Office of the President

Welcome to Siena College. I have known Siena as a student, alumnus, Franciscan friar, trustee, director of the Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy, and now, as president of the College. For me, this liberal arts College with Franciscan and Catholic roots is home, and has had a profound effect on me for the greater part of my adult life.

In the many capacities in which I have known the College, I have had the opportunity to witness the success of Siena’s unique approach to education. Our students benefit from the opportunity to study with award-winning faculty scholars in a supportive, rigorous, academic community. As a result, their desire to learn and serve others only grows more powerful while living and learning here.

As undergraduates, they present their research at national academic conferences, spend their spring breaks serving food to the homeless and building homes with Habitat for Humanity, work for social change during a study abroad semester, direct theatre productions, run the student newspaper and television studio, write honors theses, and much more.

 They have gone on to become New York State Teacher of the Year, Bronze Star recipient, CNN’s White House correspondent, president of Hershey North America, Pulitzer Prize winner, congressmen and Physician of the Year. Most importantly, they measure their success not only by career achievement but by the impact they make through community involvement.

 I consider it an honor to lead the Siena community down the path of excellence established by our strong academics, liberal arts curriculum, Franciscan values, and commitment to our students. It is my aim that generations of Siena students be as positively affected by Siena’s unmatched undergraduate experience as I and my fellow alumni have been.

Fraternally,

Father Kevin Mullen, O.F.M., ’75
President, Siena College

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