As Ulster County and its residents grapple with job loss, school closures and an uncertain economy, Assistant Professor of Geography Melissa Yang Rock set out to keep the community informed […]
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Five New Paltz students receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence
State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson named the 2020 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence on Wednesday, April 22, and five SUNY New Paltz students are among […]
Read moreLook up: Planetarium director embraces remote teaching and learning opportunities
“The nice thing about the universe is that it is way bigger than all of us,” said Raj Pandya, director of the John R. Kirk Planetarium and lecturer of physics […]
Read moreOne way to be a world-class storyteller? Visualize it.
Graphic design major shapes impressive portfolio as National Geographic intern Trees that traveled to space now live on Earth, and SUNY New Paltz student Tania Velin ’20 (Graphic Design) knows […]
Read moreAmbassadors from the largest city in the world
One of the unexpected perks of studying abroad is that some of the most profound discoveries take place outside the classroom, where travelers can learn about other cultures and about […]
Read moreArt Force 5: New Paltz students join SUNY “superheroes” inspiring creativity in NYC kids
Three Digital Media Production majors from SUNY New Paltz spent the summer as members of a comic book-inspired project that encourages children to use creativity as a means of resolving […]
Read moreFrom “Do it yourself” to “Let’s do this together”: AC2 program propels biochemistry major to international medical research
Yohely Espiritusanto ’20 (Biochemistry) used to believe that in order to achieve her educational and professional goals, she needed to rely on herself and herself alone. “I didn’t get much […]
Read moreFrom New Paltz to Japan and back again
When Etsuko Yokoyama ’02 (Accounting) arrived at SUNY New Paltz in 2000, she admittedly experienced culture shock as she adjusted to a place so different from her home in Tokyo, […]
Read moreWith 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 to get your degree you take a pledge: that we […]
Read moreEducation majors lead movement to unlock the potential of new k-12 technology
Liz Brennan ’19 remembers when she really started to see the potential of technology as a teaching tool. “In one of my classes, instead of writing a book report, we […]
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