The office seeks to eliminate oppression and to make the Siena College Campus a diverse community. The office supervises the Multicultural Center, where celebrations of cultural groups are conducted and where there is a growing resource of materials on multicultural issues. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to use the services of the Office and the Center. The Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy serves as Siena College's principal vehicle for promoting service to others, particularly among the poor and marginalized, as a Franciscan value and civic virtue. The Counseling Center, located in Siena Hall, Room 121, provides counseling, testing, assessment, referral and crisis services to all registered students and acts as a consultant to faculty and non-faculty members of the community.
Counseling is available to assist students to achieve their educational, career and personal goals.
Career Development Counseling to help students who are unsure about their academic major or future career. Assistance is also available for students facing a life-style or career change brought about by economic or personal considerations. Using psychological tests, students may gain information about their interests, aptitudes, personality factors and skills. Such information, when related to other issues in a student's life may then be used in the career decision making process. Educational Counseling helps students to work at an optimum level.