SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE

'Saint Anselm College' is a private, Roman Catholic, coeducational liberal arts college in the United States. Founded by the Benedictines 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.

Contents

History

Organization

New Hampshire Institute of Politics

Students

Residence halls

Sports

External links

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 Dr. David George and Linda Rulman of the Classics Department contributed to the History Channel's look at the Movie 300.

Organization

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

New Hampshire Institute of Politics

The college is home to the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, which is both non-partisan and not-for-profit. It was founded on the basis "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 in 2004 and Hillary Clinton and John Edwards in 2007.

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.

Residence halls

A majority of buildings on campus are devoted to student housing, with approximately 88% of the student body living on campus. Freshman housing is uniform, with males living in Dominic Hall, while females reside in either Joan of Arc Hall or Baroody Hall. After freshman year, students choose their own housing. Housing is based on a lottery system, giving preference to upperclassmen.
The 2007-2008 school year will provide expanded housing options in the form of coed housing; the first time this has been offered in the college's 118 year history.

Sports

Saint Anselm College plays National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II men's and women's sports, including football, baseball, basketball, skiing, lacrosse, ice hockey, and field hockey. The college's mascot is the Hawk. Football returned to the Hilltop in 1999 after a 58 year hiatus brought about by the onset of World War II. Their most noted football player is 2003 All NE-10 2nd Teamer Michael Geary [1].

External links

★ Saint Anselm College 'College website

★ Saint Anselm College Blog and podcast

★ New Hampshire Institute of Politics