NEW PALTZ — Teacher-education faculty at the State University of New York at New Paltz have a great deal to be pleased about. Every New Paltz graduate who took the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) required for permanent teacher certification earned passing scores. Students seeking permanent teacher certification in…
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MAGNETIC LEVITATION CONTEST AT SUNY NEW PALTZ
NEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host about 100 Hudson Valley middle-school students and teachers at the College’s Second Annual Magnetic Levitation Contest on Friday, April 26. Using the concept behind magnetic levitation (maglev) transportation, which uses magnetic forces to suspend a vehicle on…
Read moreHUDSON VALLEY STUDY CENTER RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS TO REPORT
NEW PALTZ — Recipients of the 1995 Hudson Valley Study Center Research Grants will report on the progress of their projects at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Monday, April 15. The grants are given annually to encourage new study of the region’s multi-faceted cultural and…
Read moreEIGHTH ANNUAL GRADUATE SYMPOSIUM TO BE HELD AT SUNY NEW PALTZ
NEW PALTZ — The theme for the Eighth Annual Graduate Symposium at the State University of New York at New Paltz will be “Representations of Academic Life in Literature.” The symposium will be held Thursday, April 18. The afternoon session, which begins at 2 p.m. in the Jacobson Faculty Tower Lounge,…
Read moreHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL LECTURE TO FEATURE RENOWNED JOURNALIST RUTH GRUBER
NEW PALTZ — Ruth Gruber, renowned journalist, author and foreigncorrespondent, will deliver the eighth annual Holocaust Memorial Lecture atthe State University of New York at New Paltz on Wednesday, April 17. Herlecture, “Haven: An American Rescue of Holocaust Refugees,” will begin at7:30 p.m. in Lecture Center 100. Born in Brooklyn, Gruber…
Read moreSTUDENTS PUBLISH NEWSLETTER FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT
NEW PALTZ — Twenty-four students at the State University of New York at New Paltz recently produced a 12-page newsletter for the Dutchess County Health Department. The students involved in the project were all journalism majors, enrolled in a Copy Editing course taught by Howard Good, a faculty member in…
Read moreSUNY OPTIONS PROGRAM TO RECEIVE NATIONAL AWARD
NEW PALTZ — Options: A Resource Center for Healthy Choices at the State University of New York at New Paltz has been selected as one of 20 programs nationwide to be recognized for its exemplary approach to assisting students to make healthy decisions which prevent substance abuse. SUNY New Paltz…
Read moreDAVID EATON APPOINTED DEAN OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
NEW PALTZ — L. David Eaton, interim dean of Admissions at the State University of New York at New Paltz since 1995, has been appointed the College’s dean of enrollment management. In his new position, Eaton will be responsible for managing the marketing and admissions process of the College, which will…
Read moreHAUPTMAN PUBLISHES BOOKS ON AMERICAN INDIANS
NEW PALTZ — Laurence M. Hauptman, a professor of history at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has added three new titles to a long list of books and other publications on Native Americans, “Between Two Fires: American Indians in the Civil War,” published by Simon and…
Read moreCHOICE MAGAZINE CALLS HAUPTMAN’S BOOK OUTSTANDING
NEW PALTZ — Choice Magazine has selected a book written by a State University of New York at New Paltz professor to receive its “Outstanding Academic Books of 1996” award. The book, Between Two Fires: American Indians in the Civil War, was written by Laurence Hauptman and published by The…
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