Hydrant testing on campus on Tuesday, Oct. 15
The Office of Emergency Management will be conducting routine, campus-wide fire hydrant flow testing on Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 8
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Construction
Campus Construction Update, Fall 2024: Ongoing, Upcoming and Recently Completed Projects
Summer 2024 has been an active period for construction projects large and small on the SUNY New Paltz campus.
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Pond Road will be closed to through-traffic starting Thursday, Aug. 15
The following message was sent to all New Paltz students, facutly and staff by email on Aug. 12. Hello Campus
Read MoreThe Sojourner Truth Library’s Faculty-Staff Quiet Study Room will be temporarily moved starting Aug. 19
The Sojourner Truth Library’s Faculty-Staff Quiet Study Room will be temporarily moved to Room M05 starting Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
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DASNY President Robert J. Rodriguez joins SUNY New Paltz President Darrell P. Wheeler to survey campus housing construction
DASNY President and CEO Robert J. Rodriguez and SUNY New Paltz President Darrell P. Wheeler yesterday toured construction sites of
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Partial closure of Haggerty Administration Building parking lot on Friday, Aug. 2
The following message was sent to all New Paltz students, facutly and staff by email on July 31. Good morning
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Planned outage of SUB and HAB air conditioning on July 18
Facilities Management announced a temporary shutdown of air conditioning in the Student Union and Haggerty Administration buildings during the morning
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Hydrant testing on campus, July 29 & 30
The Office of Emergency Management will be conducting routine, campus-wide fire hydrant flow testing from Monday, July 29 and Tuesday,
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Partial closure of Haggerty Administration Building parking lot on Wednesday, June 12
Good afternoon campus community, Please be aware that there will be roofing material deliveries planned for this Wednesday, June 12,
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Hydrant testing on campus, Feb. 12, 2024
The Office of Emergency Management will be conducting routine testing of fire hydrants in the vicinity of Peregrine Dining Hall
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Successful renovation of Awosting Hall adds fourth floor and many more upgrades for student residents
The SUNY New Paltz community celebrated the successful renovation of Awosting Hall, one of the University’s 14 student residence halls,
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President Wheeler’s December 2023 Report to Faculty
Dear Colleagues: As we wrap up another hectic fall semester, I write to share enrollment updates and other important news
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Plan ahead! Information about 2023-24 campus construction projects
Facilities Management has shared the above map highlighting campus construction projects in progress during the 2023-24 academic year, which
Read MoreHydrant testing on campus, Sept. 5 and 6, 2023
The Office of Emergency Management will be conducting routine, campus-wide fire pump testing on Tuesday, Sept. 5, and Wednesday, Sept.
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Hydrant testing on campus, Aug. 22, 2023
The Office of Emergency Management will be conducting routine, campus-wide fire hydrant flow testing on Tuesday, Aug. 22, from 8
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Hydrant testing on campus, Aug. 8 and 11, 2023
The Office of Emergency Management will be conducting routine, campus-wide fire hydrant flow testing on Tuesday, Aug. 8, and Friday,
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Exterior work on Jacobson Faculty Tower, March 13-24
Some exterior work at Jacobsen Faculty Tower planned for March 13-24 may affect normal pedestrian routes around the building. Verizon
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SUNY New Paltz is one of nation’s greenest colleges, says Princeton Review
SUNY New Paltz is once again listed among the most environmentally responsible colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada,
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Hydrant testing on campus, Oct. 11 and 12
The Office of Emergency Management will be conducting routine, campus-wide fire hydrant flow testing on Oct. 11 and 12, 2022,
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A celebration for Garry Nack’s retirement, Dec. 7
Facilities Design & Construction congratulates Construction Manager Garry Nack on his upcoming and well-earned retirement from SUNY New Paltz, and
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Campus topographic survey using drones will take place on Nov. 24
On Wednesday, Nov. 24, SUNY New Paltz has invited MJ Engineering and Land Surveying to campus to conduct an unmanned
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Fall 2021 campus construction showcases student-centered renovations, ADA-compliant changes, efficiency upgrades and more
Campus improvement projects continue to progress at SUNY New Paltz this fall, as Facilities Management staff have safely proceeded with
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Timeline of Humanities HVAC installations and upgrades since 2000
The Humanities building was constructed in 1966 and has long served the College as one of our most widely used
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John Shupe, AVP for Facilities Management, announces retirement after more than 20 years at the College
The following announcement was shared by email with faculty and staff on July 14. John Shupe, Assistant Vice President for
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Works in Progress: Campus construction projects for June 2021
Facilities Management shares the following updates about campus construction projects that may impact some community members in the coming weeks.
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Answers to your questions about campus air filtration systems
The College has heard recently from members of our community who have questions about the state of campus air filtration
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Contemplative space construction project will soon go to bid after pandemic-related delays
SUNY New Paltz is moving forward with plans to construct a new contemplative space on campus near the Peregrine Complex,
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College announces extended utility reduction effort to save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions during winter 2020-21
The following message was sent to students, faculty and staff via email on Nov. 23. Dear Campus Community, With the
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Two publications name SUNY New Paltz one of America’s most environmentally friendly colleges
SUNY New Paltz performed well on two major recent rankings of the most environmentally responsible colleges and universities, continuing a
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Changes to outdoor seating on campus
This message was sent to students, faculty and staff on Friday, Sept. 11. Dear Campus Community, Now that the weather
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Fall 2020 campus construction round-up: Renovations, efficiency upgrades and much more
Many structural improvements to the SUNY New Paltz campus have continued as planned this year, with Facilities Management staff working
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Where can I spend time on campus this fall? Info about open study areas for commuters and other campus community members
Things are going to be different on the SUNY New Paltz campus this fall, but there are still lots of
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Updates and hours of operation for the newly reopened Student Union
The Center for Student Engagement is excited to announce that the Student Union and Atrium will reopen to members of
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Engineering Innovation Hub at SUNY New Paltz awarded LEED Gold Certification
SUNY New Paltz’s Engineering Innovation Hub has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Buildings Council. LEED is the
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College announces 2020 Presidential Recognition Award recipients
SUNY New Paltz congratulates six exceptional Classified Staff members who received the 2020 Presidential Recognition Award for their distinguished service
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Modifying our physical environment to reduce the possibility of transmission
The following message was sent by email to students and employees on July 21, 2020. Dear Members of our Campus
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New location makes the Scholar’s Mentorship Program “a place students can call home”
SUNY New Paltz has completed a project to renovate Student Union Building rooms 035-043 and relocate the Scholar’s Mentorship Program
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Campus Food Pantry will remain open through the summer, with new pickup location during SUB renovation
The Campus Food Pantry will continue serving on- and off-campus students, and on-campus faculty and staff, through the summer of
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Student Union Building renovation begins May 18
The Student Union Building will be undergoing renovations for the roof and 4th floor along with additional minor repairs/upgrades at
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PHOTOS: Jacobson Faculty Tower lobby renovation
The recently completed Jacobson Faculty Tower (JFT) lobby renovation has fully transformed the building that serves as home to many
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College/Shango Halls and Old Main Building Deep-Cleanings Scheduled
SUNY New Paltz is publishing important messages and news updates related to the College’s response to COVID-19 on the campus
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Is it brighter in here? Eight buildings get new LED lighting during Winter Break
The number of SUNY New Paltz buildings fully outfitted with energy-efficient LED lighting will double in the coming weeks, thanks
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College Council schedules its next meeting for Thursday, Oct. 24
The SUNY New Paltz College Council will hold its next meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, in Haggerty
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With Great Power: Graduate student intern helps Village of New Paltz go green
Shweta Sawant ’19g (Electrical Engineering) thinks often about the responsibility that comes with expertise. “In any profession, when you go
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College joins community-wide “labor of love” to build new playground at Hasbrouck Park
The Village of New Paltz coordinated an all-hands-on-deck effort to construct a new children’s playground in Hasbrouck Park, just down
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SUNY New Paltz cuts ribbon on new Engineering Innovation Hub
SUNY New Paltz celebrated the opening of the new Engineering Innovation Hub with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
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SUNY New Paltz joins 19 New York colleges and universities to purchase large-scale aggregated renewable energy
SUNY New Paltz is a member of the New York Higher Education Large Scale Renewable Energy (NY HE LSRE) consortium
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Pollinators welcome! SUNY New Paltz earns Bee Campus USA certification
SUNY New Paltz is the newest affiliate of Bee Campus USA, an organization that works to make the world safer
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New Paltz energy management team wins 2019 Research Foundation Symposium award
Energy Management Coordinator Brian Pine and Sustainability Coordinator Lisa Mitten accepted the Partnership Excellence Award at the 2019 SUNY Research
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Slow the Flow campaign update: Campus water usage drops by nearly 10 percent
The results are in for the SUNY New Paltz Slow the Flow water conservation campaign, and they are incredibly encouraging.
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Evolutionary Studies series asks: Why does the sunlight in Wooster Hall matter?
With contributions from Valerine Gomez Beco ’21 The SUNY New Paltz Evolutionary Studies Program invites students, faculty, staff and community
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College Council passes resolution to assign new building names to Hasbrouck Complex
The SUNY New Paltz College Council today unanimously passed a resolution to assign new names to Hasbrouck Complex buildings. The
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Certified Sustainable: Wooster and Bevier renovations earn LEED Gold ratings
The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded LEED Gold ratings to both the Wooster Hall and Bevier Hall renovation projects,
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Princeton Review: SUNY New Paltz is one of nation’s greenest colleges
SUNY New Paltz is once again listed among the most environmentally responsible colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada,
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College opens second Mothers’ Room
SUNY New Paltz is pleased to announce the opening of a second room on campus, Humanities 308, where new mothers
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SUNY New Paltz is a Sierra Magazine “Cool School” for third straight year
Sierra Magazine has published its annual “Cool Schools Rankings” of the eco-friendliest colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada,
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New engineering building, parking and bakery highlight campus construction news
The fall 2018 semester will see the continuation of an unprecedented run of physical additions and improvements to the SUNY
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SUNY New Paltz to welcome more than 2,000 first-year and transfer students
Nearly 1,200 first-year students and roughly 900 transfer students will join the SUNY New Paltz community this fall, as the
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Alum’s New Paltz-based architecture firm gets feature treatment in Net Zero Buildings
The July 2018 issue of Net Zero Buildings includes an eight-page feature on Alfandre Architecture, the firm led by SUNY
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SUNY New Paltz unveils new, state-of-the-art solar energy system
Members of the SUNY New Paltz community joined with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, other senior state officials, and energy leaders
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College earns STARS Silver Rating for excellence in sustainability
SUNY New Paltz has retained a STARS Silver Rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
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Modern spaces and solar system highlight spring 2018 construction news
SUNY New Paltz Facilities Management staff are looking forward to another busy year, as they continue adding and enhancing modern
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Economic Impact Statement shows SUNY New Paltz contributes nearly $360 million to local economy
SUNY New Paltz is the number one employer in Ulster County and a driver of hundreds of millions of dollars
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Solar grid project advances with installation of energy storage system enclosure
Electricians from Solar Liberty visited SUNY New Paltz on Thursday, Nov. 16, to oversee the installation of two 100 kilowatt
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SUNY Chancellor joins College to break ground on state-of-the-art Engineering Innovation Hub
SUNY New Paltz welcomed SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson and other leaders in government, business and higher education to campus
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Leading architecture and design magazine features Wooster Hall
Metropolis Magazine, a top publication telling stories of creative architecture and design, has published “Croxton Collaborative Architects Revives a Brutalist
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New Paltz again named one of nation’s greenest colleges
SUNY New Paltz is one of the 375 most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, according to the
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Construction news: Campus upgrades for fall 2017 and beyond
There’s been no rest for the Facilities Management team overseeing campus construction projects at SUNY New Paltz this year, even
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College to welcome more than 2,000 first-year and transfer students
Incoming class will be among largest in New Paltz history Nearly 1,150 first-year students and more than 900 transfer students
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Learn about the College’s new solar microgrid project at July 17 open house
As SUNY New Paltz prepares to flip the switch on a state-of-the-art photovoltaic array and battery storage system, Solar Liberty,
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New pipe insulation jackets will save thousands in energy costs
Energy Management Coordinator Brian Pine has announced the completion of a New York Power Authority (NYPA) grant-funded project to install
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Dorsky Museum closes for construction, will reopen June 10
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz will be closed for renovations from May 24 – June
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College composting effort, begun in 2009, hits two million pound milestone
On July 8, 2009, SUNY New Paltz and Campus Auxiliary Services/Sodexo began a partnership with two local organizations to design
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SUNY New Paltz celebrates opening of Science Hall
SUNY New Paltz celebrated the opening of Science Hall, a modern, two-story building designed to support the College’s burgeoning enrollments
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New Science Hall: fostering faculty & student collaboration and innovation
SUNY New Paltz is proud to celebrate the opening of Science Hall, a modern, two-story building designed to support the
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Wooster Hall lands on cover of College Planning & Management
The recent renovation of Wooster Hall was the subject of a cover story in the January 2017 issue of College
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State-of-the-art living & learning spaces opening across campus
Improvements to the SUNY New Paltz campus continue this year, with highlights including the opening of the new Science Hall, a
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SUNY New Paltz awarded $1.4 million for sustainable energy projects in 2016
Energy Management Coordinator Brian Pine coordinated awards totaling more than $1.4 million for energy projects in 2016. Each awarded project
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College honored at NY Power Authority Innovators Summit
SUNY New Paltz received the 2016 Innovative Energy Project of the Year award at the New York Power Authority (NYPA)
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Starbucks open at Parker Theatre
A new Starbucks franchise is now open on the SUNY New Paltz campus. The fully-licensed franchise branch is in Parker
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College and community join to cut ribbon at reopened Wooster Hall
More than 100 students, faculty, staff and community members convened on the concourse outside the newly-renovated Wooster Hall for a
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Ulster County Executive Mike Hein tours new construction on campus
SUNY New Paltz welcomed Ulster County Executive Mike Hein and County Legislator Hector Rodriguez (District No. 20, Town and Village
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College to welcome more than 1,900 new students this fall
More than 1,100 first-year students and nearly 800 transfer students will begin their SUNY New Paltz careers in the fall
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Partnership with NYPA will bring cutting-edge solar power storage system to campus
SUNY New Paltz has announced a partnership with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to construct a state-of-the-art solar energy
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Ribbon cutting celebrates Sojourner Truth Library reopening
A day-long celebration at SUNY New Paltz’s Sojourner Truth Library marked the completion of an extensive $14.3 million project to
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Campus construction update, spring 2016
While the past year has seen the completion of major construction at the Sojourner Truth Library, the new student residence
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College making progress toward Governor’s energy use reduction directive
SUNY New Paltz is acting to respond to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order 88 (EO88), which mandates a 20% improvement
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Library’s renovated Main Floor opens to campus community
The new year has gotten off to a great start for the Sojourner Truth Library (STL) at SUNY New Paltz,
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University Police Department settling in to new campus home
The SUNY New Paltz University Police Department (UPD) is now housed in the renovated Service Building in a space that
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NYS Assembly Speaker Heastie tours SUNY New Paltz campus
Carl Heastie, Speaker of the New York State Assembly, and State Assemblymember Kevin Cahill ’77 (Political Science) visited SUNY New
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Sojourner Truth Library main level set for spring ’16 semester reopening
A project to renovate the Sojourner Truth Library (STL) at SUNY New Paltz, underway since early planning began in 2009,
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College awarded Excellence in MWBE Participation prize
The SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) presented SUNY New Paltz with awards for Excellence in MWBE Participation
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College Foundation, Wilmorite no longer pursuing housing project
A joint statement from SUNY New Paltz Foundation Executive Director Erica Marks and SUNY New Paltz President Donald P. Christian.
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Completion of Mohonk Walk West strengthens links between core academic buildings
The SUNY New Paltz Facilities Management Department has announced the completion of Mohonk Walk West, which is now open for
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SUNY New Paltz Sustainable Energy Update
Now in its third year, the SUNY New Paltz Office of Campus Sustainability is continuing its partnerships within Facilities Management
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College to welcome more than 1,800 new students
SUNY New Paltz welcomed 1,100 first-year students and their families for Moving In Day on Aug. 20. According to L. David
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Ridgeview Hall – a new modern living and learning environment – opens doors to student residents
SUNY New Paltz celebrated the opening of Ridgeview Hall, a modern, 225-bed residence hall that will help meet significant
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Design Develop Construct Journal lauds college for sustainable construction changes
SUNY New Paltz has been included in the summer 2015 issue of Design Develop Construct Journal thanks to a $160
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New solar panels installed outside Resnick Engineering Hall
SUNY New Paltz Facilities Operations staff worked alongside local contractors this month to add new solar panels outside the Louis
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Assemblymember and alumnus tours campus construction
Assemblymember and alumnus Kevin Cahill (D-Kingston) ’77 (Political Science) visited SUNY New Paltz on Feb. 17, to tour current construction
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