SUNY New Paltz joins 19 New York colleges and universities to purchase large-scale aggregated renewable energy
SUNY New Paltz is a member of the New York Higher Education Large Scale Renewable Energy (NY HE LSRE) consortium
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Sustainability
Climate Solutions Summit and Zero Emissions Parade coming to SUNY New Paltz, Sept. 21
SUNY New Paltz will host and co-sponsor the third annual Climate Solutions Summit, a full-day event featuring experts and activists
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Pollinators welcome! SUNY New Paltz earns Bee Campus USA certification
SUNY New Paltz is the newest affiliate of Bee Campus USA, an organization that works to make the world safer
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New Paltz energy management team wins 2019 Research Foundation Symposium award
Energy Management Coordinator Brian Pine and Sustainability Coordinator Lisa Mitten accepted the Partnership Excellence Award at the 2019 SUNY Research
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Newest Benjamin Center brief: Lessons learned from history of Hudson River PCB pollution & clean-up
The Benjamin Center for Public Policy Initiatives at SUNY New Paltz has published its 22nd discussion brief, “Hudson River PCBs:
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More than 70 students showcase capstone projects at largest Engineering Design EXPO yet
SUNY New Paltz students in mechanical, electrical and computer engineering showcased projects years in the making at the annual Engineering
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Slow the Flow campaign update: Campus water usage drops by nearly 10 percent
The results are in for the SUNY New Paltz Slow the Flow water conservation campaign, and they are incredibly encouraging.
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Engineering faculty’s “Academic Minute”: Look to natural fibers to reduce emissions
Jared Nelson, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, appeared on the Jan. 25 episode of WAMC’s syndicated program, “The Academic Minute,”
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Certified Sustainable: Wooster and Bevier renovations earn LEED Gold ratings
The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded LEED Gold ratings to both the Wooster Hall and Bevier Hall renovation projects,
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New Paltz Food Recovery Program wins state award for recycling leadership
A new program designed to recover foods from SUNY New Paltz dining facilities and deliver them to local food pantries
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Drawdown Learn: Faculty delegation picks up fresh ideas at climate solutions conference
The Office of Campus Sustainability at SUNY New Paltz led a group of faculty members in diverse disciplines to the
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Princeton Review: SUNY New Paltz is one of nation’s greenest colleges
SUNY New Paltz is once again listed among the most environmentally responsible colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada,
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Slow the Flow: SUNY New Paltz will join local effort to reduce water consumption
As the Village of New Paltz prepares to seek alternate water sourcing ahead of a Catskill Aqueduct shutdown and repair
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SUNY New Paltz is a Sierra Magazine “Cool School” for third straight year
Sierra Magazine has published its annual “Cool Schools Rankings” of the eco-friendliest colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada,
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New SUNY New Paltz study measures value of open space in the Mid-Hudson Valley
SUNY New Paltz, in collaboration with the Regional Plan Association, has completed a multi-year study measuring the value of open
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Alum’s New Paltz-based architecture firm gets feature treatment in Net Zero Buildings
The July 2018 issue of Net Zero Buildings includes an eight-page feature on Alfandre Architecture, the firm led by SUNY
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Mechanical Engineering students, faculty begin extensive natural fiber analysis
A massive new fiber analysis project is underway in the Division of Engineering Programs at SUNY New Paltz, with the
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Engineers-in-the-making showcase creativity at spring 2018 Senior Design EXPO
A year’s worth of work in mechanical, electrical and computer engineering came to a head on May 4, 2018, at
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Campus celebrates conservation and College presidents with Arbor Day tree planting
Members of the SUNY New Paltz community gathered on Arbor Day 2018 to celebrate the College’s second year of recognition
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SUNY New Paltz unveils new, state-of-the-art solar energy system
Members of the SUNY New Paltz community joined with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, other senior state officials, and energy leaders
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New sustainability funding empowers faculty to create farm-based learning experiences for students
SUNY New Paltz faculty are invited to apply for up to $1,000 of funding per year to create farm-based experiential
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College earns STARS Silver Rating for excellence in sustainability
SUNY New Paltz has retained a STARS Silver Rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
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Climate scientist Henry Pollack talks optimism and opportunity in stirring Distinguished Speaker address
The SUNY New Paltz Distinguished Speaker Series brought internationally-renowned climate and geophysical scientist Henry Pollack to campus on Thursday, April
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International student engineers sustainable medical cooler for use in developing regions
Many developed nations are already capitalizing on the potential of photovoltaics – including solar panels and other technologies – to
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Internationally renowned climate scientist Henry Pollack is spring ’18 Distinguished Speaker
SUNY New Paltz will welcome University of Michigan Professor Emeritus Henry Pollack to campus on Thursday, April 5, to deliver
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University of Cambridge faculty will bring talk on sustainability and economic development to New Paltz
Nazia Mintz-Habib, Ph.D., the Research Director of the Resilience and Sustainable Development Programme (RSDP) at the University of Cambridge, will visit SUNY New Paltz on
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Governor Cuomo visits New Paltz to launch Water Quality initiative
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo came to SUNY New Paltz on Tuesday, Feb. 27, to kick off a new,
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Biology professor discusses lake temperature and global warming on Academic Minute
David C. Richardson, associate professor of biology at SUNY New Paltz, discussed his research on the warming temperatures of lakes
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Modern spaces and solar system highlight spring 2018 construction news
SUNY New Paltz Facilities Management staff are looking forward to another busy year, as they continue adding and enhancing modern
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Residence halls go head-to-head as Recyclemania returns
Recyclemania is back! Throughout February and March, residence halls at SUNY New Paltz will compete against each other to determine
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Benjamin Center will partner with Village and DEC to host drinking water discussion, Jan. 31
The Benjamin Center for Public Policy Initiatives at SUNY New Paltz will collaborate with the Village of New Paltz and
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SUNY New Paltz in the top 10 NYS agencies opting out of physical pay stubs
NYS Payroll Online first arrived at New Paltz in 2016 as a way for employees to help cut costs and
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New Paltz biologist teams with Mohonk Preserve to host global lake science conference
More than 240 scientists and researchers from around the world visited the Hudson Valley from Nov. 27 – Dec. 1
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Div. of Engineering Programs wins equipment grant to fund natural fiber research
Jared W. Nelson, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at SUNY New Paltz, has received a $75,000 grant to purchase state-of-the-art
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Engineering students tap creativity for Senior Design EXPO
A 3D printing drone? Check. A solar-powered refrigerator? No problem. A human-powered, bicycle mounted device charger? Yep, we’ve got that
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Graduate student combating hunger with Campus Food Pantry
Contributions are up this year at the SUNY New Paltz Food Pantry, and much of that success is due to
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Solar grid project advances with installation of energy storage system enclosure
Electricians from Solar Liberty visited SUNY New Paltz on Thursday, Nov. 16, to oversee the installation of two 100 kilowatt
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Community members past and present honor memory of Professor Heinz Meng
The SUNY New Paltz community honored the memory of professor emeritus Heinz Meng (1924-2016) with a special program featuring a
Read MoreDesigning a better bin: Campus upgrading trash and recycling receptacles
SUNY New Paltz is rolling out a new set of Mixed Recycling and Landfall bins inside all campus buildings this
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Healthy growth: Student manager nurtures thriving campus farmers market
If you’ve been on campus on a Thursday, you probably know about the SUNY New Paltz Farmers Market, where local
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Hundreds of student volunteers help community agencies on Make a Difference Day
The 13th annual Make a Difference Day enjoyed one of the highest student participation rates in the program’s history, as
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New Paltz again named one of nation’s greenest colleges
SUNY New Paltz is one of the 375 most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, according to the
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SUNY New Paltz Foundation votes to divest from fossil fuel companies
The SUNY New Paltz Foundation Board voted overwhelmingly to remove endowment funds from direct investment in fossil fuel companies at
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“Blinged-out birds” at SUNY New Paltz: This fall, everyone can help with campus bird research
Take a close look at the birds hanging around the SUNY New Paltz campus this fall, and you’ll notice that
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Construction news: Campus upgrades for fall 2017 and beyond
There’s been no rest for the Facilities Management team overseeing campus construction projects at SUNY New Paltz this year, even
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Lake temperatures rising, says study led by New Paltz biology professor
Associate Professor David Richardson is one of three lead authors on a new paper, published in the June 2017 issue
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Learn about the College’s new solar microgrid project at July 17 open house
As SUNY New Paltz prepares to flip the switch on a state-of-the-art photovoltaic array and battery storage system, Solar Liberty,
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New pipe insulation jackets will save thousands in energy costs
Energy Management Coordinator Brian Pine has announced the completion of a New York Power Authority (NYPA) grant-funded project to install
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SUNY New Paltz earns Tree Campus USA designation
New Paltz has joined a select group of U.S. colleges and universities that have met campus environment standards established by
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New business sustainability track launches with Arbor Day tree planting
SUNY New Paltz students Ryan O’Hara ’18 (Management: Sustainability) and Martin Dearaway ’18 (Management: Sustainability) originally just wanted to plant
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“Without Limits” Speaker Series presents keynote on food security
The 2016-17 edition of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences’ “Without Limits: Interdisciplinary Conversations in the Liberal Arts” speaker
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Graphic design students come through with poster concepts for Riverkeeper Sweep
SUNY New Paltz students donated their graphic design skills to helping promote an event at which thousands of New York
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College composting effort, begun in 2009, hits two million pound milestone
On July 8, 2009, SUNY New Paltz and Campus Auxiliary Services/Sodexo began a partnership with two local organizations to design
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Distinguished Speaker Series to welcome environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. back to campus
The SUNY New Paltz Distinguished Speaker for the spring 2017 semester is environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the son
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New Sustainability Faculty Learning Community holds January Retreat
Members of the new Sustainability Faculty Learning Community (SFLC), a collective of SUNY New Paltz faculty interested in injecting sustainability-related
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State-of-the-art living & learning spaces opening across campus
Improvements to the SUNY New Paltz campus continue this year, with highlights including the opening of the new Science Hall, a
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SUNY New Paltz awarded $1.4 million for sustainable energy projects in 2016
Energy Management Coordinator Brian Pine coordinated awards totaling more than $1.4 million for energy projects in 2016. Each awarded project
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New Paltz President is signatory on climate change letter from higher ed leaders
SUNY New Paltz President Donald P. Christian has signed onto a “Letter from Higher Education Leaders on Climate Action,” organized
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Go paperless! NYS Payroll Online coming to SUNY New Paltz
The New York State Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has developed a new service, called NYS Payroll Online, designed
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“Without Limits” follows alumnae to the farm
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences flagship speaker series “Without Limits” kicked off its 2016-17 season on Nov. 17
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College honored at NY Power Authority Innovators Summit
SUNY New Paltz received the 2016 Innovative Energy Project of the Year award at the New York Power Authority (NYPA)
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Program leaders gather to talk pathways to sustainability-related careers
SUNY New Paltz faculty representing programs in science, the liberal arts & sciences, education and business met with students this
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Unplug! Residence hall energy competition back for fall ‘16
The SUNY New Paltz Unplugged contest gets underway once again on Oct. 30, as the Office of Campus Sustainability (OCS)
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New Paltz will host first annual NY Sustainability Conference
The inaugural State of New York Sustainability Conference will be held at SUNY New Paltz on Nov. 2 and Nov.
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The Business Institute launches new program in Sustainability Communications
A new program focusing on sustainability reporting and communications is debuting this fall at The Business Institute, the SUNY New
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Benjamin Center conference on landscape conservation to commemorate National Park Service Centennial
The Benjamin Center at SUNY New Paltz will join Hudson River Valley Greenway and the Regional Plan Association to present
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New Paltz lands on Princeton Review’s list of greenest colleges
SUNY New Paltz is one of the 361 most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, according to Princeton
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SUNY New Paltz makes Sierra Magazine’s “Cool Schools” list for sustainable practices, facilities
A photo posted by SUNY New Paltz (@sunynewpaltz) on Sep 16, 2016 at 8:49am PDT SUNY New Paltz has been
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Campus to host energy conservation workshop for architects and engineers
SUNY New Paltz will be the site of a workshop and training course dedicated to helping regional architects and engineers
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Partnership with NYPA will bring cutting-edge solar power storage system to campus
SUNY New Paltz has announced a partnership with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to construct a state-of-the-art solar energy
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Green Revolving Fund invites students to develop smart sustainability measures on campus
SUNY New Paltz is announcing the chartering of a new Green Revolving Fund, a student-driven investment fund that will be
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College making progress toward Governor’s energy use reduction directive
SUNY New Paltz is acting to respond to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order 88 (EO88), which mandates a 20% improvement
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Student-curated Black Studies exhibition opens at Sojourner Truth Library
The SUNY New Paltz Department of Black Studies and the Black Studies Student Organization have collaborated with faculty and the
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2015 brings major plastic reduction efforts to campus
SUNY New Paltz has been introducing new policies to reduce the campus’s consumption of limited-use plastic materials this year, as
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New Paltz Unplugged pits residence halls head-to-head in energy saving competition
The SUNY New Paltz Unplugged contest is underway once again in the campus residence halls, as the Office of Campus
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Benjamin Center to host panel talk on recent faculty publication about sustainable agriculture
The Benjamin Center at SUNY New Paltz is sponsoring a free talk and panel discussion on the sustainable agriculture movement
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Sociology faculty talks organic farming on Academic Minute
Brian Obach, professor of sociology and director of the Environmental Studies Program at SUNY New Paltz, was featured on the
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Foundation Year event at Ashokan models sustainable art practices for students
For the third consecutive year, the Foundation Year program in the School of Fine & Performing Arts hosted its Ashokan
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SUNY New Paltz Sustainable Energy Update
Now in its third year, the SUNY New Paltz Office of Campus Sustainability is continuing its partnerships within Facilities Management
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Art faculty receive SUNY RF funding for sustainability collaboration
Andrea Frank, assistant professor and director of the photography program in the SUNY New Paltz Department of Art, has received
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Biology students, faculty look to songbirds to gauge campus biodiversity
For the second consecutive summer, Kara Loeb Belinsky, assistant professor of biology at SUNY New Paltz, is working with students
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Sociology faculty member’s new book examines the organic farming movement in the U.S.
Brian Obach, professor of sociology at SUNY New Paltz, has released “Organic Struggle,” a new publication from MIT Press that
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CRREO to host regional arts, culture, heritage conference July 20
On July 20, the Center for Research, Regional Education & Outreach at SUNY New Paltz will host a conference titled
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Design Develop Construct Journal lauds college for sustainable construction changes
SUNY New Paltz has been included in the summer 2015 issue of Design Develop Construct Journal thanks to a $160
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Ramped-up “Reuse2Reduce” program leads to best-ever waste reduction
As students depart from campus during the last week of each spring semester, the process of cleaning out residence halls
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Art department faculty member contributes to sustainable urban landscaping project
Matthew Friday, graduate coordinator for the department of art at SUNY New Paltz, is a founding member of SPURSE, a
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New interactive map brings campus trees to your desktop
The results of a tree inventory undertaken by students and faculty in the department of biology have been made public
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Shango/College victorious in seventh annual Recyclemania competition
The final results of the 2015 Recyclemania contest at SUNY New Paltz have been tallied, and Shango/College Hall has emerged
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New solar panels installed outside Resnick Engineering Hall
SUNY New Paltz Facilities Operations staff worked alongside local contractors this month to add new solar panels outside the Louis
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SUNY New Paltz achieves STARS Silver Rating, announces spring meet-up series
SUNY New Paltz has joined an exclusive list of fewer than 350 higher education institutions that have earned recognition from
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Electronic vehicle charging stations unveiled at SUNY New Paltz campus lots
In a move designed to help create a “new car-culture” on campus, SUNY New Paltz has installed six electric vehicle
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College to end bottled water sales
In an effort to be more sustainable, the Campus Auxiliary Services (CAS) board of directors has unanimously voted to discontinue
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Green infrastructure projects highlighted in documentary
New Paltz biology professor David Richardson and students from multiple academic disciplines have produced a documentary about the College’s ongoing
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Richard Louv delivers Distinguished Speaker Series lecture on “The Nature-Rich Life”
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, journalist and author Richard Louv visited the New Paltz campus to speak on “The Nature-Rich Life”
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College celebrates National Food Day with ‘Campus Crunch,’ Oct. 24
SUNY New Paltz, along with 16 other colleges and universities from around New York State, will take part in the
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College hosts Hudson Valley Farm to Institution Summit
Yesterday, more than 125 local practitioners working to bring regionally-produced food to schools, colleges, hospitals, food pantries and other venues, and educate their eaters
Read MoreSUNY 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…
Read MoreNew Paltz selected for The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges
NEW PALTZ – The Princeton Review has selected the State University of New York at New Paltz for inclusion in its 2013 Guide to 322 Green Colleges. The guide, produced in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, profiles 320 institutions of higher education in the United States and two…
Read More“Mid-Hudson Agriculture: Growing our Economy and our Communities” conference to be held at SUNY New Paltz
NEW PALTZ – Julie Suarez, Director of Policy at the New York State Farm Bureau, will deliver the luncheon keynote address at the “Mid-Hudson Agriculture: Growing our Economy and our Communities” conference to be held on March 1, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Student Union on the State…
Read MoreSUNY’s New Solar Array Powers Electric Vehicles
NEW PALTZ – SUNY New Paltz’s latest renewable energy project came on line this month with the installation of a 5kilowatt solar array that are now being used to power a garage and to recharge the batteries of the fleet of electric vehicles that were acquired in an earlier environmental initiative….
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