Siena College

{{Infobox University |name = Siena College |native_name = |image_name = Seina Front.jpg |image_size = 250px |caption = |latin_name = |motto = |mottoeng = Developing Leaders Capable of Extraordinary Achievement |established = 1937 |closed = |type = Private |affiliation = |endowment = $139 million (2010).

|officer_in_charge = |chairman = |chancellor = |president = Rev. Kevin J. Mullen, OFM |vice-president = |superintendent = |provost = |vice_chancellor = |rector = |principal = |dean = |director = |head_label = |head = |faculty = 317 |staff = 150 |students = |undergrad = 3,305 |postgrad = 153 |doctoral = |other = |city = Loudonville |state = New York |province = |country = United States |coor = |campus = Suburban, 174 acres Siena is a four-year, coeducational, independent college in the Franciscan tradition, founded by the Franciscan Friars in 1937. It has 3,000 full-time students and offers undergraduate degrees in business, liberal arts, and sciences. Tuition for the 2009-2010 academic year total is $25,350 and standard room and board is $9,930.

It was named after Saint Bernardino of Siena, the illustrious 15th century Franciscan scholar and friar.

Campus

The college is a suburban campus taking up at the northern edge of Loudonville. The campus includes:

Siena Hall

:The main college building, housing classrooms and administrator and faculty offices. The cupola at the top is used as the symbol of the college, appearing on the college logo and most printed and web material.

J. Spencer and Patricia Standish Library

:Built in 1999, it has space for 400,000 volumes, seating for 700 readers, networking for 500 computer connections, 100 computer work stations, an audio-visual center, an archive and special collections suite, 11 group study rooms, 16 faculty carrels, and training laboratory and demonstration classrooms.

Roger Bacon Hall

:Houses the School of Science offices and classrooms as well as the Psychology Department.

Morrell Science Center

:Attached to Roger Bacon Hall and built in 2001, it houses the chemistry, biochemistry and biology departments.

Kiernan Hall

:Classrooms and faculty offices. Notable for the design: the first floor consist of two sections separated by an outdoor walkway, with the second floor bridging the two sections.

Marcelle Athletic Complex

:Athletic offices and facilities.

Sarazen Student Union

:Houses the post office, campus radio station, Student Affairs office, student government offices, the Pepsi Cafe, O'Leary's Pub, Pandini's, and the Sub Connection. There are eight residential living areas on campus: Cushing Village (4 or 6 person townhouses), Hennepin Hall (6 story traditional dorm building), Hines Hall (5 story traditional dorm building), MacClosky Square (6 or 8 person townhouses), Padua Hall (traditional dorm building, second newest hall on campus), Plassmann Hall, Ryan Hall (exclusively for Freshmen), and the New Hall, which was just built in 2010 and as of yet has not been named. The residence halls tend to be concentrated in the middle of campus and at the southern end while the townhouse residences are concentrated along the northern edge of campus off Fiddlers Lane and were at first controversial with the neighboring Newtonville community. When the first townhouses were proposed the Newtonville Homeowners Association unsuccessfully sued to block construction. Subsequent construction has not been controversial thanks to the town board including the Newtonville Homeowners Association in the decision making process.

Athletics

guard Ronald Moore dribbles toward the basket in a game against Loyola in January 2010.]] Siena offers 18 NCAA Division I sports, 17 of which participate in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), with field hockey participating in the Northeast Conference (NEC).

The college generally only competed against local schools in athletics until being elevated to the Division I level in 1976. At this time, Siena became a member of the ECAC, and later the North Atlantic Conference, a forerunner to the present day America East Conference. In 1990, the college moved to the MAAC where it has remained since. Siena has not always been known by its present moniker. Athletic teams were first known as the Golden Hurricanes and later as the Indians. In March of 1989], the school adopted its current nickname, the Saints.

Many of Siena's athletic teams have experienced success at the Division I level. The college's most well known squad is the men's basketball team. The Saints have appeared in five NCAA Tournaments, advancing to the second round in 1989, 2008 and 2009. Siena has also played in the postseason NIT five times, capturing third place in 1994. The women's basketball teams has also had a recent run of success, including a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2001, and appearances in the 1999, 2002 and 2003 WNIT.

Another team with recent high achievement is men's baseball. The Saints advanced to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and in 2005 saw pitcher John Lannan drafted by the Washington Nationals. Lannan has since become a regular starter in Washington's rotation.

Finally, the men's lacrosse team has also improved significantly in recent years. The Saints qualified for their first MAAC tournament in 2007 and their first NCAA tournament in 2009. That season, the Saints secured an automatic berth in the tournament after winning their first MAAC championship during a ten-game winning streak.

Notable alumni

Siena College has approximately 28,000 living alumni worldwide.

In the fields of journalism and literature, notable Siena graduates include: William J. Kennedy, 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner; Erich Hartmann, international award-winning photojournalist and former President of Magnum Photos; David Hepp, award-winning journalist and creator of Inside Albany and Ed Henry, senior White House correspondent for CNN.

In the fields of law and government, notable Siena graduates include: Francis Bergan, former Presiding Justice of the New York Court of Appeals; Constantine George Cholakis, former Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York; George Deukmejian, 35th Governor of California; former United States Representatives from New York Jack Quinn and Gerald B. H. Solomon; and Henry F. Zwack, Justice of the New York Supreme Court, 3rd Judicial District. Also, teaching government and international studies, is Chris J. Dolan, professor of political science.

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See also

Siena Research Institute, an affiliate of Siena College, conducts expert and public opinion polls, focusing on New York State and the United States, on issues of public policy interest.

References

External links

Siena College website

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