Category: Institutional

The[link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/recreation/about.html] Outdoor Pursuits[/link] program at New Paltz is part of the Office of Wellness & Recreation’s commitment to provide diverse recreational opportunities for the campus community. Activities include adventure trips, rock climbing, skiing and many other challenging opportunities that focus on environmental awareness, education, personal development, social interaction and fun. Last month,…

[link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/]The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art [/link]at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an opening reception for [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/exhibitions/future.html]“Andy Warhol: Private and Public in 151 Photographs”[/link] at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, in the Sara Bedrick Gallery of The Dorsky Museum. The exhibition runs…

[link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness]The School of Business [/link]at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces the 2010 recipients of its service and teaching awards. [link=http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~tsaic/]Dr. Chih-Yang Tsai[/link] and [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness/faculty_profiles.html#Vora]Dr. Davina Vora[/link] will receive the Distinguished Service Award and the Distinguished Teaching Award, respectively. School of Business staff member<a href="http://www.newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness/faculty_profiles.html#Semenchuk">…

The goal of the Common Summer Reading Program is to engage all first-year students in a shared experience; one that Pauline Uchmanowicz, coordinator of the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/english/page4.html]Composition Program[/link], says enhances participation in the intellectual life of the entire campus. “By encouraging first-year students to engage in critical reading, discussion and thinking about…

“I would call the Student Union Addition the ‘Aerie,’ after the mountaintop perch where hawks make their home. This edifice symbolizes both the College’s enduring link to its geographic setting and our shared aspiration to reach bold new vistas.” -President Steven Poskanzer The College began construction of the “Aerie,” a 14,000-squarefoot addition to…

Six [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/ugc/las/comm_media/major_elec.html]Media Production[/link] students will be recognized with top awards for their documentary films at the annual [link=http://beafestival2010.wordpress.com/]Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts in Las Vegas[/link], Nevada, on April 15-17. The documentary, [link=http://vimeo.com/8046974]“Patchwork,”[/link] produced by Kim Plummer, Julie-Ann Florio and Tevita Toutaiolepo, will receive the BEA Best…

Located on the New Paltz campus, the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) provides the region with valuable research on topics designed to help state and local government best serve the citizenry by drawing on the expertise available across the academic units of the College and professionals throughout…

Each year the [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/collegelas/]College of Liberal Arts and Sciences[/link] presents two Teacher of the Year Awards, one to a full-time faculty member and one to a part-time faculty member. The 2008-09 recipients are Dr. John Sharp, assistant professor of [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/geography/index.html]Geography[/link], and Dr. Suzanne Kelly, adjunct instructor of [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/wmnstudies/index.html]Women’s Studies[/link]. According…

Renee Byer, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in photojournalism, will be the ninth [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/ottaway/index.html]James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism[/link] at New Paltz and, in conjunction with her professorship, Byer’s work is currently on display at the college’s [link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/exhibitions/exhibitions_2.html]Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art[/link] until April 11. The exhibition includes…

Looking to improve upon last year’s RecycleMania results, the New Paltz campus will be participating in a campus-wide effort for RecycleMania 2010, a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. The program, which runs from Jan. 17-March 27, involves…