Reflections Magazine Issue #71 - Spring 2010 | Page 5

Campus News

from the heights
Partnership Agreement
Signed With Addison

Celebrate with Siena
Heights University!

Siena Junior Receives
MLK Service Award

Siena is celebrating its 90th anniversary across
the country this year! After hosting alumni
and friends on campus at Homecoming and
the President’s Dinner, SHU took to the road
with receptions in Michigan, Ohio, Florida,
Washington, D.C. and California. Texas, New
England, New York, and other locations are
still to come (check the schedule on p.23).
At the December Cleveland event, hosted by
Joe Orange ’82, Sr. Peg Albert shared a laugh
with Jason Miller ’03 (above left) and his wife,
Maureen. In January, Gene and Virginia Blake
Olsen ’77 made the most of an evening with
Siena friends in Sarasota, FL (above right).
Join the fun when SHU comes to YOUR area!

Vinnetta Sample (left),
a junior majoring in social
work, was the recipient
of the 2010 Martin
Luther King Jr. Student
Service Award. Sample
was honored at the 22nd
Annual Martin Luther King Dinner Jan. 18,
2010, in Adrian. SHU alum Antonio Galvan ’02,
the SHU 2001 award recipient, was the keynote
speaker. Galvan is currently a federal agent for
the Department of Homeland Security.

Inaugural Nursing
Classes Begin at SHU!

On Dec. 2, Siena Heights University welcomed
the freshman class from Blissfield High School
for a day-long visit to campus. Approximately
125 Blissfield students, staff and parent
volunteers visited campus. The intent of the
day was to acquaint the freshmen with the
concept of going to college. Blissfield students
were welcomed by members of the University’s
administration, heard presentations by the
Admissions staff, Career Services and athletics,
and also had an opportunity to ask a panel
of current students what college is really like.
A key component of the day was conversations
with the faculty to learn about career opportunities in various disciplines and the required
preparation for those careers. Blissfield students
also participated in a scavenger hunt (right)
and had lunch in Benincasa Dining Hall before
the day ended.

Jan. 11, 2010, was a significant day in the history of Siena Heights University—it was the
first day of nursing classes! The students hav