In addition to hunger, what exactly motivates people to eat? Exploring that question led to a research paper and a trip to an international marketing conference in Denmark for Liamell Quezada ’25.
We’ve all taken a crack at a tempting recipe or two that we found online. How would you like to try your hand at making a dish or cocktail from a centuries-old cookbook – and do that prep in front of an audience?
Inspired by her passion for environmental justice and accessibility to nature, Christina Bell ’24 submitted a plan to a regional non-profit to create sensory trail stations and play areas at a local nature center. Her plan was so well received that she has been granted $5,000 to make her dream a reality.
Siena’s Creative Arts department has just received state approval for its newest major: theatre. Effective this fall semester, the College can begin enrolling students to work toward a bachelor of arts in theatre. Three separate tracks will be offered: design and technology, performance, or management.
The program that prepares Siena students for careers in front of the classroom has a new national accreditation. The College’s teacher preparation program has been accredited, effective immediately, by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), a quality assurance agency that provides accreditation services and formative support to all types of educator preparation providers.
Mason Yattaw '23 graduated in May and was almost immediately offered a job as a user support specialist in Siena's ITS department. He spent two years in ITS as a student worker, and when a position opened up, unlike most of his classmates, he didn't have to leave when he graduated.
Cat Donohue '24 had been a dean's list-caliber student before her grades started to tank. In the spring of '22, she dropped two of five courses to avoid matching Fs on her transcript. Cat knew the problem, but nobody seemed able to help. She was rapidly going blind (and slowly losing her mind).