In partnership with the Chemistry Department and the Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion, with funding from the Barbara J Stahl Fellow Grant, DIIF Grant and the Gregory J Grappone Humanities Institute, the Community Cinema Series highlights Diversity and Inclusion in Stem with this free screening.

Secret Agents of the Underground Railroad is a revealing scientific exploration of how a Niagara Falls hotel, The Cataract House, became the focal point for a 19th century North American Black Resistance movement. Host Anthony Morgan meets a team of archaeologists who are working to recover parts of the hotel's foundation. In doing so, they unearth stories about how the hotel's head waiter, John Morrison, and his seemingly innocuous wait staff covertly orchestrated Freedom Seekers' escapes to freedom. What’s true of every archaeological dig is that below the surface, there is always more than meets the eye; and the dig at the once-renowned Cataract House is no exception

Following the screening, an engaging panel Q&A, moderated by Professor Mary Kate Donais will feature key members of the documentary team.

Panel guests:

• Saladin Allah, Director of Community Engagement at the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center
• Dr. Douglas Perrelli, Director of Archaeological Survey, SUNY Buffalo

CALLING ALL SALSA LOVERS … Get ready for Salsa Maddness.    If you love dancing to Sala Music then you don’t want to miss our SALSA MADNESS SOCIAL!!!!  

We will be playing the hottest Urban, Cuban and Dominican Salsa music!

The Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion invites all staff, faculty and students to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner on Tuesday, January 30th at 4:30 pm at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. This year’s featured speaker is Ronelle Tshiela, founder of the Manchester chapter of Black Lives Matter. A delicious dinner buffet will be provided.

Join the Multicultural Student Coalition as they celebrate the life of Dr. King with a peace march and candlelight vigil. The march will begin and conclude at the steps of the Abbey Church

The Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion will be sponsoring a retreat on the weekend of February 9th and 10th. This free and open-to-everyone event is for anyone interested in creating a positive and inclusive campus community to assist students in finding connections within the campus and amongst their peers. A group of hardworking student leaders have been working to develop this event to promote unity on campus through activities such as a discussion on how to manage life on campus and in the world as a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) with the overall goal of getting to know your peers better while having fun!

Location: Grotonwood Meeting & Retreat Center

Music Faculty and Student Common Hour Concert: A Celebration of African American music in the Koonz Theatre in the Dana Center

2021 documentary about Pauli Murray, lawyer, queer activist, writer, and priest, crusader for civil rights, whose legal writing established the framework for Brown v Board of Ed, desegregating public education.

Filmmaker Tamara Dawit searches for an aunt who disappeared after the Ethiopian Civil War.  What she found forever changed her identity and sense of the world. A one-hour episode in the series AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.

The Transitions Program is designed to assist new incoming students who come from historically underrepresented backgrounds (such as minoritized racial/ethnic backgrounds, first-generation, income-eligible, and commuter ) with their transition to Saint Anselm College. The program is meant to strengthen the academic, social, and cultural experiences of students to increase their success at the Hilltop. Transitions includes a 4-day experience before orientation, an assigned peer mentor, workshops and social events throughout the first year, and individualized support from professional staff to guide students throughout their college journey. Through participation in the program, students will gain a deeper connection with campus resources, faculty, staff, and peers to ease their transition to college life. The Transitions Program is a collaboration between the

Fr. Jonathan, O.S.B. Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion and the federally grant funded, TRIO Scholars Program.

Location: JOA Quad

Join us during Family Weekend to celebrate the cultures that call the Hilltop Home! There will be food, cultural performances, arts and crafts, Manchester organizations, and fun activities. We hope to see you there!