B´ÎÔª Announces the Opening of its Center for Academic Innovation, Home of the Virtual Reality Nursing Hub
B´ÎÔª 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.
Troy Native Richard Siek Honors Late Wife With $3.5 Million Gift to B´ÎÔªÂ
In recognition of a $3.5 Million gift – the largest in the college’s 65-year history and its first multimillion donation – B´ÎÔª 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.
B´ÎÔª announces a historic naming gift for its nursing school, made in honor of Andrea Lewis Siek, R.N.
In recognition of a transformational gift – the largest in the college’s 65-year history – B´ÎÔª 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.