Mental & Spiritual Health
Counseling Center: The Siena College Counseling Center offers free, confidential, short-term counseling for students to reduce emotional distress, learn coping skills, foster resilience, and receive support. Please contact the Counseling Center at 518-783-2342 for an initial appointment.
Office of the College Chaplain: The Office of the College Chaplain serves as the spiritual center of campus where hundreds of young men and women gather regularly to share their joys, triumphs, talents, questions, struggles, and, most significantly, their faith in God and their commitment to the Gospel.
Office of Health Promotion: The Office of Health Promotion serves as a campus resource on a range of health related issues including alcohol and other drug use, mental and emotional health, anxiety and stress reduction, healthy relationships, and spiritual well-being.
Academic Services and Opportunities
Academic Success Center, Fr. Benjamin Kuhn, O.F.M House, studentsuccess@siena.edu
Students benefit from using the academic resources and services of the college. This professional assistance can increase student success as it provides guidance through the academic journey by assisting with transition to Siena, in need of academic advising/assistance/tutoring, navigating College policies, procedures, requirements, and standards, requesting late course grading options and late course add/drop/withdrawals, seeking (along with their parents and faculty) assistance in reaching resolution of academic progress issues.
The Office of Accessibility, Lindsey Green, Foy Hall Room #109, lgreen@siena.edu
Our office works to enhance the mission of Siena College and acts as a liaison for students with disabilities within the college community.Accommodations are granted to students who have registered and provided current and relevant documentation of their disability and accommodation needs to the office. All information disclosed is considered confidential and will not be released without the student’s permission.
Writing Center, Standish Library 09
Our team of peer and professional tutors assists with writing assignments, reading comprehension, oral presentations, and multimedia projects in any discipline. Whether you're a confident writer or could use a guiding hand, you're in the right place. At the Writing Center, we know ALL writers benefit from thoughtful conversations with knowledgeable and compassionate mentors. Visit us early and often in the semester; we help with brainstorming, planning, outlining, drafting, revising, and editing. Scroll down to create a WCOnline account and make your appointment today.
Tutoring Services, Fr. Benjamin Kuhn, O.F.M, House, tutoring@siena.edu
The Academic Success Center provides Drop-in and Individual Peer Tutoring during both the Fall and Spring semesters. Summer tutoring is available by special arrangement only. Tutoring services are available to all currently registered undergraduate students at Siena at no additional charge. Peer tutors are recommended by faculty and have attended tutor training. We do not provide tutoring for non-Siena students, nor do we hire tutors from off campus. Tutoring schedules are updated regularly.
Career and Internship Center, 203 Foy Hall, careermail@siena.edu
The MacDonnell Career and Internship Center's mission is to prepare students and alumni to live a purposeful life. By leveraging our ecosystem of partners and connections we orchestrate a vast array of career services and experiential learning opportunities.
Sr. Thea Bowman Center for Women, Donna Bradbury, 210 Hines Hall, dbradbury@siena.edu
The Sister Thea Bowman Center for Women provides innovative, value-based programs and initiatives that educate, engage and empower students. In collaboration with the Siena community, we foster advocacy efforts for social justice, gender equality, and women’s development.
Standish Library
Standish Library: The Library provides resources and services in support of the curricular and research needs of students and faculty. The Library’s collections reflect the academic programs offered as well as a commitment to the liberal arts tradition.
Resources for Race, Culture, and Identity Research
Black Life in America
Library resource - Black Life in America- Access link
This primary source collection offers an expansive window into centuries of African American history, culture and daily life—as well as the ways the dominant culture has portrayed and perceived people of African descent.
Hispanic Life in America
Library Resource - Hispanic Life in America- Access link
This primary source collection offers an expansive window into centuries of Hispanic American history, culture, and daily life – as well as the ways the dominant culture has portrayed and perceived people of Hispanic descent.
Women's Studies Archive: Issues & Identities
Library Resource - Women's Studies Archive, Issues and Identities- Access Link
As the first module in the Women's Studies Archive, Issues and Identities traces the path of women's issues from past to present—pulling primary sources from manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals, and more. It captures the foundation of women's movements, struggles, and triumphs, providing researchers with valuable insights, focusing on the social, political, and professional achievements of women throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century. Along with providing a closer look at some of the pioneers of women's movements, this collection offers scholars a deep dive into the issues that have affected women and the many contributions they have made to society.
LGBTQ History & Culture Since 1940
Library Resource - LGBTQ History & Culture Since 1940- Access link
With material drawn from hundreds of institutions and organizations, including both major international activist organizations and local, grassroots groups, the documents in the Archives of Sexuality and Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture since 1940, Part I present important aspects of LGBTQ life in the second half of the twentieth century and beyond. The archive illuminates the experiences not just of the LGBTQ community as a whole, but of individuals of different races, ethnicities, ages, religions, political orientations, and geographical locations that constitute this community.
Resume Builders and Volunteer Opportunities
On Campus Opportunities
Mentoring Program, Siena College - Will Figueroa, Hines Hall 233 wfigueroa@siena.edu
Writing Partnership, Siena College
Siena Social Work Club, Siena College- Cynthia Bott Rosetti Hall 311- cbott@siena.edu
Center for Academic Engagement- (ACE)-St. Thomas More House , 1 Fiddlers Lane Loudonville NY, 12211, ace@siena.edu
Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy - Hines Hall 232
Transportation
Ride the CDTA bus for FREE: Students can swipe their SaintCARD to ride any Capital District Transportation Authority bus for free!
CHECK OUT THE SHOPS YOU CAN VISIT BELOW:
COLONIE CENTER
Mall Hours
Friday 10:00am - *8:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - *8:00pm
*After 8:00pm the shuttle bus will continue ONLY picking up at this location. Regal Cinema will remain open after 8pm but that is the only amenity available. The last run for the shuttle is 10:15pm.
TARGET PLAZA
Store hours vary. Please visit each store's website before taking your trip.
- Target
- HomeGoods
- DSW
- Michael's
- TJ Maxx
*The final pickup at this location is 10pm
THE SHOPPES AT LATHAM CIRCLE
Store hours vary. Please visit each store’s website before taking your trip.
- Burlington
- GameStop
- Moe’s Southwest Grill
- Jersey Mike’s Subs
- Walmart
- WellNow Urgent Care