Distinguished Speaker Series presents Ambassador Dennis Ross, Tuesday, April 16 Former Ambassador Dennis Ross, who is now a counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, will present a talk titled, “Challenges for American Foreign Policy in the Middle East.” For more information and online registration, click here. A Passport to the Middle East: A Career of Revolution, Upheaval and Hope, Thursday, April 18 Deborah Amos, the 2013 James H. Ottaway Sr. Professor of Journalism, will discuss experiences from her more than 20 years of reporting from the Middle East and reflect on the Arab Spring and what...
Campus News
- New Paltz selects Interim Dean of the School of Business
- SUNY New Paltz picked as site for Governor Cuomo’s NYS Master Teacher Program
- Dr. Hamilton Stapell Named 2012-13 Teacher of the Year for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- New Paltz ranked second in list of top 50 affordable colleges
- New Paltz names Nicolette Glebatis as class of 2013 valedictorian
Cast your vote for Hugo the Hawk!
The First Annual Generation SUNY Mascot Madness competition is underway—and the New Paltz mascot, Hugo the Hawk, has made it into the semi-finals! In round one, Hugo advanced over SUNY Purchase’s Perseus the Panther by a margin of 928 votes. Round two saw Hugo emerge over Cortland’s Red Dragon, and in Round three Hugo beat Maritime’s Pete the Privateer with 56 percent of the vote. The online contest includes 30 SUNY campuses representing 472 athletic teams and more than 220,000 students. Read more about it, and cast your vote for Hugo here!
New Paltz Athletics hosts Special Olympics Unified Basketball Tournament
The SUNY New Paltz Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) organized the first-ever New York Special Olympics Unified Basketball Tournament in March. The term “unified basketball” describes teams that consist of Special Olympians and “partners,” who are able-bodied players. Twelve teams from throughout the state came to compete in a full day of basketball on Sunday, March 10. Student athletes from every New Paltz team helped with the event. New Paltz Athletics entered two teams. For a month before the tournament the student athletes traveled to Kingston once a week to practice with their Special Olympian teammates. “Our athletes made...
Jamie Seward named Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year finalist
Head coach Jamie Seward of the New Paltz women’s basketball team has been named a finalist for the 2013 Russell Athletic/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year award. He earns a finalist position after being named the 2013 Russell Athletic/WBCA NCAA Division III Region 2 Coach of the Year. WBCA CEO Beth Bass commented, “The finalists were selected by their peers and have proved themselves deserving of the honor after leading their team to a tremendous season.” The 2013 Russell Athletic/WBCA NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year will be named during...
University of North Florida delegation visits campus
A delegation from the University of North Florida visited campus on March 20. The group, which included UNF President John Delaney, seven members of UNF’s executive staff, and two members of their Board of Trustees, met with President Donald Christian, Provost Philip Mauceri, Vice President for Student Affairs David Rooney, Vice President for Enrollment Management David Eaton, Assistant Vice President for Finance and Administration Michele Halstead, Interim Director of Development and Executive Director of the SUNY New Paltz Foundation David Ferguson, New Paltz Foundation Chief Financial Officer Shannon Roddy, Chief of Staff/Associate Vice President for Communication Shelly Wright, and...
Spring workshop series at the Career Resource Center
The Spring 2013 Wednesday Workshop Series is underway at the Career Resource Center. Workshops are held in Student Union 209 each Wednesday from 12:15–1:15 p.m. and a different career-related topic is discussed each week. Upcoming topics include “Resume Writing,” “Major to Career,” “LinkedIn,” “Dress for Success,” and “Interviewing Skills.” Let your students know!
Reminder: Feedback sought for draft strategic plan
A draft strategic plan, which will guide many of the decisions and planning for the College over the next three-to-five years, has been circulated by the Strategic Planning Steering Committee. The Committee is asking for feedback at strategicplan@newpaltz.edu. In addition, meetings have been organized for the campus community to respond to the initiatives outlined in this plan. A meeting for classified staff only will be held at 9 a.m. April 1 in Student Union 100. Meetings for the entire campus community will be held at 3 p.m. April 1 and April 2in LC 100. A PDF of the draft is...
New Paltz student wins Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Award
“The Dark I Know,” a musical written and directed by New Paltz student Alex Eisen ’13 and NYU student John Watts, was awarded the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Musical Theatre Award for 2013. Eisen wrote the libretto and lyrics, and Watts was the project’s composer. Professor Stephen Kitsakos (Theatre Arts) served as faculty mentor and helped craft and develop the script and the score. “The Dark I Know” is the story of a photojournalist and her son in Germany who become involved with a Jewish family during the 1929 to 1939 rise to power of the...