our campus. our traditions. our community.
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
Anselmian Events
Topics that will be discussed include Diagnostic Criteria, Research and Advanced Science, Barriers to Care and Provider Burnout, and Telemonitoring and the New Supports.
To be or not to be: Is that really the question?
Prof. Kevin Staley, Philosophy Department
Concert featuring students in MU180A Chamber Music Ensemble.
The entire college community, friends, and family are invited to attend 2024 Nurse Pinning Ceremony in the Abbey Church. At that time, the class of 2024 student nurses will receive their nursing pins in recognition for their hard work and accomplishments throughout the last four years.
Join alumni, faculty, staff, and generations of Abbeys for a special show and reception to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Anselmian Abbey Players! A reception will follow immediately after the show in the McCready Event Space on the 2nd Floor of the Roger and Francine Jean Student Center.
Event details for 75th Anniversary of the Anselmian Abbey Players
Join past and current Seton Sisters to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Saint Elizabeth Seton Society's founding on the Hilltop! Bruch appetizers and mimosa bar will be served.
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
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.