ITS Research Conducted for New Website Design

Informational Technology Services (ITS) redesigned its website for fall semester 2021 based on the results of a faculty/student campus-wide survey conducted from October through December of 2020. The survey’s goal was to discover the campus’s perception of the old website and uncover its weaknesses. The old ITS website was developed five years ago to be …

The Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment Oversees Disciplinary Program Accreditations and Certifications

In addition to its supervision of the College’s accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), the Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment is now overseeing disciplinary program accreditations and certifications at SUNY New Paltz. Following is the status of the College’s accreditations and certifications. COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES The M.S. …

Integrating Sustainability into an Anthropology Course on Warfare and Peace

By Jessica Smeeks, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology The Office of Campus Sustainability, inspired by UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is striving to create a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable campus. As a part of this initiative, annual cohorts of academic and professional faculty work toward infusing sustainability into their courses and programs. Sustainability …

Chalk It Up: Foundation Art Community Event / Branch Out—Make Connections—Build Community—Find Common Roots

By Suzanne Stokes, Foundation Coordinator, Professor / Art Department On the afternoon of September 15, 2021, the Foundation students, faculty, and staff of the Art Department transformed the former Coykendall parking lot #22, between Smiley Art Building, Wooster, Resnick, and the temporary buildings into a campus community event. The event was called Chalk It Up! …