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Most individuals having earned a national snowboard championship would look ahead with zeal to defend that title the following year, but 21-year-old New Paltz junior Nicole Imbriani would rather focus on her academic pursuits in the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/graphicdesign/]Graphic Design Program[/link] in the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/fpa/]School of Fine and Performing Arts[/link] at New…

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At New Paltz, croquet competitions are a common sight on the Old Main Quadrangle, and now a New Paltz student and co-founder of the New Paltz Extreme Croquet Society has placed first at the United States Croquet Association (USCA) National Championship. New Paltz Extreme Croquet Society is one of the 168 student…

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Eighty-eight percent of [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/eop/]Educational Opportunity Program[/link] (EOP) students who arrived at the college in fall 2007 returned for the fall 2008 semester. This outstanding level of student retention reflects the program’s commitment to nurturing students inside and outside of the classroom. The program serves students from a variety of circumstances…

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Fresh from its world premiere on the New Paltz stage, “Red Masquerade” by Associate Professor Jack Wade has been selected for the [link=http://www.kcactf.org/]Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival[/link] in January 2010. Wade’s play, which was directed by New Paltz lecturer Stephen Kitsakos, was nominated for and selected as a finalist in…

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In the spirit of giving during the holiday season, the College Environmental Health and Safety and Facilities Operations staff sponsored a coat drive from Dec. 10-18 in an effort to help individuals and organizations in need. Mike Malloy, director of Environmental Health and Safety, said members of the campus community responded amazingly…

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Grounds crew works to beautify the campus The grounds crew makes the New Paltz campus look good year round. The support and hard work of this [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/facilities/]Facilities Management[/link] team is essential in contributing to the aesthetics of the campus, which is spread over 214 acres and includes a wetland area and campus…

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Computer Science faculty members appointed to rank of Distinguished Professor Joining a long list of celebrated faculty at New Paltz, two [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/compsci/index.cfm]computer science [/link]professors were recently promoted to the rank of Distinguished Professor, the State University’s highest faculty designation. [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/news/news.cfm?id=5129]Dr. Lawrence A. Fialkow[/link], professor of mathematics and computer science, and <a…

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Concert series highlights dynamic music program You don’t need to be a music major to be involved in the music scene on the New Paltz campus. [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/music/ensembles.html]The chorale and band ensembles program [/link]is open to all students regardless of major, and the College-Community Chorale draws its members from both the student…

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Student chapter of Habitat for Humanity builds a foundation of community service “The efforts of this student chapter are, in my estimation, a prime example of a new platform of involved citizenry that is required for the challenges that lie ahead in our nation and our world.” Eric VanderMass, Ellenville site supervisor, Ulster…

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