Graduating seniors pen letters of gratitude to New Paltz community

As a show of appreciation, 280 SUNY New Paltz graduating seniors wrote letters of gratitude to members of our faculty and staff that supported them during their time at the University. A few of these students chose to thank the whole University.  

These letters were hand-delivered or mailed to them by the Office of Alumni Relations. The letters were all written during the 100 Days to Commencement celebration, held on Feb. 8, which celebrated graduating seniors and kicked off the countdown to Commencement. 

Here are brief excerpts from those letters, which you can read in full  here. 

“Thank you for giving me the best four years of my life, for giving me lifelong memories that I will cherish forever,” Juliette Kurta ’23 (Sociology) 

“Going away for college has always been a dream of mine, and I am so thankful that I was able to achieve that dream at SUNY New Paltz,” Jonathan Castillo ’23 (Communication Studies) 

“Thank you for all the support in helping me get through college,” Sarah Boehning ’23 (Adolescent Education; History/Sociology) 

Each year, the Office of Alumni Relations hosts 100 Days to Commencement to prepare students in becoming alumni of the University and to inform them how to stay connected after they graduate. 

About Commencement 2023 at SUNY New Paltz 

This year’s Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21, 2023, on the Old Main Quad on the SUNY New Paltz campus. Both ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. 

The Saturday Ceremony honors graduates of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and the Sunday Ceremony honors graduates of the School of Business, School of Education, School of Fine & Performing Arts and School of Science & Engineering. 

The Graduate Commencement Ceremony will take place on Friday, May 19, at 6 p.m., also on the Old Main Quad.