Month: February 2010

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Inspired teaching draws praise

Each year the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/collegelas/]College of Liberal Arts and Sciences[/link] presents two Teacher of the Year Awards, one to a full-time faculty member and one to a part-time faculty member. The 2008-09 recipients are Dr. John Sharp, assistant professor of [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/geography/index.html]Geography[/link], and Dr. Suzanne Kelly, adjunct instructor of [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/wmnstudies/index.html]Women’s Studies[/link]. According…

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The impact of imagery

Renee Byer, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in photojournalism, will be the ninth [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/ottaway/index.html]James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism[/link] at New Paltz and, in conjunction with her professorship, Byer’s work is currently on display at the college’s [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/exhibitions/exhibitions_2.html]Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art[/link] until April 11. The exhibition includes…

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RecycleMania spreads across campus

Looking to improve upon last year’s RecycleMania results, the New Paltz campus will be participating in a campus-wide effort for RecycleMania 2010, a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. The program, which runs from Jan. 17-March 27, involves…

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Racing toward success

Most individuals having earned a national snowboard championship would look ahead with zeal to defend that title the following year, but 21-year-old New Paltz junior Nicole Imbriani would rather focus on her academic pursuits in the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/graphicdesign/]Graphic Design Program[/link] in the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/fpa/]School of Fine and Performing Arts[/link] at New…

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Help for Haiti +

[link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/idmh]The Institute for Disaster Mental Health[/link] (IDMH) at New Paltz is working with the American Red Cross and New York State Office of Mental Health on preparations to provide mental health services to potentially large groups of Haitian evacuees who are expected to be repatriated through Stewart Air Force Base…

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Her legacy lives on

In honor of the late Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis and her many efforts in support of students of color during her 36 years as a professor and mentor, the College has renamed its Minority Recruitment Program (MRP) Scholarship Endowment Fund to the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Memorial MRP Scholarship Endowment Fund. Wade-Lewis, who <a…

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Hawk Pride Event

This Friday, February 5 at 7:30 p.m. the College is holding a [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/events/hawkpride.html]Hawk Pride Event[/link], which will celebrate the [link=http://athletics.newpaltz.edu/wvolleyball/news_story.cfm?id=5121]women’s volleyball SUNYAC championship [/link]by raising their new banner in the Athletic and Wellness Center. During this event the College will also unveil the brand new hawk costume, and officially…

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