NEW PALTZ — For the first time in SUNY New Paltz history, the fall 1999 freshman class is filled to capacity several months prior to the start of the fall academic semester. “Never before in our memory,” according to L. David Eaton, vice president for enrollment management, “has SUNY New…
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SUNY New Paltz offers study-abroad opportunities to freshmen
NEW PALTZ — In an effort to assist a number of top students who were hoping to enroll at the State University of New York at New Paltz this fall, the campus is offering various study-abroad opportunities to freshmen. Long a leader in international programs, New Paltz provides possibilities for…
Read moreSUNY NEW PALTZ BUSINESS STUDENTS WIN PRESTIGIOUS MARKETING AWARD
NEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz chapter of the American Marketing Association won an award for Strategic Planning at the 21st Annual Collegiate Chapter Conference in New Orleans on April 17. The prestigious award recognizes goal-oriented programming and high levels of chapter performance. The…
Read moreCHINESE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO VISIT AREA SCHOOLS
NEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host approximately 25 Chinese high school principals who will visit area schools on May 11 and 12 to learn how teachers and administrators are prepared and trained. The principals will visit classes and tour high schools in…
Read moreAward Winning Poet Billy Collins to Read at SUNY New Paltz
NEW PALTZ — Noted poet and award-winning author of a half-dozen books of poetry, Billy Collins, will present a reading at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Thursday, May 6. His presentation is sponsored by the William Vasse Poetry Series in conjunction with the Honors Program….
Read moreDIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS ARE FOCUS OF SUNY LECTURE
NEW PALTZ — Alfie Kohn, a former teacher turned author and lecturer, will deliver the keynote address at a conference titled, “Building Bridges: Continuing the Multicultural Dialogue,” at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Friday, May 7. His topic will be “Beyond Self, Beyond the Basics:…
Read moreSUNY NEW PALTZ PROFESSOR HONORED BY GERMAN PRESIDENT
NEW PALTZ — German President Roman Herzog will award Peter D.G. Brown, a faculty member at the State University of New York at New Paltz, the Order of Merit of the German Federal Republic (Bundesverdienstkreuz), the highest honor that the country can bestow upon a non-German national. Brown, a professor…
Read moreSUNY New Paltz College Council schedules monthly meeting
NEW PALTZ — The College Council of the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its monthly meeting on April 29 in Elting Gym conference room 201. The meeting will include a discussion of the athletic complex project and a budget update. Elting Gym is located off…
Read moreRamsey Clark to Speak on the Continuing U.S. War on Iraq
NEW PALTZ — Former U.S. Attorney General, author and human rights activist Ramsey Clark will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Wednesday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m. His topic will be “Sanctions and State Terrorism: The Continuing U.S. War on Iraq.” Throughout the day,…
Read moreSUNY NEW PALTZ PHILOSOPHY CLUB TO SPONSOR LECTURE
NEW PALTZ — Tom Davis, professor of philosophy and English at Ulster County Community College, will lecture on “Science, Religion and the ‘New’ Philosophy: Taking the Middle Path between the Age of Rocks and the Rock of Ages,” when he speaks to the Philosophy Club at the State University of…
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