6 From the Campuses
Rana named Jackson head
Anthony Rana, an academic advisor at
Sienas Metropolitan Detroit Program in
Southfield for the past five years, has
been appointed director of the Siena
Heights degree-completion center at
Jackson Community College. He is
responsible for managing daily
operations, promoting programs and
coordinating student services at the
Jackson center, the newest of Sienas
seven degree-completion programs
across Michigan. A graduate of
University of Detroit with a masters
from Central Michigan University, Rana
formerly worked in admissions at St.
Marys College.
Battle Creek welcomes Gray
Theological studies students
honored for achievements
Siena adds 4th
graduate program
Women and men from the Diocese of
Lansing who successfully completed 18
or 36 hours of undergraduate credit in
theological studies at Siena Heights
were recognized on campus at a special
ceremony in April. Bishop Carl F.
Mengeling was the celebrant at a liturgy
prior to the recognition program. Since
Siena began providing the academic
component of the Diocesan Ministry
Formation Program in 1995, 26 people
have completed the 18-credit-hour Level
I curriculum and 17 people have
completed 36 hours for the Level II
certificate. These classes have given
you the tools to continue a lifelong
Beginning this fall, Siena Heights will
offer a fourth masters degree program,
with the implementation of a Master of
Arts in Health Care Administration to be
offered through the Metropolitan Detroit
Program in Southfield. Classes will be
offered at Metro Detroits Harper
Woods location (at Notre Dame High
School), conveniently located near
several major metropolitan hospitals.
Siena Heights University also offers
graduate degrees in Education,
Counseling and Human Resource
Development. The education and
counseling masters programs are
offered on the Adrian campus only. The
HRD program has been available in
Adrian, Benton Harbor and Southfield;
beginning this fall, the HRD masters
degree also will be offered in Battle
Creek at the Kellogg Community
College center.
Janice Gray joined the Siena staff last
fall as secretary of the Universitys
Kellogg Community College center in
Battle Creek. She is a 94 graduate of
the Battle Creek program, and mother of
Jennifer Gray, a graduate student on the
Adrian campus.
Criminal justice added
to Jackson offerings
Siena Heights begins offering a
bachelors degree major in criminal
justice at its Jackson Community
College center this fall. The University
already offers B.A. programs in business
administration and accounting, as well
as the bachelor of applied science
degree, in Jackson. Criminal justice is
a degree that no else in the Jackson area
is offering, and its a strong major on the
Adrian campus, said Deborah Carter,
associate dean of off-campus programs.
There is a strong interest in law
enforcement and corrections in the
region, Carter said, and significant
enrollment in JCCs associate degree
programs in those subjects. Students
now will be able to continue on to a
bachelors degree with Siena Heights
without leaving the JCC campus.
Siena recognized as leader
Susan Conley Weeks (left) and Jodie
Screes, OP (right)
journey of theological study, Susan
Conley Weeks, chair of the religious
studies program at Siena Heights, told
the students. The partnership between
Siena Heights and the Diocese has truly
been the successful collaboration we
anticipated, President Artman
commented. We feel this program is
having a profound impact on training
laity in theological studies. Other
featured speakers included Jodie Screes,
OP, coordinator of the program in
theological studies; Mary Tardif and
Dorita Wotiska, OP of the Diocese; and
Rev. Gregory A. Banazak, STD, of
Cyril and Methodius Seminary.
Siena Heights was named a Lenawee
Leader earlier this year by the Lenawee
County Chamber of Commerce, the
Lenawee Chamber Foundation and
Lenawee Tomorrow. The award
recognized Siena Heights as a long-time
leader in the field of private liberal arts
education, and applauded the
Universitys powerful response to the
educational needs of the business sector
and working adults in the community.
Lenawee County also benefits from
Sienas strong art, theatre, music and
child drama programs, and from the
civic contributions of University faculty
and staff, the Chamber noted.