西顿山大学以其树木而闻名。 从入口车道两旁的梧桐树到低年级学生自1920年以来每年种植的酬金树。

5月7日，西顿山校区迎来了一棵特殊的新树。 这是一棵小树苗，生长在阿姆斯特丹秘密附件后面的七叶树上，二战期间安妮·弗兰克就藏在那里。

“We are incredibly grateful to the Anne Frank Center USA for this generous gift,” said Seton Hill President Mary Finger. “I want to offer special thanks to Kristen Keleschenyi 永利博彩 Dr. Lauren Bairnsfather 永利博彩 the Anne Frank Center for making this possible. Lauren has been a longtime friend of Seton Hill 永利博彩 the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education.”

"As Anne Frank wrote in her diary, ‘As long as this exists, how can I be sad?’ "

Seton Hill established the 国家大屠杀教育中心 on its campus in 1987. 该中心促进宗教间对话，并为教育工作者就种族灭绝和大屠杀主题进行教学做好准备。 杰玛·德尔·杜卡修女是慈善修女之一，她帮助建立了这个中心，她参加了植树活动。

“It is particularly fitting,” said President Finger, “that this sapling – propagated 永利博彩 the chestnut that gave Anne Frank hope in her darkest days – is being planted along this road that connects the 西顿希尔大学 campus with the campus of the Sisters of Charity. 我们相信它将成为一个反思的空间，人们可以在这里思考、梦想和希望。 As Anne Frank wrote in her diary, ‘As long as this exists, how can I be sad?’ “

An official dedication ceremony for Seton Hill’s Anne Frank tree is scheduled for fall 2025.

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Photo, top: Sister Vivien Linkhauer, Sister Gemma Del Duca, President Mary Finger , Center Director James Paharik 永利博彩 student Isabel Gerheim.