NEW PALTZ– Kenneth J. Abt, Chair of the New Paltz Presidential Search Committee and New Paltz College Council, announced today that the search for a new president to lead New Paltz would be extended. The renewed search will continue until additional candidates are identified, vetted and forwarded as finalists for consideration…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ- The State University of New York at New Paltz is proud to announce the formation of the first-ever Advisory Board for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, James Schiffer, has recruited a board of accomplished alumni and friends to give advice…
Read MoreMost of our undergraduate students will live on campus and many faculty/staff will live in close proximity to campus. We want to offer a rich and lively co-curriculum that (a) reinforces what students learn in the classroom; (b) responds to students’ interests and (c) takes full advantage of New Paltz’s extraordinary…
Read MoreOur fine and performing arts events, athletic contests and public lectures should be magnets that draw friends and fans to the college. We will proudly proclaim our cultural and economic impact, and aim to be celebrated as a regional resource and gem….
Read MoreWe will be a willing partner—and supplier of talent in the form of graduates and faculty expertise—to local business and industry, school districts, and social service agencies. With the exception of our MFA programs that have national reputations, meeting such regional needs will be the principal focus of our graduate programs…
Read MoreFaculty and staff alike must appreciate—and demonstrate through our actions and attitudes—that meeting student needs is vital to the institution’s success. We must understand the services that students require to achieve their goals and our administrative processes and policies must help us provide those services….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ– John Larson, the tenth James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will give his public speech on Thursday, April 14 in Lecture Center 106 at 6:00 PM. He is teaching a seminar this semester in storytelling and multimedia journalism. John…
Read MoreOn Friday, April 8, the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will hold an opening reception for two new exhibitions: The Upstate New York Olympics: Tim Davis and Thick and Thin: Ken Landauer and Julianne Swartz, from 5 to 7 pm. The museum’s curator, Brian Wallace, organized both exhibitions…
Read More4th Annual College Clean-Up Day!! Wednesday, March 30, 2010 (Rain date: Thursday, March 31, 2011) 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Meet in SUB 62/63 to get your team assignment The College Clean Up Committee would like to invite ALL SUNY New Paltz community members (Faculty/Staff/Students and friends) to join us for the fourth annual spring cleaning…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The College Council of the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 28, in the College Terrace. The Call to Order will be given by College Council Chairman Kenneth J. Abt. This will be a joint meeting of…
Read MoreSpeaker is Chair of New Paltz Foundation; his family is namesake of Dorsky Museum NEW PALTZ- Noah P. Dorsky, chair of the SUNY New Paltz Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SUNY New Paltz, and son of Samuel Dorsky, the namesake of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art on the New Paltz campus, will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – "We were disappointed to learn over the weekend that presidential candidate, Dr. John Schreiber, M.D., MPH, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine and Chief Administrative Officer, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, has communicated to Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and the New…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ– "We were disappointed to learn today that one of our presidential candidates, Joe Gow, Chancellor of University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, has withdrawn from our search. A decision on the next leader of New Paltz has not been made and was not part of the agenda for the March 22 SUNY…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Klezmer violinist and ethnographer, Yale Strom, will perform his newest Jewish piece, IN THE MEMORY OF… with the Carei String Quartet on April 5 at 8:00 p.m. in McKenna Theatre located on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz. There will be a…
Read MoreOur faculty’s excitement about their own research and creative activity should inspire students, both in the classroom and in focused capstone experiences for undergraduates (e.g., joint faculty-student research; faculty-mentored student research; internships; teaching practica; student shows and recitals). Connections between undergraduate student learning and faculty scholarship will be an important part…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ– The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces the 2011 recipients of its service and teaching awards. Dr. Kevin Caskey, Dr. Sally Schultz and Dr. Tulin Sener will receive the Distinguished Teaching Award, Distinguished Service Award, and Distinguished Research Award, respectively. Aaron Hines…
Read MoreNew Paltz students will be taught by faculty who take teaching and learning seriously, beginning with a general education curriculum (the proper focus of one’s first years at the college) designed by our faculty to impart content and build competencies grounded in the liberal arts. There will be regular dialogue among…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz School of Business will offer free tax help to individuals with a gross income below $49,000 on the New Paltz campus as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Certified student volunteers received training from the IRS to…
Read MoreNew Paltz faculty will be gifted at (and care about) their teaching. But they will also be meaningfully and consistently engaged in scholarship and creative activity that is shared with (and evaluated by) scholars and critics in the broader intellectual community. The pace and volume of such scholarly/creative activity will be…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ– The State University of New York at New Paltz welcomes Ray Suarez, author, senior correspondent for PBS News Hour, and host of Destination Casa Blanca, as a speaker in the College’s Distinguished Speaker Series at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 7, in the SUNY New Paltz Athletic and Wellness Center….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO), in collaboration with the SUNY New Paltz School of Education and the New Paltz Central School District Board Legislative Action Committee, is sponsoring a forum on “Financing Education through Income Taxes?” with Assemblyman Kevin Cahill 101st A.D. (Kingston), on…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The College Council of the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its monthly meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, in the Haggerty Administration Building, room 903. Reports will be given by College Council Chairman Kenneth J. Abt and Interim College President Donald Christian. Included…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The New Paltz Presidential Search Committee has completed its work and the New Paltz College Council has fulfilled its charge in the process to find a College President for New Paltz, according to Kenneth J. Abt, Chair, New Paltz Presidential Search Committee, and Chair, New Paltz College…
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