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Institutional

SUNY New Paltz Winter Session begins Dec. 27

More than 70 courses, all fully online; Registration is now open

School of Business Dean Kristin Backhaus appointed first-ever Director of Economic Development & Community Engagement

While continuing to serve as the Dean, Backhaus will strengthen University’s impact in local and regional communities through strategic partnerships

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President Wheeler’s December 2024 Report to Faculty

Includes updates on enrollment, strategic planning and more, plus shoutouts to Hawks athletics champions and student voter turnout 

Bailey Savatgy ’25 and Max Libretti ’21 ’25g honored by the Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center

Leading regional support network bestows J. Tracy Hermann Scholarship on two New Paltz student leaders

Dorsky Museum to present “Landmines” in early 2025

Exhibition explores the link between landscapes and social history

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Development/Foundation

From the New Paltz Alumni Magazine: Meet our fall 2024 Ottaway Professor

This semester, SUNY New Paltz welcomed Andre Lambertson, a visual journalist, to share his career with students and the public

Will Speziale ’25 shares how he’s gained a vast, beneficial cultural education

Speziale’s passion for archery led him to study Japanese culture on campus and abroad

New Paltz students recognized for high voter turnout in 2024 election

Campus-wide get-out-the-vote effort helps the University earn honors as an ALL IN Democracy Challenge Most Engaged Campus

Interview with Eva Zanardi, curator of “In and Out of Lineage”

11/26/24, Art Spiel
Zanardi shares her process and breaks down the exhibition, which is on display until Dec. 8

Brianna Rodriguez ’28 quoted in article on state bill

12/12/24, Spectrum News
Rodriguez advocates for affordable energy reforms in New York state

Runs in the family: Daughter of UPD Lieutenant helps save a life

12/12/24, Daily Freeman
Check out this Good Samaritan story for the season