Category: News Releases

NEW PALTZ — The National Circus Project’s Summer Circus Academy will be held again for two weeks on the State University of New York at New Paltz campus this summer, from July 12-23. However, this year circus camp training will culminate in a circus performance under the “big top,” starring…

NEW PALTZ — For the first time in the history of May Commencement at the State University of New York at New Paltz, graduate and undergraduate candidates will be separated into two different ceremonies on Sunday, May 23, on the Old Main Quad. The graduate ceremony will begin at 9:30…

NEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold a memorial service for retired faculty member, Dr. Evelyn Acomb Walker who recently died at the age of 93. The memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 14, in the Shepard Recital…

NEW PALTZ — The Oracle, the student newspaper of the State University of New York at New Paltz, recently received nine awards from the 2003 Society for Collegiate Journalists (SCJ) college level contest and one award from the New York Press Association (NYPA). The awards the Oracle won include second place…

NEW PALTZ — Professor Harry Stoneback, director of graduate studies and Hemingway scholar in the Department of English at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been appointed by the State University of New York Board of Trustees as a Distinguished Teaching Professor. Sixteen faculty within the SUNY…

NEW PALTZ — State University of New York President Steven Poskanzer, Provost David Lavallee and several other New Paltz administrators helped announce a $2.9 million partnership last week created between SUNY New Paltz and Sullivan County Community College (SCCC), which will allow Sullivan County residents to take bachelor’s degree courses…

NEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host a weekend-long conference that will bring writers, editors and critics together to focus on science fiction, fantasy, horror and children’s literature, and how this genre plays an ever-increasing role in the life of our culture. The…

NEW PALTZ — Author Roger Kahn, who is often described as the best sportswriter in America, will talk about the major influences on his writing and life in a free public lecture at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Monday, April 26, as the culmination of…

NEW PALTZ — To celebrate the 100th birthday of the much-loved children’s author, Dr. Seuss, the Sojourner Truth Library (STL), located on the campus at the State University of New York at New Paltz, is hosting a marathon reading session of Dr. Seuss’s books. The “Seuss-A-Thon” will kick off at noon…

NEW PALTZ — The Sojourner Truth Library, located on the campus at the State University of New York at New Paltz, is celebrating National Library Week from April 19-26. Some of the library’s special events include a lecture by an accomplished children’s illustrator, and a talk given by a panel…