The Graduate School at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an Open House on Thursday, Feb. 17 from 5-7pm in the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art on the New Paltz Campus. Representatives from the college’s graduate programs, Financial Aid Office, Career Resource Center, and Educational Opportunity Program…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (The Dorsky) celebrates its tenth anniversary year in 2011. Formerly known as the College Art Gallery, The Dorsky first opened to the public in April 2001 and was officially dedicated on Oct. 20, 2001. The museum will celebrate this important birthday with a series of tenth anniversary exhibitions…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – DuPont-Columbia, Peabody and multiple Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist and media consultant John Larson has been named the tenth James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Larson will join the faculty in the Spring 2011 semester to teach a seminar…
Read MoreCollege accepting applications for fall 2011 NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz is again accepting applications for fall 2011 for its revised Master of Science in Education (MSEd) and its Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) programs in Adolescence Education. These programs are for students seeking…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Dan Gonzalez ’87 (Political Science) has been elected the newest member of the SUNY New Paltz Foundation board. Gonzalez is a managing director in the Washington, D.C. office of Mercury, where he offers strategic counsel to Fortune 100 companies and trade associations, as well as telecommunications, media, and…
Read MoreNew Paltz – The State University of New York at New Paltz is ranked among the top 100 best values in the nation for public four-year institutions that deliver a stellar education at an affordable price, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s annual rankings. New Paltz ranked 36th, climbing from 78th on…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Now in its 8 year, The Gala: Celebrating New Paltz raised a record $51,000 and attracted more than 230 guests, including New Paltz faculty, College Council and Foundation Board members, and community, leaders. This year’s gala honored, Barbara Hardgrave, Professor Emerita, department of music and community volunteer, on…
Read MoreAs the capstone of a rich and vibrant career spanning 30 years, Dr. Mary Boyle (Music) was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) at their annual conference in November in Cleveland, OH. At a retirement reception on campus in her honor, Boyle also learned…
Read MoreThe Chronicle of Higher Education (December 10, 2010) reports that New Paltz ranks in the top 10 percent of public universities nationwide with the best 6-year graduation rates (41 out of 414 doctoral and masters universities). New Paltz ranks in the top 2 percent among public masters institutions (5th out of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ- The Chronicle of Higher Education (December 10, 2010) reports that New Paltz ranks in the top 10 percent of public universities nationwide with the best 6-year graduation rates (41 out of 414 doctoral and masters universities). New Paltz ranks in the top 2 percent among public masters institutions (5th…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz contributes $338 million to the Hudson Valley economy annually and generates 3,331 jobs in the region, according to the College’s 2010 Economic Impact Statement released Tuesday, Dec. 7, by Interim President Donald Christian. The College is the third largest employer…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz contributes $338 million to the Hudson Valley economy annually and generates 3,331 jobs in the region, according to the College’s 2010 Economic Impact Statement released Tuesday, Dec. 7, by Interim President Donald Christian. The College is the third largest employer in Ulster County…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Music Theatre Singing Ensemble, conducted by Stephen Kitsakos, will present their Winter 2010 concert on Friday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. in McKenna Theatre on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz. Sponsored by the college’s Department of Theatre Arts the concert…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The New Paltz Players and the Department of Theatre Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz present the original play Wendy on Dec. 3 & 4 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 4 & 5 at 2 p.m. in Parker Theatre. Written by New Paltz student…
Read MoreThe New Paltz Players and the Department of Theatre Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz present the original play Wendy on Dec. 3 & 4 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 4 & 5 at 2 p.m. in Parker Theatre. Written by New Paltz student Rachael Brandt, the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Eight teams of students from the State University of New York at New Paltz participated in this semester’s School of Business debate competition. Students debated timely ethical topics including using biometric technology in private workplaces and allowing hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale area. The…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz (Dorsky Museum), the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, and the Women’s Studio Workshop—members of a newly-formed Hudson Valley Visual Arts Collections Consortium—announce the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Department of Theatre Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz presents The Wakeville Stories, a staged reading marking the premiere of the New Play Series schedule for the 2010-2011 academic year. Written by Laurence Carr, directed by Stephen Kitsakos, and read by the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Eight teams of students from the State University of New York at New Paltz participated in this semester’s School of Business debate competition. Students debated timely ethical topics including using biometric technology in private workplaces and allowing hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale…
Read MoreMFA candidate Keith Hoyt (Sculpture), was awarded the International Sculpture Center’s 2010 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. Senior BFA student Elizabeth Torrey (Sculpture) received an Honorable Mention in the competition as well. The sculpture students were nominated and mentored by sculpture faculty, Emily Puthoff and Steven Bradford. This year’s…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz School of Business will host the 2010 Fall Tax Practitioner Institute on December 6 from 8:00am – 4:30pm at the College Terrace on campus. Registration and breakfast will be from 7:30-8:00am. Those who attend will earn eight CPE credits in…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz School of Business is pleased to host a 2010 Fall Tax Practitioner Institute on December 6 from 8:00am – 4:30pm at the College Terrace on campus. Registration and breakfast will be from 7:30-8:00am. Those who attend will earn eight CPE credits in compliance….
Read MoreThe 16th Annual Multicultural Education Conference, “Partnering in Advancing Student Voice: New Possibilities for Engagement in Learning,” will be held at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Friday, Nov. 12 from 8 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. A keynote speaker, cultural arts performance and interactive workshops will fill…
Read MoreSunday, November 21 marks the eighth annual “Gala Celebrating New Paltz,” honoring Professor Emerita, Department of Music and community volunteer,Barbara Hardgrave. Kick off the holiday season with a cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception and silent auction bidding starting at 5 p.m. at Mohonk Mountain House, followed by dinner and dancing at…
Read MoreThe School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the 2011 Hall of Fame inductees. The inductees will be: The Solar Energy Consortium as Business Person of the Year; The Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation for the Dean’s Award of Excellence; Harold King as…
Read MoreCome experience New Paltz in person on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at the Undergraduate Open House. There is an excitement in being a New Paltz student, an excitement we hope students get a taste of during their visit – a taste only experienced in-person, on-site. The New Paltz Open House is designed…
Read MoreThe School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an ethics forum entitled "Following our ethical GPS: Lessons from a lost generation" on November 16 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. in Lecture Center 100. During the past two years we have experienced a cataclysmic shock…
Read MoreIn recent weeks and months, there has been a disturbing increase in teen and college student suicide. Through a variety of social media outlets, you may have seen a It Gets Better campaign to educate on suicide prevention, directed at for those in the LGBTQ community and for victims of bullying…
Read MoreStudents, faculty and staff at the State University of New York at New Paltz will dedicate themselves to the local community on Friday, Oct. 22 and Sunday, Oct. 24 in honor of Make a Difference Day 2010. For the sixth consecutive year, the college is taking part in the national day of…
Read MoreStudents, faculty and staff at the State University of New York at New Paltz will dedicate themselves to the local community on Friday, Oct. 22 and Sunday, Oct. 24 in honor of Make a Difference Day 2010. For the sixth consecutive year, the college is taking part in the national day…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The 16th Annual Multicultural Education Conference, “Partnering in Advancing Student Voice: New Possibilities for Engagement in Learning,” will be held at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Friday, Nov. 12 from 8 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. A keynote speaker, cultural arts performance and interactive…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (Dorsky Museum) in partnership with Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) will hold an opening reception for Binary Visions: Early 19th-Century Woven Coverlets from the Collection of Historic Huguenot Street on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. The event begins with a gallery talk by the exhibition curators from…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz women’s tennis team won the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) title for the fourth time in program history Sunday afternoon at the Eastside Racquet Club, competing at the 2010 SUNYAC Tennis Championships. The Hawks scored 42 points throughout the…
Read MoreThe Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at SUNY New Paltz, in collaboration with the Department of Political Science, is sponsoring a talk on “the Crisis of American governance” by Frank Bryan, professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont, on Thursday, Oct. 28 in the Coykendall…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s 15th Annual Business Day Conference, hosted by the American Marketing Association and the School of Business, will be held on Friday, October 15 on campus. The conference, which aims to develop the participants’ knowledge and skills to give them…
Read MoreThe Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) today released the fourth in a series of Discussion Briefs on regional issues: Hudson Valley Water: Opportunities and Challenges. This series seeks to inform citizens and decision makers on key issues, problems and opportunities facing our region. This latest paper, authored by Scott…
Read MoreCongressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today announced he has secured a key House panel’s approval of a major investment that will allow the State University of New York at New Paltz to develop a test lab for solar energy research and development on behalf of the Department of Defense. Hinchey, a senior…
Read MoreThe Department of Theatre Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz kicks off its Mainstage 2010-2011 season with Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identities, bewildering desires, practical jokes, and bawdy revelry. Twelfth Night will be performed at 8:00 p.m. on October 7, 8, 9, 14, 15,…
Read MoreThe Department of Theatre Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz kicks off its Mainstage 2010-2011 season with Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identities, bewildering desires, practical jokes, and bawdy revelry. Twelfth Night will be performed at 8:00 p.m. on October 7, 8, 9, 14, 15,…
Read More» [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/speakerseries/wideman.html]Purchase Tickets and More Information[/link] John Edgar Wideman will read from work in progress and also offer his reflections on the African Diaspora. Wideman is also best known for Philadelphia Fire, Sent for You Yesterday, Brothers and Keepers and Fatheralong: A Meditation on Fathers and Sons, Race and Society. Wideman will…
Read MoreThe legend is putting you on notice. Return to campus this October 15-17, 2010 for the Reunion of a lifetime. Come join your friends, your classmates and your professors for a celebration of everything you love about New Paltz. Events over the weekend include class dinners, departmental gatherings, performances, a hike…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The inventive Poné Ensemble for New Music will present A Copland Evening on Oct. 5 at 8:00 p.m. in McKenna Theatre on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz. The Ensemble will perform Quiet City, (a newly reconstructed version by Christopher Brellochs,) Old…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The College Council of the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its monthly meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, in the Haggerty Administration Building, room 903. Reports will be given by College Council Chairman Kenneth J. Abt and Interim College President Donald Christian. Included…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Students from the disaster studies and counseling programs from the State University of New York at New Paltz were on hand with the American Red Cross in lower Manhattan in support of the memorial held on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Most of the student volunteers…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The office of NY State Representative Maurice Hinchey (’68, ’70g) recently announced that the State University of New York at New Paltz and Ulster County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) will be awarded a U.S. Department of Education Teaching American History grant for their proposal titled An…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz welcomes John Edgar Wideman, acclaimed fiction writer, memoirist and essayist, as a speaker in the College’s Distinguished Speaker Series at 7:30 p.m., Friday, October 15, in SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center 102. Wideman will read from a work in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz has appointed Suzanne Grady as the College’s interim director for the Office of Communication & Marketing. Grady will be responsible for media relations, Web services and the College’s marketing and communication functions. Grady, who will begin her duties on campus…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The eagerly awaited grand opening of the new addition to the Student Union Building at the State University of New York at New Paltz will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13. With its internationally recognized design and light footprint on the environment, the new…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Dr. Gerald Benjamin, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Research, Regional Education, and Outreach (CRREO) at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been appointed to the Ulster County Intergovernmental Collaboration Shared Services Implementation Committee for a term extending…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will welcome an academically talented and diverse group of 1,120 first-year students to the College community when it opens its residence hall doors for its annual Moving In Day at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19. L. David Eaton, vice…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Dr. Gerald Benjamin, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Research, Regional Education, and Outreach (CRREO) at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will be speaking at State Constitutionalism in the 21st Century, a day-long symposium, on September 22, 2010…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The School of Business at New Paltz is seeking nominations for its 2011 Hall of Fame. This is the School’s 10th Anniversary. This academic year, the school will induct its tenth group of individuals into the School of Business Hall of Fame. The categories are: Business Person of the…
Read MoreThe Mid-Hudson Human Resources Association (MHHRA) and the State University of New York at New Paltz are pleased to announce that Michelle Flotard has been selected as the recipient of the 2010-2011 HR Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship. This scholarship was established in 2006 by MHHRA to recognize and encourage New Paltz…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The School of Business at New Paltz is seeking nominations for its 2011 Hall of Fame. This is the School’s 10th Anniversary. This academic year, the school will induct its tenth group of individuals into the School of Business Hall of Fame. The categories are: Business Person of the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The School of Business at New Paltz is seeking nominations for its 2011 Hall of Fame. This is the School’s 10th Anniversary. This academic year, the school will induct its tenth group of individuals into the School of Business Hall of Fame. The categories are: Business Person of the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Dr. Gerald Benjamin, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Research, Regional Education, and Outreach (CRREO) at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been appointed to the Ulster County Intergovernmental Collaboration Shared Services Implementation Committee for a term extending from…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Dr. Gerald Benjamin, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Research, Regional Education, and Outreach (CRREO) at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will be speaking at State Constitutionalism in the 21st Century, a day-long symposium, on September 22, 2010…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Morgan Gwenwald August 24, 2010 (845) 257-3677 Dennis O’Keefe Memorial Lecture to focus on the Mohonk Lake Cooperative Weather Station NEW PALTZ – Paul C. Huth, Director of Research at Mohonk Preserve, will deliver the fourth annual Dennis O’Keefe Memorial Lecture sponsored by the Friends of the Sojourner Truth Library at…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz will present a public reception for two new exhibitions titled “The Illustrious Mr. X: Museum Collection as Character Study” and “Thoughts of Home: Photographs from the Center for Photography at Woodstock Permanent…
Read MoreThe campus will host a Grand Opening of the new $13.4 million, 15,000-square-foot expansion to the Student Union at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13. The Student Union Atrium will officially open and will feature new dining venues, an enhanced bookstore, student lounge areas and an elevated seating area designed for…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will welcome an academically talented and diverse group of 1,120 first-year students to the College community when it opens its residence hall doors for its annual Moving In Day at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19. L. David Eaton, vice president for enrollment…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz is 7th among the best public universities in the North with master’s degree programs, according to U.S.News & World Report’s 2011 America’s Best Colleges guidebook. The College rose from 8th place last year. In the 2011 edition, which will be…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, the State University of New York at New Paltz and the Village and Town of New Paltz will participate in a collaborative art exhibition, titled “Carrying,” a project with the goal of shedding light on college campus gun violence from August 18 through Nov. 14. The…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, the lead member of the Hudson Valley Visual Arts Consortium, has been awarded a $150,000 collaborative Museums for America federal grant to develop an easy-to-search, Web-accessible database that will feature images and information for more than 13,000 objects from the collections of The Dorsky and…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, the lead member of the Hudson Valley Visual Arts Consortium, has been awarded a $150,000 collaborative Museums for America federal grant to develop an easy-to-search, Web-accessible database that will feature images and information for more than 13,000 objects from the collections of The Dorsky…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will welcome an academically talented and diverse group of 1,120 first-year students to the College community when it opens its residence hall doors for its annual Moving In Day at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19. L. David Eaton, vice president for enrollment…
Read MoreThe solar car racing team at New Paltz returned home elated last month after receiving the Teamwork Award in their first 1,100-mile [link=http://americansolarchallenge.org/events/asc2010/]American Solar Challenge[/link]. The race began in Cresson, Texas, on June 20 and finished in Chicago, on June 26. The competition included designing, building and driving solar-powered cars…
Read MoreStudents and professionals are invited to attend the annual Joint Chapter Meeting hosted by the State University of New York at New Paltz Management Association (MA) and the Mid-Hudson Human Resources Association (MHHRA) on Thursday, October 14 at the College Terrace on campus. The evening begins with networking and registration at…
Read MoreThere will be a campus wide phone service outage for approximately one hour on Thursday, June 24th starting at 5:15 pm. If you have an emergency, please contact the University Police Department at 845-255-2659. If you have a medical emergency, please call the Student Health Service answering service at 845-431-9179….
Read MoreThe School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz has recognized the Mid-Hudson Human Resources Association (MHHRA) for its support of the New Paltz student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Management Association (MA). MHHRA has been recognized for enriching and strengthening…
Read More[link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/piano]PianoSummer at New Paltz Institute/Festival[/link] is unquestionably the highlight of the summer arts season in the Hudson Valley. Unparalleled in its quality and artistic excellence, the Institute/Festival – under the direction of internationally renowned musician Vladimir Feltsman – begins its 15th season on July 10 with concerts, recitals, master classes…
Read More[link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/crreo/]The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach[/link] (CRREO) has released the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/crreo/regional_well-being_2010.pdf]Regional Well-Being Index[/link], a single measure of “Well-Being” in Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties and the Mid-Hudson region as a whole, based upon selected economic, environmental and social indicators, combined in accord with rigorous statistical standards. According…
Read MoreDonald Christian, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at the State University of New York at New Paltz has announced that Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Dr. Laurel Garrick Duhaney will serve as interim provost upon Christian’s assumption of duties as the interim president of the College…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz was selected this spring to attend the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Institute on General Education and Assessment at the University of Vermont from June 4-9. New Paltz is one of 36 other colleges, universities and state systems from across…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz has received a gift of two paintings by 19th Century Hudson River School painter Jervis McEntee from Helen McEntee, who married Col. Girard Lindsley McEntee, the nephew of Jervis McEntee. Mrs. McEntee, who lives in Highland…
Read MoreState University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher has nominated [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/publicaffairs/admins/provost.html]Donald P. Christian[/link] to be interim president of SUNY New Paltz. Christian has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the college since August 2009, and will assume his new duties on July 1. “I am delighted…
Read MoreNew Paltz will recognize two Valedictorians on the Old Main Quadrangle during the 2010 Commencement Ceremony this Sunday, May 23. Nicole Hitner (Carmel, N.Y.), an English major with an environmental studies minor, and Darian Pucciarelli (Staten Island, N.Y.), who double-majored in political science and sociology, both achieved a perfect overall grade…
Read MoreState University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher today nominated Donald P. Christian to be interim president of SUNY New Paltz. Christian has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the college since August 2009, and will assume his new duties on July 1. “I am delighted to…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will hold the May 2010 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 23, on the Old Main Quadrangle. The ceremony will acknowledge the accomplishments of approximately 1,400 undergraduate candidates who will be participating in the ceremony out of 1,740…
Read MoreThe Art Education program at the State University of New York at New Paltz will explore the collaborations between school districts and community arts organizations at a national conference, titled “Youth and Community Development: How the Arts Serve Economically Impoverished Communities,” June 11-13, on the New Paltz campus. Throughout the weekend, leading…
Read MoreFour members of the State University of New York at New Paltz’s academic, professional and classified staff have been honored with the 2010 Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and will be recognized at the May Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 23, on the Old Main Quadrangle. Michelle Halstead (Stone Ridge), assistant vice…
Read MoreJonathan Schwartz, associate professor of political science at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been named a 2010–2011 Research Associate of the National Asia Research Program (NARP) by The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Schwartz was one of 39…
Read MoreNew Paltz has been selected as one of the country’s most environmentally-responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review, an education services company, and has been included in a new guidebook titled, [link=http://www.princetonreview.com/green-guide.aspx]“The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges.” [/link] Developed by The Princeton Review in partnership with the U.S. Green…
Read MorePulitzer Prize-winning reporter Sydney Schanberg, working together with State University of New York at New Paltz journalism Professor Robert Miraldi as editor, have produced a book that collects the best of Schanberg’s war reportage over his 50-year career in journalism. “Beyond the Killing Fields: War Writings,” published by Potomac Books, is the…
Read MoreThe Department of Black Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce its 40th Anniversary Celebration. All are welcome to join in a gala celebrating “The 40th Anniversary of Black Studies: A Tribute to Commitment, Service and Scholarship” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April…
Read MoreSteven G. Poskanzer, president of the State University of New York at New Paltz, has announced that he has accepted the presidency of Carleton College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges, in Northfield, Minnesota. He will begin his new duties on August 2. Poskanzer is planning to step down at…
Read MoreNew Paltz unveiled a new logo on April 21 as the first part of a larger college-wide integrated marketing initiative that has been developed through several years of research. The new official New Paltz logo is a mark consisting of a customized icon, typography and orange and blue. The strength of the…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will hold a dedication ceremony and grand opening for the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/observatory/]Muriel and Jack Smolen Observatory[/link], which houses four telescopes for viewing the night sky, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, at the Observatory on the southern end of the campus….
Read MoreThis April, students participated in a mascot naming competition as part of the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/styleguide/athletics/]Athletic department’s new logo identity[/link], which included implementing [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/styleguide/athletics/logosystem.html]a new rendition of the Hawk[/link], the College mascot. In a landslide victory, Hugo – which was suggested by 12 students who saw the name’s historic connection to…
Read MoreNew Paltz will welcome [link=http://gking.harvard.edu/]Harvard Political Science Professor Gary King[/link] (‘80), one of the College’s most distinguished graduates, back to campus as the featured speaker at the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/commencement/]Undergraduate May Commencement Ceremony[/link] at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 23, on the Old Main Quadrangle. At Harvard, King is the Albert J….
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will welcome Harvard Political Science Professor Gary King (‘80), one of the College’s most distinguished graduates, back to campus as the featured speaker at the Undergraduate May Commencement Ceremony at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 23, on the Old Main Quadrangle. At Harvard,…
Read MorePhotojournalist Renee Byer will discuss her year-long quest to capture the dramatic and heart-wrenching story of a mother and her dying son – a quest that won her the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for photography, journalism’s highest award – at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, in the Samuel Dorsky Museum…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz will host a panel discussion and evening of film screenings with pioneering painter, filmmaker, writer and performance/installation artist Carolee Schneemann beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, at the Rosendale Theatre. Schneemann’s exhibition,…
Read MoreThe School of Business Selection Committee at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the 2010 School of Business Hall of Fame inductees. The inductees – Rocco B. Commisso, Business Person of the Year; Everton H. Henriques (’78 & ’83g) & Jeannie Irvine (’78), Alumni of…
Read MoreThe[link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/recreation/about.html] Outdoor Pursuits[/link] program at New Paltz is part of the Office of Wellness & Recreation’s commitment to provide diverse recreational opportunities for the campus community. Activities include adventure trips, rock climbing, skiing and many other challenging opportunities that focus on environmental awareness, education, personal development, social interaction and fun. Last month,…
Read More[link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/]The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art [/link]at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an opening reception for [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/exhibitions/future.html]“Andy Warhol: Private and Public in 151 Photographs”[/link] at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, in the Sara Bedrick Gallery of The Dorsky Museum. The exhibition runs…
Read More[link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness]The School of Business [/link]at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces the 2010 recipients of its service and teaching awards. [link=http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~tsaic/]Dr. Chih-Yang Tsai[/link] and [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness/faculty_profiles.html#Vora]Dr. Davina Vora[/link] will receive the Distinguished Service Award and the Distinguished Teaching Award, respectively. School of Business staff member<a href="http://www.newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness/faculty_profiles.html#Semenchuk">…
Read MoreThe goal of the Common Summer Reading Program is to engage all first-year students in a shared experience; one that Pauline Uchmanowicz, coordinator of the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/english/page4.html]Composition Program[/link], says enhances participation in the intellectual life of the entire campus. “By encouraging first-year students to engage in critical reading, discussion and thinking about…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an opening reception for “Andy Warhol: Private and Public in 151 Photographs” at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, in the Sara Bedrick Gallery of The Dorsky Museum. The exhibition runs…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an opening reception for “Andy Warhol: Private and Public in 151 Photographs” at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, in the Sara Bedrick Gallery of The Dorsky Museum. The exhibition runs…
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