Reflections Magazine Issue #63 - Fall 2005 | Page 3

From the President
“The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – Saint Augustine
As an institution of higher learning, it is
imperative that we expose our students,
faculty and staff to diversity of thought
and experience. One of the most exciting, profound and life-changing ways
to learn is through travel. And, for a
small University, we have always found
a myriad of ways to collaborate with
others to take some remarkable learning
excursions!
In our vision and values statement
we commit ourselves to foster truth,
respect, community, collaboration, leadership and service. All of these values
are fostered when Siena hits the road…
I invite you to travel with us throughout
this issue of Reflections. You’ll find a
story detailing our Board of Trustees’
trip to Siena, Rome and Florence. Joan
and I were fortunate to participate in this
wonderful adventure. The trip, which
was undertaken at no cost to the university, offered board members and friends
of SHU the opportunity to truly connect
with the roots of our Dominican identity
— especially that of our patroness, St.

President Rick and
Joan Artman at the
Roman Colosseum.
The Colosseum
was one of many
breathtaking and
historic stops during
the Board of Trustees’
trip to Italy last fall.

Catherine of Siena. Postscript to Italy
– the trustees enjoyed the bonding and
travel experience so much that they’ve
endorsed a trip for the board, alumni,
faculty, staff and students to Ireland in
July 2006. More details will follow.
Enjoy reading about our Campus Ministry sponsored trip to the Dominican
Republic. This second annual service
trip to the D.R. was an