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Grace Agenda Weekend
September 14-17, 2012

Fall Prospective Student Weekend
October 26-29, 2012

Spring Prospective Student Weekend
March 29 - April 1, 2013

New Saint Andrews is located in a historic building on Main Street in downtown Moscow, Idaho.  Moscow is a college town of 22,000 in the picturesque Palouse hills of the Idaho panhandle. Prospective student events are scheduled throughout the year. The best time to come is Friday through Monday, so you can see Friday recitations and Disputatio, tour Moscow and investigate housing options on Saturday, worship on Sunday, and attend Monday lectures. But you’re welcome any time, just call ahead to make the most of your visit.

• Register for the next Prospective Student Weekend
• Directions to Moscow and New Saint Andrews

The Prospective Student Weekends include opportunities to sit in on classes, meet the faculty and students, tour our facilities and the community, attend the local churches, get answers to your questions about attending New Saint Andrews, consider your various housing options, and enjoy some events arranged to introduce you to student life here.

We reserve lodging at some of the local hotels for the Prospective Student Weekends. You must mention New Saint Andrews College to get the blocked rooms. Make your reservations early. If you'd rather lodge with a local Christian family or with students, just let us know and we'll help you make those arrangements, too.

To reserve your place at a Prospective Student Weekend, please register below. The weekend events are free to prospective students. Please register in advance so we can make all the necessary arrangements for your arrival. To get more information about the weekends, or to arrange a visit at another time, please contact us at 208-882-1566 or email johnsawyer@nsa.edu.

Prospective Student Weekend Schedule

Friday
After a Welcome and Orientation session to start things off, you'll be able to sit in on classes in the morning. Then there's lunch with the faculty and Disputatio in the afternoon. Throughout the day there are also opportunities for parents to meet with NSA President Roy Atwood and with representatives in the Admissions Department. There's always a social event on Friday evening, like the Reformation Banquet in the Fall, a dance (swing, ballroom, folk, or Celtic) or The Andies talent show (in the Spring), or other scheduled events.

Saturday
Student Housing Meeting: Meet with current students, local families, and College staff to get an overview of your housing options. There's ample opportunity to explore Moscow and the surrounding Palouse region after lunch.

Sunday
Worship at one of our local, Christian churches. Our sister congregations in town include Christ Church, Pastor Doug Wilson, Logos Field House, 9:30 a.m.; and Trinity Reformed Church, Pastors Dr. Peter Leithart and Toby Sumpter, University Inn Best Western, 10:00 a.m. (Sunday School begins at 8:45 a.m.).

Monday
Visit lecture classes beginning at 8:00 a.m.; College Morning Tea, 9:30-10 a.m.; visit classes (afternoon); head home.

Directions to Moscow and New Saint Andrews

Google map and directions

By Car

From Coeur d'Alene, ID and Interstate 90 (to the north and east of Moscow), head west through downtown Spokane and turn south on Highway 195 (faster), just west of downtown Spokane. If the weather and road conditions are good, take Highway 95 for a slower, but more scenic route south, starting in downtown Coeur d'Alene and taking approximately 85 miles to Moscow. The Highway 195 route is recommended for night travel or inclement weather. It is wider, more heavily traveled, and the safer of the two routes south. Highway 95 is a rural highway undergoing some major construction and improvements, and its older parts are still quite narrow, curvy, poorly lit and positively dangerous in bad weather, so beware.

From Spokane, WA (and points north and west of Moscow), follow Highway 195 South to Pullman , home of Washington State University, and Highway 270/8 east to Moscow. Pullman and Moscow are just 8 miles apart. Follow the signs east out of Pullman. To get to Highway 195 South from the Spokane International Airport, follow the signs toward Interstate 90 East and downtown Spokane. Highway 195 is the first exit you'll come to once you get on I-90.

From Boise, ID , the state capital, and points south of Moscow, head north on Highway 95 approximately 300 miles. Highway 95 is the most direct, but not exactly the fastest route in the region (unfortunately it's something of a two-lane goat trail in places). Still, it's very scenic and if you've never been to the Pacific Northwest or the Great State of Idaho before and you're not in a big hurry, then this is the ticket. It's also your only choice anyway, without going through Montana or Oregon.

From Seattle, WA (to the west of Moscow), head east on Interstate 90 toward Spokane. The quickest and most direct route is to exit off I-90 just after you cross the Columbia River near Vantage and follow Highway 26 East toward Pullman. At Colfax, Washington, you'll turn south on Highway 195. Then follow the signs south to Pullman (you'll exit left off of Highway 195), through downtown Pullman, and eastward ho to Moscow. If you end up in Lewiston, Idaho, you missed the Pullman turn off on 195. Oops.

From Portland, OR, and points southwest of Moscow, you probably should get directions from Google Maps or MapQuest because the most direct route is fairly complicated and tricky and too long to explain here. The good news is that it doesn't take much longer to get here from Portland than it does Seattle; there are just more twists and turns and potential wrong turns that will lead you to Alaska or Florida.

From Missoula, MT, and points northeast, take Interstate 90 to Highway 195 south (not 95 South, unless you want the scenic, narrow two-lane route) just past downtown Spokane and follow the signs south to Pullman and east to Moscow. For the truly scenic route, take the state highway south from Missoula toward Lolo and head west through Lolo Pass on Highway 12 toward Lewiston, Idaho. This is a spectacular drive (closed in winter; open late spring through early fall only) along more than 150 miles of mountainous terrain following the Clearwater and Lochsa whitewater rivers along the historic Lewis-Clark Trail, the Spalding Mission, and through the Nez Perce Tribe's Reservation. It's a slow drive (avg. 35 m.p.h.) but a wonderful wilderness trek, a journey back in time, and a cultural treat (check out both the Spalding Mission and Nez Perce Museum a few miles east of Lewiston on the south side of the Clearwater River, on Highway 95 South). At Lewiston turn north on Highway 95 to Moscow, about 35 miles.

From Elk River, Bovill, Helmer, Deary, or Troy, Idaho (and points due east of Moscow), just head west, young man, out of the mountains and through the woods on Highway 8. If you end up in Washington State, you've gone too far. If you end up in Montana, you need a new compass or copilot.

By Air

The closest airport to Moscow is the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW). The only airline serving the Moscow-Pullman area is Horizon Air, a regional partner with Northwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines, and all Horizon flights to Moscow originate in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). The Moscow University Inn-Best Western has its own airport shuttle that can pick up and deliver at the Moscow airport. Limited car rentals include Ambassador Auto, Moscow, 1-800-422-0297, Budget (Pullman/Moscow Airport), (509) 332-351, and Hertz (Pullman/Moscow Airport), (509) 332-4485, so be sure to book in advance.

The next closest airport is the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), 35 miles south of Moscow. Delta Airllines has regular connections through their Salt Lake City hub. Horizon Air links to Lewiston from Seattle, Portland, and Boise. Limited car rentals are available, so be sure to book in advance. For history and outdoor buffs, Lewiston is at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers and is part of the historic Lewis and Clark Trail (Clarkston, WA, Lewiston's sister city, is just across the Snake River). Lewiston is also the gateway to Hell's Canyon and some pretty exciting jet boat rides up the Snake Riven to the deep canyon lands are available for the adventuresome.

The largest airport in the region is the Spokane International Airport (GEG), about 85 miles northwest of Moscow. This airport is served by a number of major airlines, including Delta, Northwest, United, and Southwest. The airport has all the major car rental services. A shuttle service between the Spokane International Airport and Moscow-Pullman (85 miles) is available from Wheatland Express (formerly Link Transportation) on a limited schedule. For more information about price, ticketing, and schedules, see the Wheatland Express website.

A word of caution: The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport is vulnerable to delays and rerouting to Lewiston, ID (35 miles south of Moscow) in the fog and snow season, commonly late fall (November) through winter (often ending by mid-March), negating the anticipated convenience of flying to within six miles of Moscow. Please consider the time of year and weather forecasts before booking flights to the Pullman-Moscow airport between November and March. The Lewiston Airport, 35 miles away, and the Spokane International Airport , 85 miles away, have more carrier options and are more reliable airports for on-time arrivals and departures between November and March.

Lodging

The College is located conveniently in the heart of downtown Moscow near several motels and restaurants. The University Inn Best Western and La Quinta Inn are two of Moscow's newer and nicer hotels. The Palouse Inn and the Super 8 Motel offer clean and reasonable accommodations just within healthy walking distance (within 3/4 mile or so) of New Saint Andrews. Additional motels are available in Pullman, Washington, about eight miles away. If you’d like to check into the possibility of staying with a New Saint Andrews student or local Christian family, please let us know and we’ll try to help you make arrangements.

Area Hotels

Moscow:
Best Western-University Inn (208) 882-0550 (distance: 1 mile)--free shuttle service to/from the Moscow-Pullman Airport
Hillcrest Motel 1-800-368-6564 (distance: 1/2 mile)
LaQuinta Inn (208) 882-5365 (distance: one mile)
Palouse Inn 1-888-882-5511 (distance: 3/4 mile)
Royal Motor Inn (208) 882-2581 (distance: one block)
Super 8 Motel (208) 883-1503 (distance: 1/2 mile)

Pullman:
Hawthorne Inn & Suites (509) 332-0928 (distance: 8 miles)
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 1-800-465-4329 (distance: 8 miles)
Quality Inn-Paradise Creek 1-800-669-3212 (distance: 8 miles)

Bed & Breakfasts:

The Churchyard Inn (Uniontown, south of Pullman) (509) 229-3200 (distance: 16 miles)
Foothill Farms Bed & Breakfast (208) 882-3310
The Old Willow Inn (208) 875-0861
Paradise Ridge Bed & Breakfast (208) 882-5292
Peacock Hill Bed & Breakfast (208) 882-1423