NEW 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…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Association of American Colleges and Universities has selected the State University of New York at New Paltz to participate in a Faculty and Curriculum Development Program focusing on Japan. New Paltz is one of eight universities selected for the AAC&U project from a total of 43…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A generous gift from the late Grace E. Elliott of New Paltz will provide merit-based scholarships to students attending the State University of New York at New Paltz. A life-long resident of New Paltz known for her generosity to many Hudson Valley charities, Ms. Elliott’s $160,000 endowment will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — In response to student requests, the State Universit of New York at New Paltz has opened a new extension location at Adirondack Community College (Saratoga County Extension Center) in Wilton, N.Y. Last fall, a first group of part-time students enrolled in the new master of science degree program…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will soon assist Ecuador’s youngest and fastest growing university, the Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo (UEES), to launch two new master’s degree programs. Located in Guayaquil, UEES was founded in November, 1993 and is currently considered to be…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Two faculty members of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York at New Paltz have been selected to receive the 1997- 98 Teacher-of-the-Year Award in recognition of their outstanding performance. Recipients of the award are Nancy Kassop, a full-time associate professor…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A $350,000 donation has been given to the State University of New York at New Paltz for the purpose of supporting and enriching the educational mission of the College and specifically for enhancing the soon-to-be-constructed Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. The donors, who wish to remain anonymous, commended…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Mary Claire Bauer, formerly of Buffalo, NY, has been appointed director of admissions at the State University of New York at New Paltz. As the director of admissions, Bauer is responsible for the development and implementation of recruitment and enrollment strategies. She is responsible for maintaining all standards,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Reva Wolf, a faculty member at the State University of New York at New Paltz, gives fresh insight into the work of popular American artist Andy Warhol in her new book, Andy Warhol, Poetry, and Gossip in the 1960s. Warhol is usually remembered as the artist who said…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Inspired by the fourth United Nations conference on women held recently in Beijing, China, the Women’s Studies Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz has chosen as its fall conference theme, Feminism: Linking Global and Local Perspectives. The conference, on Saturday, October 21,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Mid-Hudson Chapter of The College at New Paltz Alumni Association will host its annual spring breakfast buffet at Mohonk Mountain House on Saturday, May 11 at 9:30 a.m. The program is open to alumni, their families, and guests. Following the breakfast, participants are invited to browse in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Jacob J. Staub, philosopher and educator of Medieval Jewish thought, will speak at the Ninth Annual Louis and Mildred Resnick Fall Lecture Series at the State University of New York at New Paltz on October 8. Dr. Staub’s lecture, “A Tale of Two Thinkers: Maimonds and Gersonides,”…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Jane L. Delgado, president and chief executive officer of the National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations (COSSMHO) and author of a new book on Hispanic women’s health issues, will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on October 1. In cooperation…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz has received an AmeriCorps Education grant that will provide more than $60,000 in awards to 70 New Paltz students during 1997-98. “This program benefits everyone involved,” said Roger Bowen, president of SUNY New Paltz. “It provides tangible benefits to…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Campers who attended the historical Camp Woodland during the early half of the century will have an opportunity to reunite and remember the Catskill Mountain folklore and folk music the camp is famous for spawning. The group will gather at the State University of New York at…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz has decided to capitalized on the title of a movie, “The Road to Wellville,” which was filmed in the region, and use it as the theme for the initial phase of an exciting and new nutrition and physical…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A new graduate-level program leading to the master of science in business degree will be offered at the State University of New York at New Paltz beginning this fall. The master’s program, approved by the New York State Education Department, will offer concentrations in accounting, decision sciences,…
Read MoreNEW 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…
Read MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Danielle Deacy, a senior majoring in international relations at the State University of New York at New Paltz, received an outstanding performance award at the Harvard National Model United Nations 1997 program sponsored by Harvard University in mid-February. This annual event brings together more than 2,000 students who…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Howard Good, a faculty member at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has written his fourth book, Diamonds in the Dark: America, Baseball, and the Movies. Published by Scarecrow Press, the book examines Hollywood’s love affair with baseball, providing information on hundreds of films ranging…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — A new television show focusing on the State University of New York at New Paltz will begin airing February 10 on NPC-17, the local cable channel operated by the College’s Campus Media Center. The primary format of the program, “On Campus at SUNY New Paltz,” will be one-on-one…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz plans to conduct a three-week summer Institute for Mathematics for high school students from throughout the state. Forty students will be selected for the program which will be held from July 8 – July 26, 1996. According to Philip…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Janice W. Anderson, a faculty member at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has written a book that provides practical suggestions for dealing with conflict in the workplace. In Communication Skills for Surviving Conflicts at Work, Anderson, with co-authors Myrna Foster-Kuehn of Clarion State University…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The College at New Paltz Foundation, Inc. has appointed four new trustees to its board: Gladys Cooper, Karen B. Fein, Edward H. Northrop, and Howard Tsurushima. The Foundation, created in 1976, is charged with the responsibility of attracting and administrating private support to fund programs and individual projects…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Applications are now being accepted for the third annual Summer Institute of Journalism to be held at the State University of New York at New Paltz July 8 through 17. The Summer Institute is a scholarship program designed for students from groups now underrepresented in the field of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The 1996 “Environment Weekend: Earth Connections,” a two-day long course designed for teachers seeking to improve interdisciplinary teaching practice, will be held at the State University of New York at New Paltz Ashokan Field Campus April 19-21. Located near Olivebridge, New York, the Ashokan Field Campus outdoor classroom…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Social anthropologist Asha Samad, chairperson of the Women’s Studies Program at City College in New York and executive director of the Somalia Association for Relief and Development (SAFRAD), will speak at the State University of New York at New Paltz on February 12. Her topic will be…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Arthur H. Cash, distinguished scholar and noted Laurence Sterne authority, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the English department at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Cash was chair of the department from 1975 to 1980 and has agreed to resume the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Schuyler G. Chapin, commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and former manager of the Metropolitan Opera Association, will be the keynote speaker for the Arts in America Now Conference at the State University of New York at New Paltz on October 13. Since 1989,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The School of Fine and Performing Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz has planned a week-long series of special arts events to coincide with the opening of the College’s new Fine Arts Building and the reopening after renovation of McKenna Theatre. “Homecoming…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Adelaide Haas and Susan L. Puretz, faculty members at the State University of New York at New Paltz, have written “The Woman’s Guide to Hysterectomy” (Berkeley, California: Celestial Arts, 1995. $14.95), a 294- page soft-cover book that is both a practical catalog of the latest medical information,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Hudson Valley Study Center has awarded Rikki Asher, David Jaffee, Jo Margaret Mano, and Simin Mozayeni, all faculty members at the State University of New York at New Paltz, with research grants intended to advance the development of new study of the region’s multi-faceted cultural and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz will host the daughters of faculty and staff on Thursday, April 25 as part of the fourth annual Ms. Foundation for Women’s public education campaign, Take Our Daughters to Work. On that day, throughout the country, thousands of girls,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Myra Mimlitsch Gray, a faculty member at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been selected as one of 21 artists chosen by the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation to receive a $20,000 grant. She was selected from a pool of approximately 300 artists from…
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