Maria College Announces the Opening of its Center for Academic Innovation, Home of the Virtual Reality Nursing Hub

January 26, 2024

Maria College is excited to announce the opening of its new Center for Academic Innovation (CAI), offering more than 1,000 square feet of extended reality (XR, which includes virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality) technologies to train students in nursing, anatomy & physiology, and human biology. This is the only facility of its kind nationwide dedicated to nursing.

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Troy Native Richard Siek Honors Late Wife With $3.5 Million Gift to Maria College 

December 8, 2023

In recognition of a $3.5 Million gift – the largest in the college’s 65-year history and its first multimillion donation – Maria College has named its nursing school the Andrea Lewis Siek School of Nursing. The late wife of Richard E. Siek, a Navy veteran, Andrea Lewis Siek, R.N. was a 1966 graduate of Troy High School and 1969 graduate of St. Peter’s Hospital School of Nursing. Richard made the gift on September 7 to celebrate what would have been Andrea’s 75th birthday. The dedication ceremony is being held to coincide with the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception to reflect Andrea’s great devotion to the Blessed Mother. 

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Maria College announces a historic naming gift for its nursing school, made in honor of Andrea Lewis Siek, R.N.

September 11, 2023

In recognition of a transformational gift – the largest in the college’s 65-year history – Maria College is naming its nursing school the Andrea Lewis Siek School of Nursing. The significant gift was made in honor of Andrea Lewis Siek, R.N., a 1966 graduate of Troy High School and 1969 graduate of St. Peter’s Hospital School of Nursing, the late wife of Richard E. Siek, her devoted husband and a Navy veteran. This historic gift is made on September 7 to celebrate what would have been Andrea’s 75th birthday.

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Maria College has been approved as a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) Training Site 

August 1, 2023 Press Release
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Maria College has been approved as a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) Training Site  Albany, NY – Maria College is pleased to announce it has received approval from the New York…
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Maria College celebrated the Class of 2023 at the 61st commencement 

May 22, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Maria College celebrated the Class of 2023 at the 61st commencement  Albany, NY – On Sunday, May 21, Maria College celebrated the commencement of 204 students in the Class of 2023 at…
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