Our mission at the Music Conservatory is to serve the body of Christ locally and abroad with quality music instruction that our schools and churches will be filled with skillful musicians to the glory of God. Several of our initiatives aim to help students and teachers in the ACCS.

College freshmen (85% of them) say the most important reason for attending college is to “be able to get a better job.” But conventional wisdom on employability—"go business or STEM!"—is withering under years of statistical data. Studies show liberal arts skills are what employers desire most, and what the future workforce requires.

Surveys show Christians are less concerned with environmentalism that competing worldviews. Dr. Gordon Wilson’s book, A Different Shade of Green: A Biblical Approach to Environmentalism and the Dominion Mandate, is both a refreshing primer for Christians with questions about environmentalism and a spur for the indolent.

New Saint Andrews students and faculty are enjoying a busy fall performing in Moscow and beyond. The many events, recitals, classes, and more, are listed here in this update. Put the events of the Conservatory of Music on your calendar.

On September 20th, over fifty alumni returned to the Skattaboe building on Main Street for fellowship, encouragement, and to gain a vision for the college's development. They held a vocational panel for current students, dined in the newly purchased building, and many entered into the college's new mentorship program.

During the week before finals, students spend their money and time buying candy, costumes, and building booths. It is for the Fall Carnival—a celebration students throw to thank the local community. Priscilla Brock (managing this year's logistics) and Lindsey Tollefson (who started the event fourteen years ago) tell us why taking on the responsibility is worthwhile.

New Saint Andrews College warmly welcomes another Oxford-trained instructor to our faculty. Brian Kohl—New Saint Andrews alumnus and Oxford M.St. graduate student—is joining the college as an Instructor of Rhetoric.

Dr. McIntosh's scholarly work on the metaphysics of J.R.R. Tolkien is snowballing attention. Recently, it was one of five works nominated by the Mythopoeic Society for its 2019 Scholarship Award. In this article, Dr. McIntosh explains his intentions with the book, the reason for its title, and its serendipitous origins.

As a rower, Zach Ewell is used to hearing such encouragements as, “Pull your guts out!” It’s indicative of the grit that's required in the sport. And it’s what he needed to compete for New Saint Andrews in the ACRA Rowing Nationals 2019 after being away from the oars for four years. Now he’s bringing the same toughness—along with four boats and rowing equipment—to the rowing club.

“I was terrified going in,” sophomore Lonna Lindstrom said about our week-long Latin course, Conventiculum. But because of the course’s unique activities (pottery and cooking for example) and its immersive technique, Lonna’s confidence and comfortability grew significantly: “[By the end of the week] I was talking to myself in Latin when I was cleaning my room.”