Please join us on Thursday, September 21st for the next Ethics in Our World Student-Faculty dinner discussion featuring Professor Bob Anderson of the Philosophy Department. Sign up today!

Topic: Thinking About Affirmative Action
 
Dinner will be served at 5:30 pm in the President’s Dining Room and the discussion will conclude at 6:30 pm.

Join Dean Mark Cronin on Thursday, November 9rd, for dinner & discussion of the topic, "Can Good Art corrupt Bad Men? The Catcher in the Rye and the Cult of Assassination."

Dinner will be served at 5:30 pm in the President’s Dining Room and the discussion will conclude at 6:30 pm.

This event has booked out in less than 15 minutes 2 years in a row! Be greeted with a glass of Champagne and a Rose at our exclusive Valentines Dinner. Enjoy a catered 3 course meal with your friends or partner. Limited seating available!

The Easter bunny has come to Saint A’s early to drop off some eggs with candy and gift cards hidden at all dining locations. Search around for the golden eggs and come to the Davison Front office for a big prize!

Celebrate your final days with a high end meal, chocolate fondue station and a full bar. Join your class on the dance floor with our DJ. Dress to impress!

Join the Center's Associate Director, Violet Victoria, for a dinner discussion in the President's Dining Room about Elon Musk.

To RSVP for this event, please email Professor Kevin Doran (kdoran@anselm.edu)

The Sociology and Social Work Department (with sponsorship from the Criminal Justice and Psychology departments) are excited to offer two event on April 10 offered by Joe Silcox (Sociology ’17). Joe is currently a PhD candidate at UMass Boston and a Research Associate II in The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University where he works in the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative. Prior to his work in The Heller School, Joe was a project manager for the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative, an organization that provides training and support to law enforcement to encourage pathways to recovery that do not involve the arrest of those suffering from addition. He also worked as a research assistant for the UMASS Boston Metro Mayor Coalition as a Local Action Research Partner.

The first event is an information session with Joe for students who are interested in careers in either applied social science research, addiction services policy, or public health policy in general. This event will be held in President’s Dining Room in Davison Hall from 12:30-1:20. Joe will use his years of experience as an applied qualitative researcher and his work directly with public health programs to provide insights and advice to students who are interested in careers in these fields. Pizza and refreshments will be provided. 

At 4:30pm in the Student Center Melucci Theater Joe will present his research in a talk titled “The Bridge to Recovery: The Dispute over Access to Housing & Substance Use Treatment Services on Boston Harbor’s Long Island.” See Joe’s brief description of the talk below. We are excited to have Joe back on campus and looking forward to what promises to be a very interesting research presentation. We hope that you will be able to join us to welcome him back to The Hilltop.

Description of talk: “In 2014, the closure of the Long Island Bridge in Boston Harbor cut off access to substance use treatment and housing resources for Boston residents. The closure's impact was worsened by the increasing prevalence of fentanyl in Massachusetts and the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Closing the bridge contributed to the development of what is now known as the 'Mass and Cass' neighborhood - an area in Boston well known for open-air drug use and a high visibility of homelessness. Tensions persisted around the closure, notably in Quincy, a neighboring city, where the rebuilding of the bridge and restoration of services on Long Island lacked support, often viewed as a problem solely for Boston. This presentation will delve into the sociological and public health implications of the bridge closure, governmental responses, and ongoing discussions regarding the potential reopening of the bridge and the treatment facility.”

To RSVP for this event, please email Professor Kevin Doran (kdoran@anselm.edu)

The Sociology and Social Work Department (with sponsorship from the Criminal Justice and Psychology departments) are excited to offer two event on April 10 offered by Joe Silcox (Sociology ’17). Joe is currently a PhD candidate at UMass Boston and a Research Associate II in The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University where he works in the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative. Prior to his work in The Heller School, Joe was a project manager for the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative, an organization that provides training and support to law enforcement to encourage pathways to recovery that do not involve the arrest of those suffering from addition. He also worked as a research assistant for the UMASS Boston Metro Mayor Coalition as a Local Action Research Partner.

The first event is an information session with Joe for students who are interested in careers in either applied social science research, addiction services policy, or public health policy in general. This event will be held in President’s Dining Room in Davison Hall from 12:30-1:20. Joe will use his years of experience as an applied qualitative researcher and his work directly with public health programs to provide insights and advice to students who are interested in careers in these fields. Pizza and refreshments will be provided. 

At 4:30pm in the Student Center Melucci Theater Joe will present his research in a talk titled “The Bridge to Recovery: The Dispute over Access to Housing & Substance Use Treatment Services on Boston Harbor’s Long Island.” See Joe’s brief description of the talk below. We are excited to have Joe back on campus and looking forward to what promises to be a very interesting research presentation. We hope that you will be able to join us to welcome him back to The Hilltop.

Description of talk: “In 2014, the closure of the Long Island Bridge in Boston Harbor cut off access to substance use treatment and housing resources for Boston residents. The closure's impact was worsened by the increasing prevalence of fentanyl in Massachusetts and the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Closing the bridge contributed to the development of what is now known as the 'Mass and Cass' neighborhood - an area in Boston well known for open-air drug use and a high visibility of homelessness. Tensions persisted around the closure, notably in Quincy, a neighboring city, where the rebuilding of the bridge and restoration of services on Long Island lacked support, often viewed as a problem solely for Boston. This presentation will delve into the sociological and public health implications of the bridge closure, governmental responses, and ongoing discussions regarding the potential reopening of the bridge and the treatment facility.”

President President Favazza and the Diversity & Inclusion Innovation Fund (DIIF) Committee invite you to this annual event that recognizes the efforts made across campus to promote diversity and inclusion through the Diversity and Inclusion Innovation Fund grant program. and the Diversity & Inclusion Innovation Fund (DIIF) Committee invite you to this annual event that recognizes the efforts made across campus to promote diversity and inclusion through the Diversity and Inclusion Innovation Fund grant program.

Join the Center for Ethics in Society as we welcome Kerry Benenato to campus for a dinner discussion with students. Dr. Benenato received her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Boston College and spent eight years working at Moderna, where she served in multiple roles including Vice President of Platform Chemistry and Formulation Discovery. In 2022, Dr. Benenato was awarded the American Chemical Society Heroes of Chemistry award for her work contributing to Moderna’s mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine (Spikevax™️). Dr. Benenato is currently the Chief Platform Officer at Sail Biomedicines.

During the dinner discussion, Dr. Benenato will discuss the value of a liberal arts education to future success and keys to career growth, all within the context of her work as a chemist.

Dr. Kerry Benenato joined Sail in February 2024 as Chief Platform Officer, bringing to the company a distinguished career in the development of mRNA products and product candidates. Prior to Sail, she served as Chief Scientific Officer of 76Bio, a startup focused on the development of a novel targeted protein degradation modality using mRNA/lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technologies. Prior to this, she spent eight years in positions of increasing responsibility at Moderna, most recently serving as Vice President, Platform Chemistry and Formulation Discovery, where she led the Platform team, with oversight for the discovery and development of mRNA delivery tools for multiple modalities (infectious disease, rare disease, immuno-oncology, auto-immune diseases) and the development of tools for LNP biophysical characterization.  
In 2022, Kerry was awarded the American Chemical Society Heroes of Chemistry award for her work contributing to Moderna’s mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine (Spikevax™️). She began her industry career in scientific research at AstraZeneca, after completing a research fellowship at Harvard University as a National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow. She holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Boston College and a B.S. in Chemistry from Providence College.