Hands-on Learning

HANDS-ON LEARNING

We believe an education should be something you get to do, not just something you get. Through Siena’s unique centers and study abroad opportunities, through high-impact research projects with professors, using equipment few other colleges have and interning at top companies and startups, Siena students dig in and stand out. To say we’re hands-on is a total understatement. Ready to get in the game?

Get in the Game

Meet Christina Nevin. She was a senior biochemistry major from Canandaigua, NY, whose research work on “Investigations into the Energetic Processes of Peptide Bond Formation on the Prebiotic Earth” helped land her an internship at the one and only NASA. (Don’t worry, you don’t need to understand that title to succeed here!)

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90%

Of recent grads say their career is related to their field of study. Saints earn $500,000 more in lifetime earnings than SUNY grads.

“Because of Siena’s growing entrepreneurship program, I was able to co-found a mobile app that helps others become more proficient in their passions.” - Jennifer Hogan '17

Learn more about our entreprenurs

Siena students can search for internships through our internal Handshake program or work with our Academic Internship Coordinators to find a spot they’ll enjoy. From ABC News to Google, General Electric to Sirius Satellite Radio, Saints are all over the place.

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I'm a Bonner service leader and intern at Castle Island Bilingual Montessori. There are so many aspects of my experience that are preparing me for the future and helping me to grow as a person." -Harriet Koblenzer '21

Find out more about academic community engagement