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Centennial Year Cut Short

Adrian Campus Students Adjust to Remote Learning Environment

By Doug Goodnough

It was supposed to be the last week of in-person classes at Siena Heights University’s Adrian campus before final exams signaled the end of the winter semester and academic year.

However, the coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a new reality. When campus was closed March 24 due to state and national social distancing guidelines, learning continued in a remote environment. Siena Heights has adapted – with help from its nationally ranked online program – to accommodate Adrian campus students, faculty and staff who had a steep learning curve to catch up to their online faculty and student counterparts.

And with many traditional end-of-the-year events like honors convocation, the week-long Halo Fest student festival, awards ceremonies and even commencement exercises canceled, postponed or moved online, it has left a void for some students.

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From the Editor:

Doug Goodnough, Reflections Editor
Doug Goodnough, Reflections Editor

Siena Heights Will Be Ready and Waiting for You

Well, that didn’t turn out the way I thought it would.

That probably was the collective feeling of us all entering the year 2020. As the chair of the Centennial Committee, I was looking forward to the end of Siena Heights University’s 100th anniversary year with a slew of events and activities, culminating with Commencement Weekend.

Instead, you all know what happened. A worldwide pandemic shut down almost everything in its path, including the best laid plans at Siena Heights.

In fact, since the Adrian campus closed in mid-March, I have only been on campus twice since late July. For the past few months, my new office has been the patio room of my home. My new office mate is my cat, and thankfully, he sleeps on the job most of the time.

During the early stages of my mandated stay-at-home work order, a phrase came to mind that our president, Sister Peg, has said many, many times over the years: Siena Heights is more than just bricks and mortar; it’s about the people.

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From the Alumni Office

Kate Hamilton ’15/MA<br />Director of Alumni Relations
Kate Hamilton ’15/MA
Director of Alumni Relations

Hello Saint Alums and Friends:

My hope is that you are all safe and well during this COVID pandemic. Special thanks to all essential workers at Siena and across our nation who continue going to work in person each day to keep our world moving.

As you might guess, this pandemic has brought with it many changes at Siena. In order to keep in touch, and offer continued value to our alums and friends, we have initiated some virtual programming that I would like to share with you:

  • We have launched an Alumni (and friends) virtual book club. This no-cost club features discussion boards where you can chat with others about the current, member-selected read. Check it out and join us here: https://www.pbc.guru/shu.
  • Another recent offering has been our SHU Alumni Consortium featuring a variety of informative webinars. These webinars take place at noon on various days, but If the webinar day/time doesn’t work into your schedule, you can watch any program you wish a day after its premier. I encourage you to look here to view both the upcoming and archived selection: https://alumlc.org/sienaheights.
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