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LIFE ON THE HILLTOP
What’s it like to live at Saint Anselm? Here you can lead, sing, play, volunteer—do whatever it is that you love to do. There’s great food, nature to explore, the city of Manchester, unique people to get to know, and more than 80 clubs and organizations to join!
80.0080+
clubs and organizations
#15.0015
national ranking for campus dining
94.0094%
of first-year students live on campus
There is something here for everyone… You will meet many amazing people, including peers with similar interests and faculty members who will become your biggest cheerleaders and supporters.
Anselmian Events
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Enjoy an evening of great family fun with one of Shakespeare's most-revered comedies, performed in front of the beauitiful and iconic Alumni Hall on the colleges campus quad. Bring your lawn chairs, coolers, and snacks. Don't miss this amazing summer experience for the whole family.
Kids 12 and under are free.
All sales are final.
No refunds or exchanges.
**In the event that the performance is cancelled due to bad weather, tickets will be valid for any other performance during the summer series. Please contact the Dana Center box office with questions or concerns if you are unable to attend a future date.
Event details for Shakespeare on the Green: A Midsummer Night's Dream 2024
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Enjoy an evening of great family fun with one of Shakespeare's most-revered comedies, performed in front of the beauitiful and iconic Alumni Hall on the colleges campus quad. Bring your lawn chairs, coolers, and snacks. Don't miss this amazing summer experience for the whole family.
Kids 12 and under are free.
All sales are final.
No refunds or exchanges.
**In the event that the performance is cancelled due to bad weather, tickets will be valid for any other performance during the summer series. Please contact the Dana Center box office with questions or concerns if you are unable to attend a future date.
Event details for Shakespeare on the Green: A Midsummer Night's Dream 2024
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New to the Boston area? Looking for opportunities to meet and mingle with other professionals? Join fellow alumni, students, and friends for a Networking Reception in the final stretch of summer!
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This multi-day in person conference is designed for nurses and other health professionals who are working in school settings across the developmental span, from pre-school to college campuses.
Notable features of the conference:
- Full day review for the National School Nursing Certification exam
- Keynote by Dr. Kate King, President of the National Association of School Nurses
- Sessions by renowned author Janice Selekman
- 2 tracks to choose from- one with content for nurses working with children and another for nurses working with adolescents.
- Innovative story sharing session to promote connection and collaboration
Learning Outcome:
By the end of the multi-day school nurse conference "Connecting and Collaborating," participants will be able to describe enhanced interdisciplinary skills and discuss strategies for addressing diverse student health needs and fostering inclusive and supportive school environments.
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All packages include free tap class at the end. If they only take tap - $35
Live free and dance is Saint Anselm’s first dance festival. A day full of dance with many dance styles including Contemporary, ballet, hip hop and tap. We are excited to have Impavido, Whitney Wilson, Danielle Gautier, Lauren Lassila and Aaron Tolson on faculty this year.
Day 2 will be a performance from all the companies and studios that submit to be in our Live Free and dance show!
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All packages include free tap class at the end. If they only take tap - $35
Live free and dance is Saint Anselm’s first dance festival. A day full of dance with many dance styles including Contemporary, ballet, hip hop and tap. We are excited to have Impavido, Whitney Wilson, Danielle Gautier, Lauren Lassila and Aaron Tolson on faculty this year.
Day 2 will be a performance from all the companies and studios that submit to be in our Live Free and dance show!
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Make yourself at home
More than 90% of the student body resides on the Hilltop, which makes sense because campus is where all the best stuff happens.
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Some of our favorite traditions
With over 130 years of history, time-honored traditions are a part of everyday life on the Hilltop.
• Your class banner will hang in Davison until commencement week
• Enter the annual Gingerbread House Competition
• Help raise over $100,000 annually by participating in Relay for Life
• Spread holiday cheer by dining with friends during the Christmas Feast
• Honor the bard with a day of sonnet reading on Shakespeare’s Birthday
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Out and About in the Queen City
Less than 3 miles away, downtown Manchester offers students all kinds of fun from concerts and baseball games to taco tours and coffee shops.
Facing Mental Health
Moving out of a pandemic and into a post-pandemic world, where uncertainty is often the only constant, a group of dedicated students and their advisor help peers recognize, navigate, and discuss the many layers of mental health.
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