NEW PALTZ — Corinna Anne Caracci, formerly associate director of residence life at SUNY New Paltz, has been appointed director of residence life following a national search. She accepted the position August 3. “I’m very excited,” she said. “I think we have wonderful students on our campus and the opportunity…
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SUNY New Paltz Student is Future of Radio
NEW PALTZ — Joshua Reed, a SUNY New Paltz senior and Broadalbin, New York, native has been selected by the John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation to receive a 2000 Bayliss Radio Scholarship. He is one of only 20 college and graduate-level students selected nationwide for this $5,000 award to help defray…
Read moreUNIVERSITY TO BREAK GROUND FOR NEW RESIDENCE HALL
NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz will break ground on Tuesday, August 8 for the first of two new residence halls to be built on the southern portion of the 206-acre campus. A ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the building site – just south of the new Child…
Read moreUNIVERSITY BEGINS PLANNING FOR PERFORMANCE GYM – Construction scheduled for mid-2001
NEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz is proceeding with design and development plans for a two-court performance gymnasium that will be connected to its existing Elting Gym. The new gymnasium facility will include two full-size basketball courts, an indoor fitness track, a climbing wall and…
Read moreSUNY New Paltz Offering Info Sessions on New MBA Program
NEW PALTZ — Throughout the summer, the SUNY New Paltz School of Business is offering free information sessions for prospective students of its new master of business administration degree (MBA) program. Anyone considering pursuing an MBA on a full- or part-time basis is encouraged to attend one of the sessions. Each…
Read moreSUNY NEW PALTZ APPOINTS GRADUATE DEAN
NEW PALTZ — Phyllis R. Freeman, associate professor of psychology at SUNY New Paltz, has been appointed dean of the university’s Graduate School for a three-year term. The appointment became effective July 1. Freeman has been acting dean of the Graduate School since January 1999. She replaced Robert Mumper, who held…
Read moreSUNY NEW PALTZ WELCOMES NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT
NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz is pleased to announce that James R. Doran of Augusta, Maine, will soon join the university community as the vice president of advancement. He will arrive at the campus the week of July 24. “James is a career higher education professional with a wealth of…
Read moreDance Institute Returns to SUNY New Paltz
NEW PALTZ — For the eighth consecutive summer, SUNY New Paltz is granting local school children access to the world of dance. The university is a core residency site of the National Dance Institute — a not-for-profit program that enriches the lives of thousands of children each year. The Institute, with…
Read moreSUNY New Paltz Eagerly Awaits Legislation to Aid Study Abroad
NEW PALTZ — A semester of study overseas is becoming an academic necessity in the increasingly global economy. Legislation recently introduced by U.S. Rep. Benjamin A. Gilman (R-20th) will start making overseas experience possible for lower income students. Gilman’s legislation, the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000, is co-sponsored by U.S….
Read moreSUNY New Paltz Distinguished Professor Makes History
NEW PALTZ — Distinguished Professor Laurence M. Hauptman, a faculty member of the SUNY New Paltz History Department for 29 years, was recently honored by the Wisconsin State Historical Society for a book he co-edited about the Oneida tribe. Hauptman and L. Gordon McLester III of Oneida, Wisconsin co-edited the paperback…
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