Less Throwing Out During May Move-Out

A graduating senior might not want to bring her college sheets and towels into her new post-commencement life. Rather than let these unwanted items end up in a dumpster and later a landfill, Siena organized collections to share them with local charities.
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5 Tips to Handle the Transition from High School to College

If you’re a high school senior, chances are your head’s spinning a little right now. Finals are looming, graduation’s around the corner, the goodbyes are starting to hit, and college is suddenly very real. It’s a lot. And it’s okay to admit that!

A Mural for the Moment

Siena’s Center for Academic Community Engagement (ACE) is dedicated to meeting the needs of its partners, as defined by the partner. What the Capital Region Community Investment Trust needed was something to make their office space come alive. A mural was just the ticket.

Winnowski Winners Present Industry-Shaping Ideas

Can AI predict what model of car a customer will buy? Jared DeGroff ’25 works for the Schenectady-based Mohawk Auto Group and wanted to find out. His paper on the subject was named best in his track at the Ted R. Winnowski '63 Student Conference in Business on May 2 – and could prove very valuable to his employer.

The Great Science Expedition

Siena pulled out all the stops to welcome Capital Region families to campus for an afternoon of science fun.
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To the Teachers of Today and Tomorrow—Thank You

Teacher Appreciation Week | May 5–9, 2025. Behind every student who believes in themselves is a teacher who believed in them first. This week, we take time to say thank you. To the teachers who show up early, stay late, and bring their full hearts into the classroom. To the ones who create safe spaces for students to learn, ask questions, and be themselves. To the educators who change lives, humbly, consistently, and profoundly.
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Celebrating Nurses Week: With Gratitude and Heart

From May 6 to May 12, we celebrate National Nurses Week—a time to honor the compassion, expertise, and strength of the nurses who care for us in every setting imaginable. Whether on hospital floors, in schools, senior living communities, or local clinics, nurses are often the first to arrive and the last to leave. They are listeners, advocates, healers, and educators. And above all, they are essential.