may be eligible for grad school credit. Those interested in the writer's workshop should contact Ben Merkle for more information at (208) 882-1566, email bmerkle@nsa.edu or visit www.nsa.edu. POSTED DEC. 20, 2010 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE NSA’s N.D. Wilson to join Bush family in promoting literacy Wilson, the best-selling author of the children’s trilogy, “100 Cupboards” (published by Random House), will share the stage with former President George H.W. Bush and former First Ladies Barbara Bush and Laura Bush, lifelong champions of family literacy. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his wife, Columba, will host the event at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Resort and Spa in Bonita Springs, FL. Current Florida Governor Rick Scott will also appear at the event, signing on as an education advocate for the Florida-based literacy advocacy organization. The evening will consist of remarks and readings from Wilson, former First Lady Laura Bush, and two other celebrity authors, as well as dinner and a book signing event. Wilson first gained international attention with an essay entitled "Father Brown Fakes the Shroud." Multiple media outlets featured the essay, including Discovery Channel News, ABC's World News Tonight, the BBC, Good Morning America, Der Spiegel and even The Daily Show. More recently, National Geographic Television produced and aired a one hour special focusing on Wilson and the Shroud. As for his fiction, the best-selling "100 Cupboards" trilogy is now in almost thirty countries and garnered Wilson a recent appearance on The Today Show. A film version of the first book is currently in development. Wilson is also a headliner for the College’s “Three Days in the Wordsmithy” writer’s workshop this summer, June 28-July 2, at New Saint Andrews. For more information on the workshop, go to www.threedaysinthewordsmithy.com. New Saint Andrews College is a limited-enrollment, classical, Christian liberal arts college in Moscow, ID (www.nsa.edu). POSTED FEBRUARY 8, 2011| GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
A Pedagogy for Royalty: Educating the Next Generation in the Paideia of the King The goal of the 2011 Symposium is to advance a reformational vision for how we teach, mentor, and encourage the royal heirs of the King of Kings on our Reformed campuses and beyond. For scholars interested in submitting papers or presentation proposals, may visit the ARIHE website or follow direct links here for more information: The ARIHE Symposium is open to professors, staff, and students from ARIHE member-institutions and other Reformed colleges and universities. Beginning with a keynote address and opening reception Thursday night, the Symposium will run all day Friday through Saturday noon. The 2011 ARIHE Symposium will feature the New Saint Andrews faculty and students, and faculty from ARIHE member institutions. Sessions include panels made up of Reformed college faculty, staff and students, “recitation” demonstrations, workshops, and discussion sessions. The registration deadline is August 15, 2011. The Symposium is the same weekend as the College's Celebratio festivities. POSTED MARCH 21, 2011| GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE Lordship class offered for dual credit Course Overview POSTED MARCH 28, 2011| GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA grad program adds writing, fifth-year option The College’s M.A. in Trinitarian Theology and Culture underwent the most significant changes, with the addition of creative writing and literature components. Now known as the “M.A. in Theology and Letters,” the two-year program was trimmed from the previously-required 45-credits to the industry standard 32. Additionally, seniors in NSA’s undergraduate B.A. program will be able to earn credits toward their M.A. degree, creating the possibility of attaining both a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Culture and an M.A. in Theology and letters in just five years. Commensurate with the reduction in course requirements, the sticker price of the M.A. will be reduced by roughly 30 percent. The new graduate course pricing, for both the modified M.A. program and the College’s M.St. and Graduate Certificate in Classical Christian Studies will be $450 per credit. POSTED APRIL 5, 2011| GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE N.D. Wilson to address New Saint Andrews College graduates at May 12th Commencement Wilson, the best-selling author of the children’s trilogy, “100 Cupboards” (published by Random House), will address the 35 graduates at the College’s 14th Commencement event. Among the graduates, the College will be awarding nine A.A. degrees in Liberal Arts and Culture, 22 B.A. degrees in Liberal Arts and Culture, one M.A. degree in Trinitarian Theology and Culture, and one Graduate Certificate and one M.St. degree in Classical Christian Studies. Desmond Jones, a graduating senior from Fort St. John, British Columbia, will giving the student address. Wilson first gained international attention with an essay entitled "Father Brown Fakes the Shroud." Multiple media outlets featured the essay, including Discovery Channel News, ABC's World News Tonight, the BBC, Good Morning America, Der Spiegel and even The Daily Show. More recently, National Geographic Television produced and aired a one-hour special focusing on Wilson and the Shroud. As for his fiction, the "100 Cupboards" trilogy is now in almost 30 countries and garnered Wilson a recent appearance on NBC’s Today Show. A film version of the first book is currently in development. New Saint Andrews is a limited-enrollment, classical Christian liberal arts college located on Friendship Square in downtown Moscow. POSTED MAY 6, 2011| GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA tuition is lowest among "Best Colleges for Homeschoolers" In a comparison of tuition prices of the colleges listed in the ranking, New Saint Andrews’s $10,400 price tag is the lowest of all. The $23,518 average tuition of the other colleges and universities is more than twice the NSA price tag. The other schools in the ranking included Grove City College, Hillsdale College, Biola University, University of Dallas, The King’s College, Liberty University, Ava Maria University, Patrick Henry College, Franciscan University of Steubenville. All of the listed schools are described as not just private schools but intensely independent private schools, refusing to conform to prevailing cultural currents. For instance, New Saint Andrews, Grove City and Hillsdale refuse all federal funding. The site also noted that some of the better known schools belonging to the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) failed to make the cut due to their embracing secular ideals such as political correctness, theological liberalism, and evolutionary naturalism. The full article can be found at http://www.superscholar.org/rankings/best-colleges-for-homeschoolers/. New Saint Andrews is a nationally accredited, limited-enrollment classical Christian liberal arts college in historic downtown Moscow, Idaho. POSTED JUNE 10, 2011| GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA to offer evening enrichment courses Jerusalem Term, 2011: Nicea Term, 2011: Chalcedon Term, 2012: Westminster Term, 2012: Each eight-week enrichment class consists of weekly 90-minute classes. The class meetings include a lecture and recitation discussion. Readings and assignments are made and evaluated. The enrichment courses are not for credit. The enrichment course fee is $300 per 8-week course. Students paying in advance for all four 8-week courses save $200. To register or learn more about the new Christian Enrichment evening courses, contact Brenda Schlect, Director of Admissions, at bschlect@nsa.edu or call 882-1566. POSTED JUNE 16, 2011| GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA to host Artwalk reception Friday, June 17 The works of these two artists will also be available for viewing during normal business hours at the College, through September and on Saturdays during the Farmer’s Market from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. The College is one of eleven Moscow businesses and organizations financially supporting this year’s Artwalk, which provides Moscow residents and visitors with a free, self-directed tour of local art displayed at 67 local businesses. POSTED JUNE 16, 2011| GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Saturday morning Convocation kicks off new year at New Saint Andrews The Saturday morning Convocation event is in the midst of the College’s Welcome Weekend which includes a full-day Friday of orientation activities, a Psalm Sing and Ice Cream Social on Friendship Square Friday night, and an All-College Picnic at noon on Saturday. Students and their families will also be taking in the sights and sounds of Moscow's lively downtown, including live music at Bucer's on both Friday (Cadenza Collective) and Saturday (J.T. Grauke) nights.
Specific questions about Welcome Weekend should be directed to the College’s Administration Office at (208) 882-1566. POSTED AUGUST 9, 2011| GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE NSA to offer an evening class on Tolkien for free Students and adults 16 years and older are welcome to enroll. The class, which begins on Wednesday, August 17th, will meet each week of the term at New Saint Andrews College at 405 S. Main Street in downtown Moscow. The class will meet once a week for 90-minutes and will include lectures and recitation discussions with Dr. McIntosh. The class is free, but space is limited. To register or learn more about it, contact Brenda Schlect, Director of Admissions, at bschlect@nsa.edu or call 882-1566. POSTED AUGUST 8, 2011| GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
NSA to host Candidate Forum Friday, Nov. 4 The forum is moderated by a student and will have the city council candidates interact with a panel of students from the College. Each candidate will have an opportunity to make opening comments before answering a common question put to all candidates. Then each candidate will field a set of candidate-specific questions developed by the students. The forum will conclude with each candidate being given the opportunity to respond to or clarify previous comments. All four candidates plan to attend. This Friday’s forum is the fifth such event hosted by the College. The College’s candidate forum is among the largest on the debate circuit, typically drawing between 200 and 250 students, faculty, community members, friends of the College and the news media. New Saint Andrews is a nationally recognized, limited-enrollment, classical Christian liberal arts college with students from 29 states, seven countries and 20 Christian denominations. POSTED OCTOBER 27, 2011| GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE NSA Christmas concert December 8th The Concert Choir, led by Dr. David Erb, will present a program entitled "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming." Repertoire includes ancient chants, carols, and works by Bach, Tchaikovsky, Honegger, Weelkes, Praetorius, Sändstrom, and Pärt. Dr. Erb is a Fellow of Music at New Saint Andrews College. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College of Rider University. He has previously taught and conducted choirs at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Bucknell University. New Saint Andrews is a limited-enrollment, classical Christian liberal arts college located on Friendship Square in downtown Moscow. POSTED NOVEMBER 18, 2011| GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE NSA Commencement is May 10th Dr. Joost Nixon, a member of the college’s Board of Trustees, is this year’s commencement speaker. Dr. Nixon is the Pastor of Christ Church Spokane and the Executive Producer of St. Anne’s Public House audio journal. His years of ministry include time in South Africa. He holds a doctorate from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. The Class of 2012 has 48 students, including 33 B.A. students, 10 A.A. students and five graduate students. Of the five graduate students, three will receive their Master’s degrees in Classical Christian Studies and two will take home their Master of Arts in Theology and Letters. Samuel Kingsley Bussey, a graduating senior from Nairobi, Kenya, will be giving the student address. The graduates represent 17 different states – with the most coming from Washington (12) and Idaho (9) – and three foreign countries including Great Britain, the Ivory Coast, and Kenya. New Saint Andrews is a limited-enrollment, classical Christian liberal arts college established in 1994 and located on Friendship Square in downtown Moscow. POSTED APRIL 13, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE Annual Spring Concert May 2nd Under the direction of Dr. David Erb, the College’s Concert Choir will present Mozart's Vesperae solennes de Confessore, KV 339. This extended work contains settings of Psalms 110, 11, 112, 113, 117, and the Magnificat. Preceding the Mozart will be settings of the same Psalms and canticle by other composers from six different centuries: a 19th century metric setting of Psalm 110, Medieval Plain Chants of Psalm 111 and the Magnificat, an early Baroque concerted setting of Psalm 112 by Monteverdi, a Renaissance motet on Psalm 113 by Tye, and a 20th century motet on Psalm 117 using a "planetal scale" by Estonian composer Urmas Sisask. New Saint Andrews College is a classical, Christian liberal arts college location on Friendship Square in downtown Moscow. POSTED APRIL 25, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE Books & Culture Editor John Wilson to join 2012 Wordsmithy writer's workshop faculty Registration for the 2012 Wordsmithy opens May 1, 2012. Aspiring writers are invited to immerse themselves in a weekend of writing instruction and interaction. Last year’s Wordsmithy sold out and waiting lists formed. The $420 workshop fee includes meals. An optional writing critique by a New York publishing house editor will be available. For more information and to register starting May 1st, go to www.wordsmithyworkshop.com. POSTED MAY 21, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE NSA reps deliver Latin contest awards nationwide NSA board member Jerrold Owen was in Lynwood, WA, to award the contest’s $500 top prize to Providence Classical Christian School 9th-grader Paul Jekel. Kaitlin (Grady) Hundscheid (’11) attended the Ad Fontes Academy awards ceremony in Centreville, VA, to present 10th-grader Joshua Luckenbaugh his $300 second place prize. And Josiah Helsel (’04) handed 9th-grader Samuel Skinner his $200 third place check at The Ambrose School in Boise, ID. In all, 215 middle- and high-school age students took part in the College’s Latin contest. Twenty-six (26) students were recognized as “Finalists” and another 33 were considered “Semi-finalists.” Students from 17 states and 35 schools and homeschools competed in the third annual contest. New Saint Andrews established the contest as a tool for Latin teachers – both in the classroom and home schools – to advance student achievement in Latin. NSA Fellow of Classical Languages Timothy Griffith is the Academic Director of the contest, which is administered entirely through the internet and is designed for Latin teachers to incorporate it into their lesson plans. Interested teachers can sign up for next year’s contest at www.phaedruslatincontest.org or call (208) 882-1566 for more information. POSTED JUNE 4, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE Prospective students get free pass for Grace Agenda Conference The speakers at this year’s Grace Agenda Conference, entitled “Makers,” include Douglas Wilson, Justin Holcomb, Toby Sumpter, Ben Merkle and N.D. Wilson. In addition to being able to attend the conference for free, “Prospective Student” guests also get to attend the Culture-Making 101 pre-conference seminar just for students, have lunch with faculty, go to a Saturday night dance, attend Sunday morning worship services, and go to a 1,000-person church picnic Sunday afternoon. Come Monday, visiting students and their families can attend lecture classes and meet with NSA admissions counselors. Click here to learn more and to register. POSTED AUGUST 3, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE NSA gets underway with Aug. 11 Convocation A full class of 57 full- and part-time freshmen and eight new graduate students will be introduced to the community, bringing the college’s estimated student count to 172. Newly promoted Senior Fellow Edwin Iverson will be the featured speaker. Convocation is at the center of the College’s Welcome Weekend, which includes a Friday of registration and orientation activities and an All-College Picnic with area alumni on Saturday afternoon at Ghormley Park. Classes begin on Monday, August 13, at the College's historic downtown building on Friendship Square. Specific questions about the Welcome Weekend should be directed to the College’s Administration Office at (208) 882-1566. POSTED AUGUST 3, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE Rooftop project leaves students -- and Librarian -- breathing easier The project involved replacing aging heating and air conditioning units and resurfacing the roof above the library and classroom spaces. The new heating and air conditioning system includes high-tech air quality control mechanism that allows for the monitoring of air quality in the classrooms and automatically boosts circulation to keep fresh air moving through the rooms. Friendship Square was cordoned off to make way for the large crane used to replace the old units with the new high-efficiency equipment. POSTED AUGUST 9, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE Two educational camps available in conjunction with Grace Agenda Conference Rhetorically Speaking, taught by NSA Sophomore and former NCFCA champion Sam Paul and NSA Junior Laura Russell, will be a highly interactive camp for middle and high school aged students that builds off Quintillian's Five Canons of Rhetoric—Invention, Arrangement, Delivery, Style and Memory—and also incorporates National Christian Forensics and Communications Association speech and debate activities. Paul says he hopes students come away from the camp with “the ability to persuade with confidence in a Christ-like manner.” Art and the Maker will be taught by local artist, elementary art instructor and NSA alum ('03) Bethany Nielson, who currently teaches at Logos School in Moscow. Students will gain an understanding of art as the imitation of God's creation and explore different art mediums. Both camps cost $30 per camper, which includes lunch and snacks. To register for the respective camps, visit www.rhetoricallyspeakingcamp.com or www.artandthemaker.com. POSTED AUGUST 27, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE College welcomes Grace Agenda visitors The Grace Agenda Conference and its pre-conference sessions for women, pastors, and students, begins Friday, September 14. Prospective students are invited to sit-in on classes at the College Friday morning and join NSA students later in the morning for the “Culture Making 101” pre-conference talks for students. The talks, tailored for students, include Rachel Jankovic’s “Growing Story” talk (for the girls) at 10:30 a.m. at the Nazarene Church, Douglas Wilson’s 10:30 a.m. talk (for the guys) at the Nuart titled “A Crisis in Masculinity,” and Dr. Justin Holcomb’s “Culture Making Through the Ages” talk at 1:30 p.m. at the Kenworthy Theater downtown. Holcomb, a pastor at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, is the Grace Agenda Conference’s featured guest speaker. Later in the afternoon, at 3:30 at the Nazarene Church, Pastor Wilson will present “What Debates are Good For” – a follow up to his Thursday (Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m.) debate at the UI Student Ballroom with R. Clarke Cooper, Executive Director of the Log Cabin Republicans, on “Do Gay Rights Conflict with Conservative Christian Values?” The College will host a luncheon for prospective students and a reception for visiting pastors on Friday. Visiting high-schoolers registered as prospective students will attend the conference as guests of the College. Additionally, NSA is offering two day camps for kids on Saturday in association with the conference. For more information on the art camp (7-12 year-olds) and the speech and debate camp (12-17 year olds), visit www.artandthemaker.com and www.rhetoricallyspeakingcamp.com respectively. Events for the balance of the weekend include an NSA Choir Concert at 7:00 p.m. Saturday evening at the UI Admin. Auditorium and an SRO Ball at the Logos gym at 8:10 p.m. On Sunday afternoon NSA students are organizing a 1:00 p.m. Soccer Tournament at Mountainview Park, followed by a combined Church Picnic at 3:00 p.m. at Ghormley Park courtesy of Christ Church and Trinity Reformed Church. For more information on the Grace Agenda Conference, visit www.graceagenda.com. To download a PDF of the master schedule of events for the Grace Agenda Weekend in Moscow, go to www.nsa.edu or contact the College at 208-882-1566 . POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE Leithart to lead Trinity Institute, maintain ties with NSA Leithart will continue in his present role at New Saint Andrews through the end of this academic year before he joins fellow theologian and friend Dr. James Jordan, of Biblical Horizons, at the Birmingham, Ala.-based Institute. Leithart’s role at New Saint Andrews will change next year, when his part-time teaching load will be reduced to just graduate-level courses. “We’re excited for Peter, knowing that this has been a long-desired move on his part,” said NSA President Dr. Roy Atwood. “It’s really a win-win situation, with Peter being able to pursue his interests in extending and promoting the work of the Biblical Horizon’s ministry, and for the College to continue its association with Peter and his contributions to our graduate program.” At Atwood’s initiative, the College will pursue best ways to fill Leithart’s undergraduate teaching role at the College for next year and future scenarios in which the College, Leithart and the Trinity Institute can work together to serve common interests of students now and in the future. Leithart (PhD, Cambridge) has served at the College since 1998. For the past nine years he has worked in a part-time capacity at NSA while serving as a pastor at Moscow’s Trinity Reformed Church. Having written nearly 30 books and being regularly published in both academic and popular journals, Leithart is among the most recognized of the College’s faculty. He also served as the College’s first Dean of Graduate Studies from 2007-09. The Trinity Institute will provide theological education especially in the areas of biblical studies and liturgical theology, for ministers, ministerial students and future teachers of theology. The Institute plans to also support the research, writing, and lecturing of its faculty and offer grants for research and publishing in its area of interest. POSTED SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
Visiting scholar to speak at NSA and UI on “Faith and the Founders of the American Republic” Dr. Hall will be presenting the same talk a day earlier, Monday, September 17, at the University of Idaho College of Law (Rm. 105) at 5:30 p.m. The role of religion in the American republic has been a source of controversy since the nation’s inception. Debates are particularly fierce when they concern religious liberty and the proper relationship between church and state. One error common among jurists, scholars, and popular authors is to generalize from a few famous founders to argue that most of the founders were deists who desired a strict separation between church and state. This lecture will demonstrate that this is historically incorrect and offers a counter narrative that more accurately reflects the founders' views on the proper relationship between faith and politics. Dr. Hall has written extensively on the founders of the United States. His visit to New Saint Andrews College and the University of Idaho is underwritten the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
NSA to host Candidate Forum Friday, October 26 The forum, which is moderated by a student, includes a panel of students prepared to question candidates. This year candidates for both the Idaho Senate and House races will be invited, as well as the contended Latah County Commissioner District 1 and the Latah County Sheriff races. Each candidate will have an opportunity to make opening comments before answering a set of candidate- and race-specific questions developed by the students. In their concluding remarks, candidates will be given the opportunity to respond to or clarify previous comments. This Friday’s forum is the sixth such event hosted by the College. The College’s candidate forum is among the largest on the debate circuit, typically drawing between 200 and 250 students, faculty, community members, friends of the College and the news media. New Saint Andrews is a nationally recognized, limited-enrollment, Christian liberal arts college with students from 30 states, seven countries and 20 Christian denominations. POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE Career and Callings Disputatio Nov. 16 The Career and Callings Disputatio will feature five NSA alumni who will speak about their chosen career paths and how their NSA education has helped them. The Career and Callings Disputatio is part of an ongoing effort to “encourage career inquisitiveness” among NSA students, says Vice President Ed Iverson. “NSA's curriculum provides a good foundation for many different kinds of careers,” Iverson said, noting that students should realize the wealth of possibilities open to them post-graduation. Iverson also wants students to be aware of the “calling” aspect of their lives: something much bigger than the jobs they choose. POSTED NOVEMBER 9, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE Disputatio Speaker to address "Invented Memories: The 'Convent of Wesel' and the Origins of German and Dutch Calvinism." Dr. Spohnholz will discuss the first formal church meeting to adopt both the Belgic Confession and the Heidelberg Catechism. As it turns out, the meeting did not happen, at least not in the way that historians have come to think it did. This paper unravels the four-hundred-year-old mystery surrounding this event, and explains how it was that Reformation historians came to cite it as one of the foundational moments in the history of the Reformed tradition in the Netherlands and Germany. POSTED NOVEMBER 9, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE NSA Christmas Concert Dec. 6 The Concert Choir, led by Dr. David Erb, will present a program entitled "Savior of the Nations, Come." The Choir will perform works by Bach and Praetorius, as well as a collection of American Christmas music including “Ride on, King Jesus,” and “I Wonder As I Wander.” In addition to the NSA choir, the Cheneniah Children's Choir from Schola Cantorum, members of the Collegium Musicum ensemble, and various amateur and professional student and community musicians will participate. Dr. Erb is a Fellow of Music at New Saint Andrews College. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College of Rider University. He has previously taught and conducted choirs at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Bucknell University. New Saint Andrews is a limited-enrollment, classical Christian liberal arts college located on Friendship Square in downtown Moscow. POSTED NOVEMBER 27, 2012 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE Christianity Today: Douglas Wilson's "Evangellyfish" Best Fiction of the Year Christianity Today called Evangellyfish a “satirical novel lampooning contemporary evangelical culture.” Judges commenting on the book said, "An insightful satire on contemporary Christian culture that moves seamlessly from laugh-out-loud funny to startlingly poignant. Wilson's critique of the church is sharp, humorous, and uncomfortably accurate, but he doesn't leave it at that. With honesty and heart, he portrays the difficulty of forgiveness and what it means to live in community.” You can find the Christianity Today article at: You can purchase the book at Canon Press: POSTED JANUARY 25, 2013 | GO TO THE TOP OF THE NSA NEWS PAGE
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