Saint Anselm College Podcast

SIFE Advances to National Competition

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:31:18 +0000

The Saint Anselm College SIFE Chapter (Students in Free Enterprise) won the SIFE Northeast Regional Championship on April 1 in Providence, Rhode Island.The students will now be in Chicago May 13-15 to compete with over 160 colleges and universities in the SIFE National Exposition Competition. The winners of the competition will advance to the SIFE [...]

Rickie Solinger, Kicks Off “Interrupted Life” Exhibit

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:59:57 +0000

The Alva de Mars Megan Chapel Art Center’s new exhibit launched Thurs. Jan. 24 to record attendance. The standing- room only crowd was gathered to celebrate the opening of “Interrupted Life: Incarcerated Mothers in the United States” with the guest speaker and exhibit’s curator, Rickie Solinger, a historian, and prize-winning author. Solinger’s exhibit, Interrupted [...]

600 Seconds, 1,000 People

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:07:32 +0000

ABC News’ Susan Mitchell has the formidable task of moving one 500-person audience into the Dana Center Theater while simultaneously moving another audience of the same size and energy level out, in under 10 minutes. Mitchell, along with a group of 24 Saint Anselm College students, will control these two exuberant crowds, playing a pivotal [...]

Chauffeurs, Actors, and Window Cleaners

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:04:50 +0000

Students have had the opportunity to experience first-hand, every detail that goes into putting together a production like the ABC/Facebook debates. The students have done everything, from chauffeuring news talent and candidates around the local communities, to acting as stand-ins for the debate rehearsals, to cleaning the Fox Box window so that it is pristine. [...]

Washington Post Columnist E.J. Dionne Lectures on NH Primary

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:21:53 +0000

Described as “one of Washington’s finest thinkers,” the New Hampshire Institute of Politics was happy to welcome E.J. Dionne as a senior research fellow for the 2008 New Hampshire Primary, quickly deploying him to guest lecture in a number of classes. Dionne began his career in political journalism at The New York Times, where he [...]

Prof. Beth Salerno Living and Learning in South Korea

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:11:53 +0000

In this podcast, we feature part two of a phone interview with Saint Anselm History Professor Beth Salerno who is spending this academic year in South Korea as part of the Fulbright Scholar program. In my interview, Professor Salerno discusses South Korean feelings toward their northern neighbor and about her plans to visit North Korea (this [...]

Sen. Joe Biden Delivers Policy Address at Impact ‘08

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:42:34 +0000

In this second podcast from the recent Impact ‘08 event held at the NHIOP, we feature a major policy address delivered by presidential candidate, and U.S. Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware. With an emphasis on the current situation in Pakistan, Senator Biden offers his remarks on U.S. foreign engagement, focusing on what he describes as [...]

Gov. Bill Richardson Speaks on Global Leadership

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:01:54 +0000

The New Hampshire Institute of Politics recently hosted Impact ‘08 New Hampshire, presented by The Center for U.S. Global Engagement. The forum, designed to foster a greater understanding about America’s role in the world has been holding events in key early-election states to unite business, civic, faith-based and military leaders. The New Hampshire event featured [...]

Lilly Wahl-Tuco ‘99 Working in U.S. Foreign Service

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:07:11 +0000

When Lilly Wahl-Tuco was a senior here at Saint Anselm College, she never dreamed that she would one day be the assistant to the U.S. ambassador to France. Graduating in 1999, she went on to work with non-governmental organizations in the Manchester area and eventually went to Bosnia to pursue graduate studies. Though [...]

Rudy Giuliani Cites His Experience During Visit

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:53:27 +0000

The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College played host to Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani in a town-hall style forum. Mayor Giuliani spoke at length to a packed auditorium and full press section about his views and hopes for the future of America, then engaged in a question and answer session with [...]

Madeleine Albright on American Foreign Policy

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:30:03 +0000

In this podcast, we feature excerpts of a lecture delivered by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on October 24, 2007, at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. Secretary Albright spoke on American foreign policy, offered her view on U.S. diplomacy, and took questions from the standing-room-only audience. Leading a distinguished career, Secretary Albright has served [...]

Podcast Interview With Prof. Beth Salerno From South Korea

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:13:39 +0000

Can you imagine living in a country where everything you say gets consistently lost in translation? How about the feeling of always being stared at because you look so different? And could you eat food that you don’t even know how to pronounce? Saint Anselm History Professor Beth Salerno is having just this kind of experience [...]

Political Analyst Stewart Rothenberg: Battleground 2008

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:59:14 +0000

Speaking at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on October 16, 2007, Stewart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg Political Report presented his analysis of the upcoming 2008 election. Rothenberg specializes in analysis of Congressional elections, conducting one-on-one interviews with incumbents and their challengers. A frequent contributor to national media including Roll Call, Meet the Press, Face [...]

Isabela Echeverry ‘06 on How “Dreamers Thrive”

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:35:56 +0000

One of the highlights of this year’s President’s Society dinner was a moving speech delivered by Isabela Echeverry, a 2006 graduate of Saint Anselm College. Isabella described her dream of leaving Mexico to study in the United States upon her high school graduation. She was repeatedly told by people that her aspirations were too [...]

Journalist Helen Aguirre Ferre Speaks on Immigration

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:00:05 +0000

In today’s podcast, we feature a lecture by Helen Aguirre Ferre, who spoke at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on September 24, 2007. In her lecture, Aguirre Ferre discusses the historical context of U.S. immigration, the current process of immigration, and a number of reforms being proposed. Aguirre Ferre is an award-winning bilingual journalist in [...]

Gov. Mitt Romney Hosts Town Hall Meeting at Saint Anselm

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:14:41 +0000

In the midst of midterm examinations, and with a student body anxious to return home for fall break, Saint Anselm students joined with members of the public this morning to attend a question and answer period with Republican Presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney. The New Hampshire Institute of Politics auditorium was transformed for the town-hall style [...]

Prof. Margaret Carson’s Film “Vietnam Nurses” Receives Emmy Award

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:09:12 +0000

Saint Anselm College Nursing Professor Margaret Carson attended the News and Documentary Emmy Awards in New York City on September 24, 2007. Her film, Vietnam Nurses With Dana Delaney, which originally aired on WE TV, was nominated for two awards: Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form and for Outstanding Editing. She did not [...]

A Preview of the Chapel Art Center Exhibition “Passages”

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:47:32 +0000

In this podcast, we feature an interview with Fr. Iain MacLellan, O.S.B., director of the Chapel Art Center at Saint Anselm College. He discusses the first exhibition of the season, titled Passages, which features the new collage work of Fr. James Palmigiano, O.C.S.O. Fr. James is a Cistercian monk. who creates delicate and intimate [...]

NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd Previews 2008 Election

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:26:09 +0000

In New Hampshire recently for a Democratic candidate debate, NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd spoke at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on September 25. In his lecture he handicaps the republican and democratic candidates for president and discusses the upcoming New Hampshire Primary. Todd became the political director for NBC News in March 2007. [...]

An Interview With Award-Winning Bilingual Journalist Helen Aguirre Ferre

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:04:16 +0000

In this podcast, we feature an interview with Helen Aguirre Ferre, an award-winning, bilingual journalist in both print and broadcast media. With more than two decades of reporting, she is the Opinion Page Editor of Diario Las Américas, an independent, family-owned Spanish-language newspaper based in Miami, Florida. Her commentary also extends to a Sunday [...]

Dana Center Director Bob Shea Previews Fall 2007 Performances

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:41:51 +0000

I recently had a chance to speak with Bob Shea, director of the Dana Center, Saint Anselm’s performing arts center. During our conversation Shea previewed upcoming events, indicating that a number of audience favorites will return, blended with a great mix of new talent that is sure to please students and the public alike. To learn [...]

Author and Historian H.W. Crocker Addresses “The Top Myths of American Military History”

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:45:44 +0000

In this podcast, Author and Historian H.W. Crocker delivers a lecture at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on April 26, 2007. Crocker was the invited guest of the Kevin Harrington Student Ambassador program students, and presented a talk on The Top Myths of American Military History. Crocker, a well published author recently penned Don’t Tread [...]

Father Jonathan Delivers Homily at Opening Mass

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:10:30 +0000

On the first day of classes in late August, students and faculty filled the pews of the Abbey Church to celebrate the opening mass of the 2007-2008 academic year. Father Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B, president of Saint Anselm College, delivered the homily in which he praises Saint Monica and Pope Benedict XVI. He spoke about the [...]

Sen. Sam Brownback Proposes Changes to Social Security System

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:02:14 +0000

In this podcast, we feature a speech by republican presidential candidate Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, who spoke at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on September 4, 2007. During his talk, Sen. Brownback outlined his proposal for reforming the Social Security System, which includes allowing people to put five percent of their taxable income [...]

An Interview With CBS Journalist Bob Schieffer

dminor@anselm.edu (Saint Anselm COllege) — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:02:38 +0000

I had a unique opportunity today to interview one of the nation’s premier political journalists, Face the Nation moderator Bob Schieffer. To be in the same room to see Schieffer work is one thing, but to be able to sit down and interview him for 20 minutes is a once in a lifetime opportunity. With a [...]