"In just four years, I got my bachelor’s…my master’s…and a full-time job offer.”
- Adriana Varano ’25, G’26
Within four years, Adriana earned her B.S. in Accounting, served as president of Beta Alpha Psi, completed her M.S. in Accounting, and accepted a full-time job offer. Her path is uniquely hers, but the support that helped make it possible reflects something every Siena student can experience.
At Siena University, students are not expected to choose between exploring their interests, preparing for a career, building relationships, and making progress toward their goals. Those pieces are designed to work together.
it starts with being known
Students arrive at college with different interests, questions, strengths, and ideas about the future. Some have a career in mind. Others need time and experience to discover what fits. Both are okay!
Siena meets students where they are.
Faculty and advisors get to know what their students care about and where they hope to go. That makes it possible to offer more personal guidance, whether a student is choosing a major, considering graduate school, looking for an internship, or ready to take on a new challenge.
When people know your goals, they can do more than answer questions. They can notice opportunities you may not have found on your own. A professor might recommend a course that opens a new direction. An advisor can help connect today’s choices to a long-term plan. A conversation with an alumnus, employer, or classmate can introduce a possibility that changes what comes next.
At Siena, those relationships are not separate from the education. They are a central part of it.
Room to Explore and OPPORTUNITIES TO Lead
A Siena education extends well beyond a student’s major. Students can conduct research, study abroad, serve their communities, complete internships, join organizations, and take on leadership roles throughout their time on campus.
These opportunities are within reach, giving students the freedom to explore their interests and become active participants in their education.
Adriana made the most of that experience. While earning two degrees, she served as president of Beta Alpha Psi and pursued opportunities that expanded her education beyond accounting.
Each experience adds something different. Together, they help students become more confident, adaptable, curious, and prepared for the people and challenges they will encounter after Siena.
Career Preparation Is Part of the Entire Experience
A full-time job offer may arrive near the end of college, but the preparation behind it begins much earlier.
It happens in the classroom, where students learn to think critically and communicate their ideas. It happens through internships and hands-on projects that connect knowledge with real work. It happens when students lead a team, solve an unexpected problem, speak with an employer, or receive honest advice from someone who knows their strengths.
By graduation, Siena students have more than a credential. They have experiences they can point to, from internships and research to service, leadership, and hands-on projects. They have practiced applying what they know, working with others, and communicating the value they can bring to an organization.
Because every student’s goals are different, career preparation at Siena is personal. Students receive support to recognize their strengths, explore where those strengths could take them, and pursue opportunities that move them forward.
Values That Shape How Saints Lead
Siena’s Franciscan tradition is not limited to a mission statement. It shapes how students learn, how people treat one another, and how the university defines success.
Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, Siena recognizes the value of every person and calls students to build a more just, peaceful, and humane world. That purpose can be seen in the close relationships between students and faculty, the emphasis on service and community, and the expectation that Saints consider the human impact of their decisions.
Students are encouraged to pursue ambitious goals, but also to ask important questions along the way:
- Who will my work serve?
- How can I lead with integrity?
- What responsibility do I have to the people around me?
A Siena education prepares students to succeed without losing sight of others. Saints leave with the knowledge to begin their careers, the confidence to lead, and the values to make their work matter.
make more of your four years
Adriana’s story is one example of what a Siena education can make possible. In four years, she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, led a campus organization, pursued experiences beyond the classroom, and accepted a full-time job offer.
Every Saint’s path looks different. Your goals may include conducting research, studying abroad, gaining experience through an internship, leading a student organization, continuing into graduate school, or discovering a career you had never considered.
Whatever direction you choose, you will have faculty, advisors, and a Siena community ready to help you make the most of every opportunity.
Four years can take you further than you imagined. Visit Siena and start discovering where yours could take you.
