Academics
The Equity Summit
Members of the College Board of Advisors hosted an Equity Summit for First-Year Seminar instructors.
Pre-Law
Legalese in Plain English
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020 was a lifeline for small business owners amid the shutdown... if only they could understand how it works. Cheyenne Lufkin '21 authored the translation.
Broadcasting Live from the Chapel
When the pandemic threatened to knock the College chapel offline, rugby alumni stepped up to put services online.
School of Science,
Physics & Astronomy
Mission for Martian Soil
When NASA’s newest Mars rover Perseverance was launched into space last week, Thomas Coohill, Ph.D., was paying very special attention.
Health Professions,
Mathematics
Analyzing COVID as a Math Problem
Real-world applications of mathematics to model the spread of COVID-19 and a tick-borne illness were the subjects of two separate research projects by CURCA summer scholars.
School of Science
Franciscan Care for All Living Things
When the campus shut down in March, not every living thing could go home, so a cadre of students stepped up to handle the care and feeding of Siena’s research animals and office plants, and they have been keeping it up all the summer.
Alumni
An Answer to a Divine Call
Thom Schlinck ’19 was Mr. Siena – literally and figuratively. Inspired by his years of involvement through the College in community service and the prayerful example of the friars who live communally on campus, he will soon begin the journey to become a Franciscan friar himself.
You're Hired: Paid to Play
Elijah Burns G'20 and Andreas Rosnes '20 will both be paid to play.
Political Science
Much More Than a Fashion Show
The pandemic changed the project, but it couldn't extinguish the goal of providing a space for refugees to share their experiences and stories.
Every Student Has a Story: Paul Barnas '24
Paul Barnas '24 is heavily involved on campus academically and through music ministry - even though his freshman year hasn't technically started.
