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One Billion Rising is an international movement that began in 2013 as a way to help end violence against women and girls. On Valentine’s Day, activists around the world gather and dance in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault and relationship violence. Snow forced Siena College to postpone its second annual event, but last week members of the College community gathered to send a global message in their own way.

One of the best things about Siena College is its strong sense of community. The Economics department is putting that community to work as a means of increasing student success after graduation.

From Twitter and Facebook to Instagram and Vine, social media platforms are a growing part of our world. People use them to connect with each other and to keep up on the pressing issues of the day. Along with being sources of entertainment, many people use these platforms as their primary sources of information. That’s why social media can be powerful in politics.

Hundreds of students gathered in the Marcelle Athletic Complex for Siena’s annual Career, Internship and Graduate School Fair. This fair is a popular event on Siena’s campus each spring because it offers students of all class years and majors the opportunity to think about life after graduation.

Prospective business leaders and entrepreneurs gathered inside Siena’s Sarazen Student Union for a special celebration, the naming of the College’s first “Entrepreneur of the Year.” The award is given by Siena’s Stack Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to a Siena graduate who has positively impacted his or her community and is driven by the entrepreneurial spirit and values of Siena College.

Siena College students, faculty and alumni, some from as far away as India, gathered to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Globalization/International Studies Program. Under the leadership of program founder and director Professor of Political Science Jean Stern, Ph.D., the Globalization/International Studies Program has prepared students with valuable skills through course work, travel abroad, internships and service for a decade.

Although the blockbuster film “12 Years a Slave” was recognized at the Academy Awards, Siena students were deeply engaged with this inspiring story long before the film was awarded this year’s Oscar for Best Picture.

Seniors added another skill to their rounded Siena educations, or in this case, another topping to their pizzas when they attended a cooking class hosted by DeFazio’s Pizzeria owner and chef Rocco DeFazio ’75 and his daughter Elizabeth ’13 Saturday afternoon.

It’s not uncommon to see familiar faces everywhere on Siena College’s small, tight-knit campus. It would be strange to go somewhere and not smile and wave to a friend or faculty member along the way. With the “Siena Family Photos” project, this community feel was taken one step further. Everyone at Siena College became family.

Siena College’s Creative Arts Department and student theatre program Stage III present “Copenhagen.” The play is by Michael Frayn and directed by Visiting Professor of Creative Arts David Lane. It will run on the College’s main stage in Foy Hall March 26-29 at 8 p.m. and March 29-30 at 2 p.m.