NEW PALTZ — Two former faculty members at the State University of New York at New Paltz have created a scholarship to benefit students who are single parents and either attending or planning to attend SUNY New Paltz. The first scholarship will be awarded for the academic year 1999-2000 and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz Foundation recently appointed six new members to its Board of Trustees. The action was taken at a meeting held in the Terrace Conference Center at the State University of New York at New Paltz on June 3. The new trustees bring the total…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Paul J. Clifford has been appointed director of alumni affairs at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He was formerly the assistant director for alumni communications and student programs at James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The appointment was effective June 1. As director…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Four faculty and three alumni from the State University of New York at New Paltz were tapped to receive 1999 Artists’ Fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). According to Penelope Dannenberg, director of programs for NYFA, this is an unprecedented number of awards…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Nineteen ninety-eight was a record year for the College at New Paltz Foundation, according to recently released figures. Donations totaled more than $1.2 million dollars, a 28 percent increase from the previous year. More than 3,600 individuals made contributions to the college through its Foundation, according to Richard…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will play host to the Mid- Hudson Pattern for Progress annual conference on Wednesday, May 26. The theme for the conference is “Smart Government: Unlocking the Key to Competitiveness. The conference will focus its attention on cost-effective and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — John Turturro, award-winning actor, screenwriter and director will deliver the commencement address at the State University of New York at New Paltz on the twentieth anniversary of his graduation from the college. Turturro will also be awarded the honorary doctorate of fine arts. Also receiving an honorary degree…
Read MoreNEW 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…
Read MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Alex Storozynski, a 1983 graduate of the State University of New York at New Paltz, was among the winners of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. Storozynski is a member of the editorial board at the New York Daily News that earned the prestigious award for…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Registration is underway for Summer Session 1999 at the State University of New York at New Paltz. New Paltz will offer more than 200 undergraduate and graduate courses, on and off campus, during the day and the evening. Formal admission to the college is not required in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Peter Balakian, a poet and professor of literature at Colgate University, will deliver the Louis and Mildred Resnick Annual Holocaust Memorial Lecture on Monday, April 12, at the State University of New York at New Paltz. His topic will be ” Transmitting Trauma Across Generations: Growing up…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Writer Valerie Hemingway will deliver the keynote address at the eleventh annual Graduate Symposium at the State University of New York at New Paltz on April 13. She and a group of Hemingway scholars from around the country will offer reflections on the Hemingway Centennial, the current…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Samuel G. Freedman, award-winning writer, journalist and professor, will share a wealth of experiences gained throughout his career when he visits the State University of New York at New Paltz to give a public lecture and meet with students. The topic of his April 13 public lecture…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — “Charter Schools, School Funding and Separation of Church and State: Critical Questions About the Future of Public Education in New York State” is the title of a panel discussion to be held at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Friday, April 9. The three…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — June Beallor, a 1983 graduate of the State University of New York at New Paltz, was among those on stage when the Academy Award for the Best Feature Length Documentary, “The Last Days,” was handed out Sunday evening. She joined director and editor James Moll, who immediately…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Raymond M. Schwarz, associate vice president for student affairs at the State University of New York at New Paltz, is one of 13 individuals nationwide who has been cited for developing and implementing outstanding programs geared to enhancing the positive experiences of first-year college students. The National…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Dr. Jonathan Myers, an expert in decommissioning nuclear weapons, will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Tuesday, March 16. Myers topic will be “Nuclear Weapons in the Post-Cold War Era.” His talk will deal with problems of waste disposal and the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — For the eighth consecutive year, SUNY New Paltz leads all other university colleges in the State University system in the number of freshmen applications received from high school seniors. At this early date, more than 8,500 applications have been submitted and the campus predicts that the final…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The College Council of the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold its monthly meeting on March 25 in the 9th floor conference room located in the Haggerty Administration Building. Among the items to be addressed at the 3:00 p.m. meeting are a report…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Accounting students at the State University of New York at New Paltz are volunteering their services to students and low income individuals and families now through April 15. For no fee, students will answer questions or prepare Form 1040EZ, 1040A or a non-complicated 1040 form, including exemptions and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Singer and songwriter Alix Dobkin will make a return appearance to Ulster County when she performs on Friday, March 12 in Parker Theater at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Dobkin, who currently lives in San Francisco, has been described as the original “minstrel…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A variety of events — including lectures, music and a performance-mix — to celebrate Women’s History Month will take place at the State University of New York at New Paltz during the month of March. The first program, on Thursday, March 11, will feature a video and commentary…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Policy analyst, researcher and writer Gerald Bracey will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Friday, March 12. His topic will be “Charter Schools, Vouchers & Private Management of Public Schools – New Wine in Old Skins or Trojan Horses?” Bracey has written…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — David Rosenthal, a faculty member in the philosophy department at The Graduate School of The City University of New York, will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on March 8 at 5:00 p.m in Room 1010 of Jacobson Faculty Tower. His topic…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The new Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Center, the latest addition to the Minority Recruitment Program’s Scholar’s Mentorship Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will open its doors for the first time on Thursday, February 25. The new center will permit the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Eighty Ulster County high school students are expected to participate in a seminar on nuclear energy held at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Friday, February 12. The seminar, which is sponsored by the United States Navy in conjunction with the College of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Loyd E. Lee, professor of history and chair of the department at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has just edited and published, World War II in Asia and the Pacific and the War’s Aftermath, with General Themes – A Handbook of Literature and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Mary L. Kahl, a faculty member in the communication and media department at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will serve on the teaching staff for C-SPAN’s Winter 1999 Seminar for Professors, to be held in Washington, D.C. later this month. The two-day seminar,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Following a national search at the State University of New York at New Paltz, President Roger Bowen announced today the appointment of David K. Lavallee as provost and vice president for academic affairs. His appointment will begin in the summer of 1999. Lavallee is currently provost and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Faculty, staff and students who work and attend SUNY New Paltz come from a wide geographical area and weather conditions often will vary a great deal. Classes will be canceled or delayed by the College only under extreme circumstances, such as severely inclement weather in the immediate…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Alumni Board of Directors at the State University of New York at New Paltz recently held its 10th Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony on the campus and made special presentations in four categories: Alumnus of the Year, Distinguished Teacher, Friend of the College, and Distinguished Alumni Service….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz broke ground today for the construction of a new $2.4 million art museum, named for the man who gave the lead gift and has donated and loaned numerous works of art to the College since the mid-eighties. Construction…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Lawrence Weschler, staff writer for The New Yorker magazine, two-time winner of the George Polk Award, and the 1998 recipient of the Lannan Foundation Literary Award, will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Wednesday, November 18 at 5:00 p.m. Weschler will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Work Place with Heart Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz will sponsor a Health Fair on Tuesday, November 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Student Union Building. The program is open to students, faculty…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Louis and Mildred Resnick, the Ellenville couple known for their generosity and service in Ulster County and beyond, were the focus of well-deserved attention Thursday at the State University of New York at New Paltz, first at a mid-day scholarship luncheon and later at the dedication of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — With a snip of the scissors, Louis and Mildred Resnick will cut the ribbon and make official the opening of the new Louis and Mildred Resnick Engineering Hall at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Thursday, October 29. Fourteen years after the College…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Berel Lang, professor of humanities at Trinity College (Hartford, CT) will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Monday, November 9 on the topic “Genocide and Group Rights.” The program is sponsored by the Philosophy Club in conjunction with the philosophy department…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Emmy-award winning documentary filmmaker Alan Berliner will show and discuss his film, “Nobody’s Business,” which probes the swirls, conflicts and affection that bind every family, at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Wednesday, November 4. Berliner, who teaches film production at the New School…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Howard Good, a professor of journalism in the department of communication and media at the State University of New York at New Paltz will discuss his most recent book, Girl Reporter: Gender, Journalism and the Movies at a November 3 colloquium sponsored by the women’s studies program….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Nicholas Wolterstorff, internationally-known philosopher of religion and Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at the Yale Divinity School, will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Monday, October 26. Wolterstorff is also an adjunct professor of philosophy as well as religious studies…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Roger W. Bowen, president of the State University of New York at New Paltz, will be the featured dinner speaker (October 16) for the New York Conference on Asian Studies to be held at SUNY New Paltz on October 15-17. His remarks will focus on the significance…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Korean perspectives will highlight two plenary session at the New York Conference on Asian Studies annual conference on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz on October 15-17. The theme for this year’s conference is “Issues of Responsibility in Asia.” The New…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Ceramic sculpture by Long Island artist and State University of New York at New Paltz graduate John C. Casper, Class of 1962, will be presented in the inaugural exhibition at the gallery at Hands on Clay in East Setauket, NY from October 16 through November 16. The…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — “Silencing Women: Voices of Resistance” is the title of this year’s fall conference sponsored by the women’s studies program at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Inspired by the controversy following last year’s women’s studies conference on women’s sexual freedom, the conference will explore…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The first-ever performance of Noh Theater in the Hudson Valley will take place on October 16 at the State University of New York at New Paltz in conjunction with the annual New York Conference on Asian Studies. Nearly 200 scholars and artists will convene for at the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — “Always There to Remind Me” is the theme of Homecoming 1998 at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Homecoming 98 will incorporate the 109th annual alumni reunion and will be held October 16 – 18 on the SUNY New Paltz campus. A major highlight…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — An exhibition of photographs by Kenr Izu, a New York based photographer whose subject matter is Southeast Asia, and sculptural works by Barbara Broughel which explore the 18th and 19th century opium trade, will be on exhibit in the College Art Gallery and are scheduled to run…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Margaret Gilbert, a professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut (Storrs), will speak on “Considerations on Collective Guilt,” at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Thursday, October 8. Gilbert is the author of Living Together: Rationality, Sociality, and Obligation(1996, Rowman and Littlefield) and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The AmeriCorps program at the State University of New York at New Paltz has earned high praise from state and federal administrators. In a recent letter to the SUNY New Paltz officials, Mary Pfeiffer, program administrator for AmeriCorps in New York Governor George E. Pataki’s Office of National…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The New York Conference on Asian Studies will hold its annual conference on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz on October 15-17. More than 180 scholars and artists will contribute to panels, exhibitions, workshops and performances. The theme for this year’s…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — “A Man Who Might Have Existed: E. Herbert Norman,” a 95-minute documentary film for which Roger W. Bowen, president of the State University of New York, served as principal consultant, premiered at the Montreal Film Festival earlier this month. The film will have its U.S. premiere when…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Geoff Ward, a professor of English and head of the department at the University of Dundee (Scotland), will deliver a guest lecture at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Thursday, October 1 at 7:30 p.m. His topic is “‘And paintings are one thing…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The results of the 1998 New York Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) for teacher candidates from the State University of New York at New Paltz were recently released. The results, reported by the National Evaluation System, Inc., included the scores of examinees who reported their affiliation with the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Institute for International Business and the Institute for Professional Development at the State University of New York at New Paltz and Marine Midland Bank will present the second annual International Trade Symposium on Friday, October 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the College Terrace…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Irving Weiss, emeritus professor of English at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will have his book and manuscript/typescript, Visual Voices: The Poem as a Print Object, (Runaway Spoon, 1994) included in a soon-to-open exhibition, “The Next Word: Text and/as Design and/as Meaning,” at…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz AmeriCorps Program will kick off its second year on Friday, September 18. Thirty new members will be sworn in at a 2:00 p.m. ceremony to be held in the Purple Lounge located in the Student Union Building on…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — “Update for Educators: Responding to the Needs of Students with Epilepsy” is the title of a evening conference to be held at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Tuesday, September 15. The program is sponsored by the College’s School of Education, the Mid-Hudson…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The generosity of six individuals has enabled as many students to attend the State University of New York at New Paltz this year as part of an innovative scholarship program titled Adopt-a-Scholar, begun last year. This brings to 11, the total number of students currently being assisted…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Roger W. Bowen, president of the State University of New York at New Paltz, has announced the promotion of L. David Eaton to vice president for enrollment management. The promotion is effective immediately. Eaton has reported directly to Bowen since the president’s arrival in the summer of 1996,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Sandra L. Landron, a second semester senior at the State University of New York at New Paltz and a student aide in the College’s Financial Aid Office, has been named the first recipient of the SUNY Financial Aid Professionals Scholarship award. Landron, who is from Staten Island,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — “Recollections,” a play by Jon Raskin, a faculty member in the psychology department at the State University of New York at New Paltz, was selected for presentation later this week at the sixth annual Playwright/Director’s Workshop, in Montrose, NY. Performed by the Hand-to-Mouth Players, Raskin’s one-act will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — For the second straight year, the State University of New York at New Paltz is among the colleges and universities nationwide that have received special mention in the latest U.S. News and World Report 1999 college guide, issued today. In the latest listings, SUNY New Paltz is cited…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A new course of study in Public Relations will begin this fall at the State University of New York at New Paltz, according to William W. Vasse vice president for academic affairs. Students will be able to take introductory and advanced courses in public relations, as well as…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Seven outstanding teachers from the mid-Hudson region have been awarded the 1998 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Robert Michael, newly appointed Dean of Education, announced the list of honorees and commented on the difficulty the awards…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Following a nationwide search for a vice president for advancement at the State University of New York at New Paltz, President Roger Bowen announced today the appointment of Richard Podgorski, of Carlsbad, California. Podgorski is currently at the University of California, San Diego, where he holds the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The New York Geographic Alliance’s 10th Annual Summer Institute will be held at the State University of New York at New Paltz from July 12-24. The New York Geographic Alliance (NYGA) is part of a national network of state geographic alliances sponsored by the National Geographic Society’s…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Roger W. Bowen, president of the State University of New York at New Paltz, will be honored this weekend by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) when they present him with their prestigious Alexander Meiklejohn Award for Academic Freedom. The award, established in 1958, is given…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz Professor Howard Good’s fifth book, Girl Reporter: Gender, Journalism, and the Movies, has been published by Scarecrow Press. Using Torchy Blane, the hero of nine Warner Brothers films from the 1930s, as the centerpiece, this cultural study examines Hollywood’s infatuation with the female reporter. Good,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Robert Miraldi, chair of the communication and media department at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has received a first prize award for his newspaper column from the New York State Newspaper Publishers Association. The award was handed out Monday at an annual luncheon held…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A generous donation from Kevin McGovern of LaGrange, NY, has provided the Sojourner Truth Library at the State University of New York at New Paltz with an inventory of more than 15,000 used books. Already, 8,000 paperbacks from the collection, sold to a bookdealer, have generated more…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Bronx Museum of the Arts is currently featuring an exhibition, Araucaria, by Rimer Cardillo. The show includes a selection of prints, mixed media installations, and sculptural works which span Cardillo’s artistic production over the last decade. It also includes two site specific installations commissioned by the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an Open House on Friday, May 8 at the Adirondack Community College Extension Site in Wilton. The Open House will take place between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. at the site which is just off Route 9,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A Conversation on Academic Freedom, a conference at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will take place on Thursday, April 30 and Friday, May 1. The two-day program is an outgrowth of discussion which occurred following two fall events on the campus, both of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — John Richardson, a faculty member in the philosophy department at New York University, will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Thursday, April 16. Richardson, who is the author of two books, “Nietzsche’s System” and another on existential epistemology, will discuss Nietzsche’s…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The president of the State University of New York at New Paltz, Roger Bowen, has announced the formation of an Industry Advisory Board for the College. “The SUNY system represents an enormous investment in information, technology, and innovation,” remarked President Bowen. “We owe it to the people…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The PBS Adult Learning Satellite Service will present a satellite broadcast titled “Copyright Issues on the Internet,” at the State University of New York at New Paltz on April 2. The program is open to faculty and professional staff of SUNY New Paltz, and the community colleges…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — “The Woman’s Guide to Peak Performance: The Ultimate Reference for All Levels of Fitness” (Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts, 1998. $21.95. 470pp.) is a comprehensive new sourcebook for women of every age and one which recognizes the diversity in female lifestyles, their levels of fitness and their exercise…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will offer a broad selection of courses for the 1998 Summer Session. The first four-week session will begin on May 27 and end on June 23; the second five-week session will begin on June 29 and end on…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — David Kelley, philosopher, teacher, and writer, will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Wednesday, April 1. His topic will be “Ayn Rand’s Concept of Egoism.” Kelley’s lecture will address Rand’s advocacy of “the virtue of selfishness” in many of her popular novels…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Lena Orlin will conduct a slide show, “Gertrude’s Closet,” about women’s roles in early modern European culture at the State University of New York at New Paltz on April 2, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in LC 100. Orlin is the executive director of the Shakespeare Association of America…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — More than 100 teachers from the mid-Hudson region are expected to attend a Science Teaching Expo, the Spring Conference of the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS), Southeast Section, hosted by the School of Education at the State University of New York at New Paltz…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz, The College at New Paltz Foundation, and the College’s Alumni Association have announced construction plans to build a 1,200-square-foot, $100,000 addition to the Dorothea Hopfer Alumni Center that will house the Office of Alumni Affairs and the Office…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The College at New Paltz Foundation, Inc. has appointed two new members to its board of trustees: Donald J. Stewart of East Patchogue, NY, and John F. Vorisek of Pound Ridge, NY. “We are pleased and honored that these folks have agreed to serve on the College at…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Accounting students at the State University of New York at New Paltz are volunteering their services to students and low income individuals and families now through April 15. For no fee, students will answer questions or prepare Form 1040EZ, 1040A or a non-complicated 1040 form, including exemptions and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A professional mini-conference for present and former elementary education student teachers at the State University of New York at New Paltz will be held at the campus on Friday, March 6. The program will begin with a get-together breakfast and registration in the Terrace Conference and Events…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Three Native American speakers will discuss various topics during a series of daytime presentations held in March at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Topics will range from Native American education, the Iroquois in the American Revolution, Iroquois fishing and hunting methods, to Native…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host 300 competitors and an equal number of parents and guests at the 1998 Mid-Hudson Regional Science Olympiad Tournament on Saturday, February 28. Thirteen teams from 12 Hudson Valley middle and junior high schools will compete in the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A tribute to the internationally-known and legendary jazz vocalist, Billie Holiday, will be performed by the Hudson Valley’s own legendary jazz vocalist and violinist, Betty MacDonald and her trio. The concert, an event centered around Women’s History Month and sponsored by the women’s studies program and jazz…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Dr. Rosamond Rhodes, philosopher and ethicist, will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on February 12. Her topic will be “Physicians, Assisted Suicide, and the Right to Die.” Rhodes lecture offers an analysis of some of the concepts that are central to the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Seventy students attending the State University of New York at New Paltz will be sworn into the AmeriCorps program on February 6, from 1 – 3 p.m. at the College’s Student Union. It is the first time New Paltz students have participated in the federal program. “The goal…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — I am shocked and dismayed that the Chancellor has chosen to ignore the findings and conclusions of his own Review Committee which found, based on a survey of practices at 23 other SUNY campuses, that: The President’s decision to allow the conference to proceed was based on the…
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