NEW 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 MoreNEW PALTZ – Four SUNY New Paltz seniors received the 2012 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence and have been recognized by Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Jeremy Borrelli (’12), Alexandra Danz (’12), Kristofer Pistillo (’12), and Ayanna Thomas (’12) were among 257 students from SUNY campuses…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Princeton Review has selected the State University of New York at New Paltz for inclusion in its 2012 Guide to 322 Green Colleges. The guide, produced in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, profiles 320 institutions of higher education in the United States and two…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Fourteen SUNY New Paltz* students chose to spend their spring break in their community making a difference. The college hosted its second annual Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program for a week in March with students participating in leadership opportunities and volunteering at five different local nonprofit organizations. Students are…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold the Doug Sheppard Classic Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament on Monday, June 11, at Wiltwyck Golf Club in Kingston. This year’s event features an “Early Bird Sponsorship Recognition Opportunity.” Register online by Monday, April 30th and get two…
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 State University of New York at New Paltz will host the third annual UlsterCorps Service Summit on Wednesday, April 25, from 8 am to 12 pm at the College Terrace. Co-sponsored by New Paltz’ Center for Research, Regional Engagement, and Outreach (CRREO), RiverTides, Ulster Savings Bank and Central…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ -The State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the appointment of Philip Mauceri as the College’s new provost and vice president for academic affairs. He will start on August 1. Dr. Mauceri is currently dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will be celebrating the inauguration of President Donald P. Christian with a host of special events to mark the occasion. Dr. Christian, who was appointed by the State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees in June 2011,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The SUNY New Paltz Foundation has announced that a new $100,000 endowment fund has been established to help students who are encountering unforeseen financial difficulties to remain in school. Nancy (Hahn) Moore ’64 (Elementary Education) and her husband, David, created the “Crossing the Finish Line Fund” to provide…
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 MoreNEW PALTZ – SUNY New Paltz has been ranked as one of the Best Graduate Schools for Fine Arts by U.S.News & World Report. In the 2013 rankings, New Paltz’ Master of Fine Arts program was ranked 83rd, up 11 places from its previous ranking in 2008. It was one of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The SUNY New Paltz College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LA & S) has created a new scholarship program to support low-paying or unpaid summer internships for its students. This new program will offer two, $1,000 awards. An applicant will be selected based on her or his GPA, the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The 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…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – New Paltz alumnus Sergey Jivetin ’01 has been named a winner of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation’s 17th Biennial Competition. Thirty award winners were selected from more than 130 nominations in the fields of painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video, and craft media, gathered by a nationwide nominating committee….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Center for Middle Eastern Dialogue at the State University of New York at New Paltz will host "Voices from Iran: Contemporary Literature and Music" on Monday, April 9, from 7-9 p.m. in Parker Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. The program will focus on…
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 will host a free lecture titled “Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times” with author Paul Loeb at 7 p.m. on March 25 in Lecture Center room 102. Drawing on 35 years of exploring citizen involvement, Loeb…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Friends of the Sojourner Truth Library at the State University of New York at New Paltz will host a book signing and lecture with pop-up book author Robert Sabuda on Wednesday, April 4. The book signing will begin at 4:30 p.m. with a lecture at 5 p.m.,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The ninth annual Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at SUNY New Paltz conference will focus on occupational hazards and benefits for those involved in responding to disasters and treating other sources of trauma. “Building Capacity: Managing and Mitigating Responder Stress” will be held on Friday, April 20, on…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO), in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region, the Town and Village governments of New Paltz, the SUNY NP Environmental Task Force, the New Paltz…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – College of Staten Island President Tomás D. Morales, an alumnus of the State University of New York at New Paltz, will be New Paltz’s 2012 Undergraduate Commencement speaker. He will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters at the Undergraduate Ceremony on Sunday, May 20. For more than 36…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The School of Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at New Paltz will celebrate the completion of the Resnick Roof Solar Panel Project at an event on campus on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The public event will take place in the Resnick Engineering Hall Room,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz is one of the nation’s "Best Value" colleges and universities according to the Princeton Review, which ranked New Paltz among the top 75 public 4-year institutions of higher education in the United States. The Princeton Review selected its “Best Value”…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at SUNY New Paltz has released its sixth Discussion Brief, A Solar Hudson Valley: Toward Further Progress. A joint project of CRREO and The Solar Energy Consortium, the report surveyed the state of the solar industry in the nation and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at SUNY New Paltz is coordinating a program with helping professionals in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza that aims to address the mental health needs of Israeli and Palestinian children and families via development and distribution of psychoeducational materials. “Families First”…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) and Students for Disaster Response and Preparedness at the State University of New York at New Paltz are hosting a free two-day American Red Cross event to train community members and potential volunteers in basic Red Cross disaster services in response…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The College Council of the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its monthly meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, in the Haggerty Administration Building, room 903. Reports will be given by College Council Chairman Kenneth J. Abt and College President Donald Christian. Included in…
Read MoreCounties in Hudson Valley may benefit from working together NEW PALTZ –Orange County Executive Edward A. Diana today hosted researchers from SUNY New Paltz’s Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) as they announced their findings at the County’s Emergency Services Center in Goshen from a study they authored called “A…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher delivered her 2012 State of the University Address on Monday, unveiling plans to "get down to business" following a year of milestones and accomplishments. The Chancellor vowed to capitalize on SUNY’s "systemness" in order to lower costs, enhance productivity,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – A donation from Gary and Janaki Patrik has established the Gary and Janaki Patrik Music Endowment, which will award scholarships to students pursuing a degree in music who have music related needs. "We believe education is extremely important both for individuals and for society," said Patrik. "In these harsh…
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 be introduced to the campus community on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. in the Honors…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ –The State University of New York at New Paltz is ranked among the top 100 best values in the nation for public four-year institutions that deliver a high quality education at an affordable price, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s annual rankings. New Paltz ranked 55th out of 672 public…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – President Donald P. Christian issued the following statement about Governor Cuomo’s announcement that he will extend the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant to all SUNY campuses: “SUNY New Paltz welcomes Governor Cuomo’s decision to extend the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Act to all SUNY campuses. As the only four-year public…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ –The State University of New Paltz will welcome Dr. Debra Humphreys, vice president for communications and public affairs at the Association of American Colleges and Universities, as a speaker in the College’s Distinguished Speaker’s Series on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in Lecture Center 100. Humphreys’ lecture…
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 Center for Research, Regional Education, and Outreach (CRREO) and the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region will hold a conference, “The Ulster County Charter After Five Years” on Tuesday, December 13th, at the Terrace Restaurant on the New…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – State University of New York at New Paltz students made a significant impact on the successful Make A Difference Day, Friday, Oct. 21. Mike Patterson, director of the Office of Student Activities and Union Services, and Erica Wagner, service learning coordinator at the Career Resource Center co-organized New Paltz’s…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz announces that Noam Chomsky, noted author and philosopher, and Anthony Arnove, filmmaker and editor, will make presentations on Sunday, Dec. 4, in Lecture Center 100 in tribute to the legacy and life’s work of the late Howard Zinn (1922-2010),…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The College Council of the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. on Friday, November 18, in the Haggerty Administration Building, room 903. Reports will be given by College Council Chairman Kenneth J. Abt and College President Donald Christian. Included in…
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 State University of New York at New Paltz’s Humanistic/Multicultural Education Program in the School of Education will hold its 17th annual Multicultural Education Conference titled "Courage in the Face of Contradiction: The Power & Hope of Multicultural Education" on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s Distinguished Speaker Series proudly announces that world-renowned conceptual physicist, Janna Levin, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College, Columbia University will speak on "The Third Culture," Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m., Lecture Center 100 on…
Read MoreNew Paltz’s Distinguished Speaker Series proudly announces that world-renowned conceptual physicist, Janna Levin, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College, Columbia University will speak on "The Third Culture," Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m., Lecture Center 100. For over half a century, there has been a chasm between the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – State University of New York at New Paltz will be featured in SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher’s Mid-Hudson Regional Campus Showcase scheduled for Oct. 18, 2011 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at SUNY Purchase College, Performing Arts Center. The Mid-Hudson showcase, jointly hosted by Chancellor Zimpher and nine…
Read MoreJeffrey and Joanne Fredenberg of Hurley and Barbara Scherr of Newburgh are recognized for their sustained commitment to volunteerism in the Hudson Valley NEW PALTZ – SUNY New Paltz is proud to announce that Jeffrey and Joanne Fredenberg of Hurley, Ulster County; and Barbara Scherr of Newburgh, Orange County have been selected by…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – SUNY New Paltz is proud to announce that Jeffrey and Joanne Fredenberg of Hurley, Ulster County; and Barbara Scherr of Newburgh, Orange County have been selected by the Gala Celebrating New Paltz Board of Directors as guests of honor at the ninth annual Gala Celebrating New Paltz. The…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s Foundation received a gift of nearly $200,000 from Olga Santora, retired professor of elementary education who passed away in May 2010. The conditions of the gift stipulate that it benefit graduate students in the School of Education who are…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ- The State University of New York at New Paltz rose again in the U.S.News & World Report’s College rankings. New Paltz ranked 6th among best public regional universities in the North with both bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, up from 7th place last year. In this year’s U.S.News & World…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The College Council of the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its monthly meeting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, in the Haggerty Administration Building, room 903. Reports will be given by College Council Chairman Kenneth J. Abt and College President Donald Christian. Included in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz announces the details of their annual Alumni Reunion Weekend scheduled for Friday, Sept. 23 through Sunday, Sept. 25. This year the College will honor classes that graduated in years ending in a "one" or a "six," however, members of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will honor the life’s work and legacy of American historian, activist, and playwright Howard Zinn (1922–2010) with presentations by noted author and philosopher Noam Chomsky and filmmaker and editor Anthony Arnove. This event will be held on Dec. 4,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz is open. All classes have resumed their normal schedule as of today Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Functionality was largely restored to the College after the effects of Hurricane Irene. For the latest information, please see our website, www.newpaltz.edu. There…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold two events to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The College has organized a panel discussion on Thursday, Sept. 8, and a flag-planting ceremony in remembrance of those who lost their lives and in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ –Gerald Benjamin, director of the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will deliver the fifth annual Dennis O’Keefe Memorial Lecture sponsored by the Friends of the Sojourner Truth Library at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, in…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz’s Solar Car Racing Team‘s attempt to claim the world’s fastest speed record for a solar-powered vehicle scheduled for Friday, Aug 26 is postponed due to inclement weather. The new date for the attempt is to be determined. This attempt was contingent on…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s Solar Car Racing Team is setting its sights high again after recent awards and favorable coverage by Forbes magazine. This time, the team’s goal is to claim the world’s fastest land speed record for a solar-powered vehicle with…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will welcome 1,195 new first-year students to the College during the annual Moving In Day beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 22. The new students will be joined Tuesday, Aug. 23, by 685 transfer students, for a total of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – New Paltz’s Solar Car Racing Team is setting its sights high again after recent awards and favorable coverage by Forbes magazine. This time, the team’s goal is to claim the world’s fastest land speed record for a solar-powered vehicle with their car, the SUNyHAWK. The event is scheduled…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ–President Donald P. Christian issued the following statement about the NYSUNY 2020 bill: “By signing the NYSUNY 2020 bill, Governor Cuomo has created a more rational and predictable environment for SUNY students and their families to plan their educational expenses. This historic bill will allow New Paltz to provide courses and…
Read MoreNEW 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–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 MoreNew Paltz-The State University of New York at New Paltz won the 2011 Innovation Award, conferred by the Diversity in Global Education Network. This accolade recognizes New Paltz as a leader among the nation’s colleges and universities for implementing creative, practical strategies that bring study abroad opportunities to the cohort…
Read MoreNew Paltz-President Donald P. Christian issued the following statement about the Governor and Legislature’s support of a five-year tuition plan for SUNY campuses: "I am delighted by the leadership of the Governor and the Legislature in supporting long-overdue reform of how tuition is set in New York State. This is a historic…
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 – This past year, The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at New Paltz recognized three members of the faculty for their outstanding contributions in scholarship, service and teaching. Each recipient was selected by an ad hoc committee of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Senate and announced by the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ- Interim president Donald Christian issued the following statement about the Governor’s announcement of a legislative bill supporting a rational tuition policy for SUNY campuses: "I am grateful for Governor Cuomo’s support of a rational tuition policy for SUNY. Predictable tuition will allow New Paltz students and their families to manage…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold the Doug Sheppard Classic Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament on Monday, June 13, at the Wiltwyck Golf Club in Kingston. Proceeds from the event will go toward a scholarship endowment for SUNY New Paltz students. The tournament is named…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – How SUNY Matters: Economic Impacts of the State University of New York was released today by SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher. According to this report SUNY and its associated economic activity supported 173,000 jobs across the state in 2008-09. SUNY’s economic impact on New York State was near $20…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ- The New Paltz Presidential Search Committee and the New Paltz College Council have continued their work to find a College President for New Paltz, according to Kenneth J. Abt, Chair, New Paltz Presidential Search Committee, and Chair, New Paltz College Council. On Monday, May 23, the College Council met to…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The College Council of the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold a meeting at 3 p.m. on Monday, May 23, in Haggerty 903. The Call to Order and Approval of Minutes will be given by College Council Chairman Kenneth J. Abt. The only other agenda…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold the May 2011 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday May 22 on the Old Main Quadrangle. The graduate ceremony will be held on Friday, May 20 at 6 p.m., the same location. This year’s ceremonies…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s independent student newspaper, The New Paltz Oracle Online Edition, secured an impressive National Finalist title in the 2010 Mark of Excellence for “Best Affiliated Web site." This annual national competition is organized by the Society of Professional…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher honored New Paltz seniors, Hope Dobrzynski, Alyssa Finck, Jennifer Sánchez and Robb Webb with 2011 Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence at a ceremony on April 5 held in the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. The [link=http://www.suny.edu/communications/awards/StudentExcellence.cfm]Chancellor’s Awards[/link], inaugurated in 1997, highlight students…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges (2011 edition) features the State University of New York at New Paltz as one of the nation’s significant colleges committed to sustainability and green issues. Inspiration for this guide originated with prospective college students across the country who expressed interest…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) has released its fifth Discussion Brief: Agriculture Supporting Communities in the Mid-Hudson Region. The CRREO Discussion Brief series focuses on regional issues, in order to inform citizens and decision makers of key public policy choices and issues in our…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ- The following statement is being sent on behalf of Kenneth J. Abt, Chair of the Presidential Search Committee and Chair of the New Paltz College Council: We have learned today that presidential candidate Mary Papazian, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lehman College, Bronx, NY, has decided to…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ- The Presidential Search Committee announces today that Interim President Donald Christian has been invited to interview with the New Paltz campus as a presidential finalist. Interim President Christian will be the fifth presidential finalist chosen by the Search Committee to move to this stage in the process, which began…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ- "Today, Governor Cuomo and SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher announced NYSUNY 2020 – a new program that will allow the four SUNY university centers to apply for funding available to drive economic revitalization in the regions they serve," stated Interim President Donald P. Christian. He then added, "NYSUNY 2020 is anchored…
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 – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s independent student newspaper, “The New Paltz Oracle,” secured a major award, the 2010 Mark of Excellence, from the Society of Professional Journalists, overcoming competition from Harvard University, Syracuse University, New York University and Vassar College. On Saturday, April 9, former…
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 MoreAcademic programs preserved; workforce trimmed NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz has developed a budget plan for 2011-12 in the face of an estimated $6.3M cut in state funding that will adjust the College’s economy while preserving academic programs and student support services and protecting current…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ– The State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to be welcoming the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, William Dudley, to speak on its campus on May 19. President Dudley’s speech, entitled “The US Economic Outlook — Where Are We Headed,” is expected to…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO), in collaboration with the American Planning Association’s (APA) New York Metro Chapter, will host the forum “An Evening with the Fellows: Financing Smart and Sustainable Place-making” held in the State University of New York at New Paltz’s College Terrace,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – On Monday, April 25, the English Department and Evolutionary Studies Program at SUNY New Paltz will welcome artist and author James Prosek. He will deliver a free public lecture entitled “Eels and Naming Nature,” an event that will serve as the capstone event in this year’s Evolutionary Studies…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Women’s Studies Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz will host a one-day conference on Saturday, April 30, titled “Green Feminisms: Women, Sustainability and Environmental Justice.” This year’s conference focuses on the particular dangers that environmental degradation has posed for women throughout the world…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ –The State University at New Paltz will be hosting the 2nd annual UlsterCorps Service Summit on April 26th from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the College Terrace. The event will focus on the End Hunger Project and is co-sponsored by the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO),…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ –On Thursday, April 21, the Center for Middle Eastern Dialogue at SUNY New Paltz will host a conference on “Diversity in the Middle East: Commonalities and Polarities.” The conference, which will run from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., will take place in the Student Union Building (SUB) on the…
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– John Larson, the tenth James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will give his public speech on Thursday, April 14 in Lecture Center 106 at 6:00 PM. He is teaching a seminar this semester in storytelling and multimedia journalism. John…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The College Council of the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 28, in the College Terrace. The Call to Order will be given by College Council Chairman Kenneth J. Abt. This will be a joint meeting of…
Read MoreSpeaker is Chair of New Paltz Foundation; his family is namesake of Dorsky Museum NEW PALTZ- Noah P. Dorsky, chair of the SUNY New Paltz Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SUNY New Paltz, and son of Samuel Dorsky, the namesake of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art on the New Paltz campus, will…
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…
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