NEW PALTZ – Sue Books, professor of secondary education at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will spend the fall 2009 semester in Iceland as part of the Fulbright Scholars Program. At Iceland University of Education in the country’s capital of Reykjavik, Books will be lecturing and conducting…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – College senior Veronica O’Keefe has been awarded a U.S. Student Fulbright grant to conduct a photography project in China following her May graduation from the State University of New York at New Paltz. O’Keefe will spend 10 months in China working on a project titled “Agricultural Evolution: A…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will hold the Doug Sheppard Classic Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament on Monday, June 15, 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 in memory…
Read MoreAs is tradition at the State University of New York at New Paltz, the Old Main Quadrangle will be the site of the May 2009 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 17. The ceremony will acknowledge the accomplishments of 863 undergraduate candidates who will be participating in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will participate in Sustain 2009, a statewide Earth Day celebration and series of informational talks, on Wednesday, April 22. The campus will host two presentations and take part in a live webcast. All events will be held in Lecture…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Four students from the State University of New York at New Paltz received the 2009 Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence at a ceremony held on April 7 in Albany. The outstanding New Paltz students honored were Allison Duarte, a journalism student from New Windsor, N.Y.; Jessica Golian,…
Read MoreFacing deep cuts to its state-appropriated operating budget, exacerbated by an unprecedented sweep of student tuition dollars to refill general state coffers, the State University of New York at New Paltz has prepared a deficit reduction plan of $6 million for the 2009-10 year. The plan has been designed to preserve…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The journalism program at the State University of New York at New Paltz will celebrate the launch its online news magazine, The Little Rebellion, at a party at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 20, during the college’s Media Day event. The Little Rebellion goes live on April 20…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Byron Calame, the 2009 James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will discuss what the responsibilities of the American press are in today’s new media landscape at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, in Lecture Center room 102….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Social psychologist Shalom Schwartz will give a presentation, titled “Personal Values and Socially Significant Behavior,” in the Coykendall Science Building Auditorium at the State University of New York at New Paltz at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 16. Schwartz, professor emeritus of psychology at the Hebrew University of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz chapter of the American Marketing Association received awards at the organization’s 31st Annual Collegiate Conference, March 25-28, in New Orleans. At the Collegiate Awards Program, New Paltz was one of four chapters to receive three national awards and place…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Marc Garlasco, a senior military analyst with Human Rights Watch, will present and discuss his photo essay at the Coykendall Science Building Auditorium at the State University of New York at New Paltz at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15. In his presentation, “Violations of International Humanitarian Law…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will bestow an honorary Doctorate of Music upon Natalie Merchant, award-winning singer, songwriter and public advocate, at the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on May 17. As the lead singer in the 10,000 Maniacs, Merchant’s literate, socially conscious songs established her as one of…
Read MoreThe State University of New York Board of Trustees have appointed Dr. Keqin Li, professor in the Department of Computer Science at the State University of New York at New Paltz, to the position of Distinguished Professor, the State University’s highest faculty designation. The Distinguished Professor designation is conferred on individuals…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Sara’s Fourth Annual Walk for Epilepsy and Sara’s 5K Sprint for Epilepsy will take place at the State University of New York at New Paltz from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. Volunteers are being sought to participate in the walk and race to raise money…
Read MoreThe Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) and the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (SDMA) at the State University of New York at New Paltz, along with the Dutchess Council for the Arts, will host a program for artists, arts organizations and interested residents throughout the region, titled “Innovative…
Read MoreThe Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at the State University of New York at New Paltz, in collaboration with the law firm of Jacobowitz and Gubits, LLP, Walden, will offer a program for municipal and land use law attorneys, titled “Managing Financial Crisis at the Local Level: Municipal,…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the appointment of Donald P. Christian as the college’s new provost and vice president for academic affairs. He arrives on campus August 1. Dr. Christian is currently dean of the College of Arts and Sciences…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Claire Hafeli as the new dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts. Hafeli is currently the director and professor of the Master of Arts in Teaching Program at Maryland Institute…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces the 2009 recipients of its service and teaching awards. Professors Ted Clark and Bruce Mather will receive the Distinguished Service Award and the Distinguished Teaching Award, respectively. School of Business staff members Toni…
Read MoreAuthor and conservationist Frances F. Dunwell will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz at 7 p.m. on April 16, in Parker Theater. This event is being hosted by the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) and is free and open to the public. Co-sponsors…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – A scholarship for education students at the State University of New York at New Paltz has been created in honor of alumna Freda Heinz. Freda graduated from the college (then known as the New Paltz Normal School) in 1930 and went on to become a teacher. She often…
Read MoreThis spring the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York at New Paltz will launch The Center for Middle Eastern Dialogue with its inaugural event which will focus on “Recent and Future U.S. Policy in the Middle East” at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 6,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The biology and chemistry departments at the State University of New York at New Paltz received a Merck/American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2009 Undergraduate Science Research Program Award. The award provides $60,000 ($20,000 per year over three years) for joint use by the biology and…
Read MoreCollege awarded $48,000 competitive federal grant to fund event The Institute for Disaster Mental Health at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its sixth annual conference on Friday, April 17, with the theme “In the Wake of Disaster: Effective Mental Health Interventions.” The conference will promote…
Read MoreCongressman and State University of New York at New Paltz alumnus Maurice Hinchey (’68, ’70g) will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Ronald Law was recently appointed to the College Council at the State University of New York at New Paltz by Governor David Paterson. The Bronx resident is a 1974 graduate of the college’s political science department. Law attended Boston University’s School of Public Communications and graduated from Harvard…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will host Jonathan Alter, award-winning columnist, television analyst and author as the spring speaker in the college’s new Distinguished Speaker Series on campus at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, in McKenna Theatre. Tickets for this limited-seating event are available both…
Read MoreByron Calame, who was an award-winning Wall Street Journal editor and the former public editor of The New York Times, has been named the eighth James H. Ottaway Sr. professor of journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Calame will be introduced to the campus and answer…
Read MoreBeginning Jan. 18, the State University of New York at New Paltz will begin participating in “RecycleMania,” a 10-week, friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to help promote waste reduction activities and recycling efforts on campuses. Brian Pine, director of Facilities Operations and Maintenance and the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Sara Pasti was named the Neil C. Trager Director of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz this month. As interim deputy director of the museum since January 2008, Pasti worked with Neil Trager, founding director of the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Susan Rounds was appointed chair of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health’s advisory board at the State University of New York at New Paltz in December 2008. The Olivebridge resident joined the advisory board in 2007. Rounds is the American Red Cross chapter planning and support manager for…
Read MoreGregory Bray, a lecturer in the department of Communication and Media at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has won a prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award for his documentary film, “A Horse Connection.” Bray produced, directed and wrote the 40-minute documentary which was shot over a two-year period…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its December Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement ceremonies on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19 and 20, in the Athletic and Wellness Center. The December ceremony recognizes the achievements of August and December graduates. There are 359 undergraduate students scheduled to attend…
Read MoreAmy Cheng, professor of art, and Victor de Munck, chair and associate professor of Anthropology, of the State University of New York at New Paltz have been awarded Fulbright Visiting Scholar awards to teach and conduct research at foreign universities for five months during the fall 2008 and spring 2009 semesters….
Read MoreThe Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach at the State University of New York at New Paltz and the World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley Gillespie Forum will host a presentation on “Climate Change and World Security” with Marc Levy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the…
Read MoreMore than 500 emergency meal packs were prepared for Ulster County seniors by the State University of New York at New Paltz community for Make a Difference Day on Oct. 24. Mary Jo DeForest, deputy director of the Ulster County Office of the Aging, said, “The event was a valuable contribution…
Read MoreThe School of Education and the Professional Education Unit at the State University of New York at New Paltz has been awarded reaccreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the organization responsible for professional accreditation of teacher education. This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation and advanced preparation…
Read MoreEverton H. Henriques, the chairman of the State University of New York at New Paltz Foundation Board, will receive the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Mid Hudson Valley Chapter Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer Award at the National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon at noon on Friday, Nov. 14, at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will welcome James Orr, assistant vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, for a talk at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, in Lecture Center 102. The event is free and open to the public. “The Outlook…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz is now accepting applications for a new post-master’s Multicultural Education certificate program. The 15-credit program aims to help teachers and other educational professionals understand the ways in which race, gender, class, language, sexual orientation, religion, physical and learning disabilities influence them as…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will welcome author Judith Sloan to campus on Tuesday, Oct. 28, for a creative performance and panel discussion on immigration in America. “Immigration and the Changing Face of America,” which takes place at 8 p.m. in Lecture Center 102, will examine the…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the Guest of Honor at the sixth Celebrating New Paltz Gala. Distinguished Professor, author, and New York State Constitutional Law scholar Dr. Gerald Benjamin will receive the award at the grand event on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008, at…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will host a conference on intellectual property and copyright related to academics from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, October 24, in Lecture Center 100. The purpose of the conference is to increase awareness among faculty, staff, students and the general…
Read MoreThe Center for Research Regional Education and outreach (CRREO) has released the first of a planned series of discussion briefs on regional issues that takes a close look at property taxes in Ulster County, and, in the process, highlights valuable data that explain problems with the property tax that less frequently…
Read MoreIn honor of Make a Difference Day 2008, the State University of New York at New Paltz will offer a free concert to community members ages 55 and over at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, in the Student Union Building’s Multi-Purpose Room. “An Evening of Music” is the highlight of…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will welcome Faithkeeper of the Onondaga Nation of Indians of the Iroquois Confederacy and Distinguished Service Professor at SUNY Buffalo, Oren R. Lyons, at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, in Lecture Center 100. Lyons is a scholar of Native American history; international…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will host the 14th Annual Multicultural Education Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, in the Student Union Building’s Multi-Purpose Room. “Connecting to the Worlds of Students: The Blessings and Burdens of Popular Culture in Promoting Academic Achievement…
Read MoreMargaret Wade-Lewis, associate professor and chair of the Black Studies Department at the State University of New York at New Paltz, is the 2008 recipient of the College Language Association’s Book Award for the biography “Lorenzo Dow Turner: Father of Gullah Studies.” James Schiffer, dean of the College of Liberal Arts…
Read MoreThe Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at the State University of New York at New Paltz has appointed Kathleen Tobin Flusser as assistant director. In September, the CRREO announced it had been awarded a $286,899 grant by the U.S. Department of Education. Flusser will have a major role…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will host Jonathan Alter, award-winning columnist, television analyst and author as the spring speaker in the college’s new Distinguished Speaker Series. Alter will speak on campus on April 29, 2009, in McKenna Theatre. The focus of his talk will be “The American…
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 2007-2008 Teachers of the Year. Pauline Uchmanowicz, an associate professor of English, was named the full-time Teacher of the Year. John Palencsar was selected as…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will host four nights of viewing and discussion for each of the 2008 U.S. presidential and vice presidential debates beginning at 8:45 p.m. on the following dates and locations on the New Paltz campus: • Friday, Sept. 26, Student Union Building, Hawk…
Read MoreLaurence M. Hauptman, a SUNY Distinguished Professor of History at the State University of New York at New Paltz, recently released a book, titled “Seven Generations of Iroquois Leadership: The Six Nations since 1800” (Syracuse University Press 2008). In his new book, Hauptman traces the past 200 years of the Six…
Read MoreThe School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz has added the following members to its Business Advisory Council: • Rick Alfandre, president, Alfandre Architecture, PC • Bob Bazargan, vice president & senior relationship manager, KeyBank • Thomas Dee, president & CEO, Benedictine Hospital • Francoise Dunefsky, CEO, Gateway…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz is in the process of installing and testing a mass notification speaker system on campus and will be performing periodic audible tests of the new equipment between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sept. 18 and19. Members of the New Paltz community may…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz was recently awarded a $211,387 National Science Foundation grant to support its Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) program through the next two academic years. Submitted in collaboration with Binghamton University, the total amount of the grant award is nearly $500,000. Glenn Geher, director of…
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Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz will host its first ever speaker in the new Distinguished Speaker Series with guest Dave Barry, celebrated humor columnist and best-selling, Pulitzer Prize winning author, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the Athletic and Wellness Center gymnasium. “An Evening…
Read MoreTwo professors from the State University of New York at New Paltz and a group of 14 students will attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo., as part of The Washington Center’s Campaign 2008 National Political Conventions academic seminar series. Nancy Kassop, chair of the political science department, and…
Read MoreAt 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, the State University of New York at New Paltz will open its residence hall doors and welcome 1,300 first-year students for its annual Moving In Day. David Eaton, vice president for enrollment management, said that the college continues to offer admission to the…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz announces the arrival of a new vice president for finance and administration, Jacqueline S. DiStefano. At New Paltz, DiStefano assumes the role of senior non-academic administrator and chief financial officer. Her responsibilities include overseeing the college’s operating and capital budgets, revenues, expenditures,…
Read MoreThe Career Resource Center at the State University of New York at New Paltz is now offering a free online resource called the Volunteer Connection, where organizations in the Hudson Valley can post their volunteer or service learning opportunities for interested students and alumni of New Paltz. This online resource, found…
Read MoreThe New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce will host an open community forum designed to give New Paltz residents the opportunity to get answers from Town, Village and SUNY leaders all at once. The forum will be held on Tuesday, July 15 from 7:00 until 9:00 pm in the Ulster County…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz and the New-York Historical Society will collaborate to organize an exhibit, titled “Views and Visions: The Hudson River to Niagara Falls, 19th Century Landscape Paintings from the New-York Historical Society,” that will be on view…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The New York State Consumer Protection Board (CPB) and the State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY New Paltz) will join together at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2008 in the Student Union Building, Room 100, to bring information, tips and tools to consumers…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Kenneth J. Abt has been appointed as chair of the College Council of the State University of New York at New Paltz. Abt, who is the chairman and CEO of First Federal Savings of Middletown, has been a member of the New Paltz College Council since his…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Office of the Provost at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. James Schiffer as the new dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
NEW PALTZ — Three faculty members at the State University of New York at New Paltz will be awarded the State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence at the May 2008 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18. Gerlinde Barley, librarian, received the Excellence in Librarianship Award; Dr. Katherine…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its May Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, on the Old Main Quadrangle.
John B. Clark, interim chancellor…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The crescent city of New Orleans was the setting for the 30th American Marketing Association’s (AMA) Annual Collegiate Conference. At the Collegiate Awards Program, the State University of New York at New Paltz was one of the eight chapters that received the Outstanding Collegiate award and placed…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Jenelle Kelsey, a University Police Officer at the State University of New York at New Paltz, saved a life on the college campus last May 14. For that accomplishment, Officer Kelsey will be honored by the Police Chief’s Association of Ulster County at its annual awards banquet…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A well-known television critic, a music writer and a former New York Times culture editor will highlight a panel of journalists who will discuss arts journalism in the age of the Internet at a forum at the State University of New York at New Paltz at 4…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Master of Fine Arts Program in Metal/Jewelry at the State University of New York at New Paltz has been ranked #1 in the nation in the recent 2009 U.S. News & World Report list of America’s best graduate schools. The Metal/Jewelry graduate program ranked first in the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — New York Times investigative reporter and editor Martin Gottlieb will talk about contrasting worlds of journalism – from the sensational tabloid to mainstream objectivity – in a talk at the State University of New York at New Paltz at 5 p.m. on April 1 in Lecture Center…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz has received a $10,000 pledge in memory of Donald Bishko, a former dean of the School of Engineering and Business Administration – a predecessor to today’s School of Business and the School of…
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 free public lecture with novelist and essayist Francine Prose, author of “Reading Like a Writer,” on Thursday, April 17, beginning at 4:30 p.m. in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Institute for Disaster Mental Health at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its annual conference on Friday, April 11, with the theme "Healing the Scars of War," which will provide mental health providers with the latest evidence-informed best practices for assisting…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Business Selection Committee at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the 2008 School of Business Hall of Fame inductees. The four inductees – William Spearman, Business Person of the Year; Art Palmiotti (’83), Alumnus of the Year; Jeannie…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz Foundation will celebrate the life and career of professor, author, publisher and pundit Alan Chartock at 5:30 p.m. on March 12 at The Grandview in Poughkeepsie.
The “Tributes and Just…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Education at the State University of New York at New Paltz will begin its 2008 colloquium series with an event, titled “Education for Democracy,” at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Old Main Building, room 1907. The lecture will be presented by William…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Martin Gottlieb, an award-winning investigative reporter and long-time editor at The New York Times, will be introduced to the State University of New York at New Paltz as the seventh James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the college’s…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at New Paltz will host the sixth annual New Faces of Engineering Day beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The daylong event is designed to excite middle school and high school students…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Education at the State University of New York at New Paltz is the first SUNY education program to become a part of the Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Teachers (TSTT) career development program designed to shape economically challenged and culturally diverse students into future teachers and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its December Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Exercises on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14 and 15, in the Athletic and Wellness Center. This will be first time the ceremonies, which recognize the achievements of August and December graduates,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at New Paltz will continue its 2007-2008 colloquium series at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29, in the Coykendall Science Building, with a lecture, titled “The Coldest Temperature in the Universe.” Harold Metcalf, founder and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Friends of the Sojourner Truth Library will host the annual Fall Used Book Sale from Dec. 3 through Dec. 14 in the Sojourner Truth Library on the SUNY New Paltz campus. The first day of the sale, Monday, Dec. 3, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz has scheduled a demonstration of a public address system for this Friday at 10 a.m. Members of the New Paltz community may hear a loud noise which may be in the form of the spoken word or horn. THIS…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Martin Gottlieb, an award-winning investigative reporter and long-time editor at The New York Times, has been named the seventh James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism.
NEW PALTZ — Jeff Cohen, the founder of one of America’s first media criticism groups and the author of a recent book on his experiences inside cable television news, will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz at 5 p.m. on Nov. 14 in Lecture Center…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A $254,000 grant from the Dyson Foundation will fund scholarships for State University of New York at New Paltz secondary education students who transfer from Dutchess, Orange and Ulster county community colleges. The Dyson scholarship is designed specifically to help alleviate the teacher shortage in math and science…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — President Steven Poskanzer of the State University of New York at New Paltz will deliver the first annual
Dennis O’Keefe Memorial Lecture at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 in Lecture Center 102. Poskanzer’s lecture is titled “Shaking the Foundation: Are the Assumptions that Underlie…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Business will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 19 in van den Berg Hall to announce the opening of the Kenneth D. Pasternak Trading Room. The Pasternak Family Foundation has donated a lead gift of $100,000 to equip and finance an…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Education at the State University of New York at New Paltz will award six of the region’s teachers with the 2007 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at 4:30 p.m., Sept. 18, at a ceremony to be held at The Terrace Restaurant on the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz has created a new Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) on the New Paltz campus, which will be directed by Gerald Benjamin, current dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The center will serve…
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 Oct. 6, titled “Girlhood: The Challenge and Promise of Growing Up Female.” This year’s conference focuses on growing up female in the United States and around the world,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz is 7th among the best public universities in the North with master’s degree programs, according to U.S.News & World Report’s 2008 America’s Best Colleges guidebook. The college rose from 8th place last year. In the 2008 edition, which will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — About 950 first-year students will move into their new homes on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz on Aug. 20, during the annual Moving In Day. They will be joined by about 725 new transfer students. Overall enrollment did not grow…
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