The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz has received a gift of two paintings by 19th Century Hudson River School painter Jervis McEntee from Helen McEntee, who married Col. Girard Lindsley McEntee, the nephew of Jervis McEntee. Mrs. McEntee, who lives in Highland…
Read moreMonth: May 2010
New Paltz selected to attend national summer institute on general education reform
The State University of New York at New Paltz was selected this spring to attend the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Institute on General Education and Assessment at the University of Vermont from June 4-9. New Paltz is one of 36 other colleges, universities and state systems from across…
Read moreDynamic Duo
New Paltz will recognize two Valedictorians on the Old Main Quadrangle during the 2010 Commencement Ceremony this Sunday, May 23. Nicole Hitner (Carmel, N.Y.), an English major with an environmental studies minor, and Darian Pucciarelli (Staten Island, N.Y.), who double-majored in political science and sociology, both achieved a perfect overall grade…
Read moreProvost To Lead During Transition
State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher has nominated [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/publicaffairs/admins/provost.html]Donald P. Christian[/link] to be interim president of SUNY New Paltz. Christian has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the college since August 2009, and will assume his new duties on July 1. “I am delighted…
Read moreSUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher Nominates Donald P. Christian as Interim President at New Paltz
State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher today nominated Donald P. Christian to be interim president of SUNY New Paltz. Christian has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the college since August 2009, and will assume his new duties on July 1. “I am delighted to…
Read moreCollege to celebrate commencement for more than 1,300 undergraduate candidates
The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold the May 2010 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 23, on the Old Main Quadrangle. The ceremony will acknowledge the accomplishments of approximately 1,400 undergraduate candidates who will be participating in the ceremony out of 1,740…
Read moreNew Paltz to host national conference on art education: Collaboration links school districts and community arts organizations
The Art Education program at the State University of New York at New Paltz will explore the collaborations between school districts and community arts organizations at a national conference, titled “Youth and Community Development: How the Arts Serve Economically Impoverished Communities,” June 11-13, on the New Paltz campus. Throughout the weekend, leading…
Read moreFour College employees recognized with Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
Four members of the State University of New York at New Paltz’s academic, professional and classified staff have been honored with the 2010 Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and will be recognized at the May Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 23, on the Old Main Quadrangle. Michelle Halstead (Stone Ridge), assistant vice…
Read moreProfessor selected as member of national group of outstanding scholars of Asia
Jonathan Schwartz, associate professor of political science at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been named a 2010–2011 Research Associate of the National Asia Research Program (NARP) by The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Schwartz was one of 39…
Read moreGreen Initiatives Taking Root
New Paltz has been selected as one of the country’s most environmentally-responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review, an education services company, and has been included in a new guidebook titled, [link=http://www.princetonreview.com/green-guide.aspx]“The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges.” [/link] Developed by The Princeton Review in partnership with the U.S. Green…
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