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Student Union Taking Shape

“I would call the Student Union Addition the ‘Aerie,’ after the mountaintop perch where hawks make their home. This edifice symbolizes both the College’s enduring link to its geographic setting and our shared aspiration to reach bold new vistas.” -President Steven Poskanzer The College began construction of the “Aerie,” a 14,000-squarefoot addition to…

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Documentaries Dominate

Six [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/ugc/las/comm_media/major_elec.html]Media Production[/link] students will be recognized with top awards for their documentary films at the annual [link=http://beafestival2010.wordpress.com/]Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts in Las Vegas[/link], Nevada, on April 15-17. The documentary, [link=http://vimeo.com/8046974]“Patchwork,”[/link] produced by Kim Plummer, Julie-Ann Florio and Tevita Toutaiolepo, will receive the BEA Best…

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News Releases

Study reveals physician recruitment and retention lagging in Hudson Valley

The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at the State University of New York at New Paltz has released the third paper in its discussion briefs on regional issues, titled [link=www.newpaltz.edu/crreo/discussion-brief-3-is-there-a-doctor-in-the-house.pdf]Is There a Doctor in the House? Physician Recruitment and Retention the in Hudson Valley[/link]. The study, authored by…

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Inspired teaching draws praise

Each year the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/collegelas/]College of Liberal Arts and Sciences[/link] presents two Teacher of the Year Awards, one to a full-time faculty member and one to a part-time faculty member. The 2008-09 recipients are Dr. John Sharp, assistant professor of [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/geography/index.html]Geography[/link], and Dr. Suzanne Kelly, adjunct instructor of [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/wmnstudies/index.html]Women’s Studies[/link]. According…

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The impact of imagery

Renee Byer, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in photojournalism, will be the ninth [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/ottaway/index.html]James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism[/link] at New Paltz and, in conjunction with her professorship, Byer’s work is currently on display at the college’s [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/exhibitions/exhibitions_2.html]Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art[/link] until April 11. The exhibition includes…

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RecycleMania spreads across campus

Looking to improve upon last year’s RecycleMania results, the New Paltz campus will be participating in a campus-wide effort for RecycleMania 2010, a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. The program, which runs from Jan. 17-March 27, involves…

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Athletics

Hawks Clip Golden Eagles

NEW PALTZ, NY– The New Paltz women’s basketball team defeated the visiting Golden Eagles from Brockport, Friday night 69-53. The Hawks improve to 11-9 overall and 8-5 in the league and Brockport falls to 4-16 overall and 2-11 in the league. Carly Minehan led the Hawks with 15 points and Caitlin Irwin…

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Hawks Fly by Brockport

NEW PALTZ, NY- Five Hawk players score in double-figures and three had double-doubles to help the Hawks defeat the Golden Eagles from Brockport, 83-74 Friday night in the Hawks Center. The Hawks withstood a late run by the Eagles to improve to 11-9 overall and 7-6 in the SUNYAC. The Hawks…

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Hawks Fall to Cortland

NEW PALTZ, NY- The New Paltz women’s basketball team fell to the visiting Red Dragons from Cortland, Tuesday night 64-52. The Hawks fall to 10-9 overall and 7-5 in the league and Cortland improves to 16-3 overall and 11-1 in the league. Kristen Caban led the Hawks with 14 points and three…

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Hawk Pride Event

This Friday, February 5 at 7:30 p.m. the College is holding a [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/events/hawkpride.html]Hawk Pride Event[/link], which will celebrate the [link=http://athletics.newpaltz.edu/wvolleyball/news_story.cfm?id=5121]women’s volleyball SUNYAC championship [/link]by raising their new banner in the Athletic and Wellness Center. During this event the College will also unveil the brand new hawk costume, and officially…

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Help for Haiti +

[link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/idmh]The Institute for Disaster Mental Health[/link] (IDMH) at New Paltz is working with the American Red Cross and New York State Office of Mental Health on preparations to provide mental health services to potentially large groups of Haitian evacuees who are expected to be repatriated through Stewart Air Force Base…

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Racing toward success

Most individuals having earned a national snowboard championship would look ahead with zeal to defend that title the following year, but 21-year-old New Paltz junior Nicole Imbriani would rather focus on her academic pursuits in the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/graphicdesign/]Graphic Design Program[/link] in the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/fpa/]School of Fine and Performing Arts[/link] at New…

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Her legacy lives on

In honor of the late Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis and her many efforts in support of students of color during her 36 years as a professor and mentor, the College has renamed its Minority Recruitment Program (MRP) Scholarship Endowment Fund to the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Memorial MRP Scholarship Endowment Fund. Wade-Lewis, who <a…

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Athletics

Live Stats for Men’s and Women’s Basketball against Plattsburgh

PLATTSBURGH, NY-Plattsburgh will be offering live stats for the men’s and women’s basketball games today at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. For women’s basketball live stats, [link=https://npmail.newpaltz.edu/Redirect/www.sidearmstats.com/plattsburgh/wbball/index.htm]click here[/link]. For men’s basketball live stats, [link=https://npmail.newpaltz.edu/Redirect/www.sidearmstats.com/plattsburgh/mbball/index.htm]click here[/link]….

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News Releases

Evolutionary Studies Program to celebrate Darwin’s 201st birthday: Museum of Natural History Curator of Paleontology to provide workshop

In celebration of Charles Darwin’s 201st birthday, the Evolutionary Studies Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz will host evolutionist Dr. Niles Eldredge of the American Museum of Natural History in a lecture titled “Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life,” which begins at 5:30 p.m. on Monday,…

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#10 Baruch Slips Past Men’s Volleyball

NEW PALTZ, NY- The New Paltz men’s volleyball team fell to the visiting Bearcats of Baruch to wrap-up the New Paltz Hawks Tournament, [link=http://athletics.newpaltz.edu/mvolleyball/statistics/mv12310b.htm]3-1[/link] (27-30, 30-27, 30-28, 30-27) Saturday afternoon in the Hawk Center. Four Hawks tallied double-figures in kills led by Dan Liberto with 17 and had a hitting percentage…

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Hawks Fall to Stevens

NEW PALTZ, NY– The New Paltz women’s basketball team fell to the Ducks from Stevens Tuesday night, by a score of 56-46. Stevens improved to 9-5 overall and the Hawks fall to 9-5 overall. The Ducks were led by Brittany Fuller. Fuller had a double-double, scoring a game-high 28 points and added…

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Opportunities to excel

Eighty-eight percent of [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/eop/]Educational Opportunity Program[/link] (EOP) students who arrived at the college in fall 2007 returned for the fall 2008 semester. This outstanding level of student retention reflects the program’s commitment to nurturing students inside and outside of the classroom. The program serves students from a variety of circumstances…

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Extreme Sportsmanship

At New Paltz, croquet competitions are a common sight on the Old Main Quadrangle, and now a New Paltz student and co-founder of the New Paltz Extreme Croquet Society has placed first at the United States Croquet Association (USCA) National Championship. New Paltz Extreme Croquet Society is one of the 168 student…

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Holiday Jazz

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Sharing warmth

In the spirit of giving during the holiday season, the College Environmental Health and Safety and Facilities Operations staff sponsored a coat drive from Dec. 10-18 in an effort to help individuals and organizations in need. Mike Malloy, director of Environmental Health and Safety, said members of the campus community responded amazingly…

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The act of competition

Fresh from its world premiere on the New Paltz stage, “Red Masquerade” by Associate Professor Jack Wade has been selected for the [link=http://www.kcactf.org/]Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival[/link] in January 2010. Wade’s play, which was directed by New Paltz lecturer Stephen Kitsakos, was nominated for and selected as a finalist in…

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Athletics

Men’s Soccer Team Awards

NEW PALTZ, NY- The New Paltz men’s soccer team held their annual team banquet and handed out their team awards. Golden Boot: James Altadonna – 11 goals, 2 assists, 24 team points Silver Boot: Tom Garafola – 2 goals, 8 assists, 12 team points Goal-of-the-Year: Frank Tloczkowski vs. Potsdam with Steven Gerrard Celebration Save-of-the-Year: Tom…

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Hawks Finish Third at ECAC

The SUNY New Paltz swimming team finished the third and final day at the ECAC Championships with a third place finish. The women’s team finished third and the men’s team finished fourth. The team of Yuka Suzuka, Becky Baker, Allison Wells and Marissa Morris finished second with a time of 4:04.96 in…

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Internationally recognized scholars

Computer Science faculty members appointed to rank of Distinguished Professor Joining a long list of celebrated faculty at New Paltz, two [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/compsci/index.cfm]computer science [/link]professors were recently promoted to the rank of Distinguished Professor, the State University’s highest faculty designation. [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/news/news.cfm?id=5129]Dr. Lawrence A. Fialkow[/link], professor of mathematics and computer science, and <a…

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Cheer to the ear

Concert series highlights dynamic music program You don’t need to be a music major to be involved in the music scene on the New Paltz campus. [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/music/ensembles.html]The chorale and band ensembles program [/link]is open to all students regardless of major, and the College-Community Chorale draws its members from both the student…

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Homegrown volunteerism

Student chapter of Habitat for Humanity builds a foundation of community service “The efforts of this student chapter are, in my estimation, a prime example of a new platform of involved citizenry that is required for the challenges that lie ahead in our nation and our world.” Eric VanderMass, Ellenville site supervisor, Ulster…

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