Siena Research Institute
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Siena Research Institute (SRI) is an affiliate of Siena College
, located originally in Friars Hall and now in Hines Hall on the college's campus, in Loudonville, New York
, in suburban Albany
. http://www.siena.edu/sri It was founded in 1980.
It conducts both expert and public opinion polls, focusing on New York State and the United States, on issues of public policy
interest. They include education, health care, and consumer confidence
, and explores business, economic, political, voter, social, educational, and historical issues. Most recently, SRI conducted surveys on New Yorkers' sentiments towards the creation of the Cordoba House Mosque near Ground Zero in lower Manhattan, and the Arizona Immigration Law.
Among other things, starting in 1982 SRI has polled presidential scholars in an effort to rate both the United States presidents and U.S. First Ladies. It has also conducted polls as to America's most notable women, television's most memorable moment, and consumer confidence.
Statistics and finance professor Doug Lonnstrom was its founding Director. Dr. Donald Levy is its current Director.
Siena College
Siena College is an independent Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Loudonville, in the town of Colonie, New York, United States. Siena is a four-year, coeducational, independent college in the Franciscan tradition, founded by the Franciscan Friars in 1937. It has 3,000 full-time students and...
, located originally in Friars Hall and now in Hines Hall on the college's campus, in Loudonville, New York
Loudonville, New York
Loudonville is a hamlet in the town of Colonie, in Albany County, New York, United States. Loudonville was a census-designated place in the 1970, 1980, and 1990 US Census, but ceased to be in the 2000 Census.The area is not precisely defined...
, in suburban Albany
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
. http://www.siena.edu/sri It was founded in 1980.
It conducts both expert and public opinion polls, focusing on New York State and the United States, on issues of public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
interest. They include education, health care, and consumer confidence
Consumer confidence
Consumer confidence is an economic indicator which measures the degree of optimism that consumers feel about the overall state of the economy and their personal financial situation. How confident people feel about stability of their incomes determines their spending activity and therefore serves as...
, and explores business, economic, political, voter, social, educational, and historical issues. Most recently, SRI conducted surveys on New Yorkers' sentiments towards the creation of the Cordoba House Mosque near Ground Zero in lower Manhattan, and the Arizona Immigration Law.
Among other things, starting in 1982 SRI has polled presidential scholars in an effort to rate both the United States presidents and U.S. First Ladies. It has also conducted polls as to America's most notable women, television's most memorable moment, and consumer confidence.
Statistics and finance professor Doug Lonnstrom was its founding Director. Dr. Donald Levy is its current Director.