NEW PALTZ – A group of sociology students from the State University of New York at New Paltz have been recognized for making drivers aware of the hazards of distracted driving. Kayla DiPaulo ‘13, Laura Kaempf ‘12, Dominique LaRosa ‘12, Jade Schwartz ‘13 and Jill Spadafora ‘12 received the Pride of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz and Campus Auxiliary Services, Inc. held their annual business plan contest presentation and award ceremony on May 9. The nine teams of students presented their business plans before a panel of judges consisting of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at the State University of New York at New Paltz inducted 44 students into the Chi Alpha Epsilon (XAE) Honor Society at a special ceremony held on April 27 at the college. To be eligible for induction into XAE, a student must be…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York at New Paltz has selected three recipients to receive its new summer internship scholarships. Two recipients, Auburn Heller and Christine Deya, will each receive a $1,000 scholarship. Alexander Moser will receive a $500 scholarship. The…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Miriam Ward (‘15), a freshman at the State University of New York at New Paltz, is one of ten recipients of a 2012 scholarship awarded by the New York Women in Communications Foundation. Ward, from Rye, N.Y., who is double majoring in digital media production and history, received…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Danielle Brown (Merrick, N.Y.), an adolescence education major with a concentration in English, has been named valedictorian for the class of 2012 at the State University of New Paltz. She maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during her four years at the college to receive the honor….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Students at the State University of New York at New Paltz doubled the total dollars raised previously for the recent American Cancer Society’s® (ACS) Relay For Life held on the campus. According to event organizers, David Manis ’13 (Organizational Communication) and Sarah Sobel ’13 (Business), a total of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Four SUNY New Paltz seniors received the 2012 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence and have been recognized by Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Jeremy Borrelli (’12), Alexandra Danz (’12), Kristofer Pistillo (’12), and Ayanna Thomas (’12) were among 257 students from SUNY campuses…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Fourteen SUNY New Paltz* students chose to spend their spring break in their community making a difference. The college hosted its second annual Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program for a week in March with students participating in leadership opportunities and volunteering at five different local nonprofit organizations. Students are…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The SUNY New Paltz College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LA & S) has created a new scholarship program to support low-paying or unpaid summer internships for its students. This new program will offer two, $1,000 awards. An applicant will be selected based on her or his GPA, the…
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Student and faculty members of New Paltz’s theatre arts program were granted with four awards and eight certificates of merit at the Region I Festival of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). “The Department of Theatre Arts is thrilled with the performance of our students in this year’s Festival. They…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – A donation from Gary and Janaki Patrik has established the Gary and Janaki Patrik Music Endowment, which will award scholarships to students pursuing a degree in music who have music related needs. "We believe education is extremely important both for individuals and for society," said Patrik. "In these harsh…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ –The School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce the 2012 Hall of Fame inductees. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on May 10, 2012 at the Wiltwyck Country Club in Kingston, NY from 5 – 7:30…
Read MoreNichole Wischoff ’13 (International Relations) of the New Paltz’s women’s cross country team has been selected as an individual participant for the 2011 NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country Championships hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wis., as announced…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – State University of New York at New Paltz students made a significant impact on the successful Make A Difference Day, Friday, Oct. 21. Mike Patterson, director of the Office of Student Activities and Union Services, and Erica Wagner, service learning coordinator at the Career Resource Center co-organized New Paltz’s…
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Caitlin Langone ’11 (English) will be featured in a two-hour documentary titled "Children of 9/11," Monday Sept. 5 at 10 p.m. on NBC. Langone became connected with a British production company while traveling abroad. The production company followed her progress on the New Paltz campus throughout her spring semester to graduation. Langone…
Read MoreThe Mid-Hudson Human Resources Association (MHHRA) and the State University of New York at New Paltz are pleased to announce that Emma Lynch has been selected as the recipient of the 2011-2012 HR Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship. This scholarship was established in 2006 by MHHRA to recognize and encourage New Paltz…
Read MoreNew Paltz will recognize two valedictorians this year. Sallie McPherson, (Rifton, N.Y.) who is a cellular/molecular biology major with minors in Black studies and chemistry, and Ghady Al Rahhal, (New Paltz) who is a molecular biology major with minors in philosophy and chemistry. Both biology majors and chemistry minors, McPherson and Rahhal…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s independent student newspaper, The New Paltz Oracle Online Edition, secured an impressive National Finalist title in the 2010 Mark of Excellence for “Best Affiliated Web site." This annual national competition is organized by the Society of Professional…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher honored New Paltz seniors, Hope Dobrzynski, Alyssa Finck, Jennifer Sánchez and Robb Webb with 2011 Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence at a ceremony on April 5 held in the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. The [link=http://www.suny.edu/communications/awards/StudentExcellence.cfm]Chancellor’s Awards[/link], inaugurated in 1997, highlight students…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s independent student newspaper, “The New Paltz Oracle,” secured a major award, the 2010 Mark of Excellence, from the Society of Professional Journalists, overcoming competition from Harvard University, Syracuse University, New York University and Vassar College. On Saturday, April 9, former…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce an exhibition of satirical prints by artist Hank Virgona, on view from April 29 to June 5, 2011 in the Seminar Room of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art.
Read MoreNew Paltz’s electrical and computer engineering students showcased their ingenuity, vision and sense of adventure last year when the solar car team finished eighth out of 17 in the [link=http://americansolarchallenge.org/events/asc2010/category/media/]American Solar Challenge’s[/link] road race of 1,200 miles. They raced from the grassy plains of Cresson, Texas to the lofty skyscrapers…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – In 2009 the Town of New Paltz Historic Preservation Commission applied for and received a grant from the New York State Historic Preservation Office to develop an online interactive map that displays information collected from prior surveys about the properties of historic significance in the Town and Village…
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