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This past month, the deans of our three schools stepped up to the mic and hosted live chats with current students and alums to answer questions from prospective students like you. They responded to all kinds of digitally submitted inquiries, like… “Is there a class size cap and are classes taught by professors or TAs?” “What do you do if you know what profession in science you want, but you’re not exactly strong in science?”  “How are advisors assigned and do students generally keep them for all four years?”

Siena student athletes continue to outperform their Division I peers in the classroom by a wide margin. Using the most recent data released in the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report, student athletes who entered Siena as freshmen in 2007 graduated from college at a 92% clip, the eighth highest rate in the nation.

Chances are, you tweet. So you know that Twitter is one of the best ways to stay in-the-know about pretty much everything. Local news, national news, restaurant reviews, real-time event updates. There are loads of things you can find out about by searching Twitter and following the right accounts. Getting a feel for life in the Capital Region is no exception. Think you’d enjoy living here and attending Siena? Start following these Twitter handles—they’ll come in handy now and while you’re here.

Last Saturday, nine executive board members from Siena’s Marketing Association attended the Intercollegiate Business Convention sponsored by the Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business.

If you’ve been following our blog since the beginning, you know that Siena College wholeheartedly welcomes undeclared students. But for those of you who would rather enter college with an intended major or area of interest (or, if you’re at that point in college when it’s time to declare one, and you happen to be reading our blog), this post is for you. As you zero in on a concentration, keep these considerations in mind—to both help you decide and help you stress less about your choice.

With a warm blessing on a chilly autumn afternoon, the newest addition to campus, The Grotto at Siena College was officially opened. It gives the Siena community a beautiful new place for reflection, healing and prayer.

After finishing his degree at Siena College, Esperandieu Cenat returned to his home country of Haiti to start an orphanage. It is now functioning thanks to his hard work and fundraisers like the annual "Host for Haiti" event which kicked-off on campus.

Zachary Larson ’15 led the Mohawk Battalion Ranger Challenge team to a third place finish in the small school category and ninth out of 42 overall at the U.S. Army Cadet Command Ranger Challenge Competition.

Siena College graduate Toby Sorge '06 was recently selected as one of the country's Master Teachers through a project sponsored by the National Education Association. Sorge credits his Siena College professors with helping to shape his teaching style.

Julie Sullivan ’15 became the first Siena student to win the best student paper award at the New York State Economics Association Conference.