11/4/2009 New Paltz athletes continue to excel in a variety of venues. This week, New Paltz will host the State University of New York Athletic Conference Championship in Womens Volleyball, Nov. 5-7. Come out to the Hawk Center to cheer on the Hawks! Adding to the excitement, the Hawks womens volleyball…
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Solar car project races toward success
“The SUNY New Paltz solar car team once again put the Hudson Valley on the map when it comes to solar energy research and development.” -Congressman Maurice Hinchey. Maybe it’s because he is an alumnus of New Paltz, or maybe it’s because of his test ride in a student-built electric car last May,…
Read moreMapping our future
After two years of planning and broad campus discussion, New Paltz is poised to begin the first phase of a comprehensive, 15-year Site & Landscape Master Plan that includes building and landscape guidelines. Divided into three phases, the plan ensures that the physical elements of our campus best support institutional values and…
Read moreThe center of it all
Seeing an opportunity to improve upon its commitment to offer students career support, the college recently relocated its Career Resource Center to a more heavily trafficked location in the Humanities Building on campus. Since the move less than a year ago the center has had a 57 percent increase in the number…
Read more19th-Century Visions of New York’s Splendor
<i>"Every now and then, an exhibition comes along that is so perfectly lovely that you want to shout its merits from the closest rooftop, or in this case mountain."</i> –The New York Times reviews Dorsky Museum exhibition <i>The New York Times</i> arts reviewer Benjamin Genocchio describes The Dorsky Museum’s current exhibition, "The Hudson…
Read moreStudent Union to shine
<strong>Addition to reflect college’s commitment to meeting student needs </strong> "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, 2009 State of the College Rising from between the Haggerty Administration and Student Union buildings, on the doorstep of the…
Read moreCampus Lends a hand to Make a Difference
Campus gets into the spirit of volunteerism "It is wonderful to be involved with an academic institution that fosters caring relationships between students and staff with local agencies serving their communities." -Mary Jo DeForest, deputy director of the Ulster County Office for the Aging New Paltz believes in really making a difference….
Read moreNew Paltz Named Top Outdoor Hub
<strong>National Geographic Adventure selects New Paltz as one of America’s 100 Best Adventure Towns</strong> "There’s a reason antsy New Yorkers can’t get enough of this Hudson Valley town: first-rate rock-climbing (and hiking and mountain biking) in the Shawangunk Mountains, an 11-stop wine trail, and a decidedly un-Hamptons vibe." After a visit to New…
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