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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 +
clubs and organizations
84 %
of students are involved in at least one club, organization, or committee
94 %
of undergraduate students live on campus
Discover Campus Life at Saint Anselm
Explore our campus from the comfort of your own home with our virtual tour! See what it's like to be Anselmian.
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
Thomas M. Ward, Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin, in the School of Civic Leadership, will deliver the 2026 Saint Anselm Lecture on Monday, April 20, at 7:30, in Dana 1D. His topic will be "The Religious Significance of Anselm’s Ontological Argument.” All are welcome!
Thomas M. Ward, Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin, in the School of Civic Leadership, will deliver the 2026 Saint Anselm Lecture on Monday, April 20, at 7:30, in Dana 1D.
His topic will be "The Religious Significance of Anselm's Ontological Argument."
All are welcome!
Event details for The Religious Significance of Anselm's Ontological Argument
The College is hosting the Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) People of Hope Museum. This mobile storytelling exhibit includes faith-filled stories of neighbors helping neighbors. Housed in a retrofitted tractor-trailer, the mobile museum features professional, first-person stories from staff and volunteers highlighting the impact of Catholic Charities’ service across the U.S. It is an immersive multimedia experience which shares powerful stories of faith, service, and human connection.
Exhibit Features include:
- Immersive Storytelling: Features professionally recorded, first-person accounts from Catholic Charities staff and volunteers about their encounters with individuals in need.
- Interactive Element: Visitors are invited to share and record their own personal stories of service, hope, or transformation inside the exhibit.
- Mission-Driven: The project aims to bridge the gap between people's desire to help and active volunteering by showcasing the transformative power of compassion.
- National Reach: The tour is scheduled to last approximately two-and-a-half years, visiting various communities nationwide.
Location: Holy Cross Parking Lot
The College is hosting the Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) People of Hope Museum. This mobile storytelling exhibit includes faith-filled stories of neighbors helping neighbors. Housed in a retrofitted tractor-trailer, the mobile museum features professional, first-person stories from staff and volunteers highlighting the impact of Catholic Charities’ service across the U.S. It is an immersive multimedia experience which shares powerful stories of faith, service, and human connection.
Exhibit Features include:
- Immersive Storytelling: Features professionally recorded, first-person accounts from Catholic Charities staff and volunteers about their encounters with individuals in need.
- Interactive Element: Visitors are invited to share and record their own personal stories of service, hope, or transformation inside the exhibit.
- Mission-Driven: The project aims to bridge the gap between people's desire to help and active volunteering by showcasing the transformative power of compassion.
- National Reach: The tour is scheduled to last approximately two-and-a-half years, visiting various communities nationwide.
Location: Holy Cross Parking Lot
Please join us on Wednesday, April 23rd for the 38th Annual Sonnet Marathon in celebration of William Shakespeare’s Birthday.
If you are not scheduled to read, feel free to stop by for some free birthday cake and enjoy hearing students, faculty, staff, monks, and guests reciting Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets.
This is a wonderful Anselmian tradition that marks the arrival of spring and gives voice to the songs in our hearts!
Event details for The 38th Annual Celebration of William Shakespeare’s Birthday
Nothing says Shakespeare's Sonnets like lots of melting snow. On Thursday, April 23rd, we will celebrate William Shakespeare's Birthday by reading all 154 of his Sonnets aloud for the 38th consecutive year. And you are invited to play your part!
To help us keep this great Anselmian tradition thriving, see the faces of your aging professors, eat cake, and breathe the sweet sonnet-filled air of the Hilltop once again, click on the link below and sign up to read one of William Shakespeare's 154 Sonnets.
When you click on the link, you will be asked to claim a sonnet or designate your availability that day. Once you have signed up, you will receive, before April 23rd, a sonnet schedule that will let you know which sonnet(s) you have been assigned, and a beautiful official 2026 Sonnet Reader Button. As usual, we welcome sonnet recitations in any language, dialects, or accents. We also invite musical recitations, or any other creative ways you find to lift your three quatrains and a couplet off the page. Oh, and if you want to use this occasion to make up a story about your time at Saint Anselm, well, why not?
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.
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
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.
