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On June 18, 2019, Siena Fresh Executive Chef Joshua Miller took Rachel Jones, senior director of dining services, on a lunch date to The Sagamore in Lake George. After lunch, they walked around the back of the resort and out toward the water. Miller got down on one knee....

Tyler Simmons ’21, a philosophy major from Harlem, is this year’s recipient of the Lonnstrom Higher Education Opportunity Program Excellence Award.

Nanea Perkins ’22 is building the foundation for a career that will help protect the natural beauty of her home state of Hawai’i.

Most students and faculty are eager to get back to in-person classroom and lab work now that colleges are opening up post-pandemic. However, let’s not throw the pedagogical baby out with the bathwater. Some of the technology that was used to teach remotely will still prove very useful going forward even when we’re all back on campus.

We’ve all heard of phishing scams, but how many of us are truly aware enough to resist one? Rachel Cleary ’21 wanted to find out. The recent computer science graduate took an Intro to Cybersecurity course at Siena and knew she had found her calling. She signed up for all the classes she could on the topic, but wanted to take her studies even further so she could better leverage herself for the job market.

While the world is beginning to reopen this summer, so are college campuses. This means… summer campus visits! The best way to know if a college is right for you.

Yet, there’s a pretty good chance that most prospective students are used to everything about the college admissions process being virtual.

So to make sure each and every student stays healthy and safe while planning productive summer campus visits, here are some things to keep in mind, think about, and consider:

With physical distancing and masking still in force, Siena’s Class of 2021 celebrated their achievements with an in-person ceremony on May 30 at the Albany’s Times Union Center.

If the weather is clear, you can see almost all of London from the top of the London Eye observation wheel. Alyssa Guzman '21 (above, right) couldn't have known it at the time, but she could see all the way to her future.

Sophia Tavantzis '22 studied whales in her marine biology class, and then she went searching for them. Her class took a whale safari boat tour off the east coast of Denmark, and Sophia spotted several porpoises. It's one of the perks of studying abroad in Copenhagen.

Additional funding received through VISTA AmeriCorps has led to an enhanced partnership between Siena and the United Way of the Greater Capital Region.