http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net A nationally ranked, Benedictine Catholic, liberal arts college located in Manchester, N.H. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:51:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 ©Saint Anselm College dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm College) dminor@anselm.edu(Saint Anselm College) 1440 A nationally ranked, Benedictine Catholic, liberal arts college located in Manchester, N.H. Saint Anselm College Saint Anselm College dminor@anselm.edu No no http://www.anselm.edu/news/podcasts/images/saint_anselm7.jpg http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net 144 144 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2010/04/12/alumni-judge-student-artwork-for-juried-10/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2010/04/12/alumni-judge-student-artwork-for-juried-10/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:49:13 +0000 Barbara LeBlanc http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2010/04/12/alumni-judge-student-artwork-for-juried-10/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2010/04/12/alumni-judge-student-artwork-for-juried-10/feed/ 2 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2010/01/05/coins-and-chemistry-students-analyze-ancient-artifacts/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2010/01/05/coins-and-chemistry-students-analyze-ancient-artifacts/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:15:54 +0000 Barbara LeBlanc http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1468 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2010/01/05/coins-and-chemistry-students-analyze-ancient-artifacts/feed/ 0 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/11/23/nursing-alumna-lisa-kennedy-sheldon-78-interviewed-on-necn/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/11/23/nursing-alumna-lisa-kennedy-sheldon-78-interviewed-on-necn/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:42:59 +0000 Laura Rossi http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1415 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/11/23/nursing-alumna-lisa-kennedy-sheldon-78-interviewed-on-necn/feed/ 1 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/11/23/chapel-art-center-welcomes-poet-fd-reeve/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/11/23/chapel-art-center-welcomes-poet-fd-reeve/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:29:35 +0000 Cara Suglia '11 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1398 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/11/23/chapel-art-center-welcomes-poet-fd-reeve/feed/ 0 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/11/10/saint-anselm-community-battles-batten-disease-in-decathlon/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/11/10/saint-anselm-community-battles-batten-disease-in-decathlon/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:01:40 +0000 Molly Sherry '10 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1371 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/11/10/saint-anselm-community-battles-batten-disease-in-decathlon/feed/ 2 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/10/27/van-de-giesen/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/10/27/van-de-giesen/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:34:00 +0000 Barbara LeBlanc http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1330 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/10/27/van-de-giesen/feed/ 13 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/31/saint-anselm-freshmen-participate-in-day-of-service/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/31/saint-anselm-freshmen-participate-in-day-of-service/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:28:16 +0000 Lauren Chooljian '10 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1273 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/31/saint-anselm-freshmen-participate-in-day-of-service/feed/ 0 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/27/saint-anselm-athletes-back-on-campus-for-preseason-2009/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/27/saint-anselm-athletes-back-on-campus-for-preseason-2009/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:48:13 +0000 Lauren Chooljian '10 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1261 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/27/saint-anselm-athletes-back-on-campus-for-preseason-2009/feed/ 0 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/26/in-context-jennifer-donahue-recounts-sen-kennedys-enduring-ties-to-nh/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/26/in-context-jennifer-donahue-recounts-sen-kennedys-enduring-ties-to-nh/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:24:45 +0000 Barbara LeBlanc http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1224 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/26/in-context-jennifer-donahue-recounts-sen-kennedys-enduring-ties-to-nh/feed/ 0 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/26/orientation-leaders-take-training-to-new-heights/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/26/orientation-leaders-take-training-to-new-heights/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:19:08 +0000 Gregory Wallace '10 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1232 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/26/orientation-leaders-take-training-to-new-heights/feed/ 0 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/21/ten-years-later-annual-road-for-hope-looks-to-top-200000/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/21/ten-years-later-annual-road-for-hope-looks-to-top-200000/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:33:51 +0000 Gregory Wallace '10 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1205 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/21/ten-years-later-annual-road-for-hope-looks-to-top-200000/feed/ 1 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/07/jeanne-cavelos-discusses-her-fantasy-writing-workshop/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/07/jeanne-cavelos-discusses-her-fantasy-writing-workshop/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:21:03 +0000 Laura Rossi http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1179 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/07/jeanne-cavelos-discusses-her-fantasy-writing-workshop/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Jeanne Cavelos, editor, author, former astrophysicist and part-time English professor, led her 14th Odyssey Fantasy workshop this summer at Saint Anselm College. The workshop brought ... Jeanne Cavelos, editor, author, former astrophysicist and part-time English professor, led her 14th Odyssey Fantasy workshop this summer at Saint Anselm College. The workshop brought together 16 writers hoping to improve their skills and dazzle the publishing world with their stories of zombies, vampires, and living on the moon. These students of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, flew in from as far as Australia and Singapore, leaving behind their families and quitting their jobs to spend six weeks with Cavelos. They all hope to eventually be published authors. In this podcast with Jeanne Cavelos, she discusses the workshop, her students, science fiction, and the world of publishing. To read more about Odyssey, visit this previous blog post. Photo credit: Greg Wallace '10 Announcements,,Campus,News,,Faculty/Staff,News,,Featured,Podcast,,Podcasts Saint Anselm College no No http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/04/science-fiction-writers-from-around-the-world-converge-onto-campus/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/04/science-fiction-writers-from-around-the-world-converge-onto-campus/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:26:47 +0000 Laura Rossi http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1166 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/08/04/science-fiction-writers-from-around-the-world-converge-onto-campus/feed/ 1 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/31/1161/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/31/1161/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:26:10 +0000 Doug Minor http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1161 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/31/1161/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Many analysts have worried that Iraq would become a quagmire for the United States similar to the Vietnam War. Jonathan Acuff, assistant professor of politics, ... Many analysts have worried that Iraq would become a quagmire for the United States similar to the Vietnam War. Jonathan Acuff, assistant professor of politics, however, thinks Afghanistan, where the U.S. is committing more troops, is the better analogy with Vietnam. In this In Context interview, Professor Acuff explains why Afghan history, geography and population characteristics - as well as the troop strength of America and its allies - makes him think that way. Prof. Acuff recently appeared on New Hampshire Public Radio's The Exchange, where he discussed the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. To listen to the replay of this program, visit http://www.nhpr.org/node/26200. Campus,News,,Faculty/Staff,News,,Featured,Podcast,,In,Context,,New,Hampshire,Institute,of,Politics,,Politics Saint Anselm College no No http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/16/social-networking-media-and-the-revolution-that-wasn%e2%80%99t-an-assessment-of-popular-interpretations-of-the-iranian-election-protests/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/16/social-networking-media-and-the-revolution-that-wasn%e2%80%99t-an-assessment-of-popular-interpretations-of-the-iranian-election-protests/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:40:14 +0000 Jonathan M. Acuff, Ph.D. http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1123 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/16/social-networking-media-and-the-revolution-that-wasn%e2%80%99t-an-assessment-of-popular-interpretations-of-the-iranian-election-protests/feed/ 0 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/10/in-context-dr-daly-discusses-end-of-life-medical-decisions/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/10/in-context-dr-daly-discusses-end-of-life-medical-decisions/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:26:12 +0000 Barbara LeBlanc http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1046 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/10/in-context-dr-daly-discusses-end-of-life-medical-decisions/feed/ 3 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/10/pitocchellisongs/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/10/pitocchellisongs/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:30:42 +0000 Gregory Wallace '10 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1048 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/10/pitocchellisongs/feed/ 1 00:01:01 This is our second of two podcasts with professor Jay Pitocchelli; in our first podcast, he discusses his research and life in the field tracking ... This is our second of two podcasts with professor Jay Pitocchelli; in our first podcast, he discusses his research and life in the field tracking the Mourning Warbler. On the Saint Anselm College campus, Jay Pitocchelli is known for his biology and ornithology classes. But off campus -- and among readers of his blog, www.anselm.edu/mourningwarblerblog -- he is known for his body of scholarly research on the Mourning Warbler. In our first podcast of this two-part series, Pitocchelli described the his research, travels, and innovative uses of technologies. In this podcast, he discusses the four regions of Mourning Warbler song that he has observed. His current research examines the birds' ability to identify Mourning Warblers from other dialects, or regiolects. He also let us listen to his audio recordings from each of the geographic and dialectic regions: Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Eastern, and Western. Photo: Courtesy of Flickr Campus,News,,Faculty/Staff,News,,Featured,Podcast,,Podcasts Saint Anselm College no No http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/02/pitocchelli/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/02/pitocchelli/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:29:41 +0000 Gregory Wallace '10 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1033 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/07/02/pitocchelli/feed/ 1 00:01:01 This is our first of two podcasts with professor Jay Pitocchelli; in our second podcast, he discusses the four song and geographic regions of the ... This is our first of two podcasts with professor Jay Pitocchelli; in our second podcast, he discusses the four song and geographic regions of the Mourning Warbler. When nature shows the first signs of impending summer, migratory birds that have wintered in southern habitats begin growing fidgety and restless for the biannual journey northward. In his Goulet Science Center office, with a window overlooking the quad, biology professor Jay Pitocchelli experiences a similar sensation. Saint Anselm Collegersquo;s resident ornithologist packed his jeep this spring to continue his research on song variation in the Mourning Warbler. Pitocchelli, the preeminent expert on this olive-green and yellow warbler, named for its black bib and grey hood, has identified four regions with specific variations on the speciesrsquo; song. This summer alone, he has observed and tracked the Mourning Warbler in Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, as well as the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. While he drives the estimated 4,000 miles by himself, he keeps students, colleagues, and family updated on his blog, www.anselm.edu/mourningwarblerblog. He also posts audio, digital video, and photos of flora and fauna. In this podcast, we asked him about his research, use of technology, and the art of bringing the two together in pursuit of science. Photo: Courtesy of Flickr Campus,News,,Faculty/Staff,News,,Featured,Podcast,,Podcasts Saint Anselm College no No http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/06/24/saint-anselm-students-dig-for-history-in-italy/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/06/24/saint-anselm-students-dig-for-history-in-italy/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:25:56 +0000 Gregory Wallace '10 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1023 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/06/24/saint-anselm-students-dig-for-history-in-italy/feed/ 0 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/06/19/newleadership2009/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/06/19/newleadership2009/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:51:41 +0000 Gregory Wallace '10 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=1005 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/06/19/newleadership2009/feed/ 0 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/06/08/reunion2009/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/06/08/reunion2009/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:55:36 +0000 Gregory Wallace '10 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=975 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/06/08/reunion2009/feed/ 0 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/06/02/students-deliver-food-clothing-and-furniture-to-manchester-residents/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/06/02/students-deliver-food-clothing-and-furniture-to-manchester-residents/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:50:09 +0000 Bridget Martin '11 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=948 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/06/02/students-deliver-food-clothing-and-furniture-to-manchester-residents/feed/ 1 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/05/20/waqarun-rashid/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/05/20/waqarun-rashid/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 21:22:25 +0000 Doug Minor http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=927 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/05/20/waqarun-rashid/feed/ 0 00:01:01 When Waqarun Rashid '09 came to Saint Anselm College, she found she had something in common with the Benedictine monks on campus. Both express their faith ... When Waqarun Rashid '09 came to Saint Anselm College, she found she had something in common with the Benedictine monks on campus. Both express their faith in what they wear. The monks dress in traditional black monastic habits. Rashid, a practicing Muslim, wears a headscarf and modest clothing. ldquo;We represent our faith physically, but the true representation happens in the way you speak, in how you respect others, in how you act,rdquo; Rashid said. ldquo;I always felt that I was with other believers because they are so humble, so devout in their faith.rdquo; Rashid, a senior biochemistry major from Salem, N.H., spoke about her experiences at Saint Anselm Collegersquo;s May 16 commencement. Her talk focused on the struggle to bring social justice to the world ndash; reflecting a value she says Islam and Christianity share. Rashid is the only Muslim in her class, and one of five at Saint Anselm. As a senior, she was president of the Muslim Student Association, which formed in 2004. This year, the association had 13 members drawing non-Muslim students who wanted to learn more about Islam. In the classroom her Muslim background became an opportunity to challenge what her peers thought and believed, especially in the two-year humanities program, known as Portaits in Human Greatness, that is mandatory for all students. ldquo;I always felt like I was odd man out,rdquo; Rashid said. ldquo;There were these students whohellip; raised in Catholic schools. Irsquo;ve always been one to be questioning, to try to get them to think more outside of the box.rdquo; Her studies also helped her understand how her faith related to her chosen profession ndash; medicine. During a humanities unit on Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, Rashid examined Victorian-era debates about religion and science. She concluded the two are more compatible than not. ldquo;One needs science and religion, she said. ldquo;Science needs religion and religion needs science.rdquo; Those two things ndash; science and religion ndash; will come together in her career. This fall Rashid will enter the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, N.Y., where she will pursue two degrees: a Doctor of Medicine and a doctorate in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology. Rashid will be a scientist, but it is her faith and what her faith teaches about social justice and caring for others that motivates her to help those who are sick. Rashid wants to focus on diabetes and obesity-related diseases. A toy doctorrsquo;s kit her parents gave her first stirred her interest in the field, but it was her visit to Pakistan, where her parents were born, that confirmed her interest in being a doctor. In Pakistan, Rashid remembers seeing people suffering from illnesses that could be easily treated back in the United States. Once she finishes her graduate studies, she wants to return to the southeast Asian country. ldquo;Thatrsquo;s one of my hopes and dreams ndash; is to get back to Pakistan and give back to the people who need help,rdquo; she said. Rashid will miss Saint Anselm College where she said she always felt accepted and at home. ldquo;I never had any hate crimes or anything negative done to me,rdquo; she said. ldquo;I respected what it meant for them to be Catholic and they respected what it meant for me to be a Muslim.rdquo; This story originally appeared in the May 15, 2009 issue of the Union Leader and is reprinted with permission. An audio recording of Waqarun Rashid's remarks to the Class of 2009 is available below. The text of her speech can be found here. Campus,News,,Student,News Saint Anselm College no No http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/05/12/sife-present-at-nationals-game-time/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/05/12/sife-present-at-nationals-game-time/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 14:57:53 +0000 Jenn Goonan '09 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=905 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/05/12/sife-present-at-nationals-game-time/feed/ 0 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/05/12/crunch-time-in-philadelphia/ http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/05/12/crunch-time-in-philadelphia/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 14:29:00 +0000 Jenn Goonan '09 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/?p=903 http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/2009/05/12/crunch-time-in-philadelphia/feed/ 0