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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
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