[Vision2020] NSA Among Top 50 'All-American Colleges'

[Tom Hansen]

>From today's (August 4, 2006) Moscow-Pullman Daily News -

"'I would be surprised if we didn't have double or triple the applications
next year,' said Roy Atwood, president of NSA. 'It'll open up the eastern
part of the country to us.'"

Reminder:  NSA President Atwood is the same person that told the Moscow City
Council that NSA will not expand beyond it's current student capacity.

Stay tuned . . .

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NSA among top 50 'All-American Colleges' 

By Kate Baldwin, Daily News staff writer 
Published: 08-04-2006 

Applications to New Saint Andrews College are likely to skyrocket when it
shows up in a soon-to-be released book that lists the nation's top 50
"All-American Colleges." 

"I would be surprised if we didn't have double or triple the applications
next year," said Roy Atwood, president of NSA. "It'll open up the eastern
part of the country to us." 

It won't affect the number of students accepted, he said. 

The school plans to maintain its limited enrollment structure. Atwood said
the increased competition for the number of freshman slots will only enhance
the overall quality of the incoming students. 

The book doesn't list any typical All-American colleges, instead it
identifies: "All-American Colleges: Top Schools for Conservatives,
Old-Fashioned Liberals, and People of Faith." 

Intercollegiate Studies Institute compiled the list. The institute is a
nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students select their college or
university. 

Atwood said his college would fall into the category of religiously oriented
colleges, along with others like Thomas Aquinas College, Hope College and
Calvin College. 

"It's a wonderful honor and it's humbling," Atwood said. "We know we have
lots of areas to improve in; the fact they're recognizing us for the quality
of where we are now is very flattering." 

This fall the college will enter its 13th year, whereas others on the list,
like Princeton and the University of Chicago, have been building their
reputations for more than 100 years. 

"It does give external affirmation or confirmation of the quality of things
we're doing here," Atwood said. "The national recognition of that is very
important to us." 

In the 413-page book, the profile of NSA earned six pages that detail the
college for prospective students. The review included interviews from
students and faculty to supplement information gathered from NSA's general
catalog. 

It gave any incoming freshmen a fair warning of the intense reading
requirements. It also described the welcoming community feel of the students
and faculty on campus. 

The book can be pre-ordered at www.isi.org/books or by calling (800)
526-7022. New Saint Andrews College will also carry the book in its
bookstore.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


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