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Top high school students compete in regional “Poetry Out Loud” competition at SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz –Students from 12 area high schools were among those competing in the Mid-Hudson Region’s Poetry Out Loud competition at SUNY New Paltz on Thursday, Feb.6. Before a live audience, 45 top regional high school students recited poetry, and a panel of judges evaluated the entrants’ performances. Scores were based on…

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New Paltz celebrates opening of MakerBot Innovation Center

NEW PALTZ – New Paltz celebrated the opening of the nation’s first MakerBot Innovation Center with a press event and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 11. More than 100 people, including members of the business community, students, faculty and staff, attended the event, which was followed by a lecture by…

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SUNY New Paltz welcomes 2014 James H. Ottaway Sr. Visiting Professor of Journalism

The campus community was introduced to award-winning science and human rights journalist Sonia Shah, New Paltz’s 2014 James H. Ottaway Sr. Visiting Professor of Journalism, with a Q&A session at the Honors Center on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Shah joins the New Paltz faculty this semester to teach the seminar “Science, Environment, and…

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SUNY New Paltz to host grand opening of the nation’s first MakerBot Innovation Center on Feb. 11

NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will celebrate the grand opening of the nation’s first MakerBot Innovation Center on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. in the McKenna Theatre Lobby. The grand opening will be followed by a lecture, titled “Leading the Next Industrial…

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SUNY New Paltz 3D printing initiative wins $1 million in state economic development funding

NEW PALTZ – The 3D printing initiative at the State University of New York at New Paltz has been awarded $1 million in economic development funding through Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative. The announcement was made today, Dec. 11, in Albany, N.Y. The award will support the college’s goal…

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SUNY New Paltz named a top producer of Fulbright scholars for 2013-14; Two New Paltz faculty awarded Fulbrights

NEW PALTZ—The State University of New York at New Paltz was named one of the top producers of Fulbright scholars for master’s institutions in 2013-2014, according to the U.S. Department of State. “SUNY New Paltz has long been known for its international engagement, and part of that history has been a…

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New Paltz honors alumni and faculty with Heritage Awards during Reunion Weekend

NEW PALTZ—The State University of New York at New Paltz recognized the dedication of alumni and faculty during Reunion Weekend, Sept. 20-22, on the New Paltz campus. Heritage Awards were presented to alumni and faculty who have distinguished themselves in their careers and communities and embody the ideals of the College….

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Economic council chooses SUNY New Paltz 3D Printing Initiative as a priority for state funding

The Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council (MHREDC) has chosen the 3D Printing Initiative at the State University of New York at New Paltz as a top priority project to be considered for state funding in this year’s round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Council Initiative. State funding would allow New Paltz to…

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New Paltz ranks 6th in Northeast in U.S. News & World Report 2014 Best College’s Guidebook

The State University of New York at New Paltz ranked 6th among best public regional universities in New England and the Mid-Atlantic with both bachelor’s and master’s degree programs according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings. New Paltz also ranked 33rd among public and private regional universities in…

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SUNY New Paltz names new vice president for development and alumni relations

NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz announces the appointment of Erica Marks as the College’s new vice president for development and alumni relations after a competitive national search. She will assume her new role on November 1. Marks brings to New Paltz 28 years of fundraising…

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7th annual Dennis O’Keefe Memorial Lecture James H. Ottaway, Jr. Speaks on “From Editing Newspapers to Editing Books”

NEW PALTZ – James H. Ottaway, Jr., distinguished journalist, publisher, and newspaper executive, will deliver the seventh annual Dennis O’Keefe Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Friends of the Sojourner Truth Library, at the State University of New York at New Paltz, at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.19, in Coykendall Science Building…

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Leading researcher and speaker on 3D printing, digital materials, and the transformative power of intelligent machines to speak at New Paltz

NEW PALTZ- The State University of New York at New Paltz announces a lecture by Dr. Hod Lipson, professor of engineering at Cornell University, director of the Creative Machines Lab, and co-author of the book “Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing.” His presentation will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 11,…

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College selects interim chief financial officer as new vice president for administration and finance

NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz announces the appointment of Michele Halstead as the College’s new vice president for administration and finance after a competitive national search. She will assume her new role on August 19. Halstead is currently the assistant vice president for administration and…

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Tibetan Monks Perform at SUNY New Paltz: “Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing”

NEW PALTZ – The famed multiphonic singers of Tibet’s Drepung Loseling Monastery, whose sellout performances in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center received national acclaim, will perform “Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing” at SUNY New Paltz in conjunction with The Dorsky Museum exhibition, Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art as part of…

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School of Education dean appointed to State Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching

NEW PALTZ- The New York State Board of Regents has announced the appointment of Michael S. Rosenberg, Ph.D., dean of the School of Education at the State University of New York at New Paltz, to the State Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching. Composed of K-12 teachers and administrators, higher education…

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SUNY New Paltz releases Sustainability Plan; opens Office of Campus Sustainability

NEW PALTZ – President Donald Christian of the State University of New York at New Paltz has officially submitted the Campus Sustainability Plan to the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). To support the plan, the College has hired a full-time sustainability coordinator and a part-time energy coordinator who…

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Steel industry recognizes architect, engineers and contractors for SUNY New Paltz Atrium with national award

NEW PALTZ – The Atrium at The State University of New York at New Paltz, has earned national recognition in the 2012 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team will be presented with awards from the…

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SUNY New Paltz’ Center for Research, Regional Education, and Outreach part of sustainability consortium awarded a $800,000 NYSERDA Cleaner, Greener Communities Program grant

NEW PALTZ – The Center for Research, Regional Education, and Outreach (CRREO) at the State University of New York at New Paltz is one of 10 members of the Mid-Hudson Sustainability Planning Consortium, a group that recently received an $800,000 grant from the <a href="http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Cleaner-Greener">New York State Energy Research and…

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New York State ESD statewide director of regional economic development councils to deliver keynote at “Is There a Regional Agenda for the Hudson Valley?” a conference at SUNY New Paltz

NEW PALTZ – Irene Baker, executive vice president, director of the regional economic development councils for Empire State Development and director of cabinet affairs in the New York State Governor’s Office, will deliver a luncheon keynote address at the “Is There a Regional Agenda for the Hudson Valley?” conference. The conference…

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Distinguished Speaker Series to host national expert in liberal arts education as part of Inauguration festivities at SUNY New Paltz

The State University of New Paltz will welcome Dr. Debra Humphreys, an expert on liberal arts education, to the College’s Distinguished Speaker Series on Thursday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Lecture Center 100. Humphreys, the vice president for communications and public affairs at the Association of American Colleges and…

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