Past News from Summer 2007Click on the headlines below to link to the full storiesAugust 14: Convocation 2007 marks start of College's 14th academic year
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July 24, 2007
Convocation marks start of College's 14th academic year
More than 160 full- and part-time students from 33 states, six foreign countries, and 25 denominations signed "The Book" as part of Convocation, Tuesday, August 14, marking the formal start to the 2007-2008 academic year. Classes began Wednesday, August 15.
The ceremony also marked the inauguration of the College's first graduate program. The Rev. Jung Jin Ahn, of Korea, was the first graduate student to sign "The Book" as part of the ceremony.
Joining the freshmen and graduate students as new members of the College community were three new faculty members: Jayson Grieser (below right), Jonathan McIntosh (below center) and Tim Griffith (not pictured).
This year's freshman class is the most "mature" in the College's history. Thirty of the first year students are 19 years old or older.
Approximately 55 percent of the student body was home schooled. Fifty-six percent of the students are women this year.
Speaking at Convocation this year were Senior Fellow and Trustee Douglas Wilson, Graduate Dean Dr. Peter Leithart, and Undergraduate Dean Chris Schlect.
An ice cream social was held on Friendship Square after the Convocation ceremony at the Nazarene Church, Moscow.
July 24, 2007
Ben Merkle earns Master's degree at Oxford University
Fellow and Director of Student Affairs Ben Merkle earned a Master's degree in Jewish Studies at Oxford University this summer. On leave all last year from New Saint Andrews to pursue graduate work in Jewish Studies at Christ Church, Oxford, Merkle received official word that he had earned the degree in July. The Merkle came back to Moscow this summer after Ben helped lead the College's England Study with Chris Schlect, the College's undergraduate dean.
Congratulations Mr. Merkle!
June 23, 2007
Faculty and board members in ACCS conference spotlight
New Saint Andrews faculty and board members Douglas Wilson, Doug Jones, and Matt Whitling were some of the key plenary and workshop speakers at this year's convention of the Association of Classical & Christian Schools held in Atlanta, June 20-22. The conference, "Christ the Lord of Classical Christian Education," was the association's 15th annual meeting and had the highest attendance (nearly 1,000) in the association's history.
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Doug Wilson, a New Saint Andrews trustee, Senior Fellow, and widely recognized for his leading role in the revival of classical Christian learning, headlined two plenary sessions and a number of workshops. Matt Whitling, chairman of the New Saint Andrews Board of Trustees and an administrator at Logos School, one of the country's premier classical Christian K-12 schools, led a plenary session and several workshops. Doug Jones, an NSA faculty member and trustee gave three workshops on writing and Trinitarian imagination. Their presentations included:
Plenaries
Christ’s Lordship over Culture, Douglas Wilson
Christ: The Lord of the Classroom, Matt Whitling
Christ: The Lord of the Future, Douglas Wilson
Workshops
What is a Christian Worldview? Douglas Wilson
Grammar School Methodology, Matt Whitling
Boys and Girls in the Upper School Years, Douglas Wilson
Making Great Fiction Writers, Doug Jones
Classroom Discipline, Matt Whitling
Raising Poets, Doug Jones
Respect for Authority and Independence of Mind, Douglas Wilson
How Will You Know if You’ve Succeeded? Douglas Wilson
The Need for Trinitarian Imagination, Doug Jones
Lowering Standards (and Submitting to Christ’s Authority), Douglas Wilson
Antithesis in the Classroom, Matt Whitling
For more information about the conference or to acquire recordings of these and other ACCS conference presentations, contact the ACCS office or WordMP3.
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May 28, 2007
Like father, like son . . .
Leepike Ridge and Letter from a Christian Citizen score back-to-back national honors as "Books of the Week"
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Christianity Today's Books & Culture, one of the nations' most widely read journals of Christian thought and review, selected Fellow Nate Wilson's new children's adventure story, Leepike Ridge, as its "Book of the Week" on May 28.
Nate Wilson's father and Senior Fellow Doug Wilson had his book, Letter from a Christian Citizen, selected as the magazine's previous "Book of the Week."
The back-to-back "Book of the Week" honors for a father and son and from faculty members at the same College was unprecedented.
Books & Culture reviewer Matthew Dickerson wrote that Wilson's Leepike Ridge "an interesting mix of several genres, well blended to form an enjoyable and captivating tale.
"The suspense is well done," Dickerson said, "sufficient to keep a reader's interest—I was captivated enough to read the book through the first time in one sitting—but Wilson is equally successful at giving us [a] cast of main characters we really care about, who are invested or become invested in events and decisions which are important. And that makes Leepike Ridge a good novel—and not merely good 'young adult' fiction."
Congratulations to both men for the back-to-back national honors. For more information about the two books, see the stories below or link to Canon Press or the College Bookstore.
May 22, 2007
Fellow Nate Wilson's major new children's adventure, Leepike Ridge, debuts from Random House publishing
Fellow Nate Wilson's major new children's book from Random House was released Tuesday, May 22, and the Moscow community turned out to welcome its publication with a signing party at the Palouse Mall. The event was attended by several hundred well-wishers and autograph seekers who were treated to milk and cookies as an added bonus.
In addition to the national release of Leepike Ridge, Mr. Wilson also had two other new children's books on biblical themes published by Canon Press come out at the same time, The Dragon and the Garden and In the Time of Noah. He autographed the three books purchased by well-wishers for about three hours.
Congratulations, Nate Wilson!
Click on the cover image above to order a copy of the book
What the reviewers are saying about Leepike Ridge
"While Leepike Ridge is primarily an adventure story involving murder, treachery, and betrayal, Wilson's rich imagination and his quirky characters are a true delight . . . There are enough twists and turns in the plot to keep both seasoned and reluctant readers turning the pages. Think Mark Twain with a contemporary and utterly captivating twist."
School Library Journal Review
"Wilson's debut is a literate, sometimes humorous page-turner in the classic tradition. Well-read adventure lovers are in for a treat looking for echoes of The Odyssey and Tom Sawyer . . . a strong choice for every type of library."
Kirkus Review
May 11, 2007
Thirty-one graduates honored at Tenth Commencement
Class of 2007 first to sign "The Book," a massive Italian leather-bound record of NSA students
The College's Tenth Commencement honored 31 graduates with diplomas and speeches from Ken Myers, Dr. Mitch Stokes, and graduating senior Brooke Wilson. The graduates not only received the traditional diploma from Board ot Trustee chairman Matt Whitling, but also started a new tradition of signing in the College's new "Book." The 30-by-22 inch leather bound journal will contain the names of all the students who enter at the College's fall Convocation and who graduate in the spring Commencement each year. The Class of 2007 was the first to sign the new book.
The Class of 2007 had 16 men and 15 women receiving 29 bachelor's degrees and two associate's degrees. Congratulations to all.
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Top row (from left): Graduating Senior Brooke Wilson delivering the Student Address; Second row (from left): Visiting Fellow Mark Reagan leading singing; Third row (from left): Dr. Mitch Stokes delivering his Faculty Address; Fourth row (right): faculty and board |
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