NEW PALTZ — Exactly how polluted is the Hudson River? How did the current situation evolve, and what will be the fate of this water system? Between the crafty advertising and legal banter, the issue has become cloudier than the river itself. Find out the “real deal” at the State University…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on America, humans are living in a new society, with new pressures and engaged in a new kind of warfare. People all over the world now have a more pressing need to understand themselves and their relationships to the…
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 from Nov. 26 through Dec. 7 during all library hours. Hard cover books will sell for $1; paperbacks are priced at 50 cents each….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — In the wake of the terror attacks of Sept 11, there has been much talk about the alleged conflict between patriotism and journalism. Jeff Cohen, founder of the media watch group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, the co-author of “Wizards of Media Oz: Behind the Curtain of Mainstream…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — According to the federal government, State University of New York at New Paltz students are paying back their student loans at an above-average rate compared with students of other universities and colleges in the nation and state. For the past three fiscal years, the number of SUNY New…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Thursday, Oct. 25, the State University of New York at New Paltz held a luncheon to honor the recipients of Resnick Scholarships for the 2001-2002 school year, and the generous philanthropists who make these scholarships possible, long-time supporters, Mildred and Louis Resnick of Ellenville. Louis Resnick made…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Woodstock resident Julie Case, seeking to help Tibetan refugees, has chosen the State University of New York at New Paltz as the vehicle for her mission. Through her gift of $5,000 to the SUNY New Paltz Foundation, the Tibetan Refugees Scholarship Fund became a reality. And, this semester,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host a talk by Olga Medvedko, visiting instructor from Moscow State University, at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the Center for International Programs. Medvedko’s talk is entitled “Russia Today: 10 Years After Perestroika, Revival of Cultural and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Professor Emeritus Giancarlo Traverso not only devoted himself to SUNY New Paltz for 30 years as a professor, but now part of his income to benefit the students and the community. In keeping with his love of the university, Traverso recently made a donation to the SUNY New…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host a lecture by Kemal Guruz, president of the Turkish Council of Higher Education, at noon Thursday in Lecture Center 104. Guruz is a Fulbright Scholar and a member of several international organizations, including the UNESCO Turkish National…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz is one of only six universities nationwide recognized for its model program for “Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses,” and was awarded a $99,200 grant by the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will enhance an…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz is now offering a public accountancy program that meets stricter state licensing standards that will be in full force in 2004. In addition to qualifying for licensing, students completing the five-year program will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz is working with IBM to create an e-business laboratory that will be a key component of the School of Business’ increasingly hi-tech curriculum. The SUNY New Paltz/IBM e-business Virtual Lab links the university to an IBM Mainframe system that…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — NOTICE TO EDITORS: Bernard Stein will be the guest of honor at a reception and media availability at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24 in Room 54 of the Coykendall Science Building. Bernard L. Stein, who won the Pulitzer Prize in journalism in 1998 for his elegant editorials, will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Kleber Delgado, a SUNY New Paltz senior, is one of only five college students selected nationwide to receive the Scripps Howard Most Valuable Staffer Award. This recognition includes a $10,000 monetary contribution to be split equally between the student and the SUNY New Paltz TV Station, WNPC-TV. For…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Three exhibitions offer perspective on Hudson Valley Three exhibitions highlighting historic and contemporary art of special significance to the Hudson River Valley and Catskill regions will greet visitors at the dedication and grand opening celebration of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz on Saturday,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host a debate on the United States’ response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Tuesday, Oct. 23. The debate will be coordinated by the university’s political science and international relations department and will feature department chair Lew…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A festival of feminist documentaries, narrative and experimental films that profile women who defy conventions, resist oppression, and break new ground will serve as the backdrop for the annual Women’s Studies conference on Nov. 10 at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Under the title…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Faculty Wives and Women is a service organization whose roots go back to 1946 when William Haggerty was president of SUNY New Paltz. Originally, the organization was comprised of the wives of male faculty members, but has recently grown to include female faculty as well. The main activity…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Alumni Association of the State University of New York at New Paltz named community and public education advocate Robert Jackson its Alumnus of the Year. Jackson will be formally recognized at the SUNY New Paltz annual Alumni Association awards and scholarship ceremony and reception on Saturday, Oct….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — “Building Multicultural Learning Communities in an Age of New Standards” will be the topic of a day-long conference at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Oct. 19. The conference will include two keynote addresses and 12 workshops focusing on diversity issues and the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Have you ever wondered what the early universe might have looked like? Wish you could see it all laid out on a detailed map? SUNY New Paltz’ newest school, the School of Physical Sciences & Engineering, will provide the opportunity to explore these notions at an upcoming…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Ancient anger, as detailed in Homer’s “Iliad,” Sophocles’ “Women of Trachis,” Euripides’ “Medea” and Aristotle’s “Rhetoric,” will be topic of a lecture at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Tuesday, Oct. 2. David Konstan, the John Rowe Workman Distinguished Professor of Classics at Brown…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — In the wake of the devastating terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the State University of New York at New Paltz is sponsoring several programs addressing violence and terrorism. Wednesday, Sept. 19 through Saturday, Sept. 22, the School of Fine & Performing Arts will hold its bi-annual “Arts Now”…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Nine outstanding teachers from mid-Hudson public schools and the Board of Cooperative Education Services have been selected to receive the 2001 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching from the State University of New York at New Paltz. The nine teachers will be honored at a Sept. 20 ceremony…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Sally J. Cross will join Advancement Division of the State University of New York at New Paltz as the director of major gifts. Cross selection culminated a national search. The director of major gifts is responsible for identifying individuals, corporations and foundations who may have an interest in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Retention and acceptance rates continue to propel the State University of New York at New Paltz toward the top tier of U.S. News and World Report’s annual university rankings. Released Thursday, the annual rankings placed New Paltz in the second tier of “Best Universities — Masters” in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — State University of New York at New Paltz President Roger Bowen announced today that he has accepted an offer to be the president of the Milwaukee Public Museum. The 119-year-old museum specializes in human and natural history, and interprets the world’s cultural and natural heritage through collections, research,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — In a small ceremony, SUNY New Paltz President Roger Bowen presented the citation of a New York State resolution honoring Dr. Heinz Meng, a professor of biology who is beginning his 51st year at New Paltz. The resolution, sponsored by Senator John Bonacic and Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, recognizes…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Note to editors: Media are invited to cover move-in day on Wednesday, Aug. 22. The majority of the activity occurs between 10 a.m. and noon. Contact Ken Ross at 257-3245 for details. The university campus will come to life Wednesday, August 22 when about 940 new freshmen students…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Note to editors: This event is open to media. Please see note at end of document for details. SUNY New Paltz will hold its annual Convocation at noon on August 24 in Julien J. Studley Theatre, located in the Old Main Building. Convocation is a formal welcoming ceremony for…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — PianoSummer at New Paltz, an international piano institute and festival at SUNY New Paltz, will conclude its annual concert series with a symphony gala 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 3 at SUNY New Paltz’s McKenna Theatre. The final concert of the PianoSummer series will feature PianoSummer founder and artistic…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Editor s Note: This document contains general information about PianoSummer at New Paltz as well as detailed information about each of the scheduled performances and the performers. PianoSummer at New Paltz, an international piano institute and festival at SUNY New Paltz, will be held July 9 through August…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Business Institute of SUNY New Paltz School of Business, with the Center for Continuing and Professional Education and South-Western College Publishing, will present “Perilous Future?” a workshop on the future of accounting education featuring W. Steve Albrecht, Ph.D, this fall. The workshop, scheduled for Nov. 2, will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The New York Geographic Alliance’s annual Summer Institute will be held at SUNY New Paltz July 8-20. The New York Geographic Alliance (NYGA) is part of a national network of state geographic alliances sponsored by the National Geographic Society’s Geographic Education program. The NYGA’s Summer Institute provides an…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Once again signaling its commitment to, and leadership in, international education, SUNY New Paltz has established a position of dean of international programs. President Roger Bowen and Provost David Lavallee recently announced the promotion of Bruce Sillner to the new position. Sillner has been serving as director of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz will offer business courses at the Ulster County Business Resource Center this fall, marking a first step in a new collaboration of the university with Ulster County Community College. “SUNY New Paltz, the public university of the Hudson Valley, is about serving the community –…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Recently in Prague, SUNY New Paltz President Roger Bowen signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Charles University, the oldest and most prestigious university in Central Europe. The visit to Prague was part of a whirlwind, week-long visit to the Czech Republic, Greece and Russia by Bowen and Bruce…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Taylor N. Thompson, chair of the Business Advisory Council for the SUNY New Paltz School of Business, is pleased to announce the Council’s newest member — Scott Hutchins, president of PDQ Manufacturing. He will serve on the Council’s Technology Committee. “Scott Hutchins is a dynamic, young businessman committed…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — When golf enthusiasts team up with SUNY New Paltz and Campus Auxiliary Services Inc., it’s good news for SUNY New Paltz students – to the tune of more than $20,000. Local businesses and the university’s contracted vendors are responsible for a marked increase in scholarship donations raised by…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz Foundation closed its 25th year with an enviable list of accomplishments, and is beginning its 26th year with a commitment to surpass those accomplishments, new leadership and nine new trustees. The Foundation is an independent non-profit corporation with a mission to give the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Gerald Benjamin, dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the State University of New York at New Paltz, received honors on Saturday as a distinguished alumni of his undergraduate alma mater, St. Lawrence University, just three weeks before the publication of his 14th book. Benjamin,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — One State University of New York at New Paltz senior was prevented from participating in the university’s May 20 commencement ceremony by her own success. Kate Mochamer of Dundee, N.Y., was already engaged in an internship through the University of Minnesota, involving an Environmental Protection Agency-funded study…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Norman Blashka, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Real Media, Inc., a global provider of internet advertising solutions, is the newest member of the Business Advisory Council of the SUNY New Paltz School of Business. “As a New Paltz alumnus, I am especially pleased to join…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Just one year ago, a scholarship program to help financially needy college students study in a foreign country was a long shot bill wending through Congress. Today, that bill is the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program and the application window is open for the 2001-2002 academic…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz Advancement Division recently announced two new members of its development team: Lucia Mallardi, as the new annual giving coordinator, and Eileen Bastien as a development associate. The annual giving coordinator at SUNY New Paltz is responsible for overseeing the attraction of annual gifts from…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz School of Business will offer information sessions on the MBA program from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29 and Monday, June 4 in room 211 of the Van den Berg Learning Center. The sessions, which are free and open to the public,…
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Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Ceremony to be webcast to reach global audience Under the theme of “It’s your turn,” 1,185 SUNY New Paltz students will be awarded their degrees on May 20 on the campus’s Old Main Quadrangle. The commencement will also commemorate several “50s” milestones for the university, which include:
NEW PALTZ — The Campus Auxiliary Service, Inc. and SUNY New Paltz will tee off the third annual SUNY New Paltz Scholarship Golf Tournament on June 8 at the Nevele Grande Resort Golf Course in Ellenville. The annual event raises money that goes directly to student scholarships, bringing a college education…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — C. J. Hooker Middle School (Goshen) finished first out of 34 middle and junior high schools statewide that competed in the B Division New York State Science Olympiad, held at SUNY New Paltz on April 28. At the Olympiad, 510 students competed in 23 events involving biology,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz’ student-run newspaper, The Oracle, recently won second place in the Society for Collegiate Journalists Awards for general excellence. This is the second consecutive award for the Oracle, which won third place in 1999. In addition to the general excellence award, Oracle reporter Melissa Mansfield was…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The University Police Department at SUNY New Paltz is now equipped with a new tool to support its mission to serve and protect the campus community: the automated external defibrillator. With the new defibrillator, the police can now administer lifesaving aid to campus members or visitors suffering a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — PianoSummer at New Paltz, an international piano institute and festival at SUNY New Paltz, will be held July 9 through August 3 and will include a concert series with six events. PianoSummer is a carefully crafted combination of intensive piano training and public performances by distinguished artists. During…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host 34 middle schools and a number of parents and guests at the 2001 New York State Science Olympiad on Saturday, April 28. The day consists of inter-school competition in more than 20 areas of scientific and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — With the introduction of Assembly Bill A.7318, New York State is poised to become the first state in the nation to provide financial assistance to college students planning to spend up to a year studying abroad. The New York International Scholarship Program will provide $1,000 to students with…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Political science experts will meet at SUNY New Paltz May 4-5 for the 55th annual New York State Political Science conference. During the two-day conference, attendees will take part in programs discussing American government, Canadian politics, international relations, the judicial process, state and local government, political theory, and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — After serving eight months as the interim athletic director, SUNY New Paltz announced that Stuart Robinson will fill the position vacated by Jim Zalacca in October. Robinson was seen as a strong contender for the position all along, however the university did conduct an internal search. “We were…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — By: Lauren M. Jaeger The SUNY New Paltz Writing Board will present its fifth annual “Celebration of Writing Day” on Tuesday, May 1, to recognize student writing. The event is from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Honors Center in College Hall. The event, free and open to all,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Dr. Thomas Szasz, who is best known for his 1961 book The Myth of Mental Illness, will speak at SUNY New Paltz on April 20. The topic of his talk will be “Why Mental Illness is Not Mental and Not an Illness.” Szasz’ career spans more than 50…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Sydney H. Schanberg, whose reporting on the killing of two million Cambodians in the 1970s earned him the Pulitzer Prize in journalism, will be the featured speaker at this year’s Louis and Mildred Resnick Holocaust Memorial at SUNY New Paltz. The memorial will be held at 8…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Are you addicted to television shows like ER and Chicago? Did you ever wonder if it’s healthy to live in outer space? Then, hopefully your calendar is open April 20, when SUNY New Paltz will host its annual Liberal Arts and Sciences Day. The event will allow students…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz School of Business recently launched a Business Institute, which is designed to make the business school’s skills, knowledge and expertise available to the Hudson Valley business community. The Institute is the latest step in a program that has quickly evolved into the only public…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz will host “The 7 Keys to an Effective Web Site,” a free seminar on April 11 that will focus on what it takes to create visually appealing, useful, and easy-to-navigate Web sites. The seminar will be presented by David Sachs, who is the director of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz’ Department of Black Studies is sponsoring a series of events to highlight the black experience “beyond February.” Novelist and historian: On Tuesday, March 27, novelist Allen Ballard will lead a reading and discussion relating to his latest book “Where I’m Bound,” which is a story…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Campus Auxiliary Services at SUNY New Paltz is sponsoring the Van Lodostov Family Circus Day Camp, a community program for children of all ages, July 16-27. Under the leadership of Ted Lawrence, “troupers” will learn unicycling, juggling, acrobatics, clowning, trapeze, mini-tramp, stilt walking, Spanish web, tight wire, and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — In January, during the week that marked the 10th anniversary of the Gulf War, sociology professor Barbara Ann Scott traveled to Iraq as part of an international delegation that delivered humanitarian aid and medicines in defiance of the U.S. blockade and in the midst of periodic bombings. The…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A symposium on critical writing will be held at SUNY New Paltz on Tuesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place in the auditorium of the Coykendall Science Building. The panelists for the forum will be Sydney Schanberg, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and visiting fellow at…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Department of Political Science and International Relations will host a visit to SUNY New Paltz by Professor Fred Greenstein of the Department of Politics at Princeton University on Monday, March 26. The title of Professor Greenstein’s talk is “Presidential Leadership: How Does George W. Bush Compare with…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Natalie Rogers, the author of The Creative Connection: Expressive Arts as Healing and Emerging Women, will speak at SUNY New Paltz at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19. Rogers will share her methods of using the arts for healing, incorporating examples of her work in a range of national…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz School of Business and the American Marketing Association New Paltz Chapter will hold its Annual Business Day on Friday, April 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Multi Purpose Room of the Student Union Building. The Business Day provides workshops and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Mildred and Louis Resnick have a distinguished record of supporting a wide variety of regional community needs, in particular the State University of New York at New Paltz. With a $90,000 gift to the university recently, the Resnicks hope to stem the nursing shortage that threatens health…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The American-Indian Studies Program at SUNY New Paltz will sponsor three major speakers in the spring. All of these presentations will be held from 4 -6 p.m. in the Jacobson Faculty Tower 10th Floor Lounge and will be open, free of charge, to the public. On March 12,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Professor Lynn Spangler’s compelling documentary on the life of Hudson Valley legend Sojourner Truth will be premiered on Thursday, March 1, at the State University of New York at New Paltz. The showing is free and open to the public. Truth was born into slavery in Ulster…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Junot Diaz, the noted Dominican author, will speak at SUNY New Paltz at 8:30 p.m., February 15 in Room 102 of the Lecture Center. . Admission is $1 for SUNY New Paltz students and $2 for members of the general public. Diaz is the author of Drown, a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz named Rayna J. Wendell to be its director for alumni affairs after completing a nationwide search. She will begin her new duties in late February. Wendell has more than eight years of experience in university administration, the last four…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Desiree Grand, a May 2000 SUNY New Paltz journalism graduate and Bronx native, recently received the Marguerite Higgins Journalism Prize for a story she wrote while doing an internship at the Legislative Gazette in Albany during the spring 2000 semester. Grand turned a routine press-release assignment about the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Legislative Gazette, the weekly newspaper of New York state government and SUNY New Paltz’s semester-long internship program in public affairs journalism in Albany, has hired a new editor to replace Glenn Doty, who retired in December after 23 years with the newspaper. John Bechtel, who came to…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The first of two new residence halls will complete a major construction milestone Monday when the last structural steel beam is lifted into place. At 1 p.m., construction workers from Sweet Associates and representatives from the New York Dormitory Authority will commemorate the milestone by autographing the final…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz’ Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity will host about 50 children at its first “Kappa Khristmas” party Saturday, Dec. 9. Fraternity members will present an afternoon of story telling, arts and crafts, gifts and a visit by Santa Claus. Media are invited to cover the event, which will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York will host a news conference at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 11 at the campus’ College Terrace Restaurant. The purpose of the news conference is to introduce Sydney Schanberg as the first fellow named to the James H. Ottaway Sr. Endowed Professorship for…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Independent International Commission on Kosovo will meet in a conference coordinated by SUNY New Paltz at the Mohonk Mountain House on Dec. 7-8. The Commission recently completed its final analysis of the Kosovo conflict and will use the New Paltz conference to gauge public reaction to its…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Students and alumni at SUNY New Paltz will open the holiday season with a multicultural tree lighting ceremony Thursday, Dec. 7. The ceremony, hosted by the Undergraduate Alumni Association and SUNY New Paltz Chapter of the Mid-Hudson Region, is designed to begin a new tradition recognizing the full…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Note to editors: SUNY New Paltz will host a media availability with Jim Ottaway Jr., the donor who made this professorship possible, Sydney Schanberg, the university’s first James H. Ottaway Sr. Fellow, and university officials, at 10:30 a.m., Dec. 11 at the College Terrace. Contact Ken Ross…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Barbara Adams, recently appointed provost at the University of New York/Prague, will be available to meet with media at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 22 at the SUNY New Paltz campus. She will be joined by New Paltz President Roger Bowen. The availability will be held in room…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — NOTE TO EDITORS: Media are invited to cover the commencement ceremony. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 2. Contact Ken Ross at (845)-3245 for additional details. Under the theme “Freeze the Moment,” SUNY New Paltz graduates finishing their requirements in December now have their own ceremony…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On October 29, the SUNY New Paltz Alumni Association hosted in the Terrace Restaurant its 12th Annual Alumni Association Awards Reception. Nominations of the award recipients honored at the reception were made by campus community members and reviewed by the Alumni Association. A Distinguished Alumni Service Award, a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Voices of Unity, a student gospel choir at SUNY New Paltz, will celebrate its 20th anniversary at its annual fall concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at Studley Theater. To commemorate this major milestone, the 25-member choir will be joined by about 20 alumni. “This is the ultimate…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz President Roger Bowen’s steadfast support of international education led to special recognition today by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. In a regional conference, which included educators from the Northeast and Canada, the association presented its James O’Driscoll Distinguished Service Award to Bowen. The award…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz’ School of Business will host the annual meeting of the Council of Industry of Southeastern New York on Friday, Nov. 17 at the Terrace Restaurant. The meeting will celebrate 90 years of service to the Hudson Valley and, with a focus on e-business, turn its…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Throughout the next several months, the SUNY New Paltz School of Business will continue offering free information sessions for prospective students of the master of business administration degree program the university began offering last January. Anyone considering pursuing an MBA on a full- or part-time basis is encouraged…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — After an extensive, nationwide search, John P. Harrington was selected as SUNY New Paltz’ dean of Physical Sciences and Engineering. Harrington will come to New Paltz from the University of South Alabama, where he has chaired the chemistry department and served as a professor and the senior scientist…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz’ Career Advising and Fieldwork Center will host a Career and Employer Expo Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the second floor of the campus’ Student Union Building. This event, along with another regional career fair held…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Barbara Adams has joined the University of New York in Prague, The Czech Republic, as its provost. Adams, who retired as the president of Ulster County Community College in August, will oversee the academic functions of the two-year-old campus that operates under the cooperation of SUNY New Paltz,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. Sally Ann Drucker (Nassau Community College) will do a dramatic reading about the life and work of Emma Goldman. Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was an anarchist agitator, public speaker and activist who was a pioneer advocate for birth control, passionate critic of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — At SUNY New Paltz next week, Distinguished Professor Stanley Aronowitz, who teaches sociology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, will lecture and lead discussion on values in general education. Aronowitz is the author or editor of 18 books, and will center his lecture, “Higher Education…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz will convene a seminar by the Independent International Commission on Kosovo Dec. 7-8 to review the Commission’s investigation of the Kosovo conflict and examine recommendations for future peace keeping or peace making operations. The Commission was the initiative of the Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — With a stroke of the pen, President Clinton established the “Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship” program to help American undergraduate students of limited financial means to study abroad. In signing the law Tuesday, Clinton said the scholarship program will “better prepare (American undergraduate students) to compete in an…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Federal legislation establishing a scholarship program to help low income students study overseas is on its way to President Bill Clinton after the Senate passed the bill earlier this month. The International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000 was drafted and sponsored in the House of Representatives by Rep….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The “conscience clauses” of the First Amendment affirm the right to free speech and religious freedom. Many scholars believe that these rights were understood by the founders to be mutually reinforcing. However, there have been many recent circumstances – often highly publicized — in which they have…
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