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About | New Saint Andrews College
Fellow of Theology Dr. Ben Merkle is the colleges second president and previously served as the undergraduate dean. He holds a D.Phil. in Oriental Studies and an M.St. in Jewish Studies from Oxford University, England; an M.A. degree in English Literature, and a B.S. in Education (Secondary Education-Chemistry, with a minor in History) both from the University of Idaho. He also studied theology at Greyfriars Hall from 1998 to 2000.
Dr. Merkle served as a lecturer at New Saint Andrews from 2000 until 2005, when he was promoted to fellow of theology. He has taught the freshman introductory theology course and Lordship Colloquium, as well as Hebrew. He has also team-taught Anglo-Saxon.
Dr. Merkle was promoted to the office of president in 2015.
He has served as a minister at Christ Church, Moscow. He previously served as a part-time campus minister with Collegiate Reformed Fellowship, a campus ministry of Christ Church.
Dr. Merkle is the author of The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great (Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2009) and Defending the Trinity in the Reformed Palatinate: The Elohistae (Oxford University Press 2015). He is a contributing editor and former managing editor of the periodical Credenda/Agenda.
He and wife Bekah (B.A., 1998), the first graduate of New Saint Andrews, have five children.
Contact Information: (208) 882-1566 | bmerkle@nsa.edu
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NSA’s National Cryptologic University will host a reaffirmation of accreditation site visi – National Security Agency
FORT MEADE, Md. The National Security Agencys (NSA) National Cryptologic University will host a reaffirmation of accreditation site visit for the Council on Occupational Education (COE) 12-13 October 2022. National Cryptologic University received its initial accreditation with COE in 1990, and has undergone subsequent site visits and rigorous self-studies in order to maintain this recognition. Affirmation of accreditation occurs every six years to determine compliance with the standards and criteria for accreditation.To maintain COE accredited status, National Cryptologic University must abide by educational standards and criteria established by COE. Accreditation requirements and standards for National Cryptologic University are in accordance with DoDM 3115:11 DoD Intelligence and Security Training Standards, March 24, 2015.Persons wishing to make comments should send comments directly to the commission by 12 October 2022. To submit a comment, write to the Executive Director of the Commission, Council on Occupational Education, 7840 Roswell Road, Bldg. 300, Suite 325, Atlanta, GA 30350. Persons making comments must provide their names and mailing addresses.
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NSA Affiliates Donate More Than 86 Tons of Food To Help Fight Hunger – HS Today – HSToday
National Security Agency (NSA) affiliates across the Enterprise banded together to donate more than 172,700 pounds of food thats 86+ tons to theFeds Feed Families (FFF)campaign this year.
The 2022 Feds Feed Families campaign ran from June through August. The theme this year was Fighting hunger. Giving hope.
The contributions we are able to make individually and together will give hope to so many who are less fortunate, said GEN Paul M. Nakasone, Commander, USCYBERCOM, Director, NSA/Chief, CSS.
This years FFF goal was to collect 140,000 pounds a little more than 10% increase from the previous year.
Donations started off slow, but NSA affiliates rose to the occasion and surpassed last years donations by nearly 36%, FFF Program Manager Ciera Barnes said.
The Cryptologic Centerswere instrumental in helping the Agency reach its goal, collecting over 138,000 pounds.
NSA/CSS Georgia came out on top with more than 82,900 pounds, of which 78,600 pounds were converted from online donations. The Department of Agriculture uses a standard conversion formula for all participating agencies that every $1 donated equates to five pounds.
NSA/CSS Utah collected 19,465 pounds, with an astounding 19,000 pounds received from online donations.
NSA/CSS Colorado (NSAC) collected 14,340 pounds, of which 3,650 pounds were non-perishable donations. NSACs goal this campaign was to reintroduce in-kind donations to the workforce following restrictions in 2021.
NSA/CSS Texas increased its online donations by 10,500 pounds and brought in a total of 13,931 pounds when combined with non-perishable donations. Similar to NSAC, the focus this campaign was to reintroduce in-kind donations to the workforce following restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NSA/CSS Hawaii also increased its online donations to over 5,625 pounds this year. The Cryptologic Centers total donations received was 6,729 pounds. Sugar Grove Research Stations 1,550 pounds of donations in 2022 was almost triple the donations received last year.
Overall, when combined with current Combined Federal Campaign pledges, NSA collected more than 1.07 million pounds of food in this years campaign, an overall 2.35% increase from 2021.
NSA/CSS Washington (NSAW) donated more than 33,800 pounds of food and toiletry items to the Maryland Food Bank, a Combined Federal Campaign charity located in Baltimore. The Maryland SPCA received nearly 740 pounds of pet food, treats, and toys collected during the Community Dog Walk, second annual Family Bike Ride, and various Stuff the Truck events around NSAW.
I am once again impressed and touched by the generosity of the NSA family, said Barry Boseman, chief of the State and Local Affairs office.
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