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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 – 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 – 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 MoreOn 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 MoreNEW 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…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Dr. Napatsorn Jiraporn, assistant professor of marketing at the State University of New York at New Paltz, received the 2012 Distinguished Dissertation Award in the social sciences category from Binghamton University, where she completed her Ph.D. program. A faculty review panel selected Jiraporn’s dissertation, “Maintenance Versus Attainment Goals: Influence…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Raymond Bryant, the retired State University of New York at New Paltz police chief, was honored by the Ulster County Chiefs of Police at their annual awards banquet held on May 9 at the Wiltwyck Golf Club. Bryant held the New Paltz post for 39 years and was…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz announces the appointment of W. Mark Colvson as its new dean of the Sojourner Truth Library. Colvson is currently the associate director of the James A. Cannavino Library at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. His new appointment is effective…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Five members of the State University of New York at New Paltz’ academic, professional and classified staff have been honored with the 2012 Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and will be recognized at the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 20, and the Graduate Ceremony on Friday, May 18,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York at New Paltz has selected Dr. Jeffrey Miller as its 2011-12 Full-Time Teacher of the Year. Miller, an associate professor of political science and international relations, was nominated by Joel Lefkowitz, his department chair. “In…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz announces the appointment of Michael S. Rosenberg as its new dean of the School of Education. Dr. Rosenberg is currently the associate dean for research in the School of Education and a professor in the Department of Special Education…
Read MoreAn interview between President Donald Christian and WAMC President and CEO Alan Chartock will air on the radio show A Conversation with… on Thursday, May 3, from 1-2 p.m. The interview was taped in front of a live audience in Parker Theatre on April 26. During the interview, Christian spoke about his…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz announced today that Tanhena Pacheco Dunn, Esq. has been appointed its first executive director for compliance and campus climate. She will assume her duties on June 18 and will report directly to President Donald P. Christian. In this new role,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz welcomes Dr. Steven Brody (’73 Psychology) as its newest member of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LA & S) Advisory Board. The board, formed a year ago, is composed of alumni and friends of New Paltz…
Read MoreOn Thursday, April 26 at 3p.m., President Donald Christian will be interviewed by WAMC’s President and CEO Alan Chartock. The live to tape radio show A Conversation with… is free and open to the public and will take place in Parker Theatre. During the one hour program, Chartock will interview Christian about…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – State University of New York at New Paltz President Donald P. Christian will be interviewed by WAMC’s President and CEO Alan Chartock on the New Paltz campus on Thursday, April 26 at 3 p.m. The live to tape radio show, A Conversation with…, will be held in the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The School of Business (SOB) at the State University of New York at New Paltz will recognize two college employees for their contributions to the SOB and the college community. David Farbaniec, director of purchasing, and Daniel Sistarenik, director of financial aid, will be inducted as honorary…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces the 2012 recipients of its service, teaching and research awards. Dr. Shuguang Liu, Dr. Joel Neuman and Dr. Surinder Tikoo will receive the Distinguished Service Award, Distinguished Teaching Award, and Distinguished Research Award, respectively….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Daniel Freedman will been appointed dean of the School of Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at New Paltz on April 2. Freedman has served as interim dean since August 2011, and previously, as chair of the chemistry department from 2001-2009. He was chosen…
Read MoreThe State University of New Paltz will welcome Dr. Debra Humphreys, an expert on liberal arts education, to the College’s Distinguished Speaker Series on Thursday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Lecture Center 100. Humphreys, the vice president for communications and public affairs at the Association of American Colleges and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Vladimir Feltsman, founder and artistic director of the Piano Summer Institute and Festival at SUNY New Paltz, will perform a benefit concert in honor of the inauguration of New Paltz’ eighth president, Dr. Donald P. Christian. The concert, to be held on Saturday, April 14 at 4…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Andrew W. Lehren, an award-winning investigative reporter at The New York Times and the 2012 James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will give a public speech on “The Art of Investigative Reporting” on Wednesday, April 4, at…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced the recipients of the 2011 Liberal Arts & Science Awards for Excellence in Service and Excellence in Scholarship at the faculty meeting on Nov. 29. This is the second year these…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s School of Education held their annual reception and awards presentation for the recipients of this year’s Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching on Monday, Sept. 19 in the Terrace on New Paltz campus. New Paltz’s School of Education has been…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the addition of the following members to its Business Advisory Council.
NEW PALTZ–Five faculty and alumni from the State University of New York at New Paltz Art Department in the School of Fine & Performing Arts have secured prestigious and highly competitive Artist Fellowships (unrestricted cash grants of $7,000 each) from the latest cycle of the New York Foundation for the Arts…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz announces the appointment of Cheryl B. Tornsey, most recently the Vice President and Dean of the College at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio, as Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at New Paltz, effective July 15. Torsney…
Read MoreFor Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Contact: Morgan Hook; morgan.hook@suny.edu; 518-320-1311 Albany – The State University of New York Board of Trustees today unanimously appointed Dr. Donald P. Christian president of SUNY New Paltz. Christian has served as interim president since July 2010 and provost and vice president for academic affairs…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the appointment of a 21-year police veteran and New Paltz alumnus David Dugatkin as the new Chief of University Police, effective June 20. Dugatkin currently serves as Detective Sergeant in charge of the Detective Division…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce their new, non-credit professional certificate program in Digital Marketing Communications. This program will put its graduates in the vanguard of the rapidly growing profession of digital communications and e-marketing. This program is designed for anyone interested…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Susan Ingalls Lewis, associate professor, department of history at the State University of New York at New Paltz was the recipient of the prestigious Hagley Prize for her outstanding scholarly work, “Unexceptional Women: Female Proprietors in Mid-Nineteenth Century Albany, New York, 1830-1885,” published by Ohio State University Press…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ- The State University of New York at New Paltz is proud to announce the formation of the first-ever Advisory Board for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, James Schiffer, has recruited a board of accomplished alumni and friends to give advice…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ– Kenneth J. Abt, Chair of the New Paltz Presidential Search Committee and New Paltz College Council, announced today that the search for a new president to lead New Paltz would be extended. The renewed search will continue until additional candidates are identified, vetted and forwarded as finalists for consideration…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – "We were disappointed to learn over the weekend that presidential candidate, Dr. John Schreiber, M.D., MPH, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine and Chief Administrative Officer, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, has communicated to Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and the New…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ– "We were disappointed to learn today that one of our presidential candidates, Joe Gow, Chancellor of University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, has withdrawn from our search. A decision on the next leader of New Paltz has not been made and was not part of the agenda for the March 22 SUNY…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ– The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces the 2011 recipients of its service and teaching awards. Dr. Kevin Caskey, Dr. Sally Schultz and Dr. Tulin Sener will receive the Distinguished Teaching Award, Distinguished Service Award, and Distinguished Research Award, respectively. Aaron Hines…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York at New Paltz has selected its full- and part-time 2009-2010 Teachers of the Year. Reynolds Scott-Childress, an associate professor of History, was named the full-time Teacher of the Year. Joan Perisse was selected as the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz will recognize Antonio Bonilla, Director of the Educational Opportunity Program, and Marda Reid, Assistant Vice President of Human Resources, for their untiring and invaluable contributions to the School of Business and the college community…
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 MoreNEW PALTZ- Kenneth J. Abt, Chair of the Search Committee and Chair of the New Paltz College Council, announced today that the fourth presidential finalist invited to campus has decided to withdraw from the presidential search currently in progress at New Paltz. No further details are available. The Presidential Search Committee is…
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 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…
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