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Distinguished Speaker Series to host national expert in liberal arts education as part of Inauguration festivities at SUNY New Paltz

The State University of New Paltz will welcome Dr. Debra Humphreys, an expert on liberal arts education, to the College’s Distinguished Speaker Series on Thursday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Lecture Center 100. Humphreys, the vice president for communications and public affairs at the Association of American Colleges and…

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College of Liberal Arts & SciencesFaculty/Staff NewsNews Releases

Eleventh James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism to discuss “The Art of Investigative Reporting” at SUNY New Paltz

NEW PALTZ – Andrew W. Lehren, an award-winning investigative reporter at The New York Times and the 2012 James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will give a public speech on “The Art of Investigative Reporting” on Wednesday, April 4, at…

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Benjamin CenterEventsNews ReleasesSustainability

"Zeroing in on New Paltz: How our community can be a national model for sustainable resource management" at SUNY New Paltz, March 29

NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO), in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region, the Town and Village governments of New Paltz, the SUNY NP Environmental Task Force, the New Paltz…

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The Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz conference to focus on stressors and rewards of trauma work

NEW PALTZ – The ninth annual Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at SUNY New Paltz conference will focus on occupational hazards and benefits for those involved in responding to disasters and treating other sources of trauma. “Building Capacity: Managing and Mitigating Responder Stress” will be held on Friday, April 20, on…

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AlumniCommencementInstitutional

CUNY President and New Paltz alumnus to deliver Commencement address at SUNY New Paltz, receive honorary doctorate

College of Staten Island President Tomás D. Morales, an alumnus of the State University of New York at New Paltz, will be New Paltz’s 2012 Undergraduate Commencement speaker. He will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters at the Undergraduate Ceremony on Sunday, May 20. For more than 36 years, Dr. Morales…

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InstitutionalNews Releases

The Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY New Paltz teams up with mental health professionals in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza for “Families First”

NEW PALTZ – The Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at SUNY New Paltz is coordinating a program with helping professionals in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza that aims to address the mental health needs of Israeli and Palestinian children and families via development and distribution of psychoeducational materials. “Families First”…

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Institutional

The Graduate School Open House

Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 (snow date: Wednesday, Feb. 22) Time: 5:30 – 7:00 pm Location: Student Union Building, MPR (NEW LOCATION) Faculty representatives from all of our programs will be in attendance at the event. They will be able to provide a programmatic overview, offer academic advising to students who bring transcripts, and…

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Statement from SUNY New Paltz President Donald P. Christian on Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s State of the State Address

NEW PALTZ – President Donald P. Christian issued the following statement about Governor Cuomo’s announcement that he will extend the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant to all SUNY campuses: “SUNY New Paltz welcomes Governor Cuomo’s decision to extend the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Act to all SUNY campuses. As the only four-year public…

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College of Liberal Arts & SciencesNews Releases

Distinguished Speaker Series to present national expert in liberal arts education

NEW PALTZ –The State University of New Paltz will welcome Dr. Debra Humphreys, vice president for communications and public affairs at the Association of American Colleges and Universities, as a speaker in the College’s Distinguished Speaker’s Series on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in Lecture Center 100. Humphreys’ lecture…

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College of Liberal Arts & SciencesFaculty/Staff NewsNews Releases

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 2011 Liberal Arts & Science Awards for Excellence in Service and Excellence in Scholarship at the faculty meeting on Nov. 29. This is the second year these…

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AthleticsInstitutional

Hawk Women’s Soccer Finish 2011 with No. 20 ranking in NSCAA national poll and a record-breaking season

For the New Paltz women’s soccer team, the 2011 season was the most successful in the program’s history. The Hawks qualified for the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Championship Tournament for the first time after earning their first-ever State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) women’s soccer championship title. In recognition…

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EventsInstitutional

Can We Talk About It?

While some Americans harbor illusions of a post-racial society, the lives and experiences of many people of all races speak otherwise. Recent postings of racially offensive material on the New Paltz campus have reinforced this reality for our campus community. These incidents create an opportunity if not an imperative for us…

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AthleticsInstitutionalStudent News

Nichole Wischoff Selected to NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country Championship Field

Nichole Wischoff ’13 (International Relations) of the New Paltz’s women’s cross country team has been selected as an individual participant for the 2011 NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country Championships hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wis., as announced…

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SUNYAC CHAMPIONS!

For the first time in program history, the second-seeded State University of New York at New Paltz women’s soccer team (13-5-2) won the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women’s Soccer Championship Tournament, defeating top-seeded SUNY Cortland (12-5-2), 1-0, in the tournament final Saturday afternoon in Cortland, N.Y. The…

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ArtsEventsSamuel Dorsky Museum of Art

The Dorsky announces two special events on Nov. 11 and 12

November events at the Dorsky: The opening reception of "Reading Objects 2011," Nov. 11, is part of an ongoing, interdisciplinary series featuring works from the permanent collection of The Dorsky Museum. The works on display are accompanied by texts or other responses prepared by New Paltz faculty, staff and (new this year) students. And a symposium organized in connection with The Dorsky Museum’s current exhibition "Linking Collections, Building Connections: Works from the Hudson Valley Visual Art Collections Consortium," takes place on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the New Paltz campus.

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InstitutionalSchool of Education

New Paltz espouses power and hope in 17th annual Multicultural Education Conference

New Paltz’s Humanistic/Multicultural Education Program in the School of Education will hold its 17th annual Multicultural Education Conference titled "Courage in the Face of Contradiction: The Power & Hope of Multicultural Education" on Friday, Nov. 18, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. in the Student Union Building. The deadline for registration is…

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New Paltz’s Distinguished Speaker Series presents eminent physicist and award-winning author

New Paltz’s Distinguished Speaker Series proudly announces that world-renowned conceptual physicist, Janna Levin, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College, Columbia University will speak on "The Third Culture," Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m., Lecture Center 100. For over half a century, there has been a chasm between the…

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AlumniInstitutional

Note from the Alumni Office

Wine Tasting • Museum Gallery Talks • Tour Historic Huguenot Street • Hike Mohonk Preserve• Class Dinners and Social Get Togethers • Mohonk Mountain House Brunch • Department Hosted Special Events • Fraternity and Sorority Gatherings • Athletic Competitions • Musical Entertainment • Alumni Theater Production Dear State University of New York…

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ArtsEventsSamuel Dorsky Museum of Art

The Dorsky hosts reception for new exhibition featuring work from five Hudson Valley collections

This exhibition presents fresh perspectives on a century of artistic activity in the Mid-Hudson Valley. It brings to light more than 150 artworks and the connections that link them together. The exhibition gathers together paintings, sculptures, furnishings, prints, drawings, photographs and conceptual works from the permanent collections of the partner organizations that comprise the Hudson Valley Visual Art Collections Consortium (HVVACC).

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Benjamin CenterEventsLibraryNews Releases

Dennis O’Keefe Memorial Lecture to focus on unity of college and community in New Paltz and America

NEW PALTZ –Gerald Benjamin, director of the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will deliver the fifth annual Dennis O’Keefe Memorial Lecture sponsored by the Friends of the Sojourner Truth Library at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, in…

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EventsInstitutional

Lt. Gov. Duffy launches Mid-Hudson Council at New Paltz

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo launched his Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council Wednesday, July 27. This Council will recreate the relationships between state government and businesses to kick-start regional economic development and grow employment throughout the region. Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy joined local legislatures, business leaders, community members and members of the College…

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ArtsFaculty/Staff NewsNews ReleasesSchool of Fine & Performing Arts

Five SUNY New Paltz faculty and alumni share $35,000 in prestigious New York Foundation for the Arts awards

NEW PALTZ–Five faculty and alumni from the State University of New York at New Paltz Art Department in the School of Fine & Performing Arts have secured prestigious and highly competitive Artist Fellowships (unrestricted cash grants of $7,000 each) from the latest cycle of the New York Foundation for the Arts…

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