Saint Anselm College

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Saint Anselm College is a private, Roman Catholic, coeducational liberal arts college in the United States. Founded by the monks of St. Mary's Abbey of Newark, New Jersey^[1] in 1889, the school is located in Goffstown, New Hampshire, directly adjacent to Manchester.

The Princeton Review has described Saint Anselm College as one of the top "Colleges with a Conscience", as well as one of the 224 Best Northeastern Colleges.

[edit] History

The first bishop of Manchester, Bishop Denis M. Bradley, invited the Benedictine monks of St. Mary's Abbey in Newark, New Jersey to form a school in his diocese. The monks accepted, and a six-year curriculum in philosophy and theology was developed. In 1895, the General Court of New Hampshire granted Saint Anselm College the right to bestow standard academic degrees upon its graduates.

In June 2007, the college hosted City Year's Cyzygy conference. The college will also be hosting debates for both the Democratic and Republican parties in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary. Recently Drs David George and Linda Rulman of the Classics Department contributed to the History Channel's look at the "Movie 300".

[edit] Organization

Saint Anselm College offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, as well as Bachelor of Arts degrees in thirty-one majors.

[edit] New Hampshire Institute of Politics

The college is home to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. It was founded on the basis "educated and engaged citizens are vital for a healthy democracy". The NHIOP houses the Politics department, as well as providing classroom space for used by all departments.

The institute is credited with raising the national profile of the college by incorporating the College in the New Hampshire primary, an important early event in the United States presidential elections.

In 2003, Saint Anselm hosted a debate between the candidates for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2004 presidential election, and served as the Primary headquarters for the Fox News Network. Similarly, in June 2007 the NHIOP hosted debates sponsored by CNN for the candidates for the Republican and Democratic Party nominations.

The institute has also attracted many notable speakers, including Howard Dean, Karl Rove, Steve Forbes, Senator Sam Brownback, William Kristol, Governor Bill Richardson, and Senator Mike Gravel. It is also a frequent stop for candidates making policy announcements and speeches, such as Ralph Nader and Howard Dean in 2004 and Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Mitt Romney in 2007. EJ Dionne of the Washington Post is serving as a Senior Research Fellow to the Institute of Politics throughout the 2007 Primary season.

[edit] Students

Currently, the college is home to approximately two thousand students from twenty-four states and eighteen countries. The student to faculty ratio is 13:1, and average class size is 18 students. Work load for the average student is anywhere from two hours to tweleve hours (in the weeks before an exam) per night. Cushing Center which is around 5,000 square feet, is a 24 hour/7 Day a week open building where students can check their mail, study for an exam at the "ARC" or play some games in the lobby. Events such as student government association's dance's are put on in Cushing Center, as well as Red Cross blood drives and movie nights. Cushing Center is home to the Multicultural office, the ARC, the mail room, Campus Ministry, Health Services, and the Mellia Community Service Center.

[edit] Student newspaper

The Saint Anselm Crier is the independent student newspaper of Saint Anselm College. The Saint Anselm Crier is published roughly twice monthly when school is in session. ^[2]

[edit] Residence halls

A majority of buildings on campus are devoted to student housing, with approximately 88% of the student body living on campus. The majority of Freshman males live in Dominic Hall, while most Freshman females reside in either Joan of Arc Hall (referred to as JOA) or Baroody Hall. However, some freshman may be placed in any dorm on campus. After freshman year, students choose their own housing which includes on campus apartments and townhouses. Brady and Hilary Hall is primarily made up of Sophomores and Juniors. Just this year, the administrations has allowed the first Co-Ed housing on Campus. Brady Hall, previously known as "The Gentleman's Dorm" now has female residents on its third floor while the bottom two floors are male. Housing is based on a lottery system, giving preference to upperclassmen.

While Building M, which has "pods" (meaning singles) instead of traditional dormitory hallways, has been co-ed since the 2002-2003 school year, this is the first time a dorimitory will be co-ed by floor.

[edit] Sports

Saint Anselm plays National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II men's and women's sports. These sports include Cross-country running, football, baseball, basketball, skiing, lacrosse, ice hockey, and field hockey.

Football returned to the Hilltop in 1999 after a 58 year hiatus brought about by the onset of World War II. In the 1st game back, the Hawks topped UMass-Lowell 46-18 and went 4-5 overall in 1999. Their most noted football player is college and NFL player Ray "Scooter" McLean. Played 8 years for the Chicago Bears (1940-1948) as well as being an assistant coach to Vince Lombardi in Green Bay. Their most recent standouts was Michael Geary a 2003 2nd Team All Ne-10 offensive Lineman.^[3] Michael Geary is now the offensive co-coordinator for the prestigious Lynnfield Pioneers of the Cape Ann League.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Saint Anselm Crier website
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[edit] External links

• Saint Anselm College website
• New Hampshire Institute of Politics
• Saint Anselm College's Independent Student Newspaper