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Siena men’s lacrosse captain Tom Morr ’12 has been named a finalist for the 2012 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Morr is one of just 10 finalists nationally for this prestigious award and the only goalie on the list.

After finishing among the top three schools in the American Mock Trial Association regional tournament at Yale University in February, the Siena College Moot Court/Mock Trial team advanced to the national competition in the Opening Round Championship Series Tournament, hosted by the Pace University School of Law.

Relay For Life, an overnight walking event that raises money for the American Cancer Society, has developed an increasingly popular reputation at Siena College. During the past few years, under the leadership of highly dedicated students, Siena College Relay For Life has raised several thousand dollars. To increase the amount raised this year, the club hosted Siena’s first campus-wide “Jail ‘N’ Bail” fundraiser.

Author Sassafras Lowrey visited Siena College recently to work with students during a writing workshop and to raise awareness about the issues of homelessness and the challenges facing members of the LGBTQ community.

Siena College’s Office of Academic Community Engagement recently held an awards ceremony to celebrate AmeriCorps Week. The event honored distinguished members of the College community and local partners.

Works from three digital photography students are now on display in Troy, as part of a prestigious art show for college students.

After a few years of silence, Siena College’s radio station WVCR-FM 88.3 “The Saint," has once again flipped the switch on its 24-hour online talk-radio station. The student-run, internet-based station called Saint Talk, is now broadcasting to the entire world.

Siena College was one of four institutions of higher education selected by the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) to be featured in a special video project called, “In Our Own Words.” The video celebrates the unique approach to education taken by Catholic colleges and universities.

Siena College Assistant Professor of Physics John Cummings, Ph.D., physics major Kyle Turck ’12 and fellow members of the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment, an international collaboration of physicists, have announced a finding that will pave the way for explanations of why matter exists in the universe.

First-Year Seminar professor John Harden, Esq. and a dedicated group of students have made Siena the first four year college to partner with the non-profit organization Teach on the Beach. The program provides education, monetary support and international student interaction to a small group of children and young adults from the West African nation of Ghana.