The Siena Heights University Department of Music returns to Holy Rosary Chapel on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Motherhouse for the annual Service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 3 at 5:00 p.m. The traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols is a Christian service of Scripture and song that dates to the late…
The Siena Heights University Department of Music presents a Fall Choir Concert on Sunday, November 19 at 5:00 p.m. The concert will feature The Lamentations of Jeremiah, a three-movement masterwork by Alberto Ginastera. “This musical setting of Lamentations is an extremely challenging, exciting, and moving work written for 8-part acapella choir”, explained Director of University Choirs Dr. Kelly…
Siena Heights University is proud to announce the addition of women’s flag football, a new varsity program that will begin competition during the 2024-25 school year. Siena Heights President Dr. Douglas Palmer and athletic director Sue Syljebeck helped usher in the new era of women’s flag during a conference on Wednesday, November 1, at the…
Siena Heights University’s junior biology student Taylor Eppard spent a month of her summer vacation in a 5mm wetsuit, hat, gloves, and winter coat as part of her internship in South Africa. As a first-generation college student from Perrysburg, Ohio, Eppard has found a multitude of ways to involve herself in the Siena Heights community.…
Siena Heights University (SHU) and the Lenawee Intermediate School District (LISD) Adult Transition Support Services (ATSS) program have partnered together to open a special education classroom on Siena Heights’ campus. On Thursday, October 5th, SHU and the LISD hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the new partnership. ATSS is a program for post-secondary students (age…
Siena Heights University (SHU) is proud to announce a partnership with Henry Ford Health designed to address the critical worker shortage in Michigan’s healthcare sector. Under this collaboration, Henry Ford Health full-time employees can use a $1,000 tuition benefit to enroll in any one of 20 online healthcare certificate programs offered at SHU. Additionally, full-time…
The Siena Heights University S-STEM program recently took six students to the inaugural 2023 S-STEM Scholars meeting hosted by the AAAS STEM-REC. The three-day conference took place from September 14 to September 16 at the Marriot Marquis in Washington D.C. and welcomed over 1,000 students from higher education institutions across the United States. In…
Robert Blohm Sr., a Lieutenant with Siena Heights University’s Department of Public Safety, recently took it upon himself to place 22 small American flags every day on the front lawn of the SHU Fieldhouse for the entire month of September. The significance of this number? Every day, an average of 22 veteran lives are lost…
Siena Heights University is set to premiere “Into the Woods” at Haller Stage in the Performing Arts Center throughout homecoming weekend, beginning Friday, October 13, and ending Sunday, October 15. “Into The Woods” is a timeless musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, taking inspiration from the classic Brothers Grimm fairytales. “Into the Woods” brings…
Siena Heights University (SHU) was recently certified as a silver-level Veteran-Friendly School for the 2023-24 school year. This certification was granted by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA). MVAA’s Veteran-Friendly School Program recognizes higher learning academic institutions committed to supporting the needs of student veterans and dependents. The program awards Gold-, Silver-, or Bronze-level status…
