NEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold a grand opening ceremony for its new Student Psychological Counseling Center at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21. The new center features clean and soothing surroundings specifically designed to increase the confidentiality of clients. The difference between the…
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Conference weds art and writing in the classroom
NEW PALTZ — The Hudson Valley Writing Project at SUNY New Paltz and Ulster County BOCES is sponsoring a day-long conference titled “The Art(s) of Writing” beginning at 8 a.m., on Friday, Feb. 28, at the Ulster County BOCES Conference Center in New Paltz. The conference focuses on the connections between…
Read moreNASA astronaut to help showcase careers in engineering
NEW PALTZ — The School of Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at New Paltz will host a day-long event on Wednesday, Feb. 19, to introduce students from the region’s school districts to the wonders and excitement a career in engineering may offer. Special guest and keynote…
Read moreHarvard professor to lecture on United States foreign policy with Iraq on Feb. 20
NEW PALTZ — Stephen M. Walt, professor of International Affairs and Academic Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, will give a lecture at SUNY New Paltz at 7 p.m. on Feb. 20 in the Coykendall Science Building auditorium. Professor Walt’s lecture, “The United States vs….
Read moreLegislative Gazette celebrates 25 years of interns
NEW PALTZ — This February, the Legislative Gazette, the student run newspaper dedicated to New York Government politics in Albany, will enter into the 25th year of its’ internship program. What started as a handful of students working on the first edition with only one phone, a desk and a…
Read moreProfessors new book is biography of once-famous reform journalist
NEW PALTZ — Journalism Professor Robert Miraldi’s new biography of a turn-of-the-century investigative reporter recreates the turbulent and controversial life of a forgotten but once-famous reform journalist. But it also finds remarkable similarities in problems found in 1903 that still plague America in 2003. The book, The Pen Is Mightier: The…
Read moreSenator Charles Schumer to host housing forum at SUNY New Paltz on Feb. 7
NEW PALTZ — United States Senator Charles Schumer is hosting a conference for employers in the mid-Hudson Valley to introduce them to housing programs that can help recruit and retain employees. The conference will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at The Terrace restaurant on the…
Read moreMedia analyst to give lecture at SUNY New Paltz on Feb. 6
NEW PALTZ — Rachel Coen, a media analyst with Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), will give a lecture titled “Media Coverage of Civil Liberties and Dissent” at 7 p.m. on Feb. 6 in the Coykendall Science Building on the SUNY New Paltz campus. The lecture will address the mainstream media…
Read moreLecture offers look into the future of computers
NEW PALTZ — The future of computer science is coming to SUNY New Paltz. On Feb. 6, the School of Science and Engineering presents a lecture on quantum computing by Dr. David DiVincenzo, of the IBM Watson Research Center, as part of their 2002-03 colloquium series. An accomplished leader in the…
Read moreDepartment of Economics conference on economic and small business development is postponed
NEW PALTZ — The half-day economics conference, “Who Benefits from State and Local Economic Development Policies,” originally scheduled for Friday, Jan. 31, will be postponed. The conference will focus on ways to promote economic development and the growth of small business and is sponsored by the State University of New York…
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