NEW PALTZ — After an extensive, nationwide search, John P. Harrington was selected as SUNY New Paltz’ dean of Physical Sciences and Engineering. Harrington will come to New Paltz from the University of South Alabama, where he has chaired the chemistry department and served as a professor and the senior scientist…
Read MoreONEONTA — Despite many close races, the SUNY New Paltz Swimming and Diving teams lost both the men’s and women’s meets, 158-69 and 135-104, respectively, at perennial swim power Hartwick College on Saturday afternoon. Lauren Grzetic won both diving events, and Erin Lalor won the 50 Freestyle and 200…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Freshman Mario Lavacca had his team-leading ninth goal, as SUNY New Paltz closed its season with a 2-1 victory over Keuka College on Saturday afternoon. The (6-13) Hawks’ two seniors, Stephen Ferrara and John Baker figured largely in the outcome in their final collegiate contest….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Barbara Adams has joined the University of New York in Prague, The Czech Republic, as its provost. Adams, who retired as the president of Ulster County Community College in August, will oversee the academic functions of the two-year-old campus that operates under the cooperation of SUNY New Paltz,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz’ Career Advising and Fieldwork Center will host a Career and Employer Expo Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the second floor of the campus’ Student Union Building. This event, along with another regional career fair held…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The second annual Midnight Madness basketball event will occur Thursday night at SUNY New Paltz’s Elting Gymnasium. A longtime college basketball practice-opening event in Division I, it was first held at Division III New Paltz last fall. This year’s edition, which begins at 11:15 p.m.,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — In “Arcadia,” a play by Tom Stoppard that opens November 9th at SUNY New Paltz, philosophy, science, literature – peppered with the unpredictability of sexual attraction – are woven into both a love story and a mystery. This wonderfully inventive play is presented by the Department of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Come experience the exciting and energetic Chamber Jazz Ensembles. Students of the Jazz Studies Program at SUNY New Paltz jam, groove and bebop on the stage of Julien J. Studley Theatre at concerts on Thursday, November 9 and Thursday, November 30, 2000. Both concerts start at 8:00…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Thursday, November 2, 2000, SUNY New Paltz and the Art History Association welcome Professor Francis R. Kowsky of SUNY Buffalo for a lecture on the work of architect Calvert Vaux. The lecture begins at 7:00 PM in Lecture Center 102 and is free and open to…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Tuesday, November 7, 2000 the Choral Ensembles, directed by Dr. Edward Lundergan, present a program of music from 17th- and 18th-century Italy. The concert, held in McKenna Theatre at SUNY New Paltz, begins at 8:00 PM. The Chamber Ensembles of SUNY New Paltz comprise three…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. Sally Ann Drucker (Nassau Community College) will do a dramatic reading about the life and work of Emma Goldman. Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was an anarchist agitator, public speaker and activist who was a pioneer advocate for birth control, passionate critic of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Kathryn Bart’s blast past Mount St. Mary goalkeeper Jillian DiIenno with 7:26 remaining broke a 1-1 tie and gave SUNY New Paltz a 2-1 women’s soccer win on Monday afternoon. Michele Branca also scored for New Paltz (4-13), which has won three of its last four…
Read MoreKINGSTON — SUNY New Paltz closed its inaugural field hockey season with a 4-0 loss to nationally ranked William Paterson on Saturday at Kingston’s Dietz Stadium. The (12-3) Pioneers, ranked 19th in the latest STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III poll, scored twice each in the first and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Freshman Mario Lavacca followed Wednesday’s three-goal performance with just one goal on Saturday for SUNY New Paltz, but it was the only goal that mattered in a 1-0 win over local rival Mount St. Mary. It was Lavacca’s fifth goal in his last seven games for…
Read MoreOSWEGO — Sophomore Phil Goodwin picked up two individual places from last year’s meet, and the New Paltz men moved up four places in the team standings at the 2000 SUNYAC Cross-Country Championships on Saturday at SUNY Oswego. The New Paltz men placed a school-best second, behind Goodwin’s (27:16)…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams both placed second in the final team standings at the season-opening 14th annual Long and Short Relays at Elting Natatorium. The Hawk women (47 points) broke their own five-year-old meet record in the 4 x…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — At SUNY New Paltz next week, Distinguished Professor Stanley Aronowitz, who teaches sociology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, will lecture and lead discussion on values in general education. Aronowitz is the author or editor of 18 books, and will center his lecture, “Higher Education…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz Women’s and Men’s Swimming and Diving teams are first and second, respectively, after day one of the 14th annual Long and Short Relays on Friday at Elting Natatorium. The six-team invitational annually opens the Hawk season. The Hawk women won two…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — With a stroke of the pen, President Clinton established the “Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship” program to help American undergraduate students of limited financial means to study abroad. In signing the law Tuesday, Clinton said the scholarship program will “better prepare (American undergraduate students) to compete in an…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz will convene a seminar by the Independent International Commission on Kosovo Dec. 7-8 to review the Commission’s investigation of the Kosovo conflict and examine recommendations for future peace keeping or peace making operations. The Commission was the initiative of the Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz closed its women’s volleyball season with a victory over Bard College, 15-6, 15-6, 15-8, on Thursday night at Elting Gymnasium. Ann Marie Carbone had nine kills, four service aces and three blocks to lead the (4-26) Hawks. Teammate Crystal Smith added 14 digs…
Read MoreDALLAS, PA. — Meredith Herfel staked SUNY New Paltz to an early lead, but Misericordia scored three unanswered goals in the second half, en route to a 3-1 come-from-behind field hockey victory on Thursday afternoon. The game, originally scheduled for yesterday, was postponed a day due to soggy weather….
Read MoreONEONTA — Defending SUNYAC champion Oneonta got all the offense it would need early in the first half, en route to a 5-0 women’s soccer win over New Paltz on Wednesday at the Wright National Soccer Campus. Sonada Mujanovic’s goal 8:28 into the match held up as the game…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Mario Lavacca scored three goals, including two in the first half, to help pace New Paltz past Utica/Rome, 4-0, in SUNYAC men’s soccer on a soggy Wednesday afternoon. Olu Osinowo tallied the (4-12 overall, 4-5 SUNYAC) Hawks’ other goal in the contest, which was dominated by…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Federal legislation establishing a scholarship program to help low income students study overseas is on its way to President Bill Clinton after the Senate passed the bill earlier this month. The International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000 was drafted and sponsored in the House of Representatives by Rep….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The “conscience clauses” of the First Amendment affirm the right to free speech and religious freedom. Many scholars believe that these rights were understood by the founders to be mutually reinforcing. However, there have been many recent circumstances – often highly publicized — in which they have…
Read MoreThe School of Business at SUNY New Paltz will be offering the following information about their MBA program, free to the public. October 23 (Monday) November 15 (Wednesday) December 5 (Tuesday) December 14 (Thursday) January 3 (Wednesday) January 16 (Tuesday) January 25 (Thursday) February 5 (Monday) February 21 (Wednesday) March…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — New Paltz sandwiched a win between two losses on the second day of the SUNYAC Eastern Division Pool Play at Elting Gymnasium on Saturday. The (3-26 overall, 2-8 SUNYAC East) Hawks lost to Potsdam (7-15, 11-15, 15-13, 15-7, 16-14) after winning the first two games and…
Read MoreELMIRA — Carey Stelmack put New Paltz ahead with 9:12 remaining in the first half, but Elmira then scored two unanswered goals, en route to a 2-1 win in field hockey on Saturday afternoon. All the scoring occurred in the first half. Jamie Ring tied the score with 8:10…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Two first half goals stood up as Elmira defeated SUNY New Paltz in men’s soccer, 2-0, on Saturday afternoon. Bob Roach tallied the game winner for the (7-4) Soaring Eagles 24:01 into the contest, and teammate Mike Petzing added Elmira’s other goal just 52 seconds later….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Freshman Keegan Peck had two goals and an assist in the first half, as SUNY New Paltz cruised past Stevens Institute of Technology, 6-1, in Saturday’s Homecoming Weekend match. Kathryn Bart, Michele Branca, Therese Nordlund and Lindsey Reis also scored for New Paltz (3-12), which has…
Read MoreCANTON — Phil Goodwin ran the fastest men’s time in the SUNYAC this year, to lead SUNY New Paltz to a third place cross-country finish behind the host Saints and St. Thomas (Minn.) – both ranked in the top 15 nationally – on Saturday at St. Lawrence University. Rebecca…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — New Paltz lost two matches on Friday night in the SUNYAC Eastern Division Pool Play at Elting Gymnasium to officially fail to qualify for the SUNYAC Tournament for the first time in seven years. The (2-24) Hawks, lost to current Eastern Division leader Cortland, 15-4, 15-8,…
Read MoreUPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ — Two doubles wins were all that SUNY New Paltz was able to muster in a 7-2 loss to regional women’s tennis power Montclair State on Friday afternoon. The tandem of Megan Crevioserat and Jennifer Lipp beat the (6-2) Red Hawks’ Kirsten Mattesky and Margaret O’Shea,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Zoe Leonard, whose photography maintains a reputation for being both controversial and elegantly subtle, will present a lecture about her work at SUNY New Paltz on Wednesday, November 1, 2000. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. in Lecture Center 112, and is free and open to all….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — If you are looking for one-of-a-kind, handmade pottery, look no further. On Wednesday, October 25 the Clay Club at SUNY New Paltz hosts its annual pottery sale featuring beautiful single bowls and bowl sets. The sale runs from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in the Rotunda of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Metalsmith Sharon Church, whose jewelry utilizes the symbolic language of natural forms, will be the guest lecturer for the SUNY New Paltz Art Lecture Series on Wednesday, October 25, at 7:30 PM. The lecture will be held in Lecture Center 112. It is free and open to…
Read MorePURCHASE — Despite 23 digs and seven kills by Crystal Smith, SUNY New Paltz lost to Manhattanville College, 15-9, 15-11, 13-15, 15-9, in women’s volleyball on Thursday night. Teammate Ann Marie Carbone added 11 kills, three blocks and two service aces for the (2-22) Hawks, which host the second…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A musical collaboration between faculty members of SUNY New Paltz and The University at Albany will generate concerts at each institution when the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Quartet and pianist R. Findlay Cockrell share the stage for concerts on Tuesday, October 24 at SUNY New Paltz and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Two recent graduates of SUNY New Paltz will return to their alma mater on Thursday, October 19 for a presentation of their award-winning films. Claudia Amaya, a 1997 graduate, and Yat-Hong Chow, a member of the New Paltz Class of 1996, each earned a bachelor’s degree in radio/television…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer Bernard Stein will visit SUNY New Paltz on Thursday, October 19 to talk with journalism students about the importance of community press. Stein has been visiting various journalism programs in New York state as the first Center for Community Journalism Journalist in Residence. The…
Read MoreUTICA — Therese Nordlund and Kathryn Bart assisted on each other’s goal as SUNY New Paltz defeated SUNY Utica/Rome, 4-0, in women’s soccer on Wednesday afternoon. Joella Knapp and Michele Branca supplied the (2-12 overall, 1-8 SUNYAC) Hawks’ other two goals, as New Paltz completed its conference schedule….
Read MoreNEW YORK — SUNY New Paltz lost in four games, 15-7, 15-8, 12-15, 15-1, to Hunter College in women’s volleyball action on Tuesday night in midtown Manhattan. The (2-21) Hawks received strong play from Crystal Smith (eight kills, 22 digs), Ann Marie Carbone (six blocks, three service aces) and…
Read MoreSCHENECTADY — Two goals by Red Hook High graduate Yvonne Turchetti helped pace Union College past SUNY New Paltz, 4-0, in field hockey on Tuesday afternoon. Turchetti, a junior defender, scored both (5-6) Dutchwomen goals in the second half, including the first on a penalty stroke. She also had…
Read MoreORANGEBURG — SUNY New Paltz lost to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 15-10, 15-4, 15-10, in the semifinals of the Dominican College Women’s Volleyball Invitational on Saturday. The (2-20) Hawks defeated New Jersey City University, 15-7, 15-2, 15-6, and lost to the host Chargers, 15-9, 15-13, 15-10, earlier…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Despite playing without its starting goalkeeper, the SUNY New Paltz women’s soccer team trailed just 1-0 for much of the first half, and would have made it to halftime behind only 2-0, had it not been for Laura Barber’s goal with six seconds remaining. In the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Two first half goals held up for SUNY Cortland, which added four insurance goals in the second half, en route to a 6-1 SUNYAC women’s soccer win over New Paltz on Friday afternoon. Carrie Hemingway had two of the (6-4-2 overall, 4-1-1 SUNYAC) Red Dragons goals,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — For the second straight week, SUNY New Paltz field hockey player Liz Clarke has been selected as the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Field Hockey Goalkeeper of the Week. Clarke, a freshman from Stone Ridge, NY, made just three saves in Saturday’s 2-1, double-overtime,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Art Guys – described as “a cross between Dada and David Letterman, John Cage and the Smothers Brothers” – will discuss their amusing and thoughtful work at SUNY New Paltz on Wednesday, October 18 when they appear there as guests of the Art Lecture Series. The…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Women’s Studies Program at SUNY New Paltz will host its 23rd annual conference on Saturday, Oct. 28. The conference entitled “Through the Looking Glass: Feminism and Popular Culture” will explore the complexity of popular culture’s relationship to female autonomy and power. “While popular culture has often been the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Jennifer Lipp and Rachel Murray won twice each to help pace SUNY New Paltz past local rival Mount St. Mary, 7-2, on Wednesday indoors at the Hawks’ Air Structure. Lipp first teamed with Megan Crevioserat to defeat the Knights’ Melanie Jackson and Caroline Ferrero, 8-3, at…
Read MoreKINGSTON — Kelly Anderson’s goal 8:43 into overtime gave SUNY New Paltz its first-ever field hockey victory, 4-3, over Manhattanville College on Wednesday afternoon at Kingston’s Dietz Stadium. It capped a big day for Anderson, a 2000 Kingston High graduate, who finally got her first collegiate win on the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Four SUNY New Paltz political science professors will discuss, debate and analyze this fall’s presidential and U.S. Senate election races in a forum to be held on Wednesday, October 11. The forum will begin at 4 p.m. in the university’s Lecture Center 112. It will be free and…
Read MoreDANBURY, CONN. — Two players won twice, en route to a 6-3 SUNY New Paltz victory over Western Connecticut State in women’s tennis on Tuesday afternoon. Jennifer Lipp and Sarah Schreiber each posted victories at both singles and doubles for New Paltz (5-8), which is starting to get on…
Read MoreHOBOKEN, NJ — Third singles player Rachel Murray was the lone winner for SUNY New Paltz on Sunday, as the Hawks fell to Stevens Institute of Technology, 8-1, in women’s tennis. Murray, who was also the only New Paltz player to win a set against the unbeaten (8-0) Ducks,…
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