NEW PALTZ – Seven students from the State University of New York at New Paltz were selected from thousands of applicants across the United States to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad during the spring 2014 semester. Established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000, and…
Read moreNEW PALTZ—The State University of New York at New Paltz announces a lecture by Lindsey Pollack, a bestselling author, keynote speaker and one of the world’s leading experts on managing and marketing to the Millennial generation. Her presentation, “Leveraging LinkedIn & Social Media in Your Internship & Job Search,” will be…
Read moreNEW PALTZ – The Department of Theatre Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz will perform Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Buried Child. This powerful and provocative play’s examination of the American dream opens Thursday, Feb. 27with performances running through March 9 in Parker Theatre located on…
Read moreNEW PALTZ—On Friday, Feb. 21, the American Opera Project and the Irondale Theater in Brooklyn will partner to present the world premiere of a new folk opera by Nkeiru Okoye, professor of music at the State University of New York at New Paltz and professional composer, titled "Harriet Tubman: When…
Read moreNEW PALTZ – Emma Larsen ’14 and Patrick Pierpoint ’14, two SUNY New Paltz Theatre Arts students, recently were awarded prizes at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (Region I) in Hyannis, Ma. Larsen, of Somers, N.Y., won a scholarship for an internship with Boston’s Commonwealth Shakespeare Company. Pierpoint, a Goshen,…
Read moreNew Paltz – Joan Barker, adjunct professor at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been named a recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching, which recognizes consistently superior teaching at the graduate, undergraduate, or professional level. “Adjunct teachers are a key component of the SUNY…
Read moreNew Paltz –Students from 12 area high schools were among those competing in the Mid-Hudson Region’s Poetry Out Loud competition at SUNY New Paltz on Thursday, Feb.6. Before a live audience, 45 top regional high school students recited poetry, and a panel of judges evaluated the entrants’ performances. Scores were based on…
Read moreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art invites artists working in all media to submit proposals for its annual exhibition of work by artists from the Hudson Valley. Worlds of Wonder, the 2014 edition of the Hudson Valley Artists series, will be selected by Ian Berry, Dayton director of…
Read moreNEW PALTZ – Kaitlyn (Kate) Gesel, a Master of Fine Arts candidate in the SUNY New Paltz Printmaking program, is the recipient of a Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) Graduate Fellowship. The SGCI is the largest print organization in North America, and its annual conference provides an opportunity to feature the…
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NEW PALTZ – New Paltz celebrated the opening of the nation’s first MakerBot Innovation Center with a press event and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 11. More than 100 people, including members of the business community, students, faculty and staff, attended the event, which was followed by a lecture by…
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