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The Viper Radio Telescope, used to view cosmic background radiation in Antarctica was shipped to campus this summer. Allan Weatherwax, Ph.D., dean of the School of Science and long-time Antarctica researcher, made this possible.

While many Siena students are enjoying time off from their studies this summer, a handful of students can still be found in Morrell Science Center and Roger Bacon Hall. These students are part of the Siena Summer Scholars Program, which allows faculty members and students to collaborate, design and carry out original research projects.

The Office of International Programs hosted a week-long conference titled “Perspectives from Brazil: Student Responses to the Challenges of the Millennium.” Siena students and faculty, as well as representatives from groups in the Capital Region, were joined by 15 students and faculty from FAE Centro Universitario, a Franciscan university in Curitiba, Brazil.

Siena College’s men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s golf programs earned Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA for posting Academic Progress Rates (APR) in the top 10 percent of their respective sports across the membership. It’s the second straight year all five programs were recognized.

With shovels in their hands and smiles on their faces, College leaders and donors broke ground on Siena’s newest academic building, Richard and Joan Rosetti Hall.

The leaders of the seven entities of Franciscan Friars (O.F.M.) in the Unites States, representing more than 1250 religious men, have released a letter expressing support for women religious and for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). This statement comes in response to an ongoing inquiry by the Vatican’s Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith concerning certain past practices of the LCWR, which represents 80% of the women religious in the United States.

Siena’s sons and daughters returned to campus June 1-3 for Alumni Reunion 2012, traveling from as far away as Arizona and California. More than 700 alumni, family and friends returned home to reconnect, see what’s new on campus and celebrate their class anniversaries.

Along with excelling in the classroom and making a difference in the community, through its Senior Gift, the Class of 2012 is contributing to the success of future Siena College students.

The College’s Academic Celebration was held at the end of the spring semester to give students from Siena’s schools of liberal arts, business and science the opportunity to share their research with the campus community. The Maloney Great Room was filled with posters, papers and conference presentations as dozens of students discussed their hard work.

As part of this year’s Academic Celebration, nominated first-year students shared their research and defended their findings during Siena's First-Year Seminar Student Conference. More than 30 students gave presentations on a variety of topics including social media influence, genetic modification and domestic violence issues.