Reflections Magazine Issue #54 - Fall 2000 | Page 4

From the
Heights

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Anthony Rana continued from page 3
the Siena Heights students. He describes his
greatest pleasure as “seeing students grow
and achieve their dreams.”
The first few students to graduate from the
Jackson program marched in this year’s
graduation ceremony in Adrian. It was a
milestone day and a reminder to Rana of
why he enjoys his job so much.
“At graduation, everything comes together.
It’s nice to see students doing something for
themselves, to see them go out into the world
and make a difference,” Rana said.
To that end, Siena Heights has developed a
program that allows students at the Jackson
center to choose from several majors, including bachelor of arts degrees in accounting,
business administration, criminal justice and
general studies. It also offers bachelor of
applied science degrees in allied health and
trade and industrial.
Rana is an affable man, a man who cares
about people.
He has found great pleasure in getting to
know people since relocating to Jackson
two years ago. He speaks of the Jackson
Community College employees who have
welcomed him as “extended family.”

SHU Celebrates 10 Years at MCCC
he year 2000 marks the 10th
anniversary for Siena Heights
University’s degree completion
center at Monroe County Community College. More than 300 alumni have
completed bachelor’s degrees with Siena
Heights in Monroe since the center’s opening in 1990. The Siena Heights milestone
coincided with the start of a new presidency
at MCCC. Audrey Warrick, formerly Vice
President of Instruction at the college, was
named to succeed retiring President Gerald

Welch. Siena Heights leaders met recently
with President Warrick to confirm the ongoing partnership with MCCC.
Shown, from left: Deb Carter, Dean of OffCampus Programs at Siena Heights; MCCC
President Audrey Warrick; Siena Heights
President Rick Artman; Margie Bacarella,
director of Siena’s MCCC center; and William Guerriero, MCCC Vice President for
Instruction.

And he refuses to take any credit for all that
Siena Heights University has achieved in
Jackson during the past two