NEW PALTZ — The Institute for Disaster Mental Health at the State University of New York at New Paltz has received $10,000 from the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) to help provide the delivery of a three-credit graduate course, titled “Graduate Training in Disaster Mental Health: A…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz’s Sojourner Truth Library will celebrate National Library Week, April 16 – 21, with a series of free events. This year’s theme is, “Celebration of Our Nation’s Libraries, and the People Who Use Them.” Library Weeks begins on Monday, April…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Howard Good, a veteran journalism professor at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has recently published his 12th book, titled “Mis-Education in Schools: Beyond the Slogans and Double-Talk.” Using both scholarly research and personal anecdotes, Good delves into what he sees as the key…
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 April 27, with the theme, “Our Community Prepares,” to highlight a number of approaches to improve the planning, quality and availability of services for mass…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Center for International Programs at the State University of New York at New Paltz was recently notified that had it had been determined to be in conformity with the Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad by the Forum on Education Abroad. New Paltz was one of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Lawrence E. Bauer, class of ’90, and Joan Lawrence-Bauer, class of ’93, have pledged $10,000 to the School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz to support a wide variety of new student-centered programs. Mr. Bauer, who earned a Master of Arts degree…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Business Selection Committee at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the 2007 School of Business Hall of Fame inductees.
NEW PALTZ — The Graduate School at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an Open House from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, in the Terrace Restaurant on the New Paltz campus. In case of inclement weather the Open House will be held at the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Note to editors: If you plan on attending Engineering Day, please contact the SUNY New Paltz Office of Public Affairs at (845) 257-3245 for a complete schedule of events, press kit and information about special interview and photo opportunities. For more information on Engineering Day, visit
NEW PALTZ — Jaimi DeFeo (Yorktown Heights), a senior geography major at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been awarded a National Geographic Society internship in Washington, D.C. for the spring 2007 semester. Her internship is in the digital media division. Since…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz has received a $10,000 pledge from Dan and Dianne Devine. Mr. Devine is currently a member of the School of Business Advisory Council and its Outreach Committee. He is also a mentor to one…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its December Commencement exercises from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, Dec. 17. The ceremony for undergraduate students begins at 10 a.m. and will be followed by the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz has been selected by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) as an example of success in achieving high graduation rates for Hispanic students. The American Association of State Colleges and Universities worked with the Education Trust…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Economics Department at the State University of New York at New Paltz will welcome New York Times economics reporter Eduardo Porter at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the Lecture Center, room 108. The event is free and open to the public. In his discussion, “Importing…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Talent Search Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz received renewed funding from the U.S. Department of Education for a four-year cycle, which will run from September 2007 to August 2011. The New Paltz program is funded at $363,000 for the first year….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Friends of the Sojourner Truth Library at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold a used book sale at the library from Nov. 28 – Dec. 8. A special preview day will precede the sale on Monday, Nov. 27. On that day,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Journalism Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz will welcome Amy Goodman, host of the nationally syndicated television and radio news talk show “Democracy Now,” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, in Lecture Center 100. The event is free and open…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Educational Studies Department at the State University of New York at New Paltz is now offering two new emphases through its Masters in Professional Studies (MPS) in Humanistic/Multicultural Education program – one for higher education and one for human service professionals. Terry Murray, assistant professor in the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Award-winning reporter Trudy Lieberman, who is considered one of the best consumer reporters in America, has been named the sixth James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism, the State University of New York at New Paltz announced today.
Lieberman has been an investigative…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Graduate School at the State University of New York at New Paltz is now offering a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling that meets New York’s educational requirements for mental health counseling licensure. The 48-credit program serves both students looking to become licensed as mental health…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz has received pledges for two major donations of $15,000 each, to be distributed over a three-year period. One $15,000 gift is from Carl and Mary Meyer. Mr. Meyer is the president and chief operating…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz welcomed 32 new full-time faculty members to its teaching roster for the fall 2006 semester. The new hires fill teaching positions in a variety of different departments throughout campus.
The new…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at New Paltz will begin its 2006-2007 colloquium series with a lecture, titled “Emerging Energy Changes and Challenges: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen,” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, in the Coykendall Science Building…
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 2006 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at 4:30 p.m., Sept. 20, at a ceremony to be held at The Terrace Restaurant on the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Adults with aphasia are invited to join a support group to be held at the State University of New York at New Paltz’s Speech, Language and Hearing Center this fall. According to the National Aphasia Association, aphasia is an impairment of the ability to use or comprehend words,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) has earned the highest ranking among all SUNY schools in the number of students who have earned baccalaureate degrees. New Paltz has a 72.26 percent graduation rate for the 1999 student cohort. Recent data in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its 20th annual convocation at noon on Friday, Aug. 25, in the Julien J. Studley Theatre, located in the Old Main Building. Convocation is a formal welcoming ceremony for incoming first-year students and transfer students, with a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Nearly 1,000 first-year students will move into their new homes on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz on Thursday, Aug. 24, during the annual Moving-in Day. They will be joined by 795 new transfer students throughout the weekend. The college’s overall…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Dr. James Halpern, professor of psychology and the director of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has co-authored a book, “Disaster Mental Health: Theory and Practice,” with Mary Tramontin. The book covers the psychology of disasters, and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The nationally renowned Language Immersion Institute at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its 25th anniversary celebration from 5 to 7 p.m. today, July 28, in the Coykendall Science Building. At the event, founding director of the Language Immersion Institute, Dr. Henry Urbanski,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — For the second year, the Office of Student Activities at the State University of New York at New Paltz is looking for local sites to host students, staff and community members participating in the16th annual Make A Difference Day, Saturday, Oct. 28. The day is the largest community…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the State University of New York at New Paltz is host to an introductory program that allows high school students to earn three college-level credits in engineering. For two weeks – beginning on July 10 – students in the New Paltz…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Department of Foreign Languages at the State University of New York at New Paltz has announced that Abeer Mahmoud Fahmy from Cairo, Egypt, will teach Arabic language and literature as a Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) starting this fall. Sponsored by the U.S. State Department and administered…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Kurt J. Matzdorf, professor emeritus of gold and silversmithing and founder of the metals program in the Art Department at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been awarded the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award from The Society of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce that Jacqueline Andrews, currently Dean of Information Systems at SUNY Delhi, has been appointed as Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Planning. Working closely with the provost, vice presidents and other campus leaders, Andrews…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz and The Lower Manhattan Public Health Project will sponsor a free, all-day conference, titled “The Toxic Aftermath of 9/11: An Emerging Health Crisis,” beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 12, in Lecture Center 100. The conference will focus…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Office of the Provost at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce that Dr. Laurel Garrick Duhaney has been appointed as Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School. Garrick Duhaney will be responsible for campus-wide coordination of assessment for academic…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — State University of New York at New Paltz history professor Gerald Sorin will receive a lifetime achievement award from the American Jewish Historical Society at a ceremony to be held in Charleston, S.C., from June 5-7. Sorin, who is the author of seven books and nearly 200 articles…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Rimer Cardillo, professor and chair of the printmaking program at the State University of New York at New Paltz, was recently awarded the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence for Scholarship and Creative Activities. Cardillo is a printmaker who, during the past 25 years, has…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Business and the Nursing Department at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold a grand opening ceremony today at 5 p.m. to officially open their newly renovated home in the van den Berg Hall. The event will include a ribbon cutting…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York at New Paltz has chosen Joel Lefkowitz and Larry Carr as the 2005-2006 Teachers of the Year. The awards were announced by Gerald Benjamin, dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Lefkowitz, an associate professor…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its May Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony for 900 candidates at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, on the Old Main Quadrangle. The students attending the ceremony represent approximately 83 percent of a graduating class of 1,081. The…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz has added an Environmental Studies minor to the list of programs offered through the School of Science and Engineering. The Environmental Studies minor is a highly interdisciplinary program. It gives an overview of the causes and consequences of current…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — NEW PALTZ — Rimer Cardillo, a professor of printmaking at the State University of New York at New Paltz, was recently selected as a recipient of the 2006 State University of New York Research Foundation Research and Scholarship Award. Cardillo is a virtuosic printmaker who, during the past…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Laura J. Dull, professor of secondary education at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award to teach and conduct research for six months during the spring 2007 semester in Vranje, a city in the southern part of Serbia. While…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Jewish student life at the State University of New York at New Paltz will get a boost this spring with help from a $5,000 strategic grant from Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. New Paltz is one of only eight campuses nationwide to be selected for Hillel’s…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — NEW PALTZ — The race is on to see which college in the Tri-State area can devise the best public relations campaign for the U.S. Postal Service, and the State University of New York at New Paltz has made the semi-finals cut. Four seniors – Robert Jameson (Lindenhurst)…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Five students from the State University of New York at New Paltz received the 2006 Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence at a ceremony held on April 10 in Albany. The outstanding New Paltz students honored were Fitzarnaz Drummond (Stuyvesant), Mary Ezenwa (New Paltz), Nicole Potestivo (Staten Island), Bette…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz student chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) received three of the most prestigious awards a small college could earn at the 27th American Marketing Association’s Annual International Collegiate Conference on March 25. The conference took place in Orlando…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz Foundation is holding a $10 raffle, where the grand prizewinner will receive one year, in-state undergraduate tuition at SUNY New Paltz. Net proceeds of the tuition raffle will go directly to the SUNY New Paltz Recruitment Scholarship Endowment. “After…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The New York African Studies Association (NYASA) will commemorate its 30th anniversary with a conference at the campus where it was founded, the State University of New York at New Paltz. “African Pessimism/ African Optimism” will take place from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, April…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Award-winning journalist Kevin Sites, recipient of the 2006 Daniel Pearl Award for courage and integrity in journalism and creator of Yahoo! News’ “Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone,” will be the keynote speaker for the fifth annual Media Day at the State University of New York at…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Hudson Valley Writing Project (HVWP) at the State University of New York at New Paltz was recently awarded a grant for $36,000 from the National Writing Project to support a three-year program evaluation. The HVWP was one of 10 sites chosen to participate in the third phase…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Four students enrolled in the graduate nursing program at the State University of New York at New Paltz were recently awarded the Senator Patricia K. McGee Nursing Faculty Scholarship. Valerie Collins of New Windsor, Harriet Koral of Kerhonkson, Lisa Schulte of High Falls and Cheryl Spurling-Scott of Tillson…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz held a grand opening ceremony today to officially open the college’s new 57,000 square-foot Athletic and Wellness Center. The new Athletic and Wellness Center was built just south of, and is connected, to the Elting Gymnasium. Activity spaces within…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will award an honorary doctorate of humane letters to Arthur Sulzberger Jr., publisher of The New York Times, at the May Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, on the Old Main Quadrangle. Sulzberger will deliver…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Career Resource Center at the State University of New York at New Paltz has launched a database called e-Recruiting that allows employers to communicate with students via the Internet. Through the site (http://newpaltz.erecruiting.com), employers can post an unlimited number of internships and part- and full-time job…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Nine seniors from the State University of New York at New Paltz have been named to the 2006 edition of “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.” The students and their corresponding majors are: Shirmeen Charles, Elementary Education; Sendy Diaz, Elementary Education; Fitzarnaz Drummond, Finance/Management; Mary…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz recently received a portion of a $25,000 stipend in compensation for the time David Gee, assistant professor of educational administration, has spent away from the college to fulfill his role as president of the American Association of School…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz held a grand opening celebration today for the Welcome Center located in the first-floor lobby of the Haggerty Administration Building. The new center offers information for prospective students and visitors to campus. The ceremony included remarks from President Steven…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Legislative Gazette, the weekly newspaper of New York dedicated to reporting stories on the state government, has appointed a graduate of the State University of New York at New Paltz’s Journalism program as editor of the publication. James Gormley, or “Jamie” as he is called in the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold a conference and workshop, titled “Treatment Innovations for Disaster/Trauma Survivors,” from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 21, in Lecture Center 100. The one-day conference will focus…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at New Paltz will continue its 2005-06 colloquium series with a lecture titled “What Caused the Largest Mass Extinction Ever?” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, in the Coykendall Science Building Auditorium, with…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz has received an anonymous $10,000 donation toward the development of a new Leadership and Team Building Lab. The lab, which will be in the newly renovated van den Berg Hall, will allow students…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Business Selection Committee at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the 2006 School of Business Hall of Fame inductees. The four inductees – Thomas Sipos, Business Person of the Year; Ira Fusfeld, Alumnus of the Year; Jumpei Onozuka,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the State University of New York at New Paltz will host 1,000 students from a four-county region in an all-day event on Wednesday, Feb. 22, to celebrate National Engineers Week. The theme of the event, “New Faces of Engineering,”…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at New Paltz will continue its 2005-06 colloquium series with a lecture titled “Genetically Engineered Crops and the Environment” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Coykendall Science Building Auditorium, with a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — As a political science major at the State University of New York at New Paltz, with a particular interest in law and government,
Brandon Waterman (Sand Lake) has arguably landed the best possible internship available. Recently, he was selected as the top choice…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz has received the latest round of routine polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) testing at the college. Such tests are conducted as a part of the maintenance and monitoring program following the 1991 PCB incident. The results continue to demonstrate that encapsulated…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — State University of New York at New Paltz alumnus, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (’68, ’70g) will be the guest of honor and commencement speaker at the December Commencement exercises held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, Dec. 17. College President…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold a memorial service for the late Stanley K. Coffman Jr., president of SUNY New Paltz from 1972-1979, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the College Terrace. The service is open to the public. Dr. Coffman,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Friends of the Sojourner Truth Library at the State University of New York at New Paltz will open their fall Used Book Sale with a special preview day from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 28. Thousands of books will be available for sale in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Asian Studies Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz is offering a new major in Asian Studies. This makes New Paltz the only university college in the SUNY system to offer a major in the field. The major in Asian Studies requires two…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at New Paltz will continue its 2005-2006 colloquium series this fall with a lecture titled “Reaching Towards a Useful Arm Replacement,” at 4 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, in the Coykendall Science Building (CSB) auditorium. Speaker…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The third annual Gala Celebrating New Paltz will honor Joyce Minard, president of the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce. The event, which raises funds for a scholarship endowment for students from New Paltz attending SUNY New Paltz, will take place at the Mohonk Mountain House at…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — John Darnton, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author, will discuss how writers are increasingly blurring the lines between fact and fiction when he gives a talk at the State University of New York at New Paltz at 5 p.m. on Nov. 9 in McKenna Theatre. Titled “When…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz Foundation has announced that Peter Chernek of Newburgh is the grand prizewinner of the $4,350 “Tuition for $10” raffle. Chernek, a sophomore majoring in math at SUNY New Paltz, bought two tickets for the raffle and was chosen as…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host a lecture titled “The Italians of New York and the Birth of the Italian American Museum” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, in Lecture Center 100. It is free and open to the public. This illustrated…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host the Mid-Hudson section’s Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) workshop on information security and disaster recovery from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 21, at the Terrace Restaurant on the New Paltz campus. The workshop…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz graduate programs in Communication Disorders are undergoing review for re-accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). As part of this process, the college is inviting public comment about its programs at…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host the 11th annual Multicultural Education Conference, titled “Creating Equitable School Communities: Academic Excellence for All,” from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 4, in the Student Union Building. This annual conference brings together educators, students, parents and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — “One Book, One New Paltz,” a community-wide book reading, is being launched this week and will culminate with events during the first week of November. The idea of the One Book program is that everyone in New Paltz reads the same book at the same time and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Continuing and Professional Education and the Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at the State University of New York at New Paltz are collaborating with the American Red Cross to offer training in response to the Katrina and Rita hurricanes. An overview course for volunteers will be offered…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Women’s Studies Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz will host a one-day conference that will examine the ways gender relations affect the world of science. The conference, titled “Women, Gender and Science,” will take place on Saturday, Oct. 22, and is…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at New Paltz will begin its 2005-2006 colloquium series with a lecture, titled “The Einstein File: J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret War Against the World’s Most Famous Scientist,” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Recipient chosen from nationwide competition after expert review Rebecca Zilinski, a 2004 graduate of the State University of New York at New Paltz majoring in biological anthropology and painting, has received a scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, a private, independent foundation established in 2000 by the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host the annual meeting of the New York Conference of Asian Studies on Sept. 30 – Oct. 1. This multi-disciplinary conference will include more than 50 panels focusing on Asian-related culture, politics, art, economy, society and history,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A group of volunteers consisting of members of the State University of New York at New Paltz community have created a group called “We Care” in an effort to collect items for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The group has established a number of drop-off locations throughout Ulster…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz welcomed 23 new full-time faculty members to its teaching roster for the fall 2005 semester. The new hires will fill teaching positions in a variety of different departments throughout campus. “This group of new faculty not only has impressive…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Education at the State University of New York at New Paltz will award nine of the region’s teachers with the 2005 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at 4:30 p.m., Sept. 22, at a ceremony to be held at The Terrace Restaurant on the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz is providing a free, public educational forum for the first national Constitution Day beginning at noon on Friday, Sept. 16, in Lecture Center 100 on the New Paltz campus. The program starts with a half-hour video broadcast via satellite…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its 19th annual convocation at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 24, in the Julien J. Studley Theatre, located in the Old Main Building. Convocation is a formal welcoming ceremony for incoming first-year students and transfer students, with a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — More than 1,065 first-year students will move into their new homes on the State University of New York at New Paltz campus on Monday, Aug. 22, during the annual Move-in Day. They will be joined by about 815 new transfer students throughout the week. From an applicant pool…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — David E. Gee, an assistant professor of educational administration at the State University of New York at New Paltz and a long-time public school administrator, has been appointed as president of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) for 2005-06. Gee was officially sworn in on July 27…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz is now offering a minor in disaster studies through the Institute for Disaster Mental Health. The minor focuses on training people to deal with natural, technological and human-induced disasters and on how these events affect individuals, communities, organizations…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Southside Avenue entrance off Route 208 to the State University of New York at New Paltz campus will close this week and the new west entrance is now open. The new entrance, which may officially be named “Hawk Drive,” is part of a larger development project on…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz student chapter of the Society for Resource Management (SHRM) Management Association (MA) was recently awarded the 2004-2005 Superior Merit Award. This national award recognizes achievement in the four broad areas: professional chapter operations; professional development of members; support…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Andrew D. Evans, assistant professor of history at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been selected from among the college’s full-time faculty as the 2004-2005 recipient of the Liberal Arts & Sciences Teacher of the Year Award. Dr. Evans joined the New Paltz faculty…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz Foundation will hold the 7th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament on Monday, June 27, at the Wiltwyck Golf Club in Kingston. The golf tournament supports students by endowing a scholarship fund at SUNY New Paltz. All sponsorships and golfer registrations must be received by June…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Jan Zlotnik Schmidt, a professor of English at the State University of New York at New Paltz and coordinator of the college’s composition program, has been appointed to the highest rank that can be achieved by a SUNY educator, that of Distinguished Teaching Professor. Schmidt received her appointment…
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