The goal of the Common Summer Reading Program is to engage all first-year students in a shared experience; one that Pauline Uchmanowicz, coordinator of the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/english/page4.html]Composition Program[/link], says enhances participation in the intellectual life of the entire campus. “By encouraging first-year students to engage in critical reading, discussion and thinking about…
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Andy Warhol photo exhibition explores his public and private lives
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an opening reception for “Andy Warhol: Private and Public in 151 Photographs” at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, in the Sara Bedrick Gallery of The Dorsky Museum. The exhibition runs…
Read moreAndy Warhol photo exhibition explores his public and private lives
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an opening reception for “Andy Warhol: Private and Public in 151 Photographs” at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, in the Sara Bedrick Gallery of The Dorsky Museum. The exhibition runs…
Read moreSchool of Business recognizes exemplary faculty and staff
The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces the 2010 recipients of its service and teaching awards. Dr. Chih-Yang Tsai and Dr. Davina Vora will receive the Distinguished Service Award and the Distinguished Teaching Award, respectively. School of Business staff member Danielle Semenchuk will receive…
Read moreSUNY New Paltz SHRM Student Chapter Participates at 2010 HR Games
This March, the SUNY New Paltz student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Management Association (MA), competed at the 2010 Northeast Regional Student Conference and HR Games held by SHRM at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. SUNY New Paltz sent two teams of students, which were sponsored by…
Read moreSigma Beta Delta Honor Society to induct two new members at ceremony
The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz will recognize L. David Rooney, Vice President of Student Affairs, and Shelly Wright, Chief of Staff, for their untiring and invaluable contributions to the School of Business by inducting them as honorary members into the SUNY New…
Read moreCenter for Middle Eastern Dialogue to host discussion on ‘Islam and a Just World Order’
The Center for Middle Eastern Dialogue at the State University of New York at New Paltz will welcome Columbia University Professor Hamid Dabashi, who will speak on the topic of "Islam and a Just World Order," at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 19, in Lecture Center 100. Admission is free…
Read moreDocumentaries Dominate
Six [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/ugc/las/comm_media/major_elec.html]Media Production[/link] students will be recognized with top awards for their documentary films at the annual [link=http://beafestival2010.wordpress.com/]Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts in Las Vegas[/link], Nevada, on April 15-17. The documentary, [link=http://vimeo.com/8046974]“Patchwork,”[/link] produced by Kim Plummer, Julie-Ann Florio and Tevita Toutaiolepo, will receive the BEA Best…
Read moreStudent Union Taking Shape
“I would call the Student Union Addition the ‘Aerie,’ after the mountaintop perch where hawks make their home. This edifice symbolizes both the College’s enduring link to its geographic setting and our shared aspiration to reach bold new vistas.” -President Steven Poskanzer The College began construction of the “Aerie,” a 14,000-squarefoot addition to…
Read moreSigma Beta Delta Honor Society to induct two new members at ceremony
The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz will recognize L. David Rooney, Vice President of Student Affairs, and Shelly Wright, Chief of Staff, for their untiring and invaluable contributions to the School of Business by inducting them as honorary members into…
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