Siena College
Siena College is an independent Catholic Liberal Arts College located in Colonie, New York. Siena is a four-year, coeducational, independent college in the Franciscan tradition, founded by the Franciscan Friars in 1937. It presently has 3,000 full-time students and offers undergraduate degrees in business, liberal arts, and sciences.
Location
While clearly in the town of Colonie, it is unclear as to which hamlet the college falls within. While the college has a Loudonville, NY ZIP code, there are those who feel Siena actually lies in the hamlet of Newtonville. The college’s mailing address is:
515 Loudon Road Loudonville, NY 12211-1462
Notable alumni
Notable Siena alumni include:
* Charles R. Boutin
* Matt Brady
* Jack Cashill
* Tim Christman
* George Deukmejian
* Michael C. Finnegan
* Harry Flynn
* Roberto González Nieves
* Billy Harrell
* Kathleen M. Jimino
* William J. Kennedy
* Steven Lamy
* Jack Quinn (politician)
* Gerald B. H. Solomon
* Charlie Taaffe
* Ron Vawter
* and the fictional Olivia Benson, a character on the TV drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit