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Welcome Siena Heights Students

Welcome Siena Heights Students

We See You & We Are Here for You

Naropa University is proud to serve as a preferred transfer pathway to help you complete your degree. We accept up to 90 transfer credits, helping you finish your bachelors in as little as three semesters.

Like Siena Heights, Naropa’s mission is rooted in social responsibility with an additional focus on contemplative education. Explore our degree opportunities below:

SEE HOW YOUR CREDITS MIGHT TRANSFER

Online Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Arts, with Majors in

UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMICS

Low-Residency Graduate Programs

Master of Arts Degrees

Master of Divinity (Low-residency option)

Master of Fine Arts Degrees

  • Creative Writing (Low-residency program)
GRADUATE ACADEMICS

Meet Your Admissions Counselor

Rachel Thompson works with:

  • Online or on-campus undergraduate programs in:
    • Art Therapy
    • Environmental Studies
    • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • On-campus undergraduate programs in:
    • Religious Studies
    • Creative Writing and Literature
    • Visual Arts
    • Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Environmental Studies
    • Art Therapy
  • Low-residency graduate program in: Ecopsychology 

Jenna Priest works with:

  • Psychology (Online and On-Campus)
  • Yoga Studies (On-Campus Only)
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Rachel Thompson

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions

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Rachel Thompson

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions 

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Jenna Priest

Admissions Counselor

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Admissions Counselor

Geri Anderson works with:

  • MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Buddhism-Informed Contemplative Counseling Concentration
  • MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics
  • MFA in Creative Writing (Low-Residency)
  • Master of Divinity (Residential & Low-Residency)

Matt Powers works with:

  • MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling Concentration (Low-Residency)

Matt Rivera works with:

  • MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Somatic Counseling
  • MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Somatic Counseling: Dance/Movement Theories & Practice
  • MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Transpersonal Art Therapy Concentration
  • MA in Religious Studies: Yoga Studies

Becca Schillaci works with:

  • MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling Concentration (On-Campus))
  • MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Nature-Based Transpersonal Counseling Concentration
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Becca Schillaci

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About Naropa

Located in Boulder, Colorado, Naropa University is a Buddhist-inspired, nonsectarian liberal arts university that is recognized as the birthplace of the mindfulness movement. Naropa offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs that emphasize professional and personal growth, intellectual development, and cultivating compassion. 

Academics

Contemplative education brings together the best of Western scholarship and Eastern world wisdom traditions. Therefore, your pursuit of wisdom at Naropa means learning both about academic subjects and about your own place in the world. This innovative approach places Naropa on the cutting edge of the newest and most effective methods of teaching and learning.  

Admissions & Aid

If you’re seeking an education that resonates with both personal fulfillment and global impact, Naropa could be your top choice. At Naropa, you will experience a comprehensive curriculum that integrates the best of Eastern and Western educational approaches. Explore how Naropa can fuel your journey of intellectual and spiritual development.

Life at Naropa

Through its incredibly vibrant and welcoming community,  “Naropa offers a home for those who aren’t willing to conform to convention—the mystic, the healer, the prophet, the rebel, the artist, the revolutionary, the oddball—those who are incredible contributors to the evolution of society and of our planet.”—Core Associate Professor Zvi Ish-Shalom

The Naropa Difference

How is Naropa different from other universities? At Naropa, a liberal arts education balances rigorous academics with powerful interpersonal skills and self-awareness to educate the whole person. Naropa’s contemplative approach is inspired by Buddhist philosophy and the conviction that we can build a diverse, contemplative, enlightened society when we have transformed education to affirm the basic goodness of every person. 

Support Naropa

At a time when the value of higher education is being questioned, Naropa University stands firmly rooted in its mission to create a more just and regenerative world by nurturing insight, awareness, courage, and compassion in its students. By making a gift to Naropa, you play a pivotal role in helping to create the authentic, effective & mindful leaders that the world desperately needs.

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Naropa University campuses are closed on 12/17/2025. 

Due to adverse weather conditions of high winds and planned power outages, all Naropa campuses will be closed today. 

 

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Spring and Summer Start Dates for the MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentrations

In support of students and in response to federal legislation impacting financial aid for graduate students, Naropa University will be accepting applications for MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling for spring starts through January 10.

Graduate School of Counseling concentrations listed below will be offering online and low-residency courses to start their programs in January 2026 as well as our Summer 2026 terms.

Beginning a graduate program in Spring 2026 or Summer 2026 means that you will have access to apply for Graduate Plus loans as these loans will be eliminated at the federal level starting in Fall 2026.

Contact Admissions (admissions@naropa.edu) today to learn how you can begin the next step in your graduate education journey.

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