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Siena College business students showcased collaborative research and celebrated their success at the 8th Annual Student Conference in Business. They also had the opportunity to hear first-hand that a Siena education can lead to achievements in the business world.

America’s past was brought to life on the Siena College front lawn as the History Club presented “A Day of Living History.” The annual event, now in its fifth year, brings actors and history interpreters from the Capital Region and beyond to campus to share the country’s culture and history.

For more than 25 years, Siena College has hosted The Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Lecture Series on Race and Nonviolent Social Change. It was established by Siena College in 1988 to preserve the legacy of the nonviolent human rights movement as it was expressed in the life and teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

On April 25 the Creative Arts Department and Stage III hosted the fifth annual Hollywood Trashion Fashion event.

Siena students recently read their creative work as a part of a new course that challenges them to utilize literary elements from longer pieces and deliver in short stories ranging from 200 to 1,000 words.

With graduation and summer vacation approaching, Siena College economics majors were given a unique opportunity to speak with Siena alumni who shared their major at the first Economics Networking Event.

Many students become involved in the creative arts at Siena to complement their studies in the Schools of Liberal Arts, Science and Business. It provides a nice balance as well as an outlet for their creative energies.

The English Department’s Greyfriar Living Literature Series recently welcomed author Julia Alvarez. The dynamic writer has received critical acclaim for her novels, poetry and essays.

Siena College’s Office of Academic Community Engagement (ACE) and The Bonner Foundation hosted Inspire 2013 earlier this month. More than 300 people from the northeast and beyond came together during the three-day conference to discuss topics related to social justice.

On April 17 Siena College hosted the Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium of the Eastern New York Chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS). This year, 11 Siena students were selected to present their independent research projects conducted with Siena faculty over the past year.