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Saint Anselm College
Motto:	Initium sapientiae timor Domini (Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom - Psalm 111)
Established	1889
Type:	Roman Catholic, Liberal Arts
Religious affiliation:	Roman Catholic, (Benedictine)
Endowment:	~$90,000,000
President:	Rev. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B.
Faculty:	136 full-time, 45 part-time
Students:	~ 2000
Undergraduates:	~ 2000
Location	Goffstown, New Hampshire
Colors:	Navy Blue and White
Nickname:	St. A's
Mascot:	Hawk
Website:	www.anselm.edu

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, NJ [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.

Contents 1 History 2 Organization 2.1 New Hampshire Institute of Politics 2.2 Students 2.3 Student newspaper 2.4 Residence halls 3 Sports 4 External links

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.

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

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.

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.

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. Recently the Crier has faced scrutiny from students and staff for reporting more on gossip than actual facts, and for reporting on the same issues for the last several issues, including problems with Information Technology, dormitories, and the social ills related to the use of Limewire.

In a recent issue, the Crier featured an article about Senior Mike McKay's award for outstanding leadership, describing it as inconsequential and offensive to other students who are involved on campus. The Crier has recently been gaining such a reputation of reporting for the sake of attention rather than information.

A majority of buildings on campus are devoted to student housing, with approximately 88% of the student body living on campus. The majority of males live in Dominic Hall their freshman year, while most females reside in either Joan of Arc Hall or Baroody Hall. However, freshman may be placed in any dorm on campus. After freshman year, students choose their own housing which includes on campus apartments and townhouses. 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. While Building M, which has "pods" 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.

Saint Anselm College 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.[2]. Michael Geary is now the offensive co-coordinator for the prestigious Lynnfield Pioneers of the Cape Ann League.

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

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