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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
Event led by Dr. Jay Parini, D.E. Axinn Professor of English and Creative Writing at Middlebury College, as part of the 2025-2026 Big Thought Series on the topic of "The Pursuit of Happiness."
Event details for Big Thought Series: Borges and Me: The Pursuit of Meaning
At the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to assess, differentiate, and manage common acute and functional gastrointestinal conditions using evidence-based pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic strategies.
Description: This full-day webinar provides nurses and nurse practitioners with a comprehensive overview of common gastrointestinal (GI) conditions. Participants will gain practical skills in performing thorough abdominal examinations, recognize acute and functional GI disorders, and explore evidence-based treatment strategies. The program will cover conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, chronic constipation, GERD, diverticulitis, pancreatitis, and appendicitis. Emphasis will be placed on integrating both nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic management approaches, with interactive case studies to reinforce clinical decision-making.
Target Audience: Registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who manage patients with gastrointestinal complaints in inpatient, outpatient, or primary care settings. This program is suitable for clinicians seeking to enhance their assessment skills, clinical reasoning, and pharmacologic knowledge in GI care.
Faculty:
- Wendy Wright, DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP
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Event details for Overview and Management of Common GI Conditions
Each Friday, during the college common hour, the Humanities Institute hosts an open, informal discussion led by a member of the Saint Anselm faculty, staff or monastic community. This forum invites people from all parts of campus to come together with others who are willing to open their lunch bag and their mind to a question about our humanity. A Zoom Link will be provided weekly for those wishing to take part remotely. This week’s event will be hosted by Professor Marc Rugani, Theology Department.
Event details for Come Friday Forum: Can We Have Faith Without Doubt?
The Center for Ethics invites students to participate in its Learning Liberty Essay “Write-Off,” where students will have up to two and a half hours to write an essay of 1,000 words or less on the following prompt:
Does a liberal arts education in the 21st century prepare students for responsible citizenship in their community, nation, and the world?
Participants will be allowed to bring a single piece of paper with an outline/notes to the write-off, but they must compose their essay without the assistance of artificial intelligence. The write-off will be proctored by a faculty member. Coffee and cookies will be available.
Location: Alumni Hall, Room 5
The first-place winner will receive $500 and two runners-up will receive $200 each.
A panel of faculty, staff, and outside guests will blind review essays.
Possible avenues of inquiry that relate to the prompt:
- The value of liberty and its connection to the good life
- Your experience/things you have learned during Learning Liberty colloquia and/or your time at Saint Anselm College
- A relevant public issue or public figure
- Creativity is encouraged
April 12 at 2pm
April 16, 17, and 18 at 7:30pm
SOMETHING ROTTEN!
Brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate playwrights living in the shadow of rockstar William Shakespeare. Catchy songs and over-the-top dance numbers, meet laugh-out-loud antics of creativity, ambition, and the absurdity of show biz.
PLEASE NOTE: Something Rotten! is generally rated PG-13 due to mature content, including bawdy humor, suggestive jokes, and innuendo that may not be suitable for younger audiences.
Event details for The Abbey Players Present: Something Rotten!
April 12 at 2pm
April 16, 17, and 18 at 7:30pm
SOMETHING ROTTEN!
Brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate playwrights living in the shadow of rockstar William Shakespeare. Catchy songs and over-the-top dance numbers, meet laugh-out-loud antics of creativity, ambition, and the absurdity of show biz.
PLEASE NOTE: Something Rotten! is generally rated PG-13 due to mature content, including bawdy humor, suggestive jokes, and innuendo that may not be suitable for younger audiences.
Event details for The Abbey Players Present: Something Rotten!
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.
