NEW PALTZ — Janice W. Anderson, a faculty member at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has written a book that provides practical suggestions for dealing with conflict in the workplace. In Communication Skills for Surviving Conflicts at Work, Anderson, with co-authors Myrna Foster-Kuehn of Clarion…
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JOURNALISM PROGRAM FOR MULTICULTURAL TEENS EXPANDS
NEW PALTZ — Applications are now being accepted for the third annual Summer Institute of Journalism to be held at the State University of New York at New Paltz July 8 through 17. The Summer Institute is a scholarship program designed for students from groups now underrepresented in the field of…
Read moreNEW PALTZ HOSTS ENVIRONMENTAL WEEKEND AT ASHOKAN FIELD CAMPUS
NEW PALTZ — The 1996 “Environment Weekend: Earth Connections,” a two-day long course designed for teachers seeking to improve interdisciplinary teaching practice, will be held at the State University of New York at New Paltz Ashokan Field Campus April 19-21. Located near Olivebridge, New York, the Ashokan Field Campus outdoor classroom…
Read moreHUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST TO SPEAK AT BLACK HISTORY MONTH FORUM
NEW PALTZ — Social anthropologist Asha Samad, chairperson of the Women’s Studies Program at City College in New York and executive director of the Somalia Association for Relief and Development (SAFRAD), will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on February 12. Her topic will be…
Read moreARTHUR H. CASH NAMED CHAIR OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
NEW PALTZ — Arthur H. Cash, distinguished scholar and noted Laurence Sterne authority, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the English department at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Cash was chair of the department from 1975 to 1980 and has agreed to resume the…
Read moreSUNY NEW PALTZ CELEBRATES THE ARTS WITH OPENING OF NEW FINE ARTS BUILDING
NEW PALTZ — The School of Fine and Performing Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz has planned a week-long series of special arts events to coincide with the opening of the College’s new Fine Arts Building and the reopening after renovation of McKenna Theatre. “Homecoming…
Read moreSCHUYLER CHAPIN TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT ARTS IN AMERICA NOW CONFERENCE
NEW PALTZ — Schuyler G. Chapin, commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and former manager of the Metropolitan Opera Association, will be the keynote speaker for the Arts in America Now Conference at the State University of New York at New Paltz on October 13. Since 1989,…
Read morePROFESSORS WRITE WOMEN’S GUIDE TO HYSTERECTOMY
NEW PALTZ — Adelaide Haas and Susan L. Puretz, faculty members at the State University of New York at New Paltz, have written “The Woman’s Guide to Hysterectomy” (Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts, 1995. $14.95), a 294- page soft-cover book that is both a practical catalog of the latest medical information,…
Read moreGRANTS AWARDED TO SUNY NEW PALTZ FACULTY
NEW PALTZ — The Hudson Valley Study Center has awarded Rikki Asher, David Jaffee, Jo Margaret Mano, and Simin Mozayeni, all faculty members at the State University of New York at New Paltz, with research grants intended to advance the development of new study of the region’s multi-faceted cultural and…
Read moreNEW PALTZ TO PARTICIPATE IN TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS TO WORK DAY
NEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host the daughters of faculty and staff on Thursday, April 25 as part of the fourth annual Ms. Foundation for Women’s public education campaign, Take Our Daughters to Work. On that day, throughout the country, thousands of girls,…
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