Campus Life

Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members as we read through Pope Leo IV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas. 

There will be four reading groups:

• Wednesdays (10/14, 10/28, and 11/11), 12:30-1:20pm, In-person (Saint Anselm College)
• Tuesdays (10/13, 10/27, and 11/10), 4-5pm, In-person (Saint Anselm College)
• Mondays (10/12, 10/26, 11/9), 7-8pm, Zoom
• Wednesdays (10/14, 10/28, and 11/11), 7-8pm, Zoom

“Partisan Politics: What’s New? What’s Not? What’s Next” - James A. Morone, PhD.

American politics can feel more divided and contentious than ever. But how much is truly new—and how much reflects longstanding patterns in American political life?

Drawing on his book Republic of Wrath: How American Politics Turned Tribal from George Washington to Donald Trump, James A. Morone will place today’s hyper-partisan politics in historical perspective. He will explore how the Trump Administration is, in some ways, unprecedented. And in other ways, it is simply the latest inflection to a long historical trend.

How did we get here? Do today’s divisions pose an unusual challenge to the republic, or are we experiencing another particularly turbulent chapter in the nation’s political history? What comes next? And what might we do to calm the partisan storm?

James A. Morone is the John Hazel White Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Studies at Brown University. He is the author of 11 books and nearly 200 essays on topics ranging from American history and health care policy to politics and popular culture. His books include The Democratic Wish; Hellfire Nation: The Politics of Sin in American History; Republic of Wrath; and Whiplash: From the Battle for Obamacare to the War on Science. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The American Prospect, and the London Review of Books.

Books may be purchased in advance through online or local booksellers.

This event is free and open to the public. No advance registration required.

A lecture by Anderson University Assistant Professor Melissa Geisler Trafton on Thursday, October 15th at 4:30PM in the Chapel Art Center

Event Specifics:

     October 16, 2026
     Live Virtual Webinar
     8:30am - 4:00pm

     6.5 Contact Hours
     $219

Register for this event →

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.

Professor Kelly E. Demers, Education Department

Due to weather, the tournament was delayed to October 19th! Existing foursomes and single-player spots will be honored. If you registered for the original September 29th tournament date, the Alumni Office will be in touch.

Join us for a tee-rific day on the links at Candia Woods as we host our annual Saint Anselm College Alumni Council Fall Golf Tournament! Follow the link for more details.