NEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its 20th annual convocation at noon on Friday, Aug. 25, in the Julien J. Studley Theatre, located in the Old Main Building. Convocation is a formal welcoming ceremony for incoming first-year students and transfer students, with a…
Read moreMonth: August 2006
Men’s Volleyball Under Direction of Petrus
NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz Director of Athletics, Stuart Robinson, has announced the hiring of Radu Petrus as its new men’s volleyball coach. Prior to his arrival at New Paltz, Petrus spent the last four years as the first assistant volleyball coach at Long Island University (LIU). Last season…
Read moreLittlefield to Manage Equipment and Events
NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz Director of Athletics, Stuart Robinson, has announced the hiring of Dan Littlefield as its new Equipment and Event Staff Manager. Littlefield, after graduating from Edinboro University in 2005, spent six months as a Personal Trainer at Bally Total Fitness. And then became a fitness…
Read moreSUNY New Paltz welcomes nearly 1,800 new students
NEW PALTZ — Nearly 1,000 first-year students will move into their new homes on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz on Thursday, Aug. 24, during the annual Moving-in Day. They will be joined by 795 new transfer students throughout the weekend. The college’s overall…
Read moreHawk Opponent, Chaminade, to Open Season Against NCAA Runner-up, UCLA
NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz men’s basketball team will take on Division II Chaminade University on December 31, 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii at 2 p.m (H-AT) or 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Chaminade, who was regionally ranked last season at number four by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)…
Read moreBusiness Schools seeks plan ideas for students to develop
NEW PALTZ — For the past two years, SUNY New Paltz School of Business students competed in the School’s Business Plan Contest. Teams of students, coached by a faculty advisor, develop business plans that can be applied to real business settings. The contest is judged by local business executives. This year…
Read morePsychology professor’s book on disaster mental health is published
NEW PALTZ — Dr. James Halpern, professor of psychology and the director of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has co-authored a book, “Disaster Mental Health: Theory and Practice,” with Mary Tramontin. The book covers the psychology of disasters, and…
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