The SUNY New Paltz Distinguished Speaker Series proudly presents an evening with the Director of the American Museum of Natural History, Sean M. Decatur, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
The event, titled “Past is More than Prologue,” will be held in Lecture Center 100 at 7 p.m. and concludes with a meet and greet with Decatur.
All are welcome to attend, and pre-registration is required using this link.
Decatur’s talk will center around his experience overseeing a large collection of artifacts, objects and specimens at the Museum of Natural History, and how this collection informs modern scientific dilemmas and offer a prologue into the history of our planet, its biology, and its culture.
Read more here about Sean M. Decatur
General admission is free with a $10 suggested donation to the SUNY New Paltz Foundation, which supports future educational programs for our students.
About the SUNY New Paltz Distinguished Speaker Series
The Distinguished Speaker Series connects the University’s alumni, community members, faculty, staff, students and their families with well-known authors, policy makers, scientists, media experts, business leaders and other luminaries.
The Distinguished Speaker Series is made possible by the SUNY New Paltz Foundation, the School of Science & Engineering, and the generous support of alumnus Dr. Scott A. Siegel ’78 and his wife Sandra (Rosovsky) Siegel, along with Campus Auxiliary Services, M&T Bank, Sodexo, SUNY Ulster, the Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc., Ulster Savings Bank, Woodland Pond, Central Hudson, Heritage Financial Credit Union, NBT Bank, Novella’s in New Paltz, and Stewart’s Shops.
If you have accessibility questions or require accommodations to fully participate in this event, please contact the event organizer Lisa Sandick at sandickl@newpaltz.edu as soon as possible.
