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Understanding Siena’s Franciscan Tradition
Siena’s Franciscan tradition guides Siena in
creating a curriculum which stimulates individual
intellectual growth and civic responsibility, con-
necting knowledge and action.
The Franciscan tradition also focuses us on
pedagogical strategies which are both critical
and interactive. It is the reason we limit our
class sizes, it is the reason we emphasize the
relationship between faculty and students.
At Siena, education is understood as a transformative experience:
personal interaction, introduction into the traditions of human social
life, and assuming responsibility.
The Catholic, Franciscan tradition is Siena’s founding tradition, and
Siena College – The Facts
it remains alive at Siena where it engages students, faculty, staff,
Enrollment: Approximately 3,000 undergraduates:
and administrators of diverse backgrounds.
53% women, 47% men.
Franciscan education is affective learning. It occurs in the personal
Student-Faculty Ratio: 14:1
interactions of faculty, students, and student affairs staff; it prepares Class Sizes: range from 15-35 (average 21)
students to address real issues in our contemporary world, and to
Location: Suburban, 155-acre campus two miles north of
raise critical questions. Siena has adopted a multicultural plan to
Albany, less than three hours from New York City and Boston.
foster its Franciscan commitment to being a community which
reflects and appreciates the ethnic and cultural richness of the
Majors
college community
B.A.: American Studies, Classics, Creative Arts, Economics,
.
English, Environmental Studies, French, History, Mathematics,
The Franciscan tradition plays out in the two crucial areas of college life.
Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies,
Social Work, Sociology and Spanish
First, Siena’s Franciscan identity requires us to be a student-centered
B.S.: Biochemistry, Biology, Biology/Medical, Chemistry,
community. It requires faculty, staff, and administrators to respect
Computational Science, Computer Science, Economics,
each student, to work with students attentively, to communicate a
Finance, Marketing & Management, and Physics
sense of enjoyment at being part of this college. Students work B.B.A: Accounting
together in programs which range from peer tutoring in the college
to volunteering in the larger community
Computers
. The emphasis on volun-
teering means that not only does Campus Ministry run an exten-
All Siena students have free Internet and e-mail access; students
sive volunteer program, but student organizations carry out
have 24-hour access to campus-wide computer system; Siena
volunteer programs as part of being chartered by the College.
maintains specialized computer labs for Arts, Science, and
Business students. Student-Computer Ratio: 12:1.
Many colleges say they are student-centered, but Siena’s
Student Life
Catholic, Franciscan vision of human life is essentially communal.
76 percent of students live on campus in residence halls,
It knows that life is lived in, with, and for, other human beings. At
suites or townhouses. More than 60 organizations, featuring
the same time, it respects the irreplaceable dignity of the individual
intramural and club sports, volunteer activities, campus
and the individual’s freedom of conscience. This communal and
ministry, student government, academic and professional
respectful experience begins within the college community and is
clubs and 88.3 FM-WVCR.
carried out into the larger society
Marcelle Athletic Complex (“The MAC”) features exercise
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equipment, swimming pool, racquet and squash courts, aero-
Second, the Franciscan tradition provides resources which contri
bics, an elevated, banked running track and basketball courts.
-
bute to our academic excellence. Saint Francis called himself
18 NCAA Division I sports (7 for men, 11 for women);
simple and unlearned, but he had a profound and coherent under-
20 intramural and club activities.
standing of human identity, social life, and the physical world. This
Costs
understanding began with careful attention to the real experience of
$35,280 (tuition, room and board and fees in 2009-2010.
being human, living in a community, being situated in a particular
Approximately 86% of students receive financial aid.)
place, but then he put this experience in the context of a tradition. He
could also listen to and learn from people formed by other traditions.
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