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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From the President:

Moving Forward in Faith, Fortitude and Conviction!

Over the last few months, there have been so many things that have been put in our path, from the COVID pandemic to racial injustice. As I write this, we are finalizing our plan to open the 2020-21 academic year, and there is still so much uncertainty surrounding us as we at Siena Heights try to move forward.

First, the actions that caused the death of our brother, George Floyd, and many others, are totally unacceptable and an affront to our mission of respecting the dignity of all. As a faith-based university in the Catholic-Dominican traditions, our search for truth is of the utmost importance. And, sometimes, the truth is difficult for us to accept and face. We must take a long, loving look at ourselves and recognize our sinfulness. We must own where we have fallen short by recognizing how we have been a part of oppressing others either consciously or unconsciously. As a result, I have set up an advisory committee that will report to me and will assist the SHU community in dealing with these injustices.

Siena Heights University Celebrates 100 Years

There Are at Least 100 Reasons to Celebrate the Siena Heights Centennial

In fact, the University is planning a host of special events and activities during its 100th anniversary, which will be observed during the 2019-20 academic year. The following are just a few highlights scheduled for the Centennial year:

Centennial Torch Relay Presented by the Alliance Catholic Credit Union

The 100th Anniversary officially kicked off with the statewide Centennial Torch Relay Presented by the Alliance Catholic Credit Union from Aug. 19-26. The bicycle Olympic-style relay began at SHU’s Lake Michigan College center and worked its way across the state, finishing at the Adrian campus Aug. 26. SHU’s Centennial Committee worked with local bicycling club enthusiasts to develop the 342-mile route that went from “coast-to-coast.” Individual riders carried a custom-designed torch during legs of the relay event. Each day in conjunction with the relay, SHU hosted a special event at one of its community college partner campuses located in Benton Harbor (Lake Michigan College), Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo Valley Community College), Battle Creek (Kellogg Community College), Jackson (Jackson College), Lansing (Lansing Community College), Southfield, Dearborn (Henry Ford College) and Monroe (Monroe County Community College). The last leg of the relay concluded with a special event at SHU’s main campus in Adrian.