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As the semester drew to a close, students gathered in the front of Siena Hall to watch Revolutionary War marches, hear cannon fire and play various 18th and 19th century games, including cricket.

Ten Siena students representing marketing, management and English majors met J. Crew Chief Operating Officer Jim Scully ’87 for lunch and some food for thought about career and work life on April 25.

Earlier this month, Siena College students presented their research and were recognized for their academic achievements during the 9th annual Student Conference in Business.

Transparency and consumer knowledge were the focus areas of this year’s Fair Trade Colleges & Universities Conference at Siena College.

Siena College students, faculty and members of the outside community gathered to explore the ways in which sociological issues are visualized and represented during this year’s Student Sociology Symposium. The event’s theme was “Visual Cultures.”

Since taking over the Siena College Chorus and Chamber Singers, Assistant Professor of Creative Arts (Music) Tim Reno, DMA has helped the program find its voice. Under Reno’s direction, students have a more pronounced presence at campus events and they are performing during Capital Region community and sporting events.

Grateful students and their proud scholarship donors gathered in the Marcelle Athletic Complex during Siena’s 23rd annual Scholarship Appreciation Dinner. It’s an annual tradition that began as a small gathering almost a quarter-century ago. The dinner has blossomed to become a celebration of Siena’s 285 endowed scholarships.

Author and journalist Douglas Blackmon delivered Siena’s 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Lecture on Race and Nonviolent Social Change to a packed house on April 3 in the Alumni Recreation Center on campus.

The situation in the Middle East is a topic that is always in the news, but last week Siena students got an insider’s perspective when author and journalist Stephen Kinzer delivered an address titled “The Dulles Brothers: Implications for Foreign Policy in Iran and Beyond.”

More than 300 Siena students spent last Friday night walking for cancer awareness in the Marcelle Athletic Complex on campus. Together they raised $20,000 at Siena’s 9th annual Relay for Life, which is a 12-hour fundraising event.