If Haley Giuliano '21, G'23 had to choose a favorite, which is not easy to do, she'd go with the dark chocolate sea salt caramels. Of course, she never tires of sampling. Haley is in charge of social media for Sayville Chocolatier, not product quality, but it nevers hurts to be well-rounded in your internship experience!
The ribbon was ceremoniously cut for the recently renovated Patricia Gioia Hall on the day of Siena's 85th birthday celebration. The final piece, though, was added on October 28, when St. Francis of Assisi was installed in front of the Welcome Center, leading all visitors in the Franciscan tradition.
Active Minds is a national organization focused on action and student advocacy in mental health on college campuses. Liz Byrnes '24 brought the movement to Siena.
Election Day is coming up on Tuesday, and Saints are already active getting out the vote. Carly Fanning ’23 and members of Siena’s Voter Friendly Campus chapter have been active since the start of the semester to get the Siena community – especially first-time voters – registered and knowledgeable about who and what are on their ballots.
Siena’s Student Senate and Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy are joining forces to help feed the hungry. They are running a food drive November 6-28, with all funds and non-perishable goods collected to be donated to Schenectady Community Ministries. Their goal is to collect more than 4,000 pounds of food.
Siena was the host of a recent statewide conference on the mental health issues and needs of New York’s college students. More than 50 legislators, state agency administrators and mental health advocates gathered here with local college officials to discuss growing mental health concerns and start the development of a shared public policy framework.
The Creative Arts Department is presenting the musical Company this month to pay homage to one of the greatest composers of musical theatre, Stephen Sondheim, who passed away last year.