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As we said in our first campus visit post, there are several ways to make the most of college tours when you first arrive. Been there, done that? At Siena, we strongly believe in revisits. If you’re serious about a college, it pays to return to campus and look for anything you weren’t able to see last time, and ask follow-up questions. You probably have your own checklist of what to see and inquire about, but here are three more not-so-obvious things you may want to check out on your next trip:

Congratulations to our future Saints! As you know, one of the most important factors in choosing a college is campus visits, where you can get to know the school, speak with faculty and current students, and predict your fit. Now that you’ve been accepted, however, your perspective when visiting campuses will change.

Hannah Smith '25, a communications major, shares what she loves most about Siena and the genesis of a new Snoopy-inspired tradition.

Halloween may have been last night, but here's one final frightful tale for the spooky season.

Kamryn Kershaw '25 works part-time as a patient care associate at Albany Medical Center. Recently, her staff cared for a non speaking pediatric patient with autism. 

Did somebody say na zdraví? When it comes to a language barrier, Conor Burns’25 (above, left) knows how to communicate with the help of some Czech lingo.

Siena has a literary legend on its faculty, according to the Friends and Foundation of the Albany Public Library (FFAPL).

The psychological horror thriller Smile 2 is the biggest box office success of the Halloween season, raking in more than $40 million in box office receipts to date. During the climactic scene, movie-goers across the country (likely holding their breath) look up at the screen and lock eyes with a horrified Ava Schleif '27.

What does it mean when you are a heritage speaker of a language, and how does that impact the path to formally learning that language? Marcela Garcés, Ph.D., professor of Spanish, explores those concepts as well as how language impacts cultural identity in her new graphic memoir.