Local school counselors and college counselors are invited to campus to learn more about SAC through panel presentations and a campus tour.

Local Catholic school counselors and college counselors are invited to campus to learn more about SAC through panel presentations and a campus tour.

As part of Benedictine Heritage Week, learn about the process of electing an Abbot as Saint Anselm Abbey prepares for their election of a new abbot in April.

The relationship between ethics and the arts has always fascinated thinkers. Join us on Monday, May 6th, for a discussion about the ethical complexities within artistic creation, consumption, and identity. During this time, our panelists will explore the intersections of gender, ethics, and art, and attempt to answer questions about how gender can and should inform the arts.  

Some key topics that will be addressed:

1. On the power of art: How can art trouble us? How can art challenge gender? How does our identity inform our choices and understanding of art’s power and ethical dimensions?
2. On artistic production: Where does gender fit into our understanding of artistic production? What are our barriers to creating art, to making space for a more equitable, accessible, active artistic experience? How do we deal with that and why should we?
3. On artistic responsibility: What is role of the individual—our personal responsibility as educators, as consumers, as citizens in a democratic, capitalist society—in thinking about how art is *in* our everyday life?

Through these discussions, this event aims to highlight the transformative potential of art in addressing ethical dilemmas and promoting social justice.

Free and open to the public. Refreshments and coffee provided.

Presented by the Diversity and Inclusion Innovation Fund, the Center for Ethics in Society, and the Richard L. Bready Chair in Ethics, Economics, and the Common Good.

Panelists:

Hilary Poriss, PhD, is a Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music and the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University. Her primary research interests are in the areas of 19th-century Italian and French opera, performance practice, diva culture, and the aesthetics of 19th-century musical culture. She has published four books: Gioacchino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville (Oxford University Press), Changing the Score: Arias, Prima Donnas, and the Authority of Performance (Oxford University Press), Fashions and Legacies of Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera (Cambridge University Press), and of The Arts of the Prima Donna in the Long Nineteenth Century (Oxford University Press). Her newest book project, a biography about the nineteenth-century diva Pauline Viardot (1821-1910), will be published by the University of Chicago Press.

Ann Holbrook, PhD, is a Professor of English and Chair of the English and Communication Department at Saint Anselm College. She specializes in twentieth-century British literature and literature by women writers, particularly the prolific journalist and novelist Rebecca West. She has edited and analyzed some of West's posthumously published fiction and published articles on Edna O'Brien, Virginia Woolf, Mary Lavin, Dorothy L. Sayers, Anita Brookner, Henry James, and Edith Wharton. She co-edited the 2022 collection For the Sake of the Song: Essays on Townes Van Zandt, to which she contributed an essay. An avid musician, she sings with several regional bands.

Laura Elizabeth Shea, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Art History at Saint Anselm College who specializes in the history of photography and global and contemporary art. Her work analyzes the production and reception of images that engage with the intersections of race, gender, movement, and memory in American and global contexts.

Tina Philibotte, is the Chief Equity Officer for the Manchester School District. She is also an educator, having taught both Dance and English at Goffstown High School. During this time, she was a finalist for the NH State Teacher of the Year award and a two-time fellow with the National Writing Project. She’s served as a NH Listens fellow since January 2021 and an advisory member to the Endowment for Health’s Race & Equity Series.

Katie Collins is Director of Development at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord. An English and Theater graduate of College of the Holy Cross, she has more than 30 years of non-profit development and management experience. Katie has led the successful management of major gifts acquisitions, capital campaigns, grants programs, and corporate giving programs. Katie is also a freelance writer and editor, and an active theatre professional, acting on stage with companies such as theatre Kapow. Her talents have been recognized by the NH Theater Awards who honored her as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy or Drama in 2013.

Aaron Tolson is an internationally renowned dance professional, choreographer, and show producer. Aaron has appeared on Broadway, toured nationally, directed non-profits dedicated to instructing youth in dance, and taught both in several institutions of higher education as well as prestigious dance schools in NYC.  He starred for six years in Riverdance, co-created and was the assistant producer of Imagine Tap!, and is currently the director of the pre-professional tap company “Speaking in Taps.” In Fall 2024, he will join the Fine Arts Department at Saint Anselm College as a Professor of Practice in Dance.

Local school counselors and college counselors are invited to campus to learn more about Saint Anselm College through panel presentations and a campus tour.

The Center for Ethics in Society is proud to host Women of Influence, a three-part series devoted to topics relating to women’s success in business and governance. 

Session Three: Entrepreneurship - April 19, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Innovative entrepreneurship requires courage, creativity, and patience, and often relies on community support. In the third and final session of this Women of Influence series, panelists will share how they started their own businesses, the support they received, and how their businesses have improved their communities.

Register here!

This three-part series will examine challenges and opportunities in getting a career started, the importance of a good mentor in professional development, and the courage, creativity, and patience required for innovative entrepreneurship. Research indicates that companies and organizations with a greater number of women at the executive or board level tend to perform better financially. Consequently, allowing women to progress without glass ceilings or sticky floors is a good business decision, as well as a great benefit to the economy and society overall, particularly in a context of talent shortage. Parity at the decision-making level of an organization is crucial. Enabling women at all levels to achieve career advancement creates a pipeline of female talent and increases the representation of women in sectors where they have historically been underrepresented. 

Sponsored in part by the NH Business Review.

Location Information
The series will take place in the Blake Room in the Savard Welcome Center at Saint Anselm College.

All members of the public are welcome to join us for one or all three sessions!

Contact Information
Hannah Beaudry

Program Coordinator - Center for Ethics in Society

603-641-7230

hbeaudry@anselm.edu

Additional Information
Session Three Panelists

Tiffany Eddy: Tiffany Eddy is a communications specialist who is responsible for the development and execution of strategic communications for all clients. She spent nearly two decades as a broadcast journalist, focused on taking complex issues and synthesizing them into understandable concepts for a large audience. Tiffany has been honored with the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award, is a three-time Emmy nominee and her work has been recognized for excellence by two New Hampshire Governors. Tiffany now works with clients on multiple platforms to assess their specific needs and then execute the best plan to communicate their message. She is the founder of S3 (Smart, Strong, Sassy), a hair care line that empowers women.

Amy LaBelle: Winemaker, entrepreneur, author, and media personality, Amy LaBelle is an international phenomenon with local roots in New Hampshire, but quickly growing across Boston and the Northeast area. As the co-owner of LaBelle Winery, her passion, commitment, and hard work have made Amy the lifestyle personality to watch in 2023. She not only produces award-winning wines, but she launched two wineries that have put New England on the wine map, quickly positioning her as a key player in the wine industry.

Alex Horton: Alex Horton is a restaurateur and small business consultant dedicated to enhancing and elevating the small business community in the Greater Manchester area. She is the owner of Café la Reine and Café la Reine - North End here in Manchester. In addition to operating her restaurants, Alex owns a consulting business, A. Horton Consulting, LLC. She has assisted clients in business planning, operations, management, and sales. Alex currently serves on the Greater Manchester Chamber Board of Directors as a member of the Executive Committee and is a Manchester Transit Authority Commissioner. She graduated from Saint Anselm College in 2011, participated in Leadership Greater Manchester Class of 2016, and completed her RYT-200 hour yoga teacher training with Boston Yoga School in 2019.  She also teaches weekly yoga and barre classes at Barre Life in downtown Manchester. Alex was recognized in the Union Leader’s 40 Under Forty in 2015, WZID’s Most Outstanding Women in 2015, Manchester Young Professional’s Young Professional of the Year in 2015, and Saint Anselm College's 10 Under 10 in 2017.

Linda Johnson (moderator): Attorney Linda Johnson is a Director with the law firm of McLane Middleton, Professional Association where she serves as Vice-Chair of the firm’s Education Law Group. Linda focuses her practice on understanding and serving the needs of independent day and boarding schools. She is recognized as a national authority on student and campus safety issues, risk management, crisis response, employment law and independent school law issues. Linda has also been named as a leading labor and employment law attorney in a survey of the legal profession conducted by Business New Hampshire Magazine. She is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell which is the highest rating for legal ethics and services. She is listed in Woodward's Best Lawyers in America for both employment and education law, and in New England SuperLawyers. Linda is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation. She has been selected as an Outstanding Business Woman of New Hampshire by N.H. Business Review, was awarded the Philip Holman Gender Equality Award, and was a recipient of the Jon Meyer Civil Rights Award and Marilla Ricker woman lawyer of the year. In 2019 and 2021 (the only two years of the award), she was selected by New Hampshire Business Review as part of the “New Hampshire 200” The Granite State’s Most Influential Business Leaders.

Contact Information:

Dianna Terrell, Ph.D.
Professor of Education

Additional Information: 
Join four groups of current Education Studies, Politics, Communication, Marketing, and Fine Arts students in the Savard Welcome Center Blake Room where they will provide either posters or panels to address the following: 

• Policy Solutions to Protect Students’ Safety & Well-Being
• Policy Solutions to Promote Equity for Protected Student Populations
• Policy Solutions to Support the Teaching Profession
• Policy Solutions to Defend Students’ Access to High Quality Curriculum

Join us for a discussion with Dr. Annabel Beerel on the topic of courage and leadership in times of radical uncertainty. As we navigate a world where the old normal is gone and the new normal has yet to emerge, this seminar offers an opportunity to explore how courageous leadership can guide us through these challenging times.

In this two-hour seminar, Dr. Beerel will explore the complexities of transition, examining what it truly means to lead with courage and how we can cultivate this vital trait in ourselves and others.

Pre-reading and reflection questions will be provided in advance to help you prepare for this thought-provoking discussion. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served.
 

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About the speaker:

Dr. Annabel Beerel, an Executive Leadership and Ethics consultant, hosts a variety of seminars on Leadership, Change Management, Ethics and Mindfulness. She is the former Distinguished Chair of Ethics at SNHU and interim Dean of Religious Life at Wellesley College. She has written several books on leadership and ethics and speaks at a variety of conferences.