BUFFALO — SUNY New Paltz outshot the fourth-place Bengals by 12 percent in the second half, but couldn’t erase an early six-point deficit, en route to a 52-43 SUNYAC women’s basketball loss on Friday evening at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. Zebi Williams had 14 points and Sonya Mkoloma…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz dropped one set en route to its fourth straight men’s volleyball victory, 30-25, 26-30, 30-20, 30-18 over Eastern Mennonite, on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. Eastern Mennonite (0-3 overall, 0-2 EIVA Odeneal Conference) had no answer for the potent New Paltz trio of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Junot Diaz, the noted Dominican author, will speak at SUNY New Paltz at 8:30 p.m., February 15 in Room 102 of the Lecture Center. . Admission is $1 for SUNY New Paltz students and $2 for members of the general public. Diaz is the author of Drown, a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz had little difficulty in dispatching Division II New Haven, 30-19, 30-21, 30-22, in a men’s volleyball match on Wednesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Sean Riley led a balanced effort for New Paltz (3-2), the eighth-ranked team in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz cut a five-point halftime deficit to three, but could not get any closer, as it lost its second game to Utica/Rome this season, 71-55, on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. The (5-12 overall, 4-9 SUNYAC) Hawks never led in the contest, with Robert…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz shot nearly 54 percent in the second half to outdistance Utica/Rome for the second time this season, 63-48, and snap a two-game losing skid on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Britni Bishop scored a game-high 20 points and Sonya Mkoloma added 12 points,…
Read MoreCORTLAND — Mark Otto won three individual events and Jeff Galaise won two, as SUNY New Paltz held off SUNYAC rival Cortland, 124-110, in a men’s swimming and diving dual meet at Cortland’s Holsten Pool on Saturday afternoon. In the women’s meet, meanwhile, little went right, as New Paltz…
Read MoreONEONTA — A 21-point first half deficit was too much for SUNY New Paltz to overcome in Saturday’s 79-51 SUNYAC women’s basketball loss to Oneonta at Dewar Arena. Sonya Mkoloma scored 12 of her team-high 16 points in the second half, and added a game-high 12 rebounds to help…
Read MoreONEONTA — SUNY New Paltz led by five points at the half, but allowed 52 Red Dragon points over the game’s final 20 minutes, to drop a SUNYAC men’s basketball matchup, 76-67, to Oneonta on Saturday afternoon at Dewar Arena. Robert Jones (19 points, seven rebounds, three blocks) and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball standout Christopher Wright, an at-large member of the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), has just been appointed to two SAAC subcommittees. Wright, a Queens, NY native, has been selected to serve on both the Legislation and The NCAA News Project Teams. The…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Katie Dwyer’s strong performance for the SUNY New Paltz Track and Field team last week has earned her the distinction of Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Field Athlete of the Week. Dwyer, a freshman, finished first (5’1″) in one of her specialties, the high jump, this…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz named Rayna J. Wendell to be its director for alumni affairs after completing a nationwide search. She will begin her new duties in late February. Wendell has more than eight years of experience in university administration, the last four…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Jeff Galaise won two individual events on the men’s side, and Jennifer Gregory nearly qualified for the SUNYAC Championships while winning the women’s 100-yard Breaststroke, to lead SUNY New Paltz past Mount St. Mary in a swimming dual meet on Wednesday night at Elting Natatorium. New…
Read MoreBUFFALO — The SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball team split its two matches on the final day of the D’Youville College Invitational on Sunday in Buffalo. The (1-2) Hawks lost to the University of Findlay in four games (30-27, 30-18, 26-30, 30-28) before rebounding to defeat Johnson and Wales…
Read MoreOSWEGO — Three players in double figures wasn’t enough to overcome a rough shooting night, as SUNY New Paltz lost to Oswego, 60-48, in women’s basketball on Saturday night at Laker Hall. Silver Williams (13 points, eight rebounds), Maura McShane (11 points, five steals) and Zebi Williams (10 points,…
Read MoreBUFFALO — SUNY New Paltz opened its men’s volleyball season with a four-game loss to Tri-State University on Saturday at the D’Youville College Invitational. The (2-1) Thunder, a NAIA II school from Indiana, defeated New Paltz, 30-20, 26-30, 30-21, 37-35, for its second straight victory of the young season….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Desiree Grand, a May 2000 SUNY New Paltz journalism graduate and Bronx native, recently received the Marguerite Higgins Journalism Prize for a story she wrote while doing an internship at the Legislative Gazette in Albany during the spring 2000 semester. Grand turned a routine press-release assignment about the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Tuesday, January 30, 2001 Joel Evans (oboe), Valentina Charlap-Evans (viola), and Ruthanne Schempf (piano), all faculty of the Music Department at SUNY New Paltz, present a program featuring music from the Romantic Era. “Gothic Romance” includes works by the Early Romantic Robert Schumann, and Late Romantics…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz freshman guard Britni Bishop’s continued strong play has earned her two awards this week. First, Bishop was selected as the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Then she was honored again, with her selection as…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz outscored Farmingdale 51-23 in the second half to extend a 10-point halftime advantage to a 38-point final margin, for a 82-44 non-conference women’s basketball win on Wednesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Silver Williams scored a game-high 21 points and had 17 rebounds to…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz College-Community Chorale is seeking experienced choral singers for this spring’s performance of the Brahms “Requiem.” The Chorale is conducted by Dr. Edward Lundergan, Director of Choral Activities at the university, and is open to community residents as well as SUNY New Paltz students,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz exhibitioned the last six events on both the women’s and men’s sides, as they cruised past Manhattanville, 76-45 and 73-41, respectively, in a swimming dual meet on Tuesday night at Elting Natatorium. Erin Thorsen, Molly Soule, Erin Lalor and Christine Foster picked up…
Read MoreTROY — The SUNY New Paltz Men’s Swimming and Diving team finished fourth, ahead of SUNYAC rival Cortland, in Saturday’s Rensselaer Kumpf Invitational at Robison Pool. Jeff Galaise (200-yard Individual Medley) and Mark Otto (1000-yard Freestyle) both had second-place finishes, while Jon Amoia finished fourth in the 200-yard Breaststroke,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz won for the first time since Dec. 9, and snapped nationally ranked Cortland’s nine-game win streak, with a 62-60 come-from-behind victory on Saturday night at Elting Gymnasium. It was just the second loss of the season for the (10-2 overall, 7-2 SUNYAC) Red…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz led undefeated SUNYAC leader Cortland, ranked ninth in Division III, for virtually all of the first nine minutes before the Red Dragons went on 23-13 run to close the first half. After halftime, New Paltz didn’t get closer than 10 points, as Cortland…
Read MoreUTICA — A 21-point difference from the foul line was the story, as SUNY New Paltz lost its fourth straight men’s basketball contest, 80-73, at Utica/Rome on Friday night. Even four players in double figures, and a 15-for-31 (48.4 percent) effort from the field in the second half, couldn’t…
Read MoreUTICA — They’re not related, but the Hawks’ two players with the same last name had identical point totals to help SUNY New Paltz cruise past Utica/Rome, 65-49, on Friday night at the Campus Center Gymnasium. Zebi Williams (14 rebounds, three assists, two blocks) and Silver Williams (seven rebounds,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Legislative Gazette, the weekly newspaper of New York state government and SUNY New Paltz’s semester-long internship program in public affairs journalism in Albany, has hired a new editor to replace Glenn Doty, who retired in December after 23 years with the newspaper. John Bechtel, who…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Legislative Gazette, the weekly newspaper of New York state government and SUNY New Paltz’s semester-long internship program in public affairs journalism in Albany, has hired a new editor to replace Glenn Doty, who retired in December after 23 years with the newspaper. John Bechtel, who came to…
Read MorePLATTSBURGH — The SUNY New Paltz Swimming and Diving teams opened the second semester on a good note, with a dual meet sweep of SUNYAC rival Plattsburgh on Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Hall. The Hawks got three individual wins (200-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Butterfly and 500-yard Freestyle) from Mark Otto…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz shot just under 36 percent for the game, including only 32 percent (10-for-31) in the second half, en route to a 70-52 SUNYAC men’s basketball loss on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Robert Jones (16 points, 16 rebounds) and Ben Davey (10 points)…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Freshman point guard Britni Bishop had a game-high 23 points to help lead SUNY New Paltz past Oswego, 65-55, in SUNYAC women’s basketball action on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Bishop, who is nationally ranked in three-point percentage (12th) and assists (18th), added four rebounds, three…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Longtime SUNY New Paltz athletic department fixture Joe Donovan passed away Sunday night at his home after a short illness. He was 78. Donovan, who retired from New Paltz in 1996 after 26 years of service, held a wide variety of positions during his tenure. From…
Read MorePOTSDAM — Britni Bishop had a game-high 20 points to lead New Paltz past Potsdam, 57-44, in a SUNYAC women’s basketball matinee on Saturday at Maxcy Hall. Katie Monahan supplied eight points, four assists and three rebounds for New Paltz, which improved to 4-5 overall and 3-4 in SUNYAC…
Read MorePLATTSBURGH — Lisa Burriss had 11 points and nine rebounds, and Maura McShane and Silver Williams added 10 points apiece, but SUNY New Paltz lost anyway to Plattsburgh, 84-58, on Friday night at Memorial Hall. Other contributors for New Paltz (3-5 overall, 2-4 SUNYAC) included Katie Monahan (eight points,…
Read MoreRaymond J. Steiner class of 1966 and 1971 (BA in English and MA in Literature, respectively) recently published an important history of the Art Students League (NYC). The League’s early association with the Woodstock art colony is of special interest to the SDMA and we encourage you to follow this…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The final piece of the SUNY New Paltz Athletic Department transitional puzzle was put in place with the elevation of Aquatics Director Brian Williams to Interim Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance. Williams, a 1993 SUNY Cortland graduate, is in his seventh year as the Men’s and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Men’s volleyball standout Christopher Wright will represent not only SUNY New Paltz, but all Division III athletes, when he attends the NCAA’s 95th Annual Convention January 4-11 at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Wright, a recent at-large selection to the 24-member NCAA Division III Student-Athlete…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The first of two new residence halls will complete a major construction milestone Monday when the last structural steel beam is lifted into place. At 1 p.m., construction workers from Sweet Associates and representatives from the New York Dormitory Authority will commemorate the milestone by autographing the final…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz held off a late charge to defeat Buffalo State, 69-67, to close the first semester on Saturday afternoon at Elting Gymnasium. Both Mario Christian (12 rebounds) and Mac Cavanaugh (three assists) had 16 points to help New Paltz secure the win. Robert Jones…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Despite 16 rebounds, eight points, five blocks and four steals from sophomore center Zebi Williams, New Paltz still fell to Buffalo State, 64-51, to close the first semester on Saturday afternoon at Elting Gymnasium. New Paltz (3-4 overall, 2-3 SUNYAC) was outscored 33-24 in the second…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Despite outshooting Fredonia by nearly three full percentage points, New Paltz still fell, 70-57, in its SUNYAC men’s basketball game on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. Blue Devil forward Robb Fitchlee (seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks, two steals) exploded for 27 points, including 17 in…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — New Paltz got back to .500 with an 80-72 win over conference rival Fredonia on Friday night at Elting Gymnasium. Freshman point guard Britni Bishop (five assists) scored a game-high 21 points, including 14 points in the second half to help pace the (3-3 overall, 2-2…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York will host a news conference at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 11 at the campus’ College Terrace Restaurant. The purpose of the news conference is to introduce Sydney Schanberg as the first fellow named to the James H. Ottaway Sr. Endowed Professorship for…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz’ Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity will host about 50 children at its first “Kappa Khristmas” party Saturday, Dec. 9. Fraternity members will present an afternoon of story telling, arts and crafts, gifts and a visit by Santa Claus. Media are invited to cover the event, which will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Dave Ott’s free throw with 2/10ths of a second left in regulation lifted New Paltz to an exciting 59-58 win over Oneonta in its home opener on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Ott made the front end of two-shot foul, and then intentionally bounced the second…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — New Paltz shot just 36 percent in the second half to balloon a seven-point halftime deficit to a 17-point (70-53) loss to Oneonta on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Zebi Williams (11 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks) had her fourth double-double in five contests for New…
Read MoreWILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. — SUNY New Paltz opened its 2000-01 track season with fourth place team finishes on both the men’s and women’s sides at the Williams College Indoor Meet on Saturday afternoon. Newcomer Tasha Budar (15’4 ¼”) set a school record and qualified for the SUNYAC Championships with a…
Read MoreGENESEO — Unbeaten Geneseo increased a 15-point halftime advantage to pull away for an 83-63 win over New Paltz in SUNYAC men’s basketball action on Saturday afternoon. Senior forward Robert Jones had 15 points for New Paltz (1-4 overall, 0-2 SUNYAC), which shot just 40 percent for the game….
Read MoreGENESEO — New Paltz rebounded from a poor shooting night Friday to upset perennial SUNYAC contender Geneseo, 75-70, on Saturday afternoon at the Knights’ Kuhl Gymnasium. The (2-2 overall, 1-1 SUNYAC) Hawks shot a stellar 49 percent, while limiting the Knights to less than 30 percent accuracy from the…
Read MoreBROCKPORT — Four Brockport players reached double figures, as the Golden Eagles dealt SUNY New Paltz its worst loss of the young season, 103-78, on Friday night at Tuttle North Gymnasium in Brockport. In a game that featured a combined 55 fouls, unbeaten Brockport (2-0 overall, 2-0 SUNYAC) outscored…
Read MoreBROCKPORT — For the first time this season, New Paltz harbored shooting woes, connecting on just 38 percent of its attempts, en route to a 78-67 road loss to Brockport on Friday night The (1-2 overall, 0-1 SUNYAC) Hawks though still managed to get three players – Zebi Williams,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Independent International Commission on Kosovo will meet in a conference coordinated by SUNY New Paltz at the Mohonk Mountain House on Dec. 7-8. The Commission recently completed its final analysis of the Kosovo conflict and will use the New Paltz conference to gauge public reaction to its…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Sunday, December 10 at 3:00 PM, the College-Youth Symphony of the Hudson Valley presents a concert featuring a varied program of orchestral and chamber works. The concert is held in the Julien J. Studley Theatre on the SUNY New Paltz campus. Tickets to the concert may…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Student Art Alliance welcomes Bread & Puppet Theatre to SUNY New Paltz for a performance on Sunday, December 3 at 8pm in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Student Union. Bread and Puppet Theater was founded in 1963 by the German-born sculptor Peter Schumann on New…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Students and alumni at SUNY New Paltz will open the holiday season with a multicultural tree lighting ceremony Thursday, Dec. 7. The ceremony, hosted by the Undergraduate Alumni Association and SUNY New Paltz Chapter of the Mid-Hudson Region, is designed to begin a new tradition recognizing the full…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — New Paltz shot nearly 59 percent in the second half to expand a two-point halftime advantage to a more comfortable 70-56 final margin over local rival Mount St. Mary on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. Freshman Maura McShane scored a game-high 22 points, and added seven…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Note to editors: SUNY New Paltz will host a media availability with Jim Ottaway Jr., the donor who made this professorship possible, Sydney Schanberg, the university’s first James H. Ottaway Sr. Fellow, and university officials, at 10:30 a.m., Dec. 11 at the College Terrace. Contact Ken Ross…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — NOTE TO EDITORS: Media are invited to cover the commencement ceremony. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 2. Contact Ken Ross at (845)-3245 for additional details. Under the theme “Freeze the Moment,” SUNY New Paltz graduates finishing their requirements in December now have their own ceremony…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Barbara Adams, recently appointed provost at the University of New York/Prague, will be available to meet with media at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 22 at the SUNY New Paltz campus. She will be joined by New Paltz President Roger Bowen. The availability will be held in room…
Read MoreJAMAICA — SUNY New Paltz led by eight points at the half, but was unable to hold off a late York College charge, en route to a disappointing 58-55 men’s basketball loss on Tuesday night in Queens. Senior forward Robert Jones (five rebounds) was the lone Hawk player to…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Trailing by 21 points at the half, the SUNY New Paltz Women’s Basketball team could easily have given in to a blistering-hot Norwich shooting attack on Tuesday night at Elting Gymnasium. But the (0-1) Hawks shook off their early shooting woes, and made great use of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On October 29, the SUNY New Paltz Alumni Association hosted in the Terrace Restaurant its 12th Annual Alumni Association Awards Reception. Nominations of the award recipients honored at the reception were made by campus community members and reviewed by the Alumni Association. A Distinguished Alumni Service Award, a…
Read MoreMAHWAH, NJ — New Paltz rebounded from Saturday’s season-opening loss to blitz Pratt, 124-46, in the consolation game of the Ramapo College Roadrunner Tip-Off Tournament on Sunday afternoon in Mahwah. It marked the most points scored and most three-pointers (21) converted in a game by New Paltz in school…
Read MoreMAHWAH, NJ — Yeshiva shot a remarkable 58 percent en route to a 90-74 men’s basketball win over New Paltz in the semifinals of the Ramapo College Roadrunner Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday night in Mahwah. Conversely, the (0-1) Hawks connected on a very respectable 46 percent from the field,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Brian Bivona and Jeff Galaise each won two individual events and teamed with Matt Jankowski and Jon Amoia to win the 200-yard Medley Relay, while Kathryn MacCrate swept the diving competition, as SUNY New Paltz defeated local rival Vassar in a swimming and diving dual meet completed…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Recent SUNY New Paltz graduate Jessica Nadolny has been selected as the 2000-01 recipient of the State University of New York Athletic Conference’s prestigious Dr. Dolores Bogard Award, it was announced Thursday evening. The award and its male counterpart, the Dr. Sam Molnar Award, are presented…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The Symphonic Band of SUNY New Paltz, a 50-member ensemble under the direction of Dr. William McCann, will perform a concert of varied works for wind ensemble. The concert is held in McKenna Theatre on Tuesday, December 5 at 8:00 PM. The program includes “Candide Suite,”…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — “Fresh Dance,” the upcoming dance concert at SUNY New Paltz, offers an exciting array of energetic dance styles, African drumming, and original choreography by students and dance professionals. Fresh Dance will be performed at 8:00 PM on Friday and Saturday, December 1 and 2, and at 2:00…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Voices of Unity, a student gospel choir at SUNY New Paltz, will celebrate its 20th anniversary at its annual fall concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at Studley Theater. To commemorate this major milestone, the 25-member choir will be joined by about 20 alumni. “This is the ultimate…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Meghan O’Brien broke a nine-year-old school record in the 200-yard Butterfly, but the SUNY New Paltz Women’s Swimming and Diving team won just one event – the 200-yard Breaststroke – en route to a 117-88 loss to Division II East Stroudsburg on Wednesday night at Elting Natatorium….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Tuesday, November 28, at 8:00 PM, the Choral Ensembles of SUNY New Paltz, under the direction of Dr. Edward Lundergan, perform music from Russia, Japan and America – a tour of choral arrangements from around the world. The concert is held in the Julien J. Studley…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — At 7:30 on Wednesday, November 29 the Student Art Alliance welcomes Petah Coyne to SUNY New Paltz. Coyne will present a talk in Lecture Center room 112. The lecture is free and open to the public. Petah Coyne has achieved considerable notoriety through exhibitions featuring her…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz President Roger Bowen’s steadfast support of international education led to special recognition today by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. In a regional conference, which included educators from the Northeast and Canada, the association presented its James O’Driscoll Distinguished Service Award to Bowen. The award…
Read MoreBRIGHTON — Phil Goodwin placed 32nd to lead SUNY New Paltz to a seventh-place men’s team finish at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Region Meet hosted by the University of Rochester at Genesee Valley Park Golf Course on Saturday. Goodwin completed the 8,000-meter course in 26:20, while teammate Matt…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz’ School of Business will host the annual meeting of the Council of Industry of Southeastern New York on Friday, Nov. 17 at the Terrace Restaurant. The meeting will celebrate 90 years of service to the Hudson Valley and, with a focus on e-business, turn its…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — For the second straight year, SUNY New Paltz has had three players selected for the All-SUNYAC team in men’s soccer. Sophomore Tim Van Wyen was named to the Second Team, while freshmen John D’Eredita and Mario Lavacca were both Honorable Mention selections. Lavacca was the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz freshman forward Michele Branca and senior defender Lindsey Reis were selected to the All-SUNYAC team in women’s soccer recently. Branca, a Holbrook, NY native and a 2000 graduate of Sachem High, was the Hawks’ leading scorer this season. Her eight goals were the…
Read MoreNORTH GRAFTON, MASS. — The SUNY New Paltz Cross-Country teams both finished in the top 20 at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Championships hosted by Tufts University on Saturday at the well-known “Farm Course” in central Massachusetts. The Hawk women were 17th among 35 teams, while the…
Read MoreSCHENECTADY — The SUNY New Paltz Swimming and Diving teams placed fourth and sixth in the women’s and men’s meets, respectively, at the Union College Relays on Saturday. Among numerous second- and third-place finishes, New Paltz’s lone win came in the men’s 300-yard Breaststroke. Jon Amoia, Brian Bivona and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Throughout the next several months, the SUNY New Paltz School of Business will continue offering free information sessions for prospective students of the master of business administration degree program the university began offering last January. Anyone considering pursuing an MBA on a full- or part-time basis is encouraged…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Tuesday, November 14 at 8:00 PM, Lawrence Widdoes, winner of the 2000 Kenneth Davenport National Competition for Orchestral Works and Professor of Music at The Juilliard School, will discuss his music in a Composers Forum at McKenna Theatre, SUNY New Paltz. Through this important national award,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz Swimming and Diving teams swept their first home dual meet of the season against conference rival Oneonta on Friday night at Elting Natatorium. The Hawk women won 117-79, while the men cruised to a 94-81 victory to even their respective dual meet…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — After an extensive, nationwide search, John P. Harrington was selected as SUNY New Paltz’ dean of Physical Sciences and Engineering. Harrington will come to New Paltz from the University of South Alabama, where he has chaired the chemistry department and served as a professor and the senior scientist…
Read MoreONEONTA — Despite many close races, the SUNY New Paltz Swimming and Diving teams lost both the men’s and women’s meets, 158-69 and 135-104, respectively, at perennial swim power Hartwick College on Saturday afternoon. Lauren Grzetic won both diving events, and Erin Lalor won the 50 Freestyle and 200…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Freshman Mario Lavacca had his team-leading ninth goal, as SUNY New Paltz closed its season with a 2-1 victory over Keuka College on Saturday afternoon. The (6-13) Hawks’ two seniors, Stephen Ferrara and John Baker figured largely in the outcome in their final collegiate contest….
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Barbara Adams has joined the University of New York in Prague, The Czech Republic, as its provost. Adams, who retired as the president of Ulster County Community College in August, will oversee the academic functions of the two-year-old campus that operates under the cooperation of SUNY New Paltz,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The State University of New York at New Paltz’ Career Advising and Fieldwork Center will host a Career and Employer Expo Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the second floor of the campus’ Student Union Building. This event, along with another regional career fair held…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The second annual Midnight Madness basketball event will occur Thursday night at SUNY New Paltz’s Elting Gymnasium. A longtime college basketball practice-opening event in Division I, it was first held at Division III New Paltz last fall. This year’s edition, which begins at 11:15 p.m.,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — In “Arcadia,” a play by Tom Stoppard that opens November 9th at SUNY New Paltz, philosophy, science, literature – peppered with the unpredictability of sexual attraction – are woven into both a love story and a mystery. This wonderfully inventive play is presented by the Department of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Come experience the exciting and energetic Chamber Jazz Ensembles. Students of the Jazz Studies Program at SUNY New Paltz jam, groove and bebop on the stage of Julien J. Studley Theatre at concerts on Thursday, November 9 and Thursday, November 30, 2000. Both concerts start at 8:00…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Thursday, November 2, 2000, SUNY New Paltz and the Art History Association welcome Professor Francis R. Kowsky of SUNY Buffalo for a lecture on the work of architect Calvert Vaux. The lecture begins at 7:00 PM in Lecture Center 102 and is free and open to…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Tuesday, November 7, 2000 the Choral Ensembles, directed by Dr. Edward Lundergan, present a program of music from 17th- and 18th-century Italy. The concert, held in McKenna Theatre at SUNY New Paltz, begins at 8:00 PM. The Chamber Ensembles of SUNY New Paltz comprise three…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — On Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. Sally Ann Drucker (Nassau Community College) will do a dramatic reading about the life and work of Emma Goldman. Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was an anarchist agitator, public speaker and activist who was a pioneer advocate for birth control, passionate critic of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Kathryn Bart’s blast past Mount St. Mary goalkeeper Jillian DiIenno with 7:26 remaining broke a 1-1 tie and gave SUNY New Paltz a 2-1 women’s soccer win on Monday afternoon. Michele Branca also scored for New Paltz (4-13), which has won three of its last four…
Read MoreKINGSTON — SUNY New Paltz closed its inaugural field hockey season with a 4-0 loss to nationally ranked William Paterson on Saturday at Kingston’s Dietz Stadium. The (12-3) Pioneers, ranked 19th in the latest STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III poll, scored twice each in the first and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — Freshman Mario Lavacca followed Wednesday’s three-goal performance with just one goal on Saturday for SUNY New Paltz, but it was the only goal that mattered in a 1-0 win over local rival Mount St. Mary. It was Lavacca’s fifth goal in his last seven games for…
Read MoreOSWEGO — Sophomore Phil Goodwin picked up two individual places from last year’s meet, and the New Paltz men moved up four places in the team standings at the 2000 SUNYAC Cross-Country Championships on Saturday at SUNY Oswego. The New Paltz men placed a school-best second, behind Goodwin’s (27:16)…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams both placed second in the final team standings at the season-opening 14th annual Long and Short Relays at Elting Natatorium. The Hawk women (47 points) broke their own five-year-old meet record in the 4 x…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ — At SUNY New Paltz next week, Distinguished Professor Stanley Aronowitz, who teaches sociology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, will lecture and lead discussion on values in general education. Aronowitz is the author or editor of 18 books, and will center his lecture, “Higher Education…
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