Letter from the President, Fall/Winter 2023

This Focus on Faculty features Sean Parr Ph.D. of the Fine Arts Department.

The Hilltop was alive with a great energy and near normalcy this fall. I am proud of how our community managed through Covid-19, making the safety of our campus a priority while ensuring a college experience worthy of Saint Anselm College.

Professor Laura Wasielewski | Education

Moving out of a pandemic and into a post-pandemic world, where uncertainty is often the only constant, a group of dedicated students and their advisor help peers recognize, navigate, and discuss the many layers of mental health.

Since the last issue of Portraits, we launched several new majors and minors, announced an innovative student leadership program, unveiled an outstanding study-abroad opportunity in Italy, and we are breaking ground on the Gregory J. Grappone ’04 Humanities Institute. 

“We’re providing [students] with the knowledge that our doors are always open, that their peers are available to them. We’re not going anywhere—just because you have your diploma, that’s not the end of your relationship with us.”

Fine arts major Natalie Bender presented her senior thesis project, the opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors”, the first opera performed at the college.