Welcome to the Hilltop
Since 1889, Saint Anselm College has provided a transformative education shaped by Catholic and Benedictine values and a liberal arts foundation. Here, you are part of a welcoming community where you will discover your passions, experience cherished traditions, and unlock your full potential.
# 89
in National Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News & World Report
99 %
of identified graduates of the class of 2025 are either employed, pursuing further education, serving in the military, or volunteering
# 24
most engaged in community service by Princeton Review

Visit us this Summer!
Schedule a tour any day of the week or join us at one of our select Summer Saturday events. During Summer Saturdays, you’ll explore campus on a student-led tour, chat one-on-one with an admissions counselor, and enjoy a delicious breakfast while learning about admission and financial aid!
Meet Our Anselmians

"I believe with all my heart that today’s world needs Saint Anselm College, a place that is infused with the Catholic and Benedictine values of community, hospitality and love, where the humanities, arts and sciences and professional programs like nursing, criminal justice and business build on our liberal arts core rather than compete with it. We need a place where you don’t have to choose between career outcomes and life outcomes. That place is Saint Anselm."
— Joseph A. Favazza, Ph.D., president emeritus
In the classroom and in the community, an Anselmian education will challenge you to find your best self.
Anselmian News

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Class of 2026 Encouraged to ‘Charge On!’
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Student Reflections from Spain: “It’s All Part of the Experience”
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Philanthropy | Spring/Summer 2026
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Focus on Faculty | Spring/Summer 2026
This issue's focus is on Saint Anselm History professor Andrew Moore, Ph.D…


Scene On Campus | Spring/Summer 2026
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On the Hilltop | Spring/Summer 2026
The college officially welcomed Dr. Michael Lewis as the 12th president on…
FEATURED FACULTY MEMBER
Nicole Gugliucci, Ph.D., Department Chair and Associate Professor, Physics, was featured in the most recent issue of Portraits Magazine's Focus on Faculty.
“Turns out what I like most about science is sharing it with other people. Teaching it, and sharing it with others. … It’s important to me that everyone can feel some connection to science and see that it is understandable, it is reachable, it is even doable.”

Anselmian Events

Event Description:
- Monday August 17, 2026
- 8:00am - 4:30pm
- Contact Hours: 5.75
- Format: Live, In person event
- Location: Grappone Hall, Saint Anselm College, Manchester NH
- Cost: $289
Register for this event
Program Description:
This interactive one-day workshop is designed for nurses transitioning into or currently serving as clinical faculty in academic and healthcare settings.
Participants will gain essential skills and strategies to enhance their effectiveness as clinical educators, including methods to foster clinical judgment, effective communication and evaluation techniques, the art of debriefing, and best practices for delivering constructive feedback.
Through scenario-based exercises, group discussions, and guided reflections, attendees will engage in hands-on learning to build confidence in managing common clinical teaching challenges. The program will also provide access to valuable resources, including toolkits and templates.
Learning Outcome:
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to articulate the core responsibilities and expectations of clinical nursing faculty in academia, describe strategies to foster clinical judgment and critical thinking skills in nursing students, apply effective debriefing techniques to facilitate reflective learning, compare constructive and ineffective feedback approaches, access resources for continued development such as toolkits, templates, and mentor relationships.
Event details for Clinical Faculty Development: An Interactive Workshop

The practice of holistic nursing calls for deep integration of knowledge, presence, and intentional practice. In today’s complex healthcare environment, nurses are increasingly challenged to sustain their well-being while providing compassionate, patient-centered care.
The conference, again, is being held at The Colony Hotel, Kennebunkport, Maine.
This immersive, multi-day conference, Embodied Holism: Living Knowledge, Presence, and Practice, invites participants to explore holistic nursing as both a professional framework and a personal practice. Through a combination of didactic sessions, experiential learning, and reflective activities, participants will examine foundational theories such as Watson’s Caring Science, explore integrative approaches to supporting patient and caregiver well-being, and engage in practices that promote self-awareness, emotional resilience, and professional sustainability.
Participants will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on learning, including techniques to ease suffering through therapeutic touch, reflective practices such as journaling and creative expression, and strategies to foster empowerment, boundary setting, and holistic approaches to care.
Set within a supportive and restorative environment, this conference is designed to nurture the whole nurse—enhancing the capacity to lead, care, and practice with presence, intention, and impact.
View the conference brochure →
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This is a four-part course. All four courses are required to earn the certificate. You do not have to sign up for all four courses at once. The four courses can be taken in any order.
DESCRIPTION: This innovative online certificate program is designed to explore the various components necessary to develop and run simulation scenarios within an academic or clinical setting.
WHO: Any nurse practicing in an education role who is interested in developing or working in a simulation program. This would be applicable to nurse educators in academia or healthcare facilities, preceptors, mentors, or staff nurses who are interested in learning more about this teaching pedagogy.
WHY: The content will provide the nuts and bolts of simulation to include how to assess educational needs, develop, implement and evaluate simulation experiences.
WHAT: In order to receive this 60-hour certificate (equal to 60 contact hours), completion of the four modules is required. Each module is 15 contact hours and is taught in an online format: 6 hours virtual live webinar, 9 hours online utilizing discussion boards and case studies, and required reading over the course of 4 weeks in an asynchronous manner.
Module 3: Desiging and Implementing Simulation Scenarios
Topics: nursing education simulation framework incorporating roles of facilitator and participant, educational practices, simulation outcomes and design characteristics.
Learning Outcome: Upon successful completion of this module, the participant will be able to discuss the important components of simulation design and important aspects to consider for simulation scenario implementation in both the hospital and academic settings
Agenda for Live Day:
- Session 1: Components of the NLN/Jeffries Simulation Theory and the INACSL Standards for Best Practice: Simulation Design
- Session 2: Fidelity in Simulation: The physical, conceptual, and psychological components of fidelity
- Session 3: The constructs of participant, facilitator, and educational practices as they relate to simulation scenario design and implementation
- 4 weeks of Readings and Discussion Board Posts and Responses on the Canvas LMS platform
September 30- October 27, 2026, live virtual webinar on September 30, 2026
Cost: $350
Register here →
Event details for Healthcare Simulation Educator Certificate

Wednesday, September 30th at 7:30pm
A Dance Revolution

Friday October 2nd, 7:00 PM
Directed by Jesse Saywell
Music Direction by Jason Coburn
Join the Abbey Players for an evening of unforgettable performances that remind us every emotion has its own color - and every color has its own song.
True Colors invites you on a vibrant musical journey where every song reveals a different shade of the human experience. From the bright joy of celebration to the deep blues of heartbreak, from passionate reds to hopeful golds, music has a unique way of giving color to our emotions.
Featuring an eclectic mix of songs spanning musical theatre, pop, and everything in between, this dynamic cabaret showcases the extraordinary talents of Saint Anselm College's student performers.
*All Sales Are Final
*No Refunds or Exchanges

Event Specifics:
October 16, 2026
Live Virtual Webinar
8:30am - 4:00pm
6.5 Contact Hours
$219
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Today’s nurse leaders are navigating increasing complexity across healthcare systems— balancing workforce challenges, evolving technologies, and growing expectations for quality, safety, and efficiency.
This virtual conference, The Modern Nurse Leader: Identity, Influence, and Impact, explores the evolving role of nurse leaders through a dynamic and integrated lens. Participants will engage in reflective leadership practices to better understand their strengths and professional identity, examine how economic structures influence decision-making and resource allocation and explore systemic factors impacting workforce and staffing models. The program also highlights emerging tools, including artificial intelligence, to enhance efficiency and support leadership effectiveness. The day concludes with a focus on delegation as a critical leadership skill, empowering participants to translate insight into actionable strategies within their practice settings.
This program is designed to equip nurse leaders with the knowledge and practical approaches needed to lead with clarity, confidence, and impact in today’s healthcare environment.
Planned Sessions:
- Grounding in Self Reflective Leadership Practice: Harness Your Strengths- Stacy Hutton Johnson
- Expanding Professional Identity Economic Fluency as Professional Identity- Briana Posanka
- Understanding Broken Systems A Flaw in the System: The Middle School Math Error That Is Wrecking Your Staffing- Robert Wingo
- Leveraging Tools for Change Overwhelmed to Optimized: Harnessing AI for Professional and Personal Efficiency- Kelly Thorson
- Taking Action the Art of Delegation- Jermaine Moore
Target Audience:
This program is designed for nurse leaders across healthcare settings, including nurse managers, directors, supervisors, charge nurses, and emerging leaders. It is also relevant for nurses in formal or informal leadership roles who are responsible for team coordination, staffing, workflow management, and quality improvement initiatives.
Learning Outcome:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will increase their knowledge of leadership strategies related to professional identity, economic and system influences, and operational effectiveness, and describe one evidence-based approach they can apply to enhance leadership impact in their practice setting.






