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SUNY New Paltz honors student achievement at award luncheon; SUNY chancellor to give keynote address

NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold The Teaching, Learning and Leadership luncheon to honor the Educational Administration interns who are matriculated in the Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) programs in School Building Leadership, School District Leadership and School District Business Leadership. The luncheon…

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SUNY New Paltz releases Sustainability Plan; opens Office of Campus Sustainability

NEW PALTZ – President Donald Christian of the State University of New York at New Paltz has officially submitted the Campus Sustainability Plan to the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). To support the plan, the College has hired a full-time sustainability coordinator and a part-time energy coordinator who…

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Seven SUNY New Paltz students selected as finalists in Investigative Reporters & Editors awards

NEW PALTZ – An article written by six SUNY New Paltz journalism students was a finalist in the Student category of the annual Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) awards. The story, “Local officials are likely to profit from fracking in Southern Tier,” was researched and written by Andrew Wyrich (’13), Cat Tacopina…

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Five New Paltz students receive Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence

NEW PALTZ – Five seniors from the State University of New York at New Paltz have received the 2013 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. They are: Faith Hassell, an industrial and organizational psychology major, from East Meadow, N.Y.; Kimberly Lepore, a psychology major, from Standfordville, N.Y.; Destiny Denise Saldivar, a…

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CRREO to Host the 2013 Hudson River Science Symposium: “The State of Hudson River Science”

NEW PALTZ – The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at SUNY New Paltz, the Hudson River Environmental Society, and the Hudson River Foundation will host a symposium to present the latest scientific understanding of the Hudson River and environs, discuss the drivers behind the science, identify future challenges,…

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West African music concert featuring Yacouba Sissoko at The Dorsky on April 9

The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to present a West African music concert featuring Yacouba Sissoko, a Master kora player from the Djely griot tradition, with Famoro Dioubate on the Mandeng balafon. The concert will take place on Tuesday, April 9 at 5 pm at The Dorsky Museum.

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Dorsky Museum presents “Fields of Vision: Work by SUNY New Paltz Art Faculty”

NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art is pleased to present “Fields of Vision: Work by SUNY New Paltz Art Faculty,” an exhibition and accompanying catalog that feature work by 28 faculty members of the State University of New York at New Paltz Art Department. The exhibition offers a…

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The Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz and New York State Homeland Security team up to prepare for radiological catastrophe

NEW PALTZ – The 10th annual Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at SUNY New Paltz conference, “Radiological Readiness: Preparing for Dirty Bombs, Nuclear Disasters, and other Radiation Emergencies,” will be held Friday, April 19, 2013, on the SUNY New Paltz Campus. The conference will serve to strengthen community preparedness for catastrophic…

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Twelfth James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism to discuss “A Passport to the Middle East: A Career of Revolution, Upheaval and Hope” at SUNY New Paltz

NEW PALTZ – Deborah Amos, an award-winning foreign correspondent for NPR and the 2013 James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will give a public speech called “A Passport to the Middle East: A Career of Revolution, Upheaval and Hope” on…

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“Mid-Hudson Agriculture: Growing our Economy and our Communities” conference to be held at SUNY New Paltz

NEW PALTZ – Julie Suarez, Director of Policy at the New York State Farm Bureau, will deliver the luncheon keynote address at the “Mid-Hudson Agriculture: Growing our Economy and our Communities” conference to be held on March 1, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Student Union on the State…

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Dorsky Museum announces public programs for current exhibitions on West African photography

The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces a series of free public education programs in connection with the exhibitions Malian Portrait Photography and Photo-Rapide: François Deschamps, now on view through April 14, 2013 in The Dorsky Museum’s Alice and Horace Chandler and North Galleries.

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Concert to take Hudson Valley for A Ride on The Underground Railroad

Original work by Professor Nkeiru Okoye celebrates African American History Month and the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation NEW PALTZ – The Department of Music at the State University of New York at New Paltz celebrates African American History Month and the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with its production…

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Dorsky Museum puts recent collection acquisitions on display

The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz presents The Dorsky Collects: Recent Acquisitions 2008-2012 from Jan. 23 through June 23. This exhibition features 58 works of art selected from over 1,000 objects received into its permanent collection since 2008. A public reception for the exhibition takes place on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m.

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The Dorsky highlights West African photography with two new exhibitions opening on February 2

The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will host a public reception for the exhibitions Malian Portrait Photography and Photo-Rapide: François Deschamps on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 5-7 p.m. (snow date: Feb. 9 from 5-7 p.m.). The exhibitions will be on display from Jan. 23 – April 14, 2013 in The Dorsky Museum’s Alice and Horace Chandler and North Galleries.

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences confers members of faculty with Awards for Excellence in Service and Excellence in Scholarship

NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced the recipients of the 2012 Liberal Arts & Science Awards for Excellence in Service and Excellence in Scholarship at the faculty meeting on Dec. 4. This is the third year these…

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SUNY New Paltz professor deployed by American Red Cross to volunteer at Newtown

NEW PALTZ – The American Red Cross Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter deployed James Halpern to volunteer in Newtown, CT this week to assist with Red Cross support efforts following the tragic school shooting on Friday. Halpern, who is a professor of psychology and counseling at SUNY New Paltz and Director of the Institute…

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Award-winning NPR foreign correspondent named 12th James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism

NEW PALTZ – Deborah Amos, an award-winning foreign correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR), has been named the 2013 James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Amos will join the faculty in the spring of 2013 for a two-week residency of workshops…

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New Paltz students engage children with hands-on science activities at Family Mole Night

NEW PALTZ – The Chemistry Department of the State University of New York at New Paltz hosted a “Family Mole Night” in celebration of National Chemistry Week. It was held on Friday, Oct. 26, in the Coykendall Science Building on the SUNY New Paltz campus. “Family Mole Night” included hands-on science activities…

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