NEW PALTZ — New Paltz Summer Repertory Theatre takes an unflinching look at the question of tolerance in America with the production of The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman, which runs in the university’s McKenna Theatre from June 27-July 13, 2003. The story behind this widely hailed play is…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY – — Sophomore Danielle Lindner (Wantagh, NY) was recently named the 2002-03 Most Valuable Player for the SUNY New Paltz Women’s Swimming program. Lindner received the honor at The College’s annual sports banquet on May 7. Lindner enjoyed an outstanding sophomore season and helped lead the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Twelve State University of New York at New Paltz students were recently honored with Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence. In a private ceremony held on April 21 in Albany, State University of New York Chancellor Robert L. King presented the students with the awards in recognition of…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has earned the Superior Merit Award for the 2002 – 2003 academic year. “The students worked very hard this year, and are certainly deserving of the award,” said chapter advisor,…
Read MoreCAMBRIDGE, MA – — Junior Adam Thyberg (Blue Point, NY) and sophomore Josh Moore (Woodburne, NY) each earned All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) honors at the 2003 Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Thyberg finished tied for third with Justin Lenzo of Richard Stockton in the pole vault with a…
Read MoreCAMBRIDGE, MA – — SUNY New Paltz senior Bryan Lundy (Stormville, NY) earned All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) honors on day-one of the 2003 Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Lundy finished fourth in the javelin with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 57.98 meters. Lundy bettered his SUNYAC Championship…
Read MoreALBANY — State University of New York Chancellor Robert L. King today announced he will recommend Steven G. Poskanzer to the State University of New York Board of Trustees for the position of permanent president of the College at New Paltz. “I am very pleased to recommend Steve Poskanzer to the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — More than 1,200 State University of New York at New Paltz students will become alumni of the university during spring commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 18. The ceremony will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Old Main Quadrangle on the SUNY New Paltz…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Education at the State University of New York at New Paltz has partnered with the Utica City School District to create a program that allows student teachers to live and teach in Utica as part of their major program. The partnership provides student teachers…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has earned the Superior Merit Award for the 2002-2003 academic year by the Society for Human Resource Management, the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. “The students…
Read MoreALBANY, NY — The New Paltz outdoor track teams competed at the USA Track and Field Invitational at the University of Albany Friday. The women finished with 24 points in 10th place out of 20 competing teams and the men ended the meet in with seven points in 18th place…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – — SUNY New Paltz Director of Athletics Stuart Robinson has named Brad Duckworth as the new Head Softball Coach. Duckworth replaces Alan Dunefsky who spent the last three years as the team’s head coach. Dunefsky also served as the head coach from 1982-91 and during that…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Sophomore Josh Moore, of Woodburne, NY, was named the Most Valuable Player for the men’s track and field team at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. Moore won the conference title in the shot put at the State University of New York Athletic…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Musu Jackson-Buckner, of Buffalo, NY, was named the Most Valuable Player of the women’s track and field team at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. Jackson-Buckner won the conference title in the 200 meters at the State University of New York Athletic Conference…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY – — Sophomore Danielle Lindner (Wantagh, NY) was recently named the 2002-03 Most Valuable Player for the SUNY New Paltz Women’s Swimming program. Lindner received the honor at The College’s annual sports banquet on May 7. Lindner enjoyed an outstanding sophomore season and helped lead the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Rebecca Demeri, of Wantagh, NY, took home women’s cross country Most Valuable Player honors at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. Demeri, a junior, was the Hawks’ top finisher at the 2002 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Cross Country Championships…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Rochester’s Phil Goodwin was named the men’s cross country team’s Most Valuable Runner at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet on May 7th. Goodwin, a senior, was earned all-conference status for the fourth time in his career at the 2002 State University of New York…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Kent Yeung, of Flushing, NY was named men’s swimming Most Valuable Swimmer on May 7th at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet. Yeung won both the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship and the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Championship in the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Kim Baldwin and Lisa Bizzarro, both of Lindenhurst, NY, were named women’s lacrosse Co-Most Valuable Players at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. Baldwin, a senior defender, started all 12 games for the Hawks. She recovered a team-best 32 groundballs and caused 13…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Senior diver Kathy MacCrate was named the women’s diving Most Valuable Player at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet on May 7th. MacCrate won the one-meter diving title at the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Championships with a score of 336.35….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Halfmoon’s Chris Ganje collected team Most Valuable Player honors at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. The sophomore outside hitter led the New Paltz men’s volleyball team this season in kills (337), hitting percentage (.286), and service aces (26). Ganje had double-double…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Jackie Goldstein was named MVP of the women’s volleyball team at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. Goldstein, a senior, played in 37 of the Hawks’ 38 matches and averaged 3.0 kills, and 0.63 blocks per game to go along with a .283…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Senior Ben Davey earned men’s basketball Most Valuable Player honors on May 7th at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet. The 5-11 guard led the Hawks in scoring average (11.1 ppg), assists (71), free-throw percentage (.800), three-point percentage (.411), and was second on the squad…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Heather Downey was named field hockey Most Valuable Player on May 7th at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet. Downey, a senior defender, played in all 16 games this season for the Hawks. Downey anchored a defense that recorded two shutout victories and she contributed…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Silver Williams was named Most Valuable Player of the women’s basketball team at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. Williams, a senior forward, led the Hawks in rebounds this season with 215 and was second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.5 points…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Randy Walters was named baseball’s Most Valuable Player at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. Walters, a senior second baseman, led the Hawks in hits (39) this season and was tied for second in batting average (.333) and third in runs scored (21)….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Megan Crevoiserat was named Most Valuable Player of the women’s tennis team at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. Crevoiserat, a senior, won the number three singles championship and the number two doubles title with partner Sophie Giret at this year’s State University…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Brad Breakstone was named Most Valuable Player of the men’s tennis team at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. Breakstone, a junior, compiled a 9-4 singles record this season and combined for a 9-5 doubles record with partners Tiby Taran and Brian Palmenteri….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Kristin Ackermann was named Most Valuable Player of the softball team at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. Ackermann, a senior pitcher, made 12 starts on the mound for the Hawks, and completed 10 games. She led the team in both innings pitched…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Tim Van Wyen was named Most Valuable Player of the men’s soccer team for the third consecutive season at the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. Van Wyen, a senior defender, was a second team all-league selection for the third straight year. He started…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Lauren Pastore was named team the Most Valuable Player at the New Paltz Athletic Banquet May 7th. Pastore, a sophomore defender, was the team’s fourth- leading scorer, netting four goals this season and assisted on one. Two of Pastore’s four goals were game-winning tallies, with…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will conduct a groundbreaking ceremony at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, for the construction of a new 57,000 square-foot Athletic and Wellness center at the Elting Gymnasium. The new Athletic and Wellness center is being developed just south of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — SUNY New Paltz senior Tom Bigler (Brewster, NY) and junior Silvester Castro (New York, NY) were both named to the All-State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) baseball team. Bigler, a second-team selection, finished the season tied for first in homeruns (3), tied for…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – — The SUNY New Paltz Athletics Hall of Fame grew by four following a ceremony in Elting Gym on May 3. The class of 2003, which featured athletes from four different decades, included Frank Manzi, Art Kramer, Abdi Yunas and Adamilka (Gil) Wood. Manzi was a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — The New Paltz men’s tennis team closed out its season with a 6-1 win over Stevens Tech this afternoon at New Paltz. The Hawks finished their season with six straight wins to end the year with a 10-4 mark. New Paltz swept the doubles competition…
Read MoreKING’S POINT, NY — The SUNY New Paltz men and women’s outdoor track and field teams competed at the United States Merchant Marine Academy Invitational Saturday in King’s Point, NY. The Hawks finished the non-scoring meet with 12 first-place finishes and four ECAC qualifying marks. Senior Heidi Dippel…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Dr. Brian Godfrey, professor of geography and Latin American studies at Vassar College will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, in Lecture Center 108. Godfrey’s lecture topic is “Brazil: A Country of the Future?” Godfrey has…
Read MoreThe expansion of the museum’s permanent collection depends on a large part on the generosity of donors. The following individuals have recently made significant contributions: Elizabeth Ajay, wife of noted artist Abe Ajay, donated an untitled wood and mixed media construction piece via the Babcock Galleries in New York…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Michael Badalucco, an Emmy-award-winning actor who received his bachelor’s degree in theatre arts from SUNY New Paltz in 1976, will receive the conferral of the State University of New York’s degree of Doctor of Fine Arts at the spring commencement ceremonies on May 18. Badalucco received the 1999…
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