Update on the approved New York State budget
The following message was sent to all faculty and staff via email on April 15. Dear Faculty and Staff, We
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Author: Andrew Bruso
This weekend: Theatre Arts presents stage readings of “Romeo and Juliet,” translated for modern audiences
The Department of Theatre Arts continues its 2020-2021 production season with live-streamed, onstage readings of “Romeo and Juliet,” a modern
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April 15, 2021, report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Six students have tested positive for COVID-19. All six tests were administered on campus. All six students are isolating off
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Employee tuition assistance program now open for summer 2021
The Benefits Office is now accepting employee tuition assistance applications under the SUNY Tuition Assistance Program (B-140W) and the UUP
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Two New Paltz students earn SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for outstanding scholarship and service
The College congratulates Ashleigh Arrington ’21 (Chemistry; Mathematics) and Isma Rajpura ’21 (Biology) for being named recipients of the
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April 14, 2021, report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
One student has tested positive for COVID-19. The test was administered off campus, and the student is isolating off campus.
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Spring cleaning comes to the Village! Join the 25th Annual New Paltz Clean Sweep
All members of the campus community are invited to join with our neighbors in the Village of New Paltz for
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What if you tested positive tomorrow? Protect friends and loved ones by being honest with contact tracers
Think about all the people you encounter over the course of a few days: Family members, friends, coworkers, significant others.
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April 13, 2021, report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Two students have tested positive for COVID-19. One test was administered on campus, and the other off campus. Both students
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April 15: A Mind, Body, Spirit Day dedicated to movement and celebration
On Thursday, April 15, our third Mind, Body, Spirit Day of the spring 2021 semester embraces the season of renewal
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Ramadan observances begin this evening for many members of our community
The following message was sent via email to all students, faculty and staff on April 12. Dear Members of the
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Brief update on the approved 2021-22 New York State budget
The following message was sent to all faculty and staff via email on April 12. Dear Faculty and Staff: Now
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April 12, 2021, report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Two students have tested positive for COVID-19. Both tests were administered on campus. Both students are isolating off campus. Twelve
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Annual information security awareness training begins April 12
SUNY New Paltz faculty and staff are asked to complete information security awareness training beginning Monday, April 12. The training
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National J&J vaccine shortage means no on-campus supply for week of April 12-16
Student Health Services received word on Friday, April 9, that the College’s on-campus vaccination site will not receive any supply
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Students: Use Engage to vote in SA elections, April 12 – 15
New Paltz Student Association (SA) elections start Monday, April 12, and all students can vote by logging into Engage and
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SUNY and UUP further extend Tenure Clock for academic employees
The following message was sent to all faculty and staff via email on April 9. At the SUNY Board of
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April 9, 2021, report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Two students have tested positive for COVID-19. One test was administered on campus, and the other off campus. Both students
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Guidance for fully vaccinated members of our community
Across the country and in Ulster County, the number of people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is on the
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SUNY New Paltz appoints Renee Bostic as Director of Athletics, Wellness & Recreation
The College is pleased to announce the appointment of Renee Bostic as Director of Athletics, Wellness & Recreation at SUNY
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Reminders about Incomplete Grades from Records & Registration
At the end of every semester, the Office of Records & Registration receives many questions about awarding incomplete grades, so
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April 8, 2021, report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Three students have tested positive for COVID-19. One test was administered on campus, and the other two off campus. One
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Two updates for UUP employees: Agreement on Voluntary Reduction in Work Schedule extension, and Holiday Compensation in Lieu of Compensation Time window now open
United University Professions (UUP) and the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) have reached an agreement with respect to extending
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SUNYAC spring sports schedule will continue without fans
The following press release was issued by the SUNY Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) on April 7. SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The State
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Commencement 2021 update: We are planning a series of smaller in-person ceremonies; Plans are subject to change based on COVID-19 numbers and public health guidance
SUNY New Paltz is pleased to share that we intend to hold a series of smaller, shorter, in-person Commencement ceremonies
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April 7, 2021, report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Five students and one employee have tested positive for COVID-19. All six tests were administered on campus. Two students are
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Faculty: Join the GE Board to discuss the future of SUNY General Education, April 14
The General Education (GE) Board at SUNY New Paltz invites all faculty to join a dialogue about a new report
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Transportation resources for students planning vaccination
The Division of Student Affairs offers the following information about services that may be available to help students get to
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Chancellor Malatras Announces Program to Begin More Easily Vaccinating SUNY Residential Students Prior to Spring Semester Departure Using One Dose Vaccine
The following press release was issued by the State University of New York on April 6, 2021. For Immediate Release:
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April 6, 2021, report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Three students and one employee have tested positive for COVID-19. All four tests were administered off campus, and all four
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Addressing Anti-Asian and Asian American Bias and the Chauvin trial
The following message was sent to students via email on April 5. Dear Students: We write to share thoughts and
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Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act does not change SUNY campus policies
The following message was sent to all students and employees via email on April 5. Dear Members of the Campus
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April 5, 2021, report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Seven students have tested positive for COVID-19. All seven tests were administered on campus. Two students are isolating on campus,
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April 2, 2021, report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Two students have tested positive for COVID-19. One test was administered on campus, and the other was administered off campus.
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“Story-Listening for Social Change”: Distinguished Speaker Series presents a virtual evening with Zaheer Ali on April 12
SUNY New Paltz will welcome oral historian and educator Zaheer Ali to deliver the spring 2021 Distinguished Speaker Series Address,
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Banner system upgrade this weekend means some applications, including COVID-19 profile and screening, will be unavailable
Banner, a program the College uses to manage student records and other information, will undergo a server upgrade beginning at
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History professor gives virtual talk on founding of Schenectady
Faculty: Do you have news to share with friends and colleagues? Please use this link to tell us about your
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April 1, 2021, report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
One student has tested positive for COVID-19. The test was administered on campus, and the student is isolating on campus.
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Two important changes to the process of enrolling for classes for fall 2021
The College is implementing some small but significant changes to the course registration process for 2021. As a reminder, course
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How’s your financial fitness? Give yourself a checkup with the WellNYS challenge for April
The Employee Assistance Program’s WellNYS Everyday site has published its Daily To-Do calendar for April 2021, with a call for
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Students: Share your scholarship at the Student Research Symposium
The Student Research Symposium, New Paltz’s annual showcase of student-faculty scholarship, will return this year on Friday, April 30, in
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New Paltz named a Top 25 Best Value nationwide in 2021 College Consensus ranking
SUNY New Paltz was rated No. 25 on College’s Consensus’s 2021 list of the Best Value Colleges & Universities in
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March 31 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Seven students and one employee have tested positive for COVID-19. Five tests were administered on campus, and three off campus.
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Events and programs from the Title IX Working Group
For Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2021, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center is focusing on a campaign to build safe
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Updates from GOER on Holiday Compensation Time and Liquidation of Compensatory Time
The Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) has issued the following information regarding waiver of holiday compensation time and extension
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March 30 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Eight students and one employee have tested positive for COVID-19. Eight tests were administered on campus, and one off campus.
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Join a Virtual Nature Scavenger Hunt on Tuesday, April 6, at 4 p.m.
Do you want to deepen your connection with nature? Do you need a good information source or just some encouragement
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Students: Complete your GE Assessment to be entered into a $50 gift card raffle
The General Education (GE) Board is offering all students the chance to be entered into a raffle for one of
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March 29 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Six students have tested positive for COVID-19. All six tests were administered on campus. Two students are isolating on campus,
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Feedback from the Knowmia listening session, and more updates
As announced earlier this month, Techsmith Knowmia, the multimedia creation and storage platform that New Paltz licensed in 2020, has
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Three Undergraduate Research deadlines on April 5: SURE applications, scholarships and Mentor of the Year nominations
The Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity program (RSCA) reminds students and faculty of three upcoming deadlines for student researchers and
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COVID-19 testing tip: If you’re in a positive pool, play it safe until you get your reflex result
If you get a test on campus and are notified that you’re in a positive pool, that doesn’t mean you
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COVID-19 testing tip: Did you get tested off campus? Send us your results right away!
While we encourage students to get fast, free testing on campus when they can, we understand that you may prefer
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Stimulus funding and SUNY New Paltz
The following message was sent via email to students, faculty and staff on March 26. Dear Members of the Campus
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March 26 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Seven students have tested positive for COVID-19. One test was administered on campus, and the other six tests were administered
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Eligible campus community members can get onto the vaccine standby list at the Ulster County Fairgrounds
This message was sent to the campus community via email on March 25. The Ulster County COVID-19 vaccination site located
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COVID-19 testing tip: Make sure your addresses match in the SUNY Upstate pool testing app
Members of our community can help avoid delays in processing their COVID-19 testing status, and expedite contact tracing in the
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Students who have not accepted financial responsibility for spring 2021 will have holds placed on their accounts on March 29
The Office of Student Accounts advises students who have not yet made payment and accepted financial responsibility for the spring
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March 25 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Three students and one employee have tested positive for COVID-19. All four tests were administered off campus. The students and
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Employee trainings from the Office of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion: April 2021
The Office of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion will offer the following trainings and workshops in the coming weeks. Each
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Students: Save time and get funds faster by enrolling in Direct Deposit for Student Accounts
The Office of Student Accounts encourages all students to sign up for Direct Deposit to ensure you get your financial
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New Paltz Design Week is back! Full schedule of virtual events, March 29 – April 2
New Paltz Design Week, a five-day celebration of cross-disciplinary design on campus and throughout the Hudson Valley, will return in
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March 24 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Eleven students and one employee have tested positive for COVID-19. Ten tests were administered on campus, and two were administered
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Coronavirus and Communities of Color: A College of Liberal Arts & Sciences event, March 31
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences invites all members of the campus community to a panel event on Wednesday,
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Eight new faculty members join 2020-21 SUNY PRODiG cohort
The College is pleased to announce that eight faculty members who joined the campus community for the fall 2020 semester
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March 23 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Thirteen students and one employee have tested positive for COVID-19. Five tests were administered on campus, and nine were administered
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Faculty: Use Follett Discover in Blackboard to submit course material adoptions on time
The Campus Bookstore is offering a simple new tool for faculty to use this adoption season. Follett Discover allows you
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Spring 2021 course withdrawal period ends on March 29
Monday, March 29, is the last day SUNY New Paltz students can withdraw from any full-semester spring 2021 course. Before
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March 22 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Seventeen students and one employee have tested positive for COVID-19. Ten tests were administered on campus, and seven were administered
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ITS preparing for move to new anti-malware solution
Information Technology Services is preparing to change our anti-malware solution. After an extensive evaluation of our options, we have decided to
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May and August 2021 graduates: Submit your degree application by April 1
As previously announced, students who intend to complete their degrees or advanced certificates in May or August 2021 should already have
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Middle States Monday, Vol. 6: The Virtual Campus Visit is this week!
Middle States Monday is a series of announcements and information that will run in the Daily Digest to help students,
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Rest and refresh: The next Mind, Body, Spirit Day is Wednesday, March 24
The second Mind, Body, Spirit Day of spring 2021 will take place on Wednesday, March 24, to provide students and,
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“Ben (Not the Fish)”: Student film wins Broadcast Education Association Award of Excellence
Ben is an eight-year-old survivor of a life-threatening liver disease. His dream is to be an aquarium owner when
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Bidding farewell to Director of Alumni Relations Shana Circe ’02 ’08g
The following message was sent to all faculty and staff on March 19. Please join the Office of Development &
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March 19 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Twelve students have tested positive for COVID-19. Eight tests were administered on campus, and four were administered off campus. Four
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Faculty: Two options to establish provisional certification to teach in remote modalities
Dear Faculty, As you know, we are planning to return to a mostly seated modality for fall 2021, and therefore
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Statement on Atlanta shootings and anti-Asian American discrimination
The following message was sent to all students, faculty and staff by email on March 18. Members of the SUNY
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Remote work practices extended locally through June 30, 2021
The following message was sent by email to all faculty and staff on March 18. Dear Colleagues, The current Telecommuting Pilot
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March 18 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Three students have tested positive for COVID-19. One test was administered on campus, and the other two off campus. One
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Department of Civil Service issues new bulletin about leave for vaccination
As previously shared with the campus community, Governor Cuomo signed legislation on March 12 granting public and private employees in
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New York Women in Law Enforcement honors UPD lieutenant and officer
The state’s leading organization of women in policing recognized outstanding professional achievement by Mallory Nelson, a New Paltz University Police
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Mascot Madness 2021: 10 Questions with Hugo the Hawk
SUNY’s Mascot Madness tournament is back! Voting is now open for this annual tradition, as mascots from throughout the system
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#ItsYourTurn: All in-person SUNY faculty and staff are eligible for the vaccine
All SUNY employees represented by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) and
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March 17 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Two students have tested positive for COVID-19. One test was administered on campus, and the other off campus. Both students
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“Getting Up Is Easier”: A musical repertoire from the Department of Theatre Arts, March 20 & 21
The Department of Theatre Arts presents a new foray into musical performance with “Getting Up Is Easier: New Songs for
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March 16 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Four students have tested positive for COVID-19. Two tests were administered on campus, and two off campus. Two students are
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Journey of a Year
The following message was sent to all students, faculty and staff via email on March 15. Dear Members of the
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March 15 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Eight students have tested positive for COVID-19. All eight tests were conducted on campus. Three students are isolating on campus,
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Middle States Monday, Vol. 5: Save the Date to meet with the Evaluation Team on March 25
Middle States Monday is a series of announcements and information that will run in the Daily Digest to help students,
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“When Men Behave Badly”: Renowned psychologist David Buss shares latest research for EvoS seminar series
World-renowned behavioral scientist David Buss (University of Texas) spoke with an audience of more than one hundred audience members from
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Students: Start planning now! Summer and fall schedules of classes are now available
The Office of Records & Registration has published the summer 2021 and fall 2021 schedules of classes, which are now
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March 12 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Three students have tested positive for COVID-19. Two tests were conducted on campus, and one was conducted off campus. All
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10 stories from the campus community that gave us hope during COVID-19
What a year. It was March 11, 2020, that Governor Cuomo first announced that all SUNY campuses would move to
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UPD earns Department of Justice “Safe Policing for Safe Communities” certification
The University Police Department (UPD) has received certification for the “Safe Policing for Safe Communities” Order, which seeks to ensure that
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College Council schedules its next meeting for Thursday, March 18
The SUNY New Paltz College Council will hold its next meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, via teleconference.
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Stay safe this St. Patrick’s Day!
The following message was shared with students by email on March 11. Dear Students, We made headlines last week for
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UUP Direct Compensation for Discretionary Salary Increases and Salary Compression in paychecks dated March 17, 2021
The following message was sent to all faculty and staff via email on March 11. This communication is being provided
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March 11 report on confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the campus community
Two students have tested positive for COVID-19. Both tests were conducted on campus. One student is isolating on campus, and
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New York expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include in-person campus faculty and staff
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a new expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility that includes government employees, nonprofit workers and essential
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