NEW PALTZ — The post-season awards continue to roll in for SUNY New Paltz junior shortstop Brian Clarke, with his most recent selection to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Upstate New York Baseball All-Star Team on Friday. Clarke, a native of Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia (Sackville ’94),…
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State University Chancellor Recognizes Excellence of SUNY New Paltz Students
NEW PALTZ — Five May 2000 SUNY New Paltz graduates were presented by State University of New York Chancellor Robert L. King the 2000 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. This is the largest number of recipients from any SUNY campus this year except Stony Brook, which had seven. SUNY New Paltz…
Read moreRegional Economy is Focus of SUNY New Paltz Conference
NEW PALTZ — On Friday, June 9, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, SUNY New Paltz is sponsoring a conference titled “The Economic Outlook for Mid-Hudson Valley 2000.” Events will take place in Lecture Center 102, beginning at 9 a.m. The keynote speaker will be Hugh…
Read moreThree Baseball Players Named To All-Region Team
NEW PALTZ — Three SUNY New Paltz baseball players have been named to the NCAA Division III ABCA/Rawlings New York Region All-Star Team. Senior centerfielder Shawn Francis was selected to the First Team – making him eligible for national All-America consideration – while junior shortstop Brian Clarke and sophomore…
Read moreSUNY New Paltz Commencement Update
NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz commencement special guest, Mr. Floyd Patterson, cannot attend today’s ceremony to receive the Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. He has been called away to be with his brother who is undergoing surgery in Europe. The university hopes to reschedule this honorary degree conferral for…
Read moreMackay To Coach Field Hockey, Lacrosse
NEW PALTZ — Heather Mackay, an East Greenbush, NY native and a 1993 Columbia High graduate, has been hired to coach the field hockey and women’s lacrosse teams at SUNY New Paltz. Mackay, who had been the assistant coach in both sports at SUNY Oneonta the past three years,…
Read moreQuackenbush Wins Another Title
BRUNSWICK, MAINE — SUNY New Paltz junior Cassandra Quackenbush moved up four places in a driving rainstorm on Saturday to become the heptathlon champion at the 2000 ECAC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Bowdoin College. Quackenbush, a Liverpool, NY native, had a personal-best total of 3,756 points…
Read moreColumbia University Professor Manning Marable to Speak at SUNY New Paltz Commencement; Marable, former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, and Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Palden Gyatso to receive honorary degrees
NEW PALTZ — Manning Marable, a professor of history and political science and the director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University, New York City, will deliver the commencement address at SUNY New Paltz on May 21. The title of his speech is “Public Education in…
Read moreColumbia University Professor Manning Marable to Speak at SUNY New Paltz Commencement; Marable, former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, and Tibetan Buddhist monk Venerable Palden Gyatso to receive honorary degrees
NEW PALTZ — Manning Marable, a professor of history and political science and the director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University, New York City, will deliver the commencement address at SUNY New Paltz on May 21. The title of his speech is “Public Education in…
Read moreGlobal Community to Attend SUNY New Paltz Commencement
NEW PALTZ — For the first time in SUNY New Paltz history, the university will broadcast its graduation ceremony live via the World Wide Web. The May 21 commencement, which will begin at 11 a.m. on the campus’s Old Main Quadrangle, will be accessible at the university’s web site
