NEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz has appointed Dian Bustillo to the position of assistant vice president of Human Resources. Bustillo’s comes to New Paltz with a wealth of higher education human resource experience, having most recently served as director of human resources at Pratt…
Read MoreDECATUR, IL — Sophomore Musu Jackson-Buckner (Buffalo, NY) wrapped up the track & field season at the 2004 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship at Millikin University. Competing in the 200 meter dash, Jackson-Buckner finished 18th overall among a field of 20. She ran in the first of three heats…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Journalism professor Robert Miraldi’s biography of a forgotten turn-of-the-20th-century investigative reporter has been named the best journalism and mass communication book in the country for the year 2003. The award is for Dr. Miraldi’s book, “The Pen is Mightier: The Muckraking Life of Charles Edward Russell” (New York:…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Journalism professor Robert Miraldi’s biography of a forgotten turn-of-the-20th-century investigative reporter has been named the best journalism and mass communication book in the country for the year 2003. The award is for Dr. Miraldi’s book, “The Pen is Mightier: The Muckraking Life of Charles Edward Russell” (New York:…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — SUNY New Paltz sophomore Musu Jackson-Buckner (Buffalo, NY) will compete at the 2004 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois on May 27-29. Jackson-Buckner is one of 20 entries in the 200 meter event. The time trials will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Three professors from the State University of New York at New Paltz have received Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence this year. Elaine Hofstetter, an associate professor of Secondary Mathematics Education, has received a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service. Hofstetter’s selection for this honor recognizes her effectiveness and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Kathryn MacCrate (East Setauket, NY), a former diver at SUNY New Paltz, was recently the recipient of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Award of Valor. MacCrate received the award at the league’s annual athletic awards banquet in Canandaigua, NY on May…
Read MoreNEW 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…
Read MoreWILLIAMSTOWN, MA — The SUNY New Paltz men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams competed at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Williams College over the weekend. The women placed 27th among 52 teams with nine points and the men tied…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Buffalo resident Musu Jackson-Buckner was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz women’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Jackson-Buckner, a sophomore sprinter, captured the 2004 State University of New…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Woodburne native Josh Moore was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz men’s outdoor track and field team for the second straight year at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Moore, a junior thrower, captured the 2004 State…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Norwich native Anthony Bryant was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz men’s indoor track and field team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Bryant, a freshman sprinter and long jumper, made an immediate impact for the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Plattsburgh resident Jason Letts was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz men’s tennis team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Letts, a junior, played number five and six singles and number three doubles for the Hawks….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Rockville Centre resident Kerry Farrell was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Farrell, a junior co-captain, was the Hawks number one singles player all season and one…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Kingston native Denee Miggins was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz women’s volleyball team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Miggins, a junior defensive specialist and libero, helped control the back row for the Hawks. She…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Halfmoon resident Chris Ganje was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball team for the second straight year at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Ganje, a junior outside hitter, was one of the offensive catalysts…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Oswego native Liz Delia was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz women’s swimming team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Delia, a freshman, made an immediate impact for the Hawks this winter. She was a first…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Albany resident Jon Sousa was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz men’s swimming team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Sousa, a senior, was one of the Hawks most consistent swimmers throughout the season. He was…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Huntington Station native Liz McPartlan was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz softball team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. McPartlan, a sophomore first baseman, started all 35 games and was the only player on the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Patchogue resident Meredith Ventimiglia was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz women’s soccer team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Ventimiglia, a junior and one of three tri-captains, started all 18 games on defense for the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Port Washington native Mario Lavacca was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz men’s soccer team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Lavacca, a senior forward and co-captain, capped off his four-year career by earning the Huntley…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Kingston resident Kelly Anderson was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz field hockey team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Anderson, a senior defender and co-captain, was a leader of the defensive unit all season and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Baldwinsville native Janet Walsh was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz women’s cross country team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Walsh, a sophomore and team captain, was among the top three New Paltz finishers in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Mahopac resident John Zarella was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz men’s cross country team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Zarella, a senior, was the Hawks top runner in the fall. He was the top…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Valley Stream native Kerri Kelty was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz women’s basketball team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Kelty, a freshman guard, made an immediate impact for the Hawks the minute she stepped…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — East Williston resident John Hauser was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. Hauser, a freshman forward, played in all 24 games with 20 starts. He averaged 7.4…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Little Falls native Vinny McAdams was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the SUNY New Paltz baseball team at the school’s annual Athletic Awards Banquet on May 7th. McAdams, a sophomore outfielder, set a SUNY New Paltz single-season record for hits with 56. He…
Read MoreNEW 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…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Ten SUNY New Paltz student-athletes were recently honored at the annual Athletics Awards Banquet. Five student-athletes received the Donald Bishko Award, two garnered the Heinz Ahlmeyer Award and the Kenneth F. Burda Sportsmanship Award, the Carol Eckman Award, and the Floyd Patterson Award were each awarded…
Read MoreNEW 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…
Read MoreALBANY, NY — Sophomore Musu Jackson-Buckner (Buffalo, NY) ran an NCAA Division III provisional time of 25.34 in the women’s 200 meter dash at the 10th Annual Albany Spring Classic on Saturday (May 8). In an event that featured 20 competitors, Jackson-Buckner was third overall but first among the…
Read MoreNEW 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…
Read MoreNEW 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…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — The awards continue to role in for SUNY New Paltz outfielder Jeff Cote’ (Mechanicsville, MD). The sophomore baseball standout is the recipient of the Chancellor’s Scholar-Athlete Award for the spring season. Cote’, who has earned a 4.0 grade-point-average as a computer engineering major, was a…
Read MoreNEW YORK, NY — The SUNY New Paltz men’s tennis team wrapped up the 2004 season with a 5-2 victory over Hunter College this afternoon. The Hawks finished with an 11-4 record while Hunter dropped to 6-7. New Paltz won two of the three doubles matches and four of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ, NY — Three members of the SUNY New Paltz baseball team were named to the 2004 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) All-Conference Team. Sophomore Jeff Cote’ (Mechanicsburg, MD) earned a spot on the first team while senior Silverstre Castro (New York, NY) and freshman Dean…
Read MoreNEW 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…
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