NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce that Professor Myra Mimlitsch-Gray is the recipient of the 2012 United States Artists (USA) Fellowship. The honor carries with it an award of $50,000 in unrestricted grant funds. Mimlitsch-Gray received the award in the category of…
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Tenth annual Gala celebrating New Paltz honors local SUNY Presidents
NEW PALTZ – SUNY New Paltz is proud to honor presidents from our neighboring SUNY Community Colleges: President D. David Conklin, Dutchess Community College, President Donald C. Katt, SUNY Ulster, and President William Richards, SUNY Orange at a ceremonious event on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 at the renowned Mohonk Mountain House. Proceeds…
Read moreNew Paltz Professor Emerita to receive 2012 New York State Art Educator of the Year Award
NEW PALTZ – The Art Education Program of the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce that Professor Emerita Margaret Johnson, Ph.D., will be given the 2012 New York State Art Educator of the Year Award by the New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA). Dr….
Read moreAward-winning NPR foreign correspondent named 12th James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism
NEW PALTZ – Deborah Amos, an award-winning foreign correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR), has been named the 2013 James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Amos will join the faculty in the spring of 2013 for a two-week residency of workshops…
Read moreHilarious, touchy, tragic: Pulitzer prize-winning “Crimes of the Heart” to be performed at New Paltz
NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts presents “Crimes of the Heart” written by Beth Henley. Directed by Connie Rotunda, the performances will take place Oct. 11 – 21 in Parker Theatre located on the campus. “Crimes of the Heart” is a tragic…
Read moreStudy of New York State government and politics published; edited by New Paltz professor
NEW PALTZ – Oxford University Press has published “The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government,” edited by Gerald Benjamin, director of the Center for Research, Regional Engagement and Outreach (CRREO) and professor of political science at the State University of New York at New Paltz. “The Oxford Handbook of New York…
Read moreNew Paltz selects interim director of development
NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the appointment of David P. Ferguson as the College’s interim director of development. He will start on September 4. Ferguson comes to New Paltz from the University of Findlay, a 130-year-old private institution located in Findlay,…
Read moreNew Paltz president joins Presidents’ Trust leadership group
NEW PALTZ – Dr. Donald P. Christian, president of the State University of New York at New Paltz, has accepted an invitation to join the Presidents’ Trust, a leadership group within the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) that advocates for liberal education as the best preparation for…
Read moreThe Dorsky hosts public reception for two new exhibitions on September 8th
On Saturday, September 8th, from 5-7 pm, the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will host a public reception for two new exhibitions: Shinohara Pops! The Avant-Garde Road, Tokyo/New York, curated by Hiroko Ikegami and Reiko Tomii, and Russel Wright: The Nature of Design curated by Donald Albrecht and Dianne Pierce. Both exhibitions are on display from August 29-December 16, 2012.
Read moreSUNY New Paltz recognized with three SUNYCUAD Awards
NEW PALTZ – The Office of Communication and Marketing at the State University of New York at New Paltz was recognized by The State University of New York Council for University Advancement (SUNYCUAD) with three Awards for Excellence. New Paltz was recognized with two Best of Category awards – one in the…
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