Gabriela Jimenez '26 has a ranked bucket list of countries she'd like to visit. Norway checked in at #2, sandwiched between Scotland and Germany. This summer, she crossed it off the list.
The United Way of the Greater Capital Region has been offering a summer meals program for 10 years now, with nearly two million meals being distributed in that decade. Economics major Thomas Ragone ’24 is working with a team to ensure that the food being distributed is actually being consumed and providing nourishment as intended, and that the overall operation is cost-effective.
First-year Saints accepted into Siena's Higher Education Opportunity Program participate in a mandatory five-week summer program often referred to as "academic boot camp." Though, there's more to the program than just academic preparation.
“The only destiny made for people in my neighborhood is either prison or death.” - Carlos Gonzalez '25
Carlos (right, middle) believes Siena's Higher Education Opportunity Program – and a distant shimmer of Siena gold – saved him from a more likely destiny.
Fr. Greg Gebbia and Fr. Bob Sandoz had done some gardening before, but were interested in really embracing the hobby to promote a green lifestyle and feed their brother friars on campus. Most of all, they wanted to support Pope Francis' call to connect with creation and protect “our common home”: Mother Earth.
Please excuse Daniel Rivera ’27 from class for a couple days this September: he has to be in Washington, D.C. to see one of his paintings honored at the Smithsonian Institution. Seriously.
Just after Commencement, Chris Adamski '23 began his new job as a marketing analyst for Northeast Shared Services, a subsidiary of Northeast Grocery (the parent company of Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops).
Megan Palestro '25 is president of Siena's American Cancer Society on Campus. In fact, she's the national chair, overseeing hundreds of chapters on campuses all over the country. Megan's personally responsible for massive fundraising impacting countless cancer patients, but there's always one person, in particular, on her mind.