Faculty & staff invited to open sessions for two Student Affairs director searches

All SUNY New Paltz faculty and staff are welcome to join open sessions with candidates for the Director of Center for Student Engagement and the Director of Athletics, Wellness & Recreation positions.

The virtual campus interviews and open sessions will take place on Zoom at the dates and times listed below.

If you are interested in participating, we ask that you please sign up in advance, as a measure to ensure these meeting links are not distributed beyond our campus community. After you sign up, we will forward you the meeting link the day prior each interview to your SUNY New Paltz e-mail address. The resume and cover letter for each finalist are available on my.newpaltz.edu.

Use this link to sign up for open sessions with Director of Center for Student Engagement candidates.

Use this link to sign up for open sessions with Director of Athletics, Wellness & Recreation candidates.


Director of Center for Student Engagement open sessions:

  • Thursday, Feb. 18, 1 – 1:45 p.m.
  • Friday, Feb. 19, 1 – 1:45 p.m.
  • Monday, Feb. 22, 1 – 1:45 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1 – 1:45 p.m. (tentative)

A student session will be available at 1:45 p.m. on each date.


Director of Athletics, Wellness & Recreation open sessions:

  • Thursday, Feb. 25, 1:15 – 2 p.m.
  • Friday, Feb. 26, 1:15 – 2 p.m.
  • Monday, March 1, 1:15 – 2 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 2, 1:15 – 2 p.m.

A student session will be available at 2:00 p.m. on each date.


Members of our community with questions about these searches are invited to contact the chairs for more information:

Michelle Combs (combsm@newpaltz.edu), Chair, Director of Center for Student Engagement search

Michael Patterson (pattersm@newpaltz.edu), Chair, Director of Athletics, Wellness & Recreation search