New Paltz faculty will be gifted at (and care about) their teaching. But they will also be meaningfully and consistently engaged in scholarship and creative activity that is shared with (and evaluated by) scholars and critics in the broader intellectual community. The pace and volume of such scholarly/creative activity will be…
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Ray Suarez to appear at the State University of New York at New Paltz Distinguished Speaker Series
NEW PALTZ– The State University of New York at New Paltz welcomes Ray Suarez, author, senior correspondent for PBS News Hour, and host of Destination Casa Blanca, as a speaker in the College’s Distinguished Speaker Series at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 7, in the SUNY New Paltz Athletic and Wellness Center….
Read moreRecycleMania spreads across campus
The spirit of recycling returns to the SUNY New Paltz campus as the 2011 RecycleMania Tournament begins. The New Paltz campus will be participating in the friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities on their campus communities. The program, which runs from Feb….
Read moreThe Dorsky prepares events throughout 2011 in celebration of its tenth anniversary
NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (The Dorsky) celebrates its tenth anniversary year in 2011. Formerly known as the College Art Gallery, The Dorsky first opened to the public in April 2001 and was officially dedicated on Oct. 20, 2001. The museum will celebrate this important birthday with a…
Read moreOttaway Professor of Journalism John Larson Speaks to New Paltz about the Power of Narration
NEW PALTZ – DuPont-Columbia, Peabody and multiple Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist and media consultant John Larson has been named the tenth James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Larson will join the faculty in the Spring 2011 semester to teach a seminar…
Read moreGraduate School to hold Open House
The Graduate School at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an Open House on Thursday, Feb. 17 from 5-7pm in the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art on the New Paltz Campus. Representatives from the college’s graduate programs, Financial Aid Office, Career Resource Center, and Educational Opportunity Program…
Read moreGonzalez elected the newest member of Foundation board
NEW PALTZ – Dan Gonzalez ’87 (Political Science) has been elected the newest member of the SUNY New Paltz Foundation board. Gonzalez is a managing director in the Washington, D.C. office of Mercury, where he offers strategic counsel to Fortune 100 companies and trade associations, as well as telecommunications, media, and…
Read moreRetiring Music Professor honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
As the capstone of a rich and vibrant career spanning 30 years, Dr. Mary Boyle (Music) was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) at their annual conference in November in Cleveland, OH. At a retirement reception on campus in her honor, Boyle also learned…
Read moreStudent Success
The Chronicle of Higher Education (December 10, 2010) reports that New Paltz ranks in the top 10 percent of public universities nationwide with the best 6-year graduation rates (41 out of 414 doctoral and masters universities). New Paltz ranks in the top 2 percent among public masters institutions (5th out of…
Read moreCollege contributes $338 million annually to Hudson Valley economy
The State University of New York at New Paltz contributes $338 million to the Hudson Valley economy annually and generates 3,331 jobs in the region, according to the College’s 2010 Economic Impact Statement released Tuesday, Dec. 7, by Interim President Donald Christian. The College is the third largest employer in Ulster County…
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